What would it look like for Amazon to be broken up? What’s next for AWS?

@awscloud CEO @ajassy joins @karaswisher in the red chair at #CodeCon. Stay tuned on Twitter for highlights. Subscribe to the Recode Decode podcast to hear the full interview: applepodcasts.com/recodedecode .@awscloud CEO @ajassy on working with @JeffBezos: Jeff is so unusual and talented. He has unbelievably high standards.

In the early days he was involved in everything. You can’t be involved in every meeting and every decision as the company grows. #CodeCon

What if Donald Trump’s proposed border wall wasn’t a physical wall?

Drones +

integrated fixed towers +

LiDar +

Fiber optic sensing =

The “smart” wall.

Let’s take a look at how each of these technologies fits together to form the smart wall. /1 bit.ly/2vYxXHM First up: Drones.

A few older models are being used at the border now as an easy way to monitor and detect activity along treacherous terrain that’s unsafe for personnel to patrol.

The new models being proposed for the smart wall are lighter and cheaper: /2

U.S. business expense reports are in flux.

From lodging to food to transportation — even how much we’re spending at @Starbucks — let’s take a look at these trends in corporate America’s travel and expenses as online services take over: /1
recode.net/2018/7/26/1761… Ride-hailing services like @Uber and @lyft have eclipsed taxis: In the less than 10 years since it launched, Uber and its competitor Lyft have gobbled up a whopping 93 percent of business ride-hailing receipts. /2

Twitter will now let you publish an entire tweetstorm all at once recode.net/2017/12/12/167… Twitter’s reputation as a place for quick, pithy thoughts took another blow today. Say hello to its new feature that will make it easier for users to send a bunch of connected tweets at one time — often referred to as a tweetstorm.