Bits: The Revolution Will Be Unprofitably Tweeted

View in [Browser] | Add [nytdirect@nytimes.com] to your address book. Tuesday, January 31, 2017 [The New York Times] [For the latest updates, go to nytimes.com/bits »] [The New York Times] Tuesday, January 31, 2017 [People protesting President Trump’s executive order on immigration at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.] People protesting President Trump’s executive order on immigration at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Scott Olson/Getty Images [Daily Report] Perhaps now is not the time to bring up crass things like profits and losses, but it is at least interesting to note that the social media tool at the center of civic engagement in the United States is run by a profitless company. Yes, we’re talking about Twitter. President Trump still uses it. Often. Perhaps you’ve heard about that. [And as Farhad Manjoo writes], protesters are using Twitter to essentially create flash protests — as we saw with largely leaderless rallies at airports around the country over the weekend. Yet, for all the attention paid to it, Twitter still doesn’t turn a profit. Or, at least, it hasn’t so far. And when the company releases its next earnings report on Feb. 9, analysts predict it won’t have made any money in the last quarter of 2016. In fact, they expect Twitter to lose 11 cents a share, according to Zacks Investment Research. That Twitter can’t make money when the whole world is paying attention to tweets has to be a source of endless frustration for the company. But it may well be that for a company that mostly depends on advertising for its revenue, notoriety and controversy aren’t necessarily good business. — Jim Kerstetter  Read More State of the Art [The Alt-Majority: How Social Networks Empowered Mass Protests Against Trump] By FARHAD MANJOO We’re witnessing the stirrings of a national popular movement aimed at defeating the policies of the president. [Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s chief executive, at Trump Tower in December.] [Tech Companies Fight Trump Immigration Order in Court] By NICK WINGFIELD AND DAISUKE WAKABAYASHI Amazon and Expedia have joined a lawsuit in federal court in Seattle, asking for key parts of the executive order to be declared unconstitutional. [President Trump on Friday, when he signed an executive order temporarily banning immigration from seven predominantly Muslim countries.] [Starbucks, Exxon, Apple: Companies Challenging (or Silent on) Trump’s Immigration Ban] By THE NEW YORK TIMES The reaction from major American companies to President Trump’s order has ranged from silence to outrage.  ADVERTISEMENT  More From The Times [An Uber self-driving vehicle during a test in San Francisco. The company announced on Tuesday a partnership with Daimler, under which the automaker planned to build autonomous vehicles that would operate on Uber’s transportation network.] [Uber Partners With Daimler in a Step Toward a Driverless Future] By MIKE ISAAC The move marks the first time a major automaker will provide its own self-driving vehicles specifically to operate on the ride-hailing company’s network. [Kevin Marriner Jr. fixes a bicycle in Velofix’s mobile repair shop. The company has over 80 franchises in Canada and the United States.] [Innovations Threaten the Neighborhood Bike Shop] By JIM RENDON Now a new bicycle — or a mechanic to repair an old one — can come directly to the customer.  ADVERTISEMENT  HOW ARE WE DOING? We’d love your feedback on this newsletter. Please email thoughts and suggestions to [newsletters@nytimes.com].  Tech Tip [Give Windows 10 a Restart Schedule] By J. D. BIERSDORFER The latest version of Microsoft’s operating system lets you set “active hours” to keep restarts from happening while you work.  LIKE THIS EMAIL? Forward it to your friends, and let them know they can sign up [here].  FOLLOW Bits [Twitter] [@nytimesbits] ABOUT THIS EMAIL You received this message because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Bits newsletter. [Unsubscribe] | [Manage Subscriptions] | [Change Your Email] | [Privacy Policy] | [Contact] | [Advertise] Copyright 2017 The New York Times Company | 620 Eighth Avenue New York, NY 10018