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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    The problem with tech people who want to solve problemsThe problem with tech people who want to solve problems
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    On the latest Recode Decode, MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito says we need to resist the urge to oversimplify the problems we’re solving.

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    If the Senate won’t convict Trump, “Why is that bad for the Democrats?” asks the Intercept’s Mehdi HasanIf the Senate won’t convict Trump, “Why is that bad for the Democrats?” asks the Intercept’s Mehdi Hasan
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    Even impeachment proceedings that fail to remove President Trump from office are better than nothing, Hasan argues on the latest Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
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    YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki: The Code Conference interview (transcript)YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki: The Code Conference interview (transcript)
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    After the most hectic week of YouTube’s most hectic year, Wojcicki joined Recode’s Peter Kafka onstage at Code to apologize and explain.

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    Russia and China are waging a “shadow war” against the US, and the battlefields will be AI and space, CNN’s Jim Sciutto saysRussia and China are waging a “shadow war” against the US, and the battlefields will be AI and space, CNN’s Jim Sciutto says
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    Hacking and election interference were just the start.

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    Why Amazon is going to be one of the winners of the streaming video warsWhy Amazon is going to be one of the winners of the streaming video wars
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    A small number of companies will win the streaming “battle royale,” says former Amazon Studios strategist Matthew Ball. Amazon is “guaranteed” to be one of them, he says.

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    Silicon Valley needs new investors if it wants to close the gender gap, Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani saysSilicon Valley needs new investors if it wants to close the gender gap, Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani says
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    “We may have to just throw our hands up and say, ‘Instead of continuing to try to change the establishment, let’s make our own establishment.’”

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    The decline of trust in science “terrifies” former MIT president Susan HockfieldThe decline of trust in science “terrifies” former MIT president Susan Hockfield
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    If we don’t trust scientists to be experts in their fields, Hockfield says on the latest episode of Recode Decode, “we have no way of making it into the future.”

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    Because of AI, the value of a computer science degree will “diminish over time,” says investor Mark CubanBecause of AI, the value of a computer science degree will “diminish over time,” says investor Mark Cuban
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    In the short term, learning to code is good for your job prospects. But on the latest Recode Decode, Cuban explained the important role liberal arts majors will play in the future.

    By Eric Johnson
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    We should opt into data tracking, not out of it, says DuckDuckGo CEO Gabe WeinbergWe should opt into data tracking, not out of it, says DuckDuckGo CEO Gabe Weinberg
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    On the latest Recode Decode with Kara Swisher, Weinberg explains why it’s time for Congress to step in and make “do not track” the norm.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Twitter co-founder Ev Williams says social media will get better ... eventuallyTwitter co-founder Ev Williams says social media will get better ... eventually
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    “There is a better version of social media to be invented,” Williams said on the latest episode of Recode Decode with Kara Swisher.

    By Eric Johnson