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Big Tech Archive

Archives for December 2017

With the help of Raj Kapoor, Lyft is firing on all cylinders
The Recode 100

Kapoor is No. 37 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Brian Chesky is building Airbnb into an enduring travel brand
The Recode 100

Chesky is No. 27 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
Square’s Sarah Friar has made Wall Street a believer
The Recode 100

Friar is No. 22 on the Recode 100.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon’s Toni Reid and Rohit Prasad have made Alexa a household name
The Recode 100

Reid and Prasad are No. 15 on the Recode 100.

By Kurt Wagner
Rep. Adam Schiff and Sen. Mark Warner aren’t done demanding answers from tech on Russia’s election meddling
The Recode 100

Schiff and Warner are No. 14 on the Recode 100.

By Tony Romm
Satya Nadella is giving Microsoft a much needed reboot
The Recode 100

Nadella is No. 11 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
No one quite polices — and penalizes — tech giants like Europe’s watchdog Margrethe Vestager
The Recode 100

Vestager is No. 10 on the Recode 100.

By Tony Romm
Sundar Pichai is keeping Google’s real business cranking while it figures out the ‘AI-first’ future
The Recode 100

Pichai is No. 7 on the Recode 100.

By Peter Kafka
Tim Cook is officially underrated
The Recode 100

Cook is No. 5 on the Recode 100.

By Dan Frommer
With just her words, Susan Fowler brought Uber to its knees
The Recode 100

Fowler is No. 2 on the Recode 100.

By Johana Bhuiyan
Jeff Bezos won 2017 — and set Amazon up to dominate the next decade
The Recode 100

Bezos is No. 1 on the Recode 100.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
A battle between Apple and an app developer has caught Congress’ attentionA battle between Apple and an app developer has caught Congress’ attention
Technology

An attempt to crack down on spammy, duplicative apps has Apple at war with ChowNow, which aids restaurants.

By Tony Romm
Technology
Inside Oracle’s cloak-and-dagger political war with GoogleInside Oracle’s cloak-and-dagger political war with Google
Technology

Oracle has lobbied aggressively — and seeded negative stories about its search foe — as the two battle in court.

By Tony Romm
Technology
Lyft gets an investment — from an Uber investorLyft gets an investment — from an Uber investor
Technology

Fidelity owns a piece of Lyft in addition to Uber.

By Theodore Schleifer