Re/code Daily - Things Are Bad in China Again - Feb 29, 2016

Read Now  • Chinese stocks dropped to a 15-month low after Chinese policymakers issued a tepid statement following a meeting of G20 economic leaders. Chinese officials are signaling that more stimulus is on the way, but the lack of urgency is freaking out global markets. [Staff | Bloomberg Business] • Money isn't flowing into Indian startups like it used to. That's why those companies are now turning to investors from China, who are trying to fill the gap. [James Crabtree | The Financial Times] • A once-highly touted government initiative called the Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights, meant to be create a "nutrition facts" for what companies do with user data, is now at something of a standstill. Consumer rights advocates and corporations are at an impasse over the "unfettered data collection" that's the industry norm. [Natasha Singer | The New York Times] • On the newest episode of the "Re/code Decode" podcast, Kara Swisher talks with HotelTonight founder Sam Shank about making a commerce startup work in 2016, and why investors think that his company isn't just another Groupon. [Eric Johnson | Re/code] • Doing stuff with artificial intelligence used to be code for "overhyped" when it came to a startup. Now, as A.I. is quickly becoming more practical as part of legitimate business, startups are all clamoring to fit A.I. into what they do, particular companies that focus on data analysis. [Steve Lohr | The New York Times]  Top Stories from Re/code  Mobile Former BlackBerry CEO Thorsten Heins Apparently Out of a Job Again By Ina Fried Heins's ouster at wireless charging firm Powermat comes as part of a spat between different factions on the company's board of directors. Commerce Capital Gains: Oscar Health Insurance and Instacart Both Raise Major Rounds By Noah Kulwin Plus, UPS makes its own delivery bet. Culture Mr. Popular: Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Apple’s Tim Cook Top List of Tech's Most Likeable CEOs By Kurt Wagner Zuckerberg has a 48 percent favorability rating among registered voters. Mobile Hugo Barra Defends Xiaomi’s International Push Amid Criticism By Ina Fried Two years after expanding outside of China, Xiaomi still makes 91 percent of its sales domestically. But other numbers tell a better story, says the company's global boss. Culture Google’s Tripply AI Neural Nets Put On an Art Show By Mark Bergen Can a machine outdo Picasso? Product News (Re)Mark Your Calendars: Apple’s Product Event Will Be Held the Week of March 21 By Kara Swisher A week later than you thought.  This Is Interesting  Here's How the U.S. F**ked Up Libya and Empowered ISIS Scott Shane and Jo Becker have the definitive look inside the Obama White House as it developed and followed through on plans in the summer of 2012 to help topple the Qaddafi regime in Libya. Since Qaddafi's ouster, the situation in Libya has deteriorated rapidly, and the Times has a fully on-the-record account of how Hillary Clinton, President Obama and the White House screwed it up. Read more Re/code Daily here! Your friends can also receive Re/code Daily! They can sign-up for free here. For reprints and permissions, click here. |  News  |  Podcasts  |  Events  | Follow Us: You are receiving this email because you subscribed to Re/code Daily. If you would like to unsubscribe, click here. Mailing Address: Re/code – PO Box 1830, Morgan Hill, CA 95038 Copyright © 2016 Vox Media, Inc.

 

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