Latest articles Thursday September 17, 2015

1. Featured Story: Oh no you Didi...

   What yesterday's Lyft-Didi announcement was really about.

   By Sarah Lacy

2. Tech CEO's: Those secret service codenames in full

   Hail to Space Cadet, Nobrow and Scoutmaster.

   By Paul Carr

   From the Politics desk

3. The Life and Murder of Anna Loginova: Part Five

   Anna Loginova was killed on Sunday evening, 8:45 at night, on a residential street in southern Moscow. Even with her pistol and her limited jujitsu and selfdefense skills, she never had a chance.

   By Mark Ames

   From the Murder desk

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5. Previously on Pando — July 23, 2015 The short-fingered vulgarian cometh: When Spy met Trump

   By Mark Ames

6. At Dreamforce, Marc Benioff attempts the impossible: Making Travis Kalanick seem folksy

   Top marks for effort.

   By Dan Raile

   From the Travis Shrugged desk

7. 50 Shades of Grey: The Wall Between Church and State Is Crumbling, but Does It Matter?

   Financial hardships have weakened publications that traditionally upheld editorial independence as a core value.

   By Dillon Baker

   From the Future of Journalism desk

1. The drone stays in the picture

   Forget sci-fi. How a New York director abandoned traditional filmmaking to become the master of drone cinematography.

   By Dan Raile

   From the Movies desk

2. The Life and Murder of Anna Loginova: Part Four

   I’d tracked down Anna’s mother in her apartment in Vladimir, and after a few distraught phone calls, she agreed to an interview.

   By Mark Ames

   From the Murder desk

3. Listen to this week's War Nerd Wednesday podcast, with Gary Brecher and Mark Ames

   Around the wars in 60 minutes.

   By Paul Carr

   From the War desk

4. Anti-Airbnb protesters wheel out the big guns: Risqué wordplay!

   The scrappy underdogs behind Proposition F have an ace up their sleeves: a sense of humor!

   By Dan Raile

   From the Sharing Economy desk

5. “We’ve all felt pain”: Inside Bradford Shellhammer’s journey to build the same company in a different way

   “I’ve grown up a lot.” Bezar has 50% gross margins and an elevated aesthetic from the Fab days.

   By Sarah Lacy