More from Recode : Capital Gains: Didi buys Uber China, and Airbnb is raising $850 million Another AI startup wants to replace hedge funds There's too much Olympics online, which is why TV programming is still a good idea The Jet acquisition is an acknowledgement by Walmart CEO Doug McMillon that his company needs outside help if it's going to ever close the giant gap with Amazon. It's still unclear whether that is the right strategy for the brick-and-mortar retailer. The deal is in many ways a marriage of necessity, but a shot worth taking, as I explained last week when news of the talks first broke.