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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Sidecar co-founder Sunil Paul unpacks his thoughts on the future of transportation on Recode Decode.

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    Lauren Goode returns for the final episode of Too Embarrassed to AskLauren Goode returns for the final episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask
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    It’s the end of an era!

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    The tech industry needs to reckon with the dark side of advertising, WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg saysThe tech industry needs to reckon with the dark side of advertising, WordPress CEO Matt Mullenweg says
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    On this episode of Recode Decode, Mullenweg calls for a “Time Well Spent”-style movement for ads and data privacy.

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    Product Hunt CEO Ryan Hoover says redesigning your app is probably a mistakeProduct Hunt CEO Ryan Hoover says redesigning your app is probably a mistake
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    That goes for everyone, not just Snapchat.

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    Grab wants to go way beyond ride-hailing in Asia, co-founder Hooi Ling Tan saysGrab wants to go way beyond ride-hailing in Asia, co-founder Hooi Ling Tan says
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    It wants one app to take care of all of its customers’ worries, including food and payments.

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    ‘Eighth Grade’ director Bo Burnham is happy that a lot of people ‘have no idea who I am’‘Eighth Grade’ director Bo Burnham is happy that a lot of people ‘have no idea who I am’
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    The worst kind of fame, he says on Recode Media, is the kind that makes everyone ask, “Where do I know you from?”

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    General Magic tried to invent a smartphone in the 1990s. This is why it failed.General Magic tried to invent a smartphone in the 1990s. This is why it failed.
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    Sarah Kerruish and Matt Maude, the directors of a new documentary about the pioneering tech startup, explain on the latest Recode Decode.

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    If you can quit social media, but don’t, then you’re part of the problem, Jaron Lanier saysIf you can quit social media, but don’t, then you’re part of the problem, Jaron Lanier says
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    “You’re not doing anything to free those who are more trapped. You’re only enslaving them more by entrenching the system.”

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    Your phone is not secretly spying on your conversations. It doesn’t need to.Your phone is not secretly spying on your conversations. It doesn’t need to.
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    Northeastern University researchers Dave Choffnes and Christo Wilson (mostly) debunk the internet’s favorite conspiracy theory on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

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    ‘Billions’ co-creator Brian Koppelman says everyone knows how to tell a great story — but few get the chance‘Billions’ co-creator Brian Koppelman says everyone knows how to tell a great story — but few get the chance
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    Koppelman calls the hit Showtime series his “dream show” and an “absurd privilege.”

    By Eric Johnson