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Recode Daily: Trump’s travel ban remains on hold, with months of court fights ahead

The appeals court asserted its responsibility to serve as a check on presidential power.

Syrian refugees Abdulmajeed and Baraa Haj Khalaf arrive in Chicago after a flight from Istanbul, Turkey.
Syrian refugees Abdulmajeed and Baraa Haj Khalaf arrive in Chicago after a flight from Istanbul, Turkey.
Syrian refugees Abdulmajeed and Baraa Haj Khalaf arrive in Chicago after a flight from Istanbul, Turkey.
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A federal appeals court panel unanimously refused to reinstate President Trump’s travel ban. A Supreme Court appeal on the suspension may follow, but a final ruling on the constitutionality of the ban itself is likely months away. — [Kara Swisher / Recode]

Troubled health-benefits broker Zenefits is cutting 430 jobs, almost half its staff, in a third round of layoffs and will outsource some operations to India and Canada. — [Rolfe Winkler / Wall Street Journal]

Honest Company, the maker of baby and beauty products co-founded by actress Jessica Alba, is overhauling its management team and contemplating a CEO change. — [Jason Del Rey / Recode]

Twitter’s cultural relevance may be higher than ever, thanks to Trump’s rise, but that’s not translating into growth. The stock closed down 12 percent after a disappointing Q4 report. — [Dan Frommer and Kurt Wagner / Recode]

New Viacom CEO Bob Bakish reassured pay TV providers that the company would not undercut their business by providing its newest shows to streaming services. — [Peter Kafka / Recode]

On the latest episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask, Code.org CEO Hadi Partovi and Reshma Saujani, the CEO of Girls Who Code, talk about the value of learning to code and where to start. — [Eric Johnson / Recode]

Top Stories From Recode

Hyperloop One’s ousted co-founder just launched his hyperloop competitor

Brogan BamBrogan is back to take on his former company.

Lyft has hired the head of Google Street View to lead its mapping team

Luc Vincent, Lyft’s new vice president of engineering, is leaving Google after 12 years.

This two-legged robot hopes to one day deliver packages to your front door

Cassie is all legs and no torso.

Full transcript: Jennifer Hyman, CEO of Rent the Runway, is creating the Spotify of women’s clothes

Women are spending much more than men on business attire. And they don’t need to, says Hyman.

A drone software firm has hired two execs from Salesforce and NetSuite

DroneDeploy, a data management platform for drones, has new VPs of engineering and business development.

This Is Cool

Here are the drones that will have to take over pollination after all the bees are gone

At least there will still be buzzing in the air.


This article originally appeared on Recode.net.

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