Another automaker joins the mobility-as-a-service game.

To spell it out: Denton and his advisors believe that the Hulk Hogan suit was more about hurting Gawker than it was about helping Hogan.

Why did Nick Denton think Peter Thiel was behind the Hulk Hogan suit?
The Gawker Media owner was convinced the Silicon Valley billionaire was out to get him.
recode.net|מאת ‏‎Peter Kafka‎‏

Targeting millennials, Groupon's new ads tout experiences over stuff.

Groupon is spending millions on TV ads to remind you it still exists
Do millennials watch TV?
recode.net|מאת ‏‎Jason Del Rey‎‏

As part of the investment, car buyers can lease their vehicles through Toyota Financial Services and drive for Uber to cover the payment.

Toyota has made a strategic investment in Uber
It likely has to do with self-driving technology.
recode.net|מאת ‏‎Johana Bhuiyan‎‏

Apple has one strategic advantage: Siri is multilingual. via The Verge

Apple is reportedly building a Siri speaker to rival Amazon’s Echo
Apple is working on its own competitor to the Amazon Echo to give consumers a Siri-powered speaker for the home, according to a report from The Information today. Not only that, but Apple is also...
theverge.com|של ‏‎Nick Statt‎‏

VICE is laying off 15 digital staffers as part of the restructuring.

Ex-Bloomberg editor Josh Tyrangiel promoted to run all of Vice News
Tyrangiel will supervise both the weekly and upcoming daily Vice News HBO shows, as well as Vice News' digital operations.
recode.net|מאת ‏‎Noah Kulwin‎‏

One of the claims is apparently so secret that it had to be blacked out from the publicly available version of the lawsuit.

China's Huawei is suing Samsung over cellphone patents
And you thought the mobile patent wars were over.
recode.net|מאת ‏‎Ina Fried‎‏