10 things in tech you need to know today

View online           Tech Insider           10 things in tech you need to know today   Uber went public, Mark Zuckerberg responds to breakup calls, and Elon Musk faces a defamation trial.   READ MORE           Amazon is junking potentially millions of unsold goods, including TVs and toys, in a 'destruction' zone   Amazon did not comment directly on whether it destroys unsold products, but said it partners with a number of charities in the UK.   READ MORE           Meet Austin Geidt, the Uber exec whose life is the stuff of Silicon Valley legend, who joined the company as an intern in 2010, got sober at age 20, and just rang the company's IPO bell   Austin Geidt showed up to Uber with a "blank" resume, and rose through the ranks in a career that would make anyone in Silicon Valley jealous.   READ MORE             Tesla CEO Elon Musk to face trial for calling one of the divers that helped rescue the Thai boys' soccer team a 'pedo'   Musk called Vernon Unsworth a "pedo" when the diver called the Tesla CEO's attempts to save the team a "PR stunt."   READ MORE           Uber had the worst first-day dollar loss ever of any US IPO   With a cumulative loss of $655 million, it's the worst first-day dollar loss of any US IPO ever.   READ MORE           Kamala Harris says 'we need to seriously take a look' at breaking up Facebook   Harris' remarks come after Chris Hughes, one of Facebook's co-founders, wrote in a New York Times op-ed that Facebook is a dangerous monopoly.   READ MORE           Sure, Uber didn't leave any money on the table, but its IPO was nothing to celebrate and it could haunt the company and its execs for years to come   Uber's debut on the public markets was a disappointment to the company and investors. But it could end up being costly too.   READ MORE           Amazon hints that it may return to the smartphone market after its $170 million Fire phone fiasco   Amazon's previous attempt at bringing a smartphone to market was a flop.   READ MORE           There are 360 ways to add Uber to FAANG and analysts already disagree over where to put it   FAAUNG or FAANGU: Wall Street is ready to add Uber to the catchy acronym of well-loved tech stocks, but not everyone agrees where to put it.   READ MORE           Former Uber exec says it slumped at IPO because investors don't 'understand the Uber story,' and predicts a comeback fueled by autonomous technology   Emil Michael spoke to CNBC about the disappointing performance of Uber stock, which closed nearly 8% down from an IPO price that was already cautious.   READ MORE           Was this email forwarded to you? SUBSCRIBE NOW     Share this     You received this email because you signed up to this Business Insider newsletter using the email: geefunk007.bond1@blogger.com   Email preferences Unsubscribe TERMS OF SERVICE PRIVACY POLICY 1 Liberty Plaza, 8th Floor. New York, NY 10006