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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Full Q&A: 99designs CEO Patrick Llewellyn on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: 99designs CEO Patrick Llewellyn on Recode Decode
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    Llewellyn’s company makes it easier for designers and clients to find each other, but he doesn’t think design will ever be totally done by computers.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full Q&A: NYU’s Jonathan Haidt explains the problem with Gen ZFull Q&A: NYU’s Jonathan Haidt explains the problem with Gen Z
    Technology

    On Pivot, NYU’s Scott Galloway talks with his colleague, the co-author of The Coddling of the American Mind.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    America desperately needs fiber internet, and the tech giants won’t save usAmerica desperately needs fiber internet, and the tech giants won’t save us
    Technology

    Harvard’s Susan Crawford explains why we shouldn’t expect Google to fix slow internet speeds in the US.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Jon Lovett explains why Democrats in Congress probably won’t regulate FacebookJon Lovett explains why Democrats in Congress probably won’t regulate Facebook
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    Even if, in private, they might really want to.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full Q&A: DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and COO Christopher Payne on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: DoorDash CEO Tony Xu and COO Christopher Payne on Recode Decode
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    The food-delivery company wants to bring you more than just food.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    The way SoftBank invests in startups just doesn’t work, says Khosla Ventures’ Keith RaboisThe way SoftBank invests in startups just doesn’t work, says Khosla Ventures’ Keith Rabois
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    Rabois talked with Recode’s Kara Swisher about startups, innovation, Facebook, President Trump, and more on a recent Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full Q&A: Serial Box CEO Molly Barton on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: Serial Box CEO Molly Barton on Recode Decode
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    Barton’s company is trying to create a Netflix-style digital platform for e-books.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Full Q&A: Dotdash CEO Neil Vogel on Recode MediaFull Q&A: Dotdash CEO Neil Vogel on Recode Media
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    Vogel explains how he turned the ’90s internet juggernaut About.com into a modern web publisher.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    What’s next for virtual assistants like Alexa? Maybe buying stuff for you automatically.What’s next for virtual assistants like Alexa? Maybe buying stuff for you automatically.
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    Voice tech expert Bret Kinsella says that, eventually, virtual assistants are “just gonna do things on our behalf.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    How Imgur avoids the ugliness of social mediaHow Imgur avoids the ugliness of social media
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    CEO Alan Schaaf explains on the latest episode of Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson