caroline: hyperloop one ceo rob lloyd. we had a chance to catch up with the company's executive chairman and ask about how this project is being funded. >> we've raised $160 million in funding in our 2.5 year history of founding, so as we talk about this ability to do loa moon shots, it is pretty spectacular. investors, present and future, who will be part of what we are building, so it is flowing quite well. we will have more to say in the near future. caroline: such exciting projects like these are not often without controversy. one has been between you and the original ctl. how hao. o. are 250 people, incredible talent, building this, everything is looking really great. any slowdownbeen in our progress to make the hyperloop a reality. caroline: coming up, future restrictions could drive tech talent to india. we will look at how it could benefit from u.s. visa reform. the return of mcafee, reemerging as a standalone company after being scooped up by intel. we will speak about the private equity landscape. that is next. t

we will hear from rob lloyd. and a reminder that all episodes of bloomberg technology are live streaming on twitter. check us out at @bloombergtechtv. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: welcome back to the "best of bloomberg technology." hyperloop one was in washington hoping to win support from policymakers. this is one of two companies trying to create the future trends of system. the company revealed routes across 35 cities, joining 24 proposals around the world. the ceo spoke to us about his company's plans in the u.s. >> this is american-made technology. our reputation innovating has been world leading, but inground transportation and high-speed rail, there is no real american technology. it is an la-based company that has grown from a garage to 260 employees in less than 27 months. we are demonstrating we can build something new, something different, by bringing the greatest minds together. we can do this in the united states if we collaborate and get support from regulators so we can dovetail with existing t

caroline: hyperloop one ceo rob lloyd. we also had a chance to catch up with the company's executive chairman and asked about how this project is being funded. >> we've raised $160 million in funding in our 2.5-year history of founding, so it has been we , talk about this ability to do moon shots, build something from an idea to now in the deserts of nevada of reality is pretty spectacular. ,nd we have got great investors present and future, who will be part of what we are building, so it is going quite well. we will have more to say in the near future. caroline: such exciting projects as these sometimes are not without controversy. and one of those controversies has been the lawsuit between you and the original cofounder you , and the original cto. how does that affect money? shervin: we are going from strength to strength. we are 250 people, incredible talent. we are building this. we are -- everything is looking really great. there hasn't there hasn't been , any slowdown in our progress to make the hyperloop a reality.

lloyd blankfein said goldman sachs is a technology company. are you hiring more technologists and engineers than bankers? >> we clearly are using technology and our business more than we would 15 years ago. it is easy to go look at the equity trading business 15 years ago. it was voice to voice, person to a fast and now there is system of connectivity and people trade equities electronically, so that is a in the people and systems you need. aspectsgoing on in most of the business. the firm adapt to those environments, and we have a diverse workforce, and we obviously need different talent. we have increased the number of stem graduates because there is more engineering work, coding work, and we look to make technology investment that can lever our ability to serve our clients, so we need more of those people. it is a diverse group of people that puts us in the best position to service our clients. as we discussed, the quality of our people and ability to attract great people to differentiate the firm is important to our overall business. carol

lloyd blankfein himself said back 2015 on a podcast that goldman sachs is a technology company. are you having to hire far more technologists and engineers than bankers at the moment? >> we clearly like everyone are using technology and our business more than we would 15 years ago. it is easy to go look at the equity trading business 15 years , the way people traded equities was voice to voice, person to person, and now there is a fast system of connectivity and people trade equities electronically, so that is a mastership obviously in the staff you need, the people you need, and the systems you need. that is going on in most aspects of the business. the firm itself obviously adapts to those environments, and we w hire all kinds of people. we have a diverse workforce, and we obviously need different talent. we have increased the number of stem graduates because there is more engineering work, coding work, and we look to make technology investment that can lever our ability to serve our clients, we need more of those kinds of people. i would not say more versus finance majors or

he was serving a life sentence for the 2013 murder of oden lloyd. his death comes just five days after he was acquitted for the murders of two men in boston in 2012. >> prison officials say that hernandez hanged himself with a bed sheet attached to his cell window. he tried to block his door from the inside by jamming it with various items. hernandez played for the patriots from 2010 to 2012. the suicide comes as the patriots go to the white house today to celebrate the super bowl victory with president trump. >> president trump is claiming victory as an early referendum on his presidency. 30-year-old jon ossoff got the most vote with so now he'll face republican karen handle in a run off on june 20th. the president recorded a robo call to ask his supporters to vote against the democrat. mr. trump called her this morning. the congressional seat opened up when tom price became president trump's health and human services secretary. they hope to win the district for the first time in nearly 40 years. >> president trump says his administration will take

lloyd lee welch a former carnival worker will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. chip reid has more. many people remember this story 40 years later. chip, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. it was just an ordinary day 40 years ago when the girls walked from home to this nearby home. their mother said be returned. for this community,he tir disappearances still a painful memory. investigators canvassed neighborhoods by air and on the ground after 10-year-old katherine and 12-year-old sheila disappeared but it turned into dead ends and turned into a cold case. >> the girls were never found. there was no crime scene, no evidence. >> reporter: he said many were haunted by the case and four years ago they started to take a fresh look. >> they said, wait a minute, wa there's something here, there's something here. >> reporter: they had a composite sketch of a man with long hair. a person said he was staring at the girls. welch came into the police station shortly after the girls disappeared and offered misleading information. officers discounted him and thought he

can we give a shoutout to carli lloyd. she is, gayle, as you would say, a bad ass. >> and she's been here. >> a terrific athlete. >>> we'll have more with our interview of white house chief of staff denis mcdonough. he's the fifth chief of staff. and he calls madonna obama. he said the president's work rate cuts him apart. >> president obama, you know him so well, this man, who you have said we might not know. you have seen his successes, you have seen his failures. what do you want the country to know about barack obama? >> i am routinely amazed at how hard this guy works. this president works. i just told you -- >> grace under pressure? >> i think so. or, recognition that there is a right answer outside there. and he is bound to get it. >> he goes up to the residence every night. where a stack of binders, and he doesn't come down until they're read. or he doesn't go to bed until they're read. like until 3:00 in the morning. the point is this is a really hard job. and the problems that land on his desk are really hard pro

he is serving a prison sen the death of odin lloyd. under the massachusetts law his conviction could be erased. >> the wrongful death case continues and we really should not be affected by this event. he died on the very same day his former team were at the white house to celebrate their super bowl victory. his former teammates declined to comment on his death. >> thank you so much. >>> fitness guru richard simmons appeared to be reaching out for fans. he was hospitalized for severe indigestion. he took to facebook to thank fans for their well wishes and confirmed he's okay. kefr good morning. >> good morning. you could argue that up until 2014 there was no public figure who was more public than richard simmons and that's why his continued absence and his latest statement are so fascinating. the main thing richard simmons seems to be exercising these days is his right to privacy. he apparently decided it was time to reassure fans he's okay after being hospitalized in los angeles for gastric problem monday. this post appeared wednesday