Recode Daily - It's over! Code Conference 2016 wraps up - Jun 03, 2016

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On the last day of the Code Conference, Gawker CEO Nick Denton argued about the responsibility of the "new power" of the tech industry, and Hillary Clinton campaign chair John Podesta gave some insight into the campaign's strategy to beat Donald Trump. A bunch of ex-startup people talked about failure, and the CEO of Tinder talked about the experience of being swiped left out of his company.
[Recode Staff]
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Walmart is testing new ways to move packages in its warehouses, and to consumers. In a matter of months, it's planning to use drones to help manage its inventory at some distribution centers, and the retailer is also partnering with Lyft and Uber to get goods to customers.
[Rachel Abrams | The New York Times]
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On the new Too Embarrassed to Ask, Lauren Goode talks about going without a smartphone for an entire day, and what changed about her routine without a computer in her pocket.
[Eric Johnson | Recode]
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The new jobs report numbers are not great. In May, the U.S. added the fewest number of jobs in about six years, and while the unemployment rate decreased, that was largely because discouraged job seekers left the labor force.
[Sho Chandra | Bloomberg]
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Tribune Publishing, which is currently fending off a hostile takeover bid from rival newspaper chain Gannett, has rebranded as "tronc" as part of a plan to use "artificial intelligence" and other digital-focused efforts to revitalize the company.
[Leslie Picker and Sydney Ember | The New York Times]
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Voices
By Jan Dawson
Education has resisted the technological transformation that has disrupted and improved so many other sectors.
Google
By Mark Bergen
"Nest witch hunt."
Voices
By Dries Buytaert
The technology behind websites must adapt to a world where people are regularly speaking or texting with computers.
Commerce
By Jason Del Rey
"Really nobody on eBay anymore is subjected to fraud."
Social
By Ina Fried
Currently, users can only identify themselves and their dating interests as either male or female.
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Recode Daily - It's over! Code Conference 2016 wraps up - Jun 03, 2016