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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Food culture is cool now. Meet the tastemakers turning that cool into content.Food culture is cool now. Meet the tastemakers turning that cool into content.
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    Tastemade’s Larry Fitzgibbon and Eater’s Helen Rosner talk with Recode’s Peter Kafka on the latest Recode Media.

    By Eric Johnson
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    How Uber is trying to fix itselfHow Uber is trying to fix itself
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    Uber SVP of leadership and strategy Frances Frei talks with Recode’s Kara Swisher in this live episode of Recode Decode.

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    The government should fight ‘corporate villainy’ in tech, Senator Cory Booker saysThe government should fight ‘corporate villainy’ in tech, Senator Cory Booker says
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    On the latest Recode Decode, Booker said Silicon Valley is inflaming inequality and Google is ripe for an antitrust investigation.

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    Is the future VR ... or AR?Is the future VR ... or AR?
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    Google VR boss Clay Bavor explains why the two technologies aren’t so different on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

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    Humans and AI will work together in almost every job, PARC CEO Tolga Kurtoglu saysHumans and AI will work together in almost every job, PARC CEO Tolga Kurtoglu says
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    The iconic Silicon Valley R&D firm, formerly known as Xerox PARC, is actively working on “trustable” artificial intelligence.

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    What is blockchain?What is blockchain?
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    Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire answers your questions about bitcoin and other uses for blockchains on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

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    How do teens really use Instagram, Snapchat and other apps?How do teens really use Instagram, Snapchat and other apps?
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    Louie Swisher, son of Kara, teaches his mom on the state of the app.

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    Russians and Americans are more similar than they realize, ‘Bears in the Streets’ author Lisa Dickey saysRussians and Americans are more similar than they realize, ‘Bears in the Streets’ author Lisa Dickey says
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    Not all Americans are Donald Trump, so we shouldn’t think of all Russians as being Vladimir Putin, Dickey says on Recode Decode.

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    Is there room for both Amazon and Walmart?Is there room for both Amazon and Walmart?
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    Recode’s Jason Del Rey talks about Amazon’s planned acquisition of Whole Foods, what Walmart is doing with Jet.com and more on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

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    As podcast analytics get better, who wins and who loses?As podcast analytics get better, who wins and who loses?
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    Apple is going to start sharing more data about podcasts with their creators. Hot Pod’s Nick Quah breaks down what that means on Recode Media.

    By Eric Johnson