we think that what we have within silicon valley is a prime example of what represents the world at large of that disconnect. so we provide free tech classes and try to provide our students with the mindsets, the skills, and what they need to actually contribute to tech and innovation. >> are your classes all free, and who gets to take them? >> absolutely. we say innovation for everyone, so our classes are absolutely free, we try to make as few barriers as possible to enter into this economy, so you have people who think it's not for them, we need to make sure that folks know it is for them, there are innovators who looked just like morgan and they spend of diversity that we need. and we want to highlight those, and skills classes, we need people, there is a shortage of workforce, so we need folks with the right skills, so why put up a barrier, so we try to get people the mindset skills absolutely free. >> and you don't have to live in east palo alto. morgan, were nine, you developed a game called candy unicorn, have you continue to take classes at street code? >> yep. >> what kind of cla

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so he is no stranger to the broader, you know, silicon valley and you know, the high tech scene. so we'll have to see what he will bring to the table. and whether or not the concern of an of an vestos is something he will be able to deal with french right wing at t v pundit into erica is it more has announced his candidacy for next year's presidential election. but despite his popularity and public scandals have heard his readings as art, he showed davinsky reports from pears. the would be bad boy of french politics has announced tease officially running to become the next president of frogs. this is eric simile, who's a highly divisive figure here in the country, but it's also in the last few months showing that who could gain a substantial following and really shake up this race. now he's setting out why, who should leave france a normal time to reform friends? it's time to save it. that's why i've decided to run for president. saw children and grandchildren will not face barbarity. so our daughters will not be forced to wear a head job. and our sons will not be forced into sub

amazon itself is not in us silicon valley necessarily. but that whole the ecosystem of e commerce is there, it is actually legal to steal up to a $1000.00. and that way pointing out there is that these goods end up being sold by 3rd party sellers on amazon. and so amazon is benefiting from the moral ethical and legal collapse in california made possible by fear money. because, of course, when you print loss of fear money and it goes to the hands of a, say, a jeff bezos who runs amazon, he's got political influence. so i just again, in america, um, i think i really do believe if you put a chart and you made a chart of the, the cost of buying a politician around the world. i think america's the cheapest. i think you can buy a nancy pelosi or somebody like that for a few 100 bucks. whereas in other countries, it actually costs a lot more in europe and these other countries. i wish american, ah, politicians demanded a little bit more money for their influence. nevertheless, here we have this ongoing story of plunder and looting happening acro

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so he is no stranger to the brewer day, you know, silicon valley on, you know, the high tech scene. so we'll have to see what he will bring to the table. and whether or not the can says of an open vestos is something he will be able to deal with. i. that's it for now. max estates, you're up next to demystify the money. had line south which shone thomas will be here to update you on the developing stories. we're across here at arte from okay. mm ah, you were told it was that your eyes and your post yet that it would stop you from having real friends and finding a girlfriend. but what they fail to mention is that you can make thousands of dollars every weekend by simply playing video games with stacy been a couple of them because i always wanted the solution to wesley with georgia resume with multiple to do stuff is no longer going of course to make video games a high paying job. you have to be gifted and quick with it. hang on to a spike, so typically the nickname, fitness to listen. you brought them in. miss thompson, with webpage bentley up amongst produce park even established yet

the fact thatt is a trend in these schools in silicon valley warning to us all. it is super scary to me that we're not taking a safety firstf perspective with regard to children. safety by design is so essential for kids because the burden that we have set up until now is the idea thatt the public has to prove to facebook that facebook is dangerous. facebook hass never had to prov that their product is safe for children. and we need to put that through, like with pharmaceuticals a long time ago, we said it's not the obligation of the public to say this medicine is danger. it's the obligation of the producer to prove the medicine is safe. we have done that over and over again. this isd the right moment to as, to change that relationship with the public. >> and if i may just on that point, sorry, my screen seems to be switching off. my apologies. with regards to that point of addiction, have there been any studies from your awareness within facebook and within the documents you haveen seen where they havehe actually looked at where they canan increase addiction by

announcer: silicon valley and beyond, this is bloomberg technology with emily chang. ♪ emily: i am emily chang in san francisco. coming up, it is britt taylor's weekend we are living in it. he is salesforce's new co-ceo, the news coming today after ta

small businesses are featured on the silicon valley strong website. the city has also partnered with get virtual, a nonprofit that helps businesses have an online presence. the owners of artists , india's say businesses coming back thanks to grants in the customers, too. the customers. they were always calling us. they reports are instagram. they don't spend money on marketing, just word of mouth and social media. i think it's better than other years because the people this community is a real community. so everybody helped. they hope to stay in san jose for a long time. this is not restored. this is the people started in san jose azenith smith ktvu, fox two news. as supply chain issues are making some items scares more shoppers say they'll be given out gift cards for the holidays , according to the blackhawk network shoppers plan has spent 41% of their budget on gift cards this holiday season that is 27% more compared to last year. and you can make a gift card a little bit more personal by making sure you choose the recipients favorite store, maybe e

. >> it's something that in silicon valley it's happened before oracle hp at times had that it's an interesting set-up in lieu of becoming executive chairman interesting too with twitter link and - >> maybe they'll buy it again or try to. >> maybe that's one way out. the terms of the stock response of salesforce to me about how tightly stretched it was looking at the free cash flow that's one to way to look at the valuation. as low as it's been in the history. >> only point going from the question markings of a founder led leadership to the busy people chairman of twitter is a big job when you have a new ceo and promoted co-coo at the executive job. it is kind of quite interesting that that's how it played out there. >> it is twitter had half a ceo before this. >> an improvement. >> but also you have to wonder if it's a change of the duh the is or a change of title. >> president and coo and running a lot of -- benioff has the hand in everything and very involved in the other project just the stock down 7% on the guidance miss we have box earnings also out? deirdre? >> smars up as much as 5% in

and your position is that you can sit in silicon valley and demand the media that you can tell them what stories they can publish. and you can tell the american people what reporting taken here. is that right? no, this was a, you know, every person, every, every organization that signs up to twitter agrees to terms of service per month are guar, twitter, c, t o. since 2017 has now moved into dorsey's role, se oh, his focus has been improving the platforms, artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities. it came to twitter with internships at e t and t microsoft and yahoo. well that's dorsey has announced his exit as seo twitter shares have reportedly gone up, but shares also increased 85 percent since dorsey came back as c o in 2015. reporting for news news. hughes and hottest suites r t. discuss who bring in boom bust, co host, christie. i am ben swan. i don't think i've had this moment since. what 2020 business days to have both of you on the same said together i tie him a little did his best christmas present. i've been given yet this holiday season. it both of you on the s

so his no stranger to the broader, you know, silicon valley and you know, the high tech seen. so we'll have to see what he will bring to the table. and whether or not the concern of an of investors is something he will be able to deal with american actor jessie small as his facing possible jail time. if he's found guilty of staging, a fake hate crime nearly 3 years ago. but with his trial beginning this week, his defense attorney maintained that small. it was the victim of a real attack, came open revolt. while opening arguments are taking place in the trial of actor justice, small lat, in chicago, he's charged with essentially making false reports to authorities alleging he was the victim of a anti gain to gay and racist hate crime. now, you recall it was 3 years ago that the 39 year old actor from the u. s. t. the program empire. it was widely reported that he'd been attacked by 2 white masked men who'd been wearing donald trump a make america great again hats. they had a laugh thrown chemicals on him, they had put a noose around his neck. they had shouted anti gay and our r

valley bank or svb financial, the parent, down nearly 4%. comerica, down 2%. the spiders of spdr regional bank down 2.5% watch those for financial rates. as for what is working and what is not, a lot of things are not working. not covid related. united airlines and norwegian cruise line, both reopening trades, both down big. meanwhile the ones that are supposed to do okay, the stay-at-home ones for fears of covid, peloton and zoom video down both. zoom video off 4%. maybe rising interest rates playing into the growth story and knocking expectations down apple standing out, up 2%. technology seems to be the place, at least with apple's side of things that people are flooding into in times of uncertainty. a tough spot for the fed back to you. >> thank you >>> let's get to the comments made on capitol hill that spooked the markets. steve liesman is here with what sparked the sell-off we had the embargo testimony yesterday afternoon, we thought it was going to be hawkish but it got even more hawkish today >> you're right, melissa fed chair powel

so he's put a big cheese in silicon valley. what about for the be immortals of the user and tell us a bit more about this guy? well, absolutely. so right now we still to see his, the 1st moves that he makes because everybody's anticipating what to expect from him. and some pundits have been arguing that, well, he won't bring the will needed change to twitter needed, especially by the investors. because there are, they were growing increasingly unhappy with jed dorsey and his handling of all these candles, you know, round twitter. there's been a lot of controversy. a lot of people, of course defending twitter. a lot of people well being on the other side of the fence on the other side of the barricades. but one thing so far was one thing that we are seeing so far that there are no indications that twitter will abandon their policy of, you know, giving some people the spotlight and taking the spotlight from others and doing it at their own will. even though the company hasn't always been like this, i mean compare the statement of

hundreds of millions of dollars and at one point she was a billionaire, a darling of silicon valley. she's inside right now. i got a chance to try to ask a few questions when she showed up at around 8.15 this morning. >> was any comments on your cases so far. any comments. so for the past 4 days it was her defense team asking her questions and obviously on the on the stand. she had the answer and she claims that she was the victim that her former boyfriend, sunny balwani was 20 years older. he was imposing his will basically even telling her everything, including what to eat. how long to sleep that she was not herself and because she was not herself. that she was the victim in all of this. well, according to prosecutors, they don't think she's the victim that she in fact was the perpetrator as she knew this wasn't working. and still she got all this money. she has been charged with wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. and if convicted area she faces 20 years in prison. >> back to you. all right. thanks for watching out for us. we'll we'll see what happens there. 9.11 is th

she was a billionaire and a darling of silicon valley. i mean, she dropped out of stanford started this company and it promised to be a game changer, a simple of your finger. get the blood in it with basically in few steps tell all your ailments as opposed to whole laboratory. what we know that the traditional blood tests involved. in her case. it was supposed to be very simple. according to prosecutors. they say that she knew it did not live up to its billing. she's inside right now. actually, she arrived about 20 minutes ago. i was here with my camerawoman, yulia said as here's my attempt to ask her questions. was any comments on your cases so far. any time that really see. she is not saying anything out. you just heard. i asked her twice in the span of like 10 feet. you have any comments that she was flanked by her partner as well other and just like the beginning of this trial 3 months ago. she did not make any comments when she walked inside the courtroom now for the past 4 days. she was questioned by her defense team they say that s

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. >>> former silicone valley billionaire elizabeth holmes testified at her fraud trial yesterday. she said she dropped out of stanford when she was 19 years old partly because she had been raped. holmes decided to focus on building her blood testing company theranos and started growing closer to her co-defendant balwaini who became her boyfriend and business partner. holmes' defense claims balwaini was abusive and manipulated holmes to defrauding theranos doctors, investors and patients. >> tributes on both sides of the atlantic for an american entertainer who became a global icon, war hero and civil rights activist. the empire state building glowing red, white and blue to honor josephine baker, who rose to fame in the roaring '20s and four decades after her death, she is the first black woman to be enshrined in france's pantheon of revered national figures. kelly cobiella has more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, craig. campaigners have been fighting for eight years to get joseph -- josephine baker entered into the pantheon and it is finally happening today. a hug

the theranos founder once considered a rising star in silicon valley -- >> we've made it possible to run comprehensive laboratory tests from a tiny sample or a few drops of blood. >> reporter: also alleging her former boyfriend and the coo of her company ramesh "sunny" balwani abused her. physically, emotionally and verbally. allegations he has denied. she recounted exchanges she said she had with balwani suggesting he controlled what she ate, dictated her schedule and forced her to have sex at times during their nearly decade-long relationship. holmes testifying balwani told her, i needed to kill the person that i was to become a new elizabeth who could be a successful entrepreneur. >> the allegations are going to have no bearing on the trial. although it may be something she was subject to, that doesn't speak to the actual charges of fraud and the intent that is required for fraud because that is a measure of whether or not she knew she was making false statements about the company at the time. >> reporter: when asked by her lawyer whether balwani forced her to make statements to i

. >> the one-time darling of silicon valley. elizabeth holmes will be back on the witness stand today. but this time it will be prosecutors time it will be prosecutors will get the classic hollywood story. we meet the hero, the all-new nissan frontier hero faces seemingly impossible challenge. tension builds... the plot twist the hero prevails in hollywood, this would be the end. but our here, we are just getting started. introducing the all-new nissan frontier. >> 6.30 is the time right now. and we're taking a look at coit tower. it's kind of like weird and hazy animal. that's fodder to small, maybe a little fog roll in find out. we got john in the weather center. keeping an eye on all good morning. john. kind of a mix of going on this morning. guys definitely some foggy spots, but also some noticeable. he's out there this morning. >> the haze is a product to the high pressure ridge that's in place and that has resulted in some moderate air quality across the bay area, not the worst that we've seen for sure. but if you have res

the founder once considered a rising star in silicon valley also alleging her former boyfriend and coo of her company abused her physically, emotionally, and verbally. these are allegations he has firmly denied. she shared with the court her personal notes and recounting exchanges. she said she had them with her ex, dictating what she could eat, dictating her schedule, and forcing her to have sex during their decade-long relationship. he supposedly told her -- -- --- she was asked by her lawyer whether her ex forced her to make statements to investors and journalists or whether he controlled her interactions with executives at walgreens, the largest client, holmes said no, he did not. she is accused of defrauding doctors, patients, and investors. if convicted, she faces decades in prison. she has pleaded not guilty. while these new allegations may have no bearing on whether elizabeth holmes actually committed fraud, they do make the prosecution's job all the more difficult. a more delicate dance as they ross examine her later today. rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. reggie: there is

valley but here they are and they are businesses. to answer to shareholders, twitter stock is up 57%. facebook stock same time period is up 260%. how does the new ceo turn this around. he has to answer to shareholders who want better performance from twitter, he has to do that too. do the policies have to change? >> the question about twitter's profitability, and the way twitter is run on matters for censorship are two questions. twitter doing what is in its self-interest scathing off regulation and punitive government action by effectively bending need to the party in power. if you are criticizing twitter in fairness we have to apply argument evenhandedly. either we are talking about the company protecting itself and its profitability in which case doing exactly what they do in censoring political content because there's a new party in power that effectively demands they send content that the power it in party doesn't like him. these companies ought to live out american ideals of free-speech and open debate and original vision for t

she was a rising star in silicon valley. everything started to crash down 3 years ago with media reports and investigations that her blood testing device was not average eyes as she claimed it to be all the while she was still asking investors to pour in hundreds of millions of dollars worth the money into her company. that prosecutors say that she knew was not as average highs that did not do everything that she claimed we will be inside the courtroom once it starts. but again, this case has caught national attention to the point where it is cold this morning and these people. they've been out here for the last 90 minutes and they still have a lot of time to go before they can go inside just to say they were inside back to you. >> all right. we'll see what happens today. thank you very much. well. 5.36 stores are still getting hit all around the bay in the east bay. another small business is burglarized. this one in. >> oakland. it's the renegade running shop on grand avenue surveillance cameras captured the thieves breakin

and you see article after article of these families out in silicon valley, having to like fortify their homes and assorted it because it is the neo feudal sister ray that the, the fortifications of the neo feudal era are here. right, right. the bigger government is the problem, big government, and this is what the left, the progress of draws advocating for bigger government, more money printing. and this is exactly what happens. you have a sense of entitlement. so the people that are stealing all this money, they feel they are entitled to it because the politicians are stealing a lot of money. the big government is doing a lot of money. you know, another trick that amazon uses, of course, to choose up there. bottom line is that they do white label brands or private label brands, or they compete, quote, unquote, with other companies, by introducing amazon labeled merchandise like amazon batteries, et cetera. so in this case, the looters that are plundering the stores, they've got the amazon back in the amazon hoodie, you say it's amazon branded looting, and they only hit you on the head

valley california. she's been listed on the thinkers 50 ranking and in 2019 was recognized as the top leadership thinker in the world. we're grateful that you're with us. miss wiseman, you are now recognized for five minutes. >> chairman kilmer and vice chair timmons and members of the committee. thank you for this opportunity to share a few ideas. i've been asked to share a few of the best practices of what leaders in the business world in the nonprofit world due to build an environment where work is productive, where people are empowered, where people are deeply engaged and where people find work fulfilling. and i want to start by sharing a few principles that i think underlie some of those practices and these are these are truths that i've learned, studying some of the best leaders and their organizations in the world as well as studying some of the worst. and what we find is that even in organizations that are deeply hierarchical where there are very clear reporting lines and rules, the best leaders

look at silicon valley. it's extraordinary. but some of these jobs that we keep complaining about that we can't fill, when are we going to have more policymakers drawing a line between drops in immigration, legal immigration, and these jobs that we can't fill. >> you might want to run for office, joe scarborough. that's exactly it. we hear about so many people saying, listen, people aren't going back to work or they're finding different jobs that are higher-paying jobs. that's great. we want them to do that. the president passing the infrastructure bill creating new, higher-paying jobs. that's great. that doesn't mean these other jobs will not need to be filled, they are. addressing immigration can absolutely do that. the question is, when will someone do that? instead we wring our hands at the border. address it. there are jobs here. >> good warmup. your show starts in 12 minutes. stephanie ruhle at 9:00 a.m. much more with her interview of ceo of mattel. >>> coming up next -- movie theater attendance has yet to recover from t

valley. couldn't somebody also taken this role? i understand this guy worked at the company but twitter can find tweets like this on its own platform from its own employees, no one had a clean record. carley: the think about freedom of speech, i agree with you when he said he's right about the fact that it is a private company and they can make their own rules but if you drill down on his quote he said twitter focuses less on thinking about free-speech but thinking about how times have changed. that's another way of saying you can only say things on twitter that i agree with. it will be more of the same. >> if you are twitter you are allowed to say, a new platform for this time to change the world where everybody gets an opinion but is really and toward to say we are going to regulate which opinion in this new world gets a voice because quite frankly like we said repeatedly on the show just because you are 18 to 22 years old doesn't mean you know a darn thing about the world in front of you.

small businesses are featured on the silicon valley strong website. the city has also partnered with get virtual, a nonprofit that helps businesses have an online presence. the owners of artists india's save businesses coming back thanks to grants customers, too. the customers. they were always calling us. they reports are instagram. they don't spend money on marketing, just word of mouth and social media. i think it's better than other years because the people this community is a real community. so everybody helped. they hope to stay in san jose for a long time. this is not restored. this is the people started in san jose. i'm azenith smith ktvu, fox two news. and tomorrow is giving tuesday a banner day for nonprofit organizations here in the bay area and across the court world on giving tuesday. people are encouraged to donate to a favorite charity or cause it also gives nonprofits away to funnel their fundraising into one big day. last year, the event raised almost $2.5 billion in the us following black friday and cyber monday. well, giving tuesday

small businesses are featured on the silicon valley strong website. the city has also partnered with get virtual nonprofit that helps businesses have an online presence. the owners of artists, india's say businesses coming back thanks to grants in the customers, too. the customers. they were always calling us. they reports are instagram. they don't spend money on marketing, just word of mouth and social media. i think it's better than other years because the people this community is it's a real community. so everybody helped. they hope to stay in san jose for a long time. this is not restored. this is the people started in san jose. i'm azenith smith ktvu, fox two news. it seems that concerns about supply chain snags are not stopping people from shopping for the holidays, according to mastercard cyber monday, online shopping is already up nearly 9% over last year. shoppers are expected to spend between 10 and $11 billion today alone, but analysts say they expect total holiday spending will be below pre pandemic levels, in part because of all the deals

in many ways, jack dorsey was the kind of archetypal stereotypical chief executive in silicon valley because he is a hugely wealthy and very, very rich man. he is a multibillionaire but you wouldn't necessarily know it from looking at him because he is a hippie at heart, he wears tie—dye t—shirts, and times he has this big, long, wizard like beard and he is fundamentally an idealist at heart and believes that tech can change the world. certainly with twitter, the company he co—founded, it did change the world. it has completely revolutionised the way that politicians speak to voters. the way the public gets it information and news. perhaps its most important and famous twitter user over the years has been former president trump. he was an expert at using twitter are bypassing traditional media, and was a hugely important platform for donald trump was my collection in 20 -- 2016. trump was my collection in 20 —— 2016. decision to move donald trump from the platform after the sixth of january hill riots was one that jack dorsey talk and will be known as the most controversial

left-wing activists who run the big tech companies here in silicon valley where i live. this is a very warring development and he's even less committed to free speech and free expression than the outgoing ceo. >> shannon: november 2020, i'll put that up and give you a comment on that. >> i think as we get to know the new ceo better, more will come to light and there's a "new york times" profile of him he's an engineering background. it's a good one, there's more questions about the extent of of free speech and concerns with regulation and more questions and answers with twitter. you will not see me defending big tech or twitter as a democrat on the panel so again, i wish him well as the new ceo p has more questions and answers that he needs to provide. >> shannon: great to think you both. thank you for your time. how early is too early to put up your christmas lights? a complaining neighbor led to a warning from a homeowners association seeking heavy fines to follow all of this for getting into the experience too soon. is it legal or granger? holiday "night court" is nex

>> from the heart of where innovation, money and power collide, in silicon valley and beyond, this is bloomberg technology with emily chang. emily: i'm emily chang in san francisco and this is "bloomberg technology." coming up, #steppingdown. jack dorsey resigns as ceo of twitter. we will talk about what new leadership means for the future of the internet town square. plus, omicron. how worried should we be? the world health organization says despite milder symptoms, the new variant could fuel surges with severe consequences. moderna's co-founder joins us. and the return of black friday. visits to stores and shopping centers up 48% from a year ago, but still well below pre-pandemic levels. how is cyber monday stacking up? we will discuss. first, let's get a look at the market stocks climbing and bonds falling after a relative sense of calm returned to global markets. investors reassessing worst-case scenarios for the omicron virus strain. kriti gupta joins us. how are investors digesting this today? >> they're turning back some of the panic you saw on friday. especially with the oma c

now, hey, we are going to silicon valley and start a company. so this there is a lot of back and forth. when i was in india i saw a lot of americans visiting. it's a great relationship and technology and consumers benefit 100%. >> i love the interview with jack dorsey. >>> let's move on. here is something you don't see too often. we see plenty of mountain lions on the peninsula, but this mountain lion on a casual stroll in the middle of the day. this is san bruno and it's only one of the two big cats spotted in this neighborhood. here is ginger. >> reporter: this quiet residential street doesn't see much action. you could imagine the shock and fear that people felt when they saw a mountain lion make its way down the street in the middle of the day. the mountain lion sighting caught on video left these kids and their mom in wonder and abit alarmed. the night before the burdette family heard suspicious noises. >> around 11:00 p.m. we heard growling and roaring. we look outside the window and saw two mountain lions walking down the sidewalk on wedn

the ceo of the wisemen group of leadership and development firm headquarters in silicon valley listed on the thinkers 50 ranking and was recognized with the top leadership thinker in the world we are grateful you are here with us and you are recognized for five minutes. >> members of the committee thank you for this opportunity. i have been asked to share a few of the best practices of what leaders in the nonprofit world due to build and environment where work is productive and people are empowered and deeply engaged and where people find work for selling and i want to start by sharing a few principles that undermine those practices. these are truths that i have learned studying some of the best leaders and organizations in the world and studying the worst. so what we find is even an organization that is deeply hierarchical with very clear reporting lines and rules the best leaders don't leaders authority. and where peopleh hold themselves to the highest standard. very clearly the through influence those in all types of job and they all come to work when hetr to contribute. it's like

. >> silicon valley continues to see medical use of robotic uses for surgery. david really takes is inside an operating room to show us why one doctor is celebrating a special milestone today. a warning. since this is a story about surgery, you will see some video of the operation. >> she has having her gallbladder removed with robotic surgery. >> yung the 1000th patient -- being the 1000th patient, i am comfortable and confident everything is going to come out the way it should. >> she will not be awake for the procedure but she will be in the operating room as one of the bay area's pioneering robotic surgeons sits in what resembles a gaming console with hand and foot controls. >> gives us much more agility and mimics exactly what i do with my own hands. and the 3d visualization helps with depth perception and gives us a wider field of view. >> this is the fourth iteration of the da vinci system. recovery is faster and there is less risk. in the case of gallbladder surgery, there can be complications with a common bio duct shared by the liver. >> with robotics

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