| Podesta talks Clinton campaign email hacks, Twitter says its growth is about more than Trump and Snap files an IPO addendum. That and more in The Daily Crunch for February 9, 2017. 1. John Podesta dishes on Clinton campaign hack John Podesta's name wasn't well-known beyond political circles before he became the victim of hacking during the run-up to the 2016 Presidential election, and ended up being a likely contributing factor to Hillary Clinton's loss. Kate interviews Podesta, who spoke at lengthy about the hack, its impact on him personally and professionally, and its implications for the future of cybersecurity policy. 
2. Twitter credits product, not Trump, for bump Twitter says that changes to its product are helping its recent growth in user base, not its capitalization on the frequent use of its platform by Donald Trump, which many users seem to take issue with, but with Twitter seems unwilling to credit its growth entirely to the President's antics. 3. Snap will use AWS as well as Google Cloud Snap filed an amendment to its IPO that notes it will spend a significant amount on AWS as well as on Google Cloud, following the revelation that according to its initial S-1, it was very reliant on Google's cloud infrastructure. The company also said it might still use its own infrastructure in future. 4. Tesla targets February for test Model 3 production The Model 3 is set to kick off mass production this year, but it's not yet there – Tesla will pause all vehicle production at its Fremont factory as it prepares to get that underway, however, and reports indicate it'll start test production later this month. 5. Shopify takes heat for Breitbart store Shopify's CEO Tobi Lütke took to Medium since the company is facing a lot of backlash over its decision to continue powering the online store of Breitbart, the alt-right publication that frequently publishes racist and sexist headlines. I think Lütke's position is wrong here, and you can read why in the article above. 6. Intel engages in some political theater Intel announced that it will complete a previously planned project that will bring jobs to Arizona, as it always intended to do by most accoutns. The move is regarded by at least a few observers as political theater. 7. Jawbone talent exodus points to end coming soon Jawbone lost a key VP to a new health startup, which is bad because it's apparently shifting focus to emphasize health. Any company that put its faith on wearables primarily is pretty much in big trouble at this stage. | 
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