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Big Tech Archive

Archives for December 2017

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Full transcript: Former Attorney General Eric Holder and Uber General Counsel Tony West on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Former Attorney General Eric Holder and Uber General Counsel Tony West on Recode Decode
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The two talked onstage with Kara about sexual harassment and Silicon Valley culture.

By Recode Staff
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Three million people are staying in Airbnbs over New Year’s. Eight years ago, only 1,400 were.Three million people are staying in Airbnbs over New Year’s. Eight years ago, only 1,400 were.
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Airbnb has had a meteoric rise.

By Theodore Schleifer
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What were the biggest tech stories of 2017?What were the biggest tech stories of 2017?
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Recode’s Kara Swisher and The Verge’s Lauren Goode count down the Top 10 news items of the year on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

By Eric Johnson
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Apple’s response to its iPhone slowdown controversy is good — and a lesson to be more proactive about communicatingApple’s response to its iPhone slowdown controversy is good — and a lesson to be more proactive about communicating
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In the meantime, here’s a $30 battery swap.

By Dan Frommer
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SoftBank has successfully acquired 15 percent of Uber in a major victory for both companiesSoftBank has successfully acquired 15 percent of Uber in a major victory for both companies
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A lot of people are now very rich.

By Theodore Schleifer
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It’s judgment day at Uber, as we learn whether SoftBank will succeed in its complex purchase of some of the companyIt’s judgment day at Uber, as we learn whether SoftBank will succeed in its complex purchase of some of the company
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If successful, the deal could calm the boardroom tensions that have derailed the company in 2017.

By Theodore Schleifer
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Google says it isn’t going to start scraping sites now that its settlement with the feds has expiredGoogle says it isn’t going to start scraping sites now that its settlement with the feds has expired
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Google changed its business practices to settle a 2012 antitrust investigation.

By Tony Romm
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Full transcript: Spark Capital partner Megan Quinn on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Spark Capital partner Megan Quinn on Recode Decode
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Quinn worked on products at Google, Niantic and Square before doing a 180 and starting in venture capital.

By Recode Staff
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Home Depot has considered buying a $9 billion logistics company so Amazon doesn’tHome Depot has considered buying a $9 billion logistics company so Amazon doesn’t
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XPO Logistics has been a partner of both companies.

By Jason Del Rey
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Amazon has combined the leadership of Prime Now and Amazon Fresh under one rising-star executiveAmazon has combined the leadership of Prime Now and Amazon Fresh under one rising-star executive
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VP Stephenie Landry has been running Prime Now since its 2014 launch.

By Jason Del Rey
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Eric Schmidt is stepping down as executive chairman of AlphabetEric Schmidt is stepping down as executive chairman of Alphabet
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Schmidt will stay on the board as an adviser.

By Kurt Wagner
Technology
Facebook has taken its first real steps into the music businessFacebook has taken its first real steps into the music business
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Which means YouTube may finally have a competitor for the music video business.

By Peter Kafka
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Uber has hired former Orbitz CEO Barney Harford as its first-ever COOUber has hired former Orbitz CEO Barney Harford as its first-ever COO
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Harford and Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi worked closely together at Expedia.

By Johana Bhuiyan
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Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are just getting started, says Spark Capital’s Megan QuinnBitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are just getting started, says Spark Capital’s Megan Quinn
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Quinn, an investor in the crypto trading platform Coinbase, says “the toothpaste is out of the tube.”

By Eric Johnson
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Is Silicon Valley threatening democracy?Is Silicon Valley threatening democracy?
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Noam Cohen, author of “The Know-It-Alls,” thinks so, and explains why on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson