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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Silicon Valley’s Saudi money crisis illustrates a decline of ‘moral leadership’ in AmericaSilicon Valley’s Saudi money crisis illustrates a decline of ‘moral leadership’ in America
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    Recode’s Kara Swisher and NYU’s Scott Galloway discuss the links between Jamal Khashoggi’s killers and the tech industry on this episode of Pivot.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full Q&A: ‘Will & Grace’ co-star Sean Hayes on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: ‘Will & Grace’ co-star Sean Hayes on Recode Decode
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    Hayes spoke to Recode’s Kara Swisher at a live event in Los Angeles last week.

    By Eric Johnson
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    23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki says ‘one of our biggest competitors’ is fake science on sites like Goop23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki says ‘one of our biggest competitors’ is fake science on sites like Goop
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    Wojcicki on Gwyneth Paltrow: “Some of the things that she promotes don’t actually have the scientific validity that my team would be able to stand behind.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    The media is responsible for President Trump and it still hasn’t learned from 2016, says Rolling Stone’s Matt TaibbiThe media is responsible for President Trump and it still hasn’t learned from 2016, says Rolling Stone’s Matt Taibbi
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    Taibbi says the difference between the campaign and today is “we replaced a million hours of Trump with a million hours of ‘Trump is bad.’”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Eyeing a 2020 run, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti explains how he (or someone else) could beat TrumpEyeing a 2020 run, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti explains how he (or someone else) could beat Trump
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    Garcetti isn’t committed to running for president yet — but he’s been thinking a lot about it.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Nobody trusts Facebook anymore. Here’s one way it could change that.Nobody trusts Facebook anymore. Here’s one way it could change that.
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    AnchorFree CEO David Gorodyansky says Facebook and other tech companies should make it easy for users to temporarily opt out of data collection.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full Q&A: 2U CEO Chip Paucek on Recode DecodeFull Q&A: 2U CEO Chip Paucek on Recode Decode
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    Paucek says online education started out with a bad reputation, but now people are starting to take it seriously.

    By Eric Johnson
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    When big companies are hacked, should they have to disclose it immediately?When big companies are hacked, should they have to disclose it immediately?
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    Kara Swisher and Scott Galloway mull the week in digital insecurity on the latest episode of Pivot.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard explains why live venues are leaving money on the tableFormer Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard explains why live venues are leaving money on the table
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    Hubbard says they need his startup Rival, which will publicly launch next year.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Why tech companies need to reinvent themselves every three to four yearsWhy tech companies need to reinvent themselves every three to four years
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    Former Cisco CEO John Chambers says doing the same thing, even if it’s the “right thing,” for too long is dangerous.

    By Eric Johnson