Apple vs. Epic battle escalates, GOP’s Section 230 legislation, and a listener question on Chipotle conscious consumerism
11 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Apple's countersuit filed against the video-game company, Epic. They also ...
Pivot Schooled #3: The Sharing Capitalists, with Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Gig Workers Collective co-founder Vanessa Bain
08 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio version of the third episode of our live video series Pivot Schooled, Kara Swisher and...
Facebook's Russia problem (pt.2), Zoom's soaring market cap, and a prediction on Shopify
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Russian election interference found on Facebook and Twitter. They also dis...
Walmart wants to buy TikTok, Amazon unveils its fitness tracker, and Kara and Scott catchup on the big stories of August
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott are reunited to talk about Walmart joining forces with Microsoft in a bid to buy TikT...
Pivot Schooled #2: The New Generation of Innovators, with Nextdoor CEO Sarah Friar and investor Rana Yared
30 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio version of the second episode of our live video series Pivot Schooled, Kara Swisher an...
Kevin Mayer exits TikTok, Palantir’s scorching S-1, and a listener mail question about cable news with Baratunde Thurston
28 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and guest host Baratunde Thurston talk about TikTok's CEO Kevin Mayer stepping down amid tensio...
Mark Zuckerberg and Tik Tok, Friend of Pivot Maureen Dowd on the digital Conventions and… Baratunde Thurston’s Wins and Fails
25 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara is joined by podcast host, comedian, and writer Baratunde Thurston to talk about the DNC, the u...
Pivot Schooled #1: Media's Overnight Chaos, with TikTok's Vanessa Pappas and Columbia University's Emily Bell
24 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this audio version of the first episode of our live video series Pivot Schooled, Kara Swisher and...
Lyft and Uber consider franchising, Apple becomes the first $2 trillion company and a listener mail question about social distancing with Aminatou Sow
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara is joined by author and podcast host Aminatou Sow to talk about more trouble for ride-share com...
Epic Games challenges Google and Apple, guest host Aminatou Sow on keeping the post office public, and Friend of Pivot Mary Trump on her uncle Donald
18 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara is joined by guest host, author of Big Friendship and host of the podcast "Call Your Girlfriend...
Uber threatens to shutdown app over AB5, Airbnb's surprise IPO and a listener mail question about WFH with Andrew Ross Sorkin
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara is joined by New York Times columnist, founder of Deal Book and CNBC Sqwuakbox Host Andrew Ross...
Trump’s executive order on TikTok & WeChat, Friend of Pivot Jennifer Palmieri about women in politics, and guest host Andrew Ross Sorkin on a billionaire tax
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara is joined by New York Times columnist, founder of Deal Book and CNBC Sqwuakbox Host Andrew Ross...
Disney+ pioneers at-home movie premieres and Facebook signs a lease in Manhattan, with guest host Stephanie Ruhle
07 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and guest host MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle talk about Disney launching its first big budget mo...
Guest host Stephanie Ruhle on TikTok ban, SpaceX splash down, and Friend of Pivot Rep. David Cicilline on antitrust hearings
04 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara is joined by guest host MSNBC Live anchor Stephanie Ruhle to talk about Microsoft in talks to b...
The surprises at Big Tech's antitrust hearing, Snap's first diversity report, and a scary prediction for parents of college students
31 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the winners and losers from Wednesday's tech antitrust hearing in Congress...
Facebook’s “cultural crisis,” Mark Cuban on the NBA’s rebound, and Kara gets replaced by AI
28 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott chat about the delay of the tech antitrust hearing, the "unprecedented culture crisis...
Previewing the Big Four's antitrust appearance, Twitter bans QAnon, and prediction on Tesla buying up companies
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott look towards next week's historic antitrust hearings as the CEOs of Google, Apple, Fa...
Jack Ma bypasses NYSE, a Friend of Pivot on how the Lincoln Project is trolling Trump, and Netflix's earnings fail
21 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about billionaire Jack Ma taking his company Ant Group public in Hong Kong and S...
NBC's streaming service launches without Roku or Amazon Fire TV, Apple wins a tax battle, and a prediction on Netflix earnings
17 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the launch of NBC's new streaming service and why it isn't on major stream...
Google is the latest FAANG to invest in India, Facebook might ban political ads, and civil rights advocate Rashad Robinson on the ad boycott
14 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Google's big investment in India; it's the latest big tech company to make...
Facebook fails a civil rights audit, college campuses will be "mini-Wuhans", and can the Trump admin ban TikTok?
10 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about an audit released about Facebook's lack of civil rights practices, the gro...
Uber buys Postmates, Taylor Lorenz talks Clubhouse, and Big Tech will testify in Congress — but Congress has already lost
07 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Uber's acquisition of the food delivery company Postmates and what that me...
Facebook changes its speech policy, Amazon moves into driverless cars, and a Friend of Pivot on how suspension of visas will affect Silicon Valley
30 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook announcing it would change its policies around hate speech on the...
Square withholds from its merchants; Twitch’s female streamers have had enough and a Listener Mail on contact tracing apps
26 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about how Square has been taking about 20% off of merchant transactions, as Jack...
TikTokers take down Trump in Tulsa, a former-Google exec starts an anti-Google Google and John Rice on how to get more Black people in leadership
23 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about TikTokers pranking Trump out of rally goers and a new potential competitor...
Twitter’s new audio innovation, Apple’s dominance gets a closer look and a prediction on the impact of online trading apps on mental health
19 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's new feature that allows certain users to post audio recordings. ...
Bezos offers to testify, COVID-19 infections are up and Suze Orman on why emergency savings are more important than ever
16 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the possibility that Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos might speak to the House Judici...
Amazon suspends facial recognition technology, Starbuck’s closes 400 stores and a prediction on Apple and search
12 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Amazon and IBM moving away from their facial recognition technology becaus...
Amazon warehouse workers issue lawsuit, Alexis Ohanian steps down from Reddit board and a deeper debate on Section 230
09 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about a new lawsuit waged by Amazon warehouse workers alleging the company did n...
Zuckerberg does nothing about Trump, Google’s Incognito is not Incognito?, Amazon bonds and a prediction about 2020 IPOs
05 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Zuckerberg doubling down on Facebook policy that allows Trump to continue ...
How Facebook and Twitter are dealing with racist posts and Friend of Pivot Baratunde Thurston on why “now is the time to step up, show up, or shut up”
02 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about how protests have played out across the country and corporations responses...
Fact checking Trump on Twitter, SpaceX privatizes space, and a Listener Mail question on mental health apps and big tech
29 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Twitter's responsibility in fact-checking and regulating Trump tweets as t...
Disney open doors to the NBA, NYSE rings the bell, plus former Facebook Exec on Zuckerberg's WFH move
26 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Disney open its doors to the NBA as professional sports leagues attempt to...
Spotify’s podcast boom, Amazon checks out JCPenny, Kara loves TikTok and a prediction on Shopify
22 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Spotify's new deal with Joe Rogan and the implications for the podcast ind...
The DOJ readies a lawsuit against Google, Amazon tries to get into designer retail again, and a Friend of Pivot on the “plandemic”
19 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook purchasing Giphy and reports the DOJ is likely to sue Google for ...
Uber offers to gobble up GrubHub, Elon Musk is “Re-open America guy”, and a prediction on mergers in digital media
15 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Uber's offer to buy GrubHub, which would give the company a majority of fo...
Amazon might acquire AMC theaters and Friend of Pivot Stephanie Ruhle on business, CARES Act, wins and fails
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Amazon in talks to acquire AMC theaters, Uber earnings and how education w...
Facebook's oversight board is the "League of Nations", Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky's master class on leadership, and a prediction about Uber's numbers
08 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's new oversight board and whether it will be effective in control...
Congress weighs liability for businesses, Amazon will put its $4billion profit into its supply chain, and Anand Giridharadas on "Rich Corona; Poor Corona"
05 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about whether or not Congress should give businesses legal protections against l...
Facebook pushes e-commerce business, Uber in trouble, eyes on Amazon Media Group… and a prediction: Sonos gets acquired
01 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook earnings during the pandemic and the company's push into e-commer...
Amazon under scrutiny; Zoom security expert Alex Stamos explains it all (and talks Facebook), plus some special Wins and Fails
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Senate Democrats being vocal about breaking up Amazon, after a report that...
Netflix’s Reed Hastings has a huge quarter, Facebook makes big investment in India, Bezos takes the reins at Amazon
24 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Netflix's biggest quarter yet. The company doubled its projections for how...
Andreessen tells Silicon Valley it’s “time to build”, Facebook/Google’s ad market hit, Friend of Pivot Rebecca Traister on women’s leadership
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Marc Andreessen's manifesto to Silicon Valley. They also discuss the PPP a...
World Health Organization in the crosshairs, the robot revolution, Softbank's struggling Vision Fund and a big prediction: Amazon is going to be a $2 trillion company by 2020
17 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott evaluate President Trump's recent business decisions from defunding the W.H.O., to hi...
Google and Apple team up to track COVID-19, Uber drivers face unemployment hurdles, and Robert Reich says 30% of people may be out of work by summer
14 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about tech giants Google and Apple teaming up to track COVID-19 cases on iPhones...
Dorsey donates 28% of his wealth to COVID-19, Zoom as the poster child for tech privacy and the video-game industry as Amazon enters the production game
10 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Jack Dorsey's $1 billion donation to fight COVID-19, as well as other tech...
Zoom isn’t as “encrypted” as you think, tech regulation amidst COVID-19, and economist Gene Sperling on being in a “jobs depression”
07 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about privacy issues at Zoom as we move our doctor's appointments, work, therapy...
Sean Hannity has a meltdown. Twitter, Facebook and Google tackle misinformation. Softbank abandons WeWork. PLUS Quibi gets a break.
03 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Sean Hannity defending his work at Fox News (after Kara called him out for...
The Internet is buckling under COVID-19 pressure, Esther Perel on our relationships in quarantine, and the possible Fox News reckoning
31 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Internet slow downs and how companies are coping as the country starts liv...
Zoom stock surpasses airlines; MLB, NBA, Olympics are on pause — what happens to the media that covers them? And a Listener Mail about relief package guardrails.
27 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Zoom's immense stock value in this moment and what the company should do w...
Stimulus package stalled, how Airbnb, Tesla and Uber fare during COVID-19, and Corey Johnson (NYC Speaker) on small businesses and New York on “PAUSE"
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the stimulus package in limbo and the Defense Production Act. They break d...
Addressing the US economy (a note from Andrew Yang), data privacy in a public health emergency, and a listener question on the "great WFH-experiment”
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about stimulus packages and possible emergency checks to deal with the US econom...
The private/public partnership to stop Covid-19, Facebook’s board sees more shakeups, and Kara’s brother Dr. Jeff Swisher on hospitals prepping for coronavirus
17 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the announced public/private partnerships between major companies and the ...
Tech in the time of COVID-19, Congressional antitrust hearing and Google Search, PLUS a listener asks: could Amazon Care roll out COVID-19 tests?
13 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about COVID-19, what tech could do to help, and what we need to see from leaders...
Twitter’s new board, Silicon Valley vs. Washington’s approach to COVID-19, and Aminatou Sow joins to discuss women in leadership
10 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the deal reached at Twitter, the fate of Jack Dorsey and his tenure as CEO...
Fed cuts interest rates (and banks lobby for deregulation), Facebook’s Libra fades… Dorsey’s next move and moments of happiness
06 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts and big banks asking for deregula...
S&P hits a low, Jack Dorsey faces activist investors at Twitter and election technology — Kevin Roose joins to discuss
03 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
.Kara and Scott talk about the stock market's recent lows -- and how that may be a good thing for mi...
Bob Iger exits — what’s going on at Disney? The stock market takes a coronavirus hit. PLUS Is “coffee” a disruptable industry?
28 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott speculate about what is happening at Disney following Bob Iger's abrupt exit. They ta...
Coronavirus hits the global supply chain, the demise of at-home-trading and updates on the Saudi infiltration of Twitter
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the spread of coronavirus and how it is affecting the global supply chain....
The debate after the debate (Kara and Scott assess Nevada), Bezos and Buffet: who is the “better” billionaire and a big prediction on Zoom
21 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott have a lot of thoughts about the Nevada debate and how the candidates should be marke...
The EU takes on AI, the US vs. Huawei continues, Airbnb is in the red, and a Friend of Pivot on your children’s data privacy
18 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the big players in Silicon Valley headed to the EU where they are debating...
Amazon pays taxes (and fights for JEDI), SoftBank gains on Sprint and what ClassPass tells us about the fitness economy
14 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about what it means for Amazon to be paying (minimal) taxes, as Jeff Bezos is "g...
The Oscars' rebrand, Uber’s ‘yoga babble’ earnings call, and Friend of Pivot Andrew Ross Sorkin calls Instagram the 'Super App'
11 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about The Oscar's and how the award is being rebranded. They discuss Uber's most...
Tech meltdown in Iowa, Sheryl Sandberg’s engagement (Kara and Scott debate), One Medical and US healthcare disruption and a Tesla prediction
07 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about technical difficulties at the Iowa caucuses. They disagree about whether S...
IBM leadership shuffle, Amazon earnings, plus "Friend of Pivot” Jon Lovett pops in from Iowa to talk Trump’s inevitable ad operation
04 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about IBM's new CEO as the company struggles to keep up with cloud computing. Th...
US budget deficit will hit $1-trillion; AAPL, MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN, FB earnings breakdown; and Britain sides with China on Huawei
31 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the Congressional Budget Office projecting that the U.S. budget deficit wi...
Kara’s back in action; a listener question on WeWork’s impact on co-working companies, and a pop culture quiz
28 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the spread of coronavirus and how it is affecting China. They discuss how ...
Bezos vs. the world, retail in India and Scott’s earnings predictions
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Scott co-hosts with Erica Anderson (Pivot's indomitable Executive Producer!) and they talk about the...
Trillion dollar companies and tax season; how the “Black List” shapes Hollywood’s big business… and is podcasting coming for radio dollars?
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara talk about Google becoming the world's fourth trillion-dollar company ... and who is actually p...
Gloves off over privacy, from Apple to Microsoft to Grindr. PLUS Scott's big 2020 bets.
17 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott argue about whether the government should have the right to hack into phones of suspe...
Will Casper go public? How will Softbank’s latest fail affect Asia? And how will Sundar Pichai move Google forward?
14 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Casper's S-1 and how it compares to other internet retail companies like A...
Social networks' minimum effort to be less toxic, Listener Mail from Australia, and fails at CES
10 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Facebook's decision not to change their political ad policies. They also d...
Trump vs. Iran on Twitter, more on HQ2 incentives, and 'mandatory happiness'
07 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about how Trump has been escalating US conflict with Iran on Twitter. They also ...
California is regulating consumer data privacy, the gig economy revisited, and Tesla’s big stock spike.
03 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott are back to talk about a suite of new regulations in California that will give consum...
"Friends of Pivot" breakdown the big stories of the decade
27 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott look back at the 2010s and the biggest stories of the decade with the help of some fr...
Impeachment… it happened, Peter Thiel’s influence at Facebook, and prediction: “FedEx gets acquired"
20 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about what impeachment might mean for business. Also they talk about Peter Thiel...
What’s up with the China/US trade deal, why haven’t “smart guns” popularized, and who is going to stream the NFL?
17 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about the "Phase One" trade agreement between the US and China and what it means...
Netflix Golden Globe noms, bipartisan agreement on encryption, and Amazon's plan for fashion
13 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Congress' hearing on regulating end-to-end encryption on messaging apps. T...
A letter to Twitter, Uber's data transparency, and Away proves startup culture is rough
10 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about a letter Scott wrote to the board about concerns at Twitter. They discuss ...
CEO’s are out (literally), France's "digital service tax” is in, and 'innovator privilege’
06 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about leaderships shifts at Google -- Larry and Sergey are out and Sundar Pichai...
Dorsey moves to Africa and streaming platforms trump movie theaters
03 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Pivot 2x! Our first twice weekly episode. Kara and Scott talk about the future of Twitter...
London gives Uber the boot, the billionaire's 2020 strategy, and streaming wars continue
29 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about Uber getting kicked out of its biggest EU market, London. They parse out t...
Trump lies about Apple, HBOMax fumbles its brand, Juul gets sued
22 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about how Apple CEO Tim Cook, let Trump get away with lying about being responsi...
Big Tech wants to be your wallet and your healthcare provider. What could go wrong?
15 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about all the Silicon Valley companies rolling out credit cards and checking acc...
Twitter and the Saudis, Facebook’s 'Switcharoo', and the 2020 digital ads race
08 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about former Twitter employees who were spying on user data for Saudi Arabia. Th...
Twitter will stop running political ads ... your move, Facebook
01 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott celebrate Jack Dorsey announcing that Twitter will not be running political ads anymo...
The screw-up-billionaire, quantum computers, and the skewering of Zuckerberg
25 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott take a victory lap as SoftBank buys out Adam Neumann, the founder of weWork for a coo...
Mark Zuckerberg the free speech jester, and Marc Benioff the class traitor
23 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott met up at Stanford University (where they were both rejected from) for a live Pivot! ...
LIVE at the Podcast Upfronts in NYC!
18 Oct 2019
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Kara and Scott meet up at the Podcast Upfronts in NYC. And we make a special announcement...wait for...
Going after venture capital culture and the unicorn industrial complex
11 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk about feuds with VC's, billionaires paying fewer taxes than the working class an...
Mark Zuckerberg’s leaky staff and the silver lining to WeWork’s downfall
04 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Someone inside Facebook secretly recorded Mark Zuckerberg for two hours and sent the audio to The Ve...
LIVE from Toronto, Kara and Scott go international!
27 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott are live at the Elevate in Toronto -- Pivot's first international appearance! They ta...
Uber is 'disruptive and drunk', weWork is 'just drunk', and Pivot turns 1!
20 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Happy 1st anniversary to Pivot! Kara and Scott talk about weWork's halted IPO (we'll take partial cr...
'I love Amazon. Let's break it up'
18 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Scott joins Land of the Giants host, Jason Del Rey, live on stage at the Code Commerce conference in...
LIVE! From the Lesbians Who Tech Summit
13 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk at the annual Lesbians Who Tech Summit in New York City. Scott is dubbed a #LezB...
Is Uber super f*cked? Let’s ask “Super Pumped” author Mike Isaac
06 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott bring on NYTimes reporter, Mike Isaac, to talk about his new book "Super Pumped: the ...
Peloton “sells happiness” and bedbugs take over Twitter
30 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott talk Peloton's S-1 ... is it the WeWork of exercise or an innovation in happiness? Th...
DoorDash is still stealing tips. And is Tesla for sale?
23 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott are back in the studio to talk about Trump bringing foreign policy to Twitter, state ...
LIVE! From NYC it's Kara and Scott
21 Aug 2019
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Kara and Scott meet up in New York City for an extra, unfiltered Pivot in front of a live audience. ...
Sharks, WeWork & Tumblr's tumble from grace
16 Aug 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Kara and Scott take on sharks, summer in New England, WeWork's IPO and Tumblr's fall. They also talk...