Google just named David Feinberg -- former CEO of Geisinger Health -- to all lead health-related efforts. “He previously led a health service organization with 1.5 million patients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey,” 9To5Google writes. “Not factoring in Alphabet, which has Verily and Calico, multiple groups within Google are interested in health.”

The New York Times talks with Google CEO Sundar Pichai about a range of controversial issues, including discord among some of the company’s employees and its position on censorship laws around the world. Regarding the difficulty tech giants are having in curbing hate speech, Pichai asks: “What is the difference between freedom of speech on something where you feel you’re being discriminated against by another group, versus hate speech?”

Disney plans to launch its own streaming media service, dubbed Disney+, in late 2919, CEO Bob Iger said this week. “The company announced in August 2017 it would put all its movies from Netflix in 2019, and start its own streaming offering for its past titles,” CNBC reports. “The service will also feature new, original shows and movies, including original Marvel and Star Wars series.”

Google is planning to expand its New York City office buildings to add space that could accommodate more than 12,000 new workers, The Hill writes, citing a story in The Wall Street Journal. “The move would bring the total number of Google jobs in the city to 20,000, according to the Journal,” it reports. “The tech giant is getting close to leasing or buying a large office building in the city’s West Village neighborhood.”

Samsung showed the world its first foldable smartphone, this week. “Samsung calls its foldable phone technology the Infinity Flex Display, and the phone itself has a tablet-sized screen that can be folded up to fit into a pocket,” The Verge writes. To be clear: “Samsung demonstrated a ‘disguised’ device during its developer conference … and dimmed the lights to protect elements of the design.”

Cloud software company Twilio had a strong third quarter, CNBC reports. “Twilio grew its revenue 68 percent compared to last year,” it writes. “The company reported revenue of $168.9 million compared to analyst expectations of $150.4 million.” The company's fourth-quarter guidance also beat analyst expectations of 2 cents earnings per share.

Some experts are giving Facebook high marks for protecting its network from misinformation campaigns surrounding the midterm elections. “The relative calm we saw on social media on Tuesday is evidence that, at least for one day, in one country, the forces of chaos on these platforms can be contained,” The New York Times writes.

Despite bringing in $417.6 million in revenue during the third quarter, Pandora still reported a net loss of $15.5 million, Variety reports. “But the bigger story for Pandora may be the significant growth of its subscription business,” it notes. “The company generated close to 30 percent of its Q3 revenue with paid subscriptions.”

A BuzzFeed News investigation finds that LinkedIn is teeming with “hyperpartisan” political content, fake accounts and “toxic” memes. “Facebook and Twitter’s crackdown on hate speech, false news, and manipulation has caused some people to move their political content sharing to LinkedIn,” it writes. “The result is an increase in MAGA and #Resistance memes and intense, sometimes, vitriolic, political discussions.”

Google’s latest Web browser -- Chrome 71 -- is cracking down on abusive ad tactics, The Verge reports. “Abusive ads come in many forms, but broadly speaking cause your browser to misbehave by either generating fake system messages, automatically redirecting you, or attempt to steal personal information,” it notes.