Amazon: America’s Newest Military Giant

We take a main dive into the topic of Amazon, and whether we are looking at a company that might be described as America’s newest military giant. THIS WEEK’s FAST FIVE > Facebook playing favorites with news outlets in advance of news page launch > Google says it’s going to fix that “oops” in its new Pixel 4 > U.S. Firms reportedly show initial interest in Huawei’s 5G licensing proposal > On the Apple front, the news du jour is that the company started selling the locally assembled iPhone XR in India > Shelly's appearance at the UiPath FORWARD This week's Tech Bites Winner: We talk about SoftBank Group Corp. taking control of WeWork in a refinancing rescue plan that removes founder Adam Neumann from the board, purchases nearly $1 billion of his stock, gives him $500 million in credit to help repay a loan, and provides a consulting fee in the amount of $185 million. The employees of WeWork are less thrilled with the deal. Our Crystal Ball: We circle back to Amazon and the JEDI contract. Who will get it? INFORMATION: This Futurum Podcast features , Shelly Kramer (@ShellyKramer)and Fred McClimans (@fredmcclimans). If you haven't already, please subscribe to our show on iTunes or SoundCloud. For inquiries or more information on the show, email the team at podcast@futurumresearch.com or follow @FuturumPodcast on Twitter. To learn more about Futurum Research please visit www.futurumresearch.com. DISCLOSURE: Futurum Research is a research and analysis provider, not an investment advisor. The Futurum Tech Podcast (and all related written notes and materials) is a newsletter/podcast intended for entertainment and informational purposes only. Futurum Research does not provide personalized investment advice and no investment advice is offered or implied by this podcast. ###