Aaron LaBerge is a big name at ESPN and Disney — he’s been there most of the last two decades, overseeing a lot of big projects including the recent Hulu / Disney Plus combination. He cited “personal reasons” for leaving in a note to staff, but also has a new job: after working on the joint betting project between ESPN and Penn Entertainment, he’s Penn’s new CTO.
Uber’s Lost & Found Index just came out, with a look at the most commonly forgotten items (clothes, luggage, not shocking), the most forgetful cities (get it together, Miami!), and the weirdest things people are leaving in their Ubers. Also, it’s Wednesday, which is apparently Leave Your Wallet In An Uber Day. Be careful out there!
This entire episode of “Hot Ones” is as good as everyone on the internet is saying. Watch the whole thing! But my favorite bit happens right up front (about 3:13 in), when Conan says what we all think about whoever had the brilliant idea to drop the HBO from the name.
