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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman explains why Silicon Valley is still the center of techLinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman explains why Silicon Valley is still the center of tech
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    It’s all about “getting to global” quickly.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Why Hillary Clinton won’t admit that she made mistakesWhy Hillary Clinton won’t admit that she made mistakes
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    New York Magazine’s Rebecca Traister has a few guesses: “I’ve thought about it for 10 years.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    How New York Magazine’s Rebecca Traister convinced Hillary Clinton to start talkingHow New York Magazine’s Rebecca Traister convinced Hillary Clinton to start talking
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    Traister, who profiled Clinton twice for the magazine, talks about how those stories got made on the latest Recode Media.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Uber can change, ‘Wild Ride’ author Adam Lashinsky saysUber can change, ‘Wild Ride’ author Adam Lashinsky says
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    Lashinsky says Uber needs to bring in new leadership that can reshape its corporate culture.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Despite ‘extreme weather,’ SpaceX completed back-to-back Falcon 9 missionsDespite ‘extreme weather,’ SpaceX completed back-to-back Falcon 9 missions
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    The new Falcon 9 rocket launched and landed Sunday afternoon, just two days after another successful landing.

    By Eric Johnson
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    A former Twitter exec explains why ‘Zuck isn’t running for President’A former Twitter exec explains why ‘Zuck isn’t running for President’
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    In a viral tweetstorm, former Ticketmaster CEO and Twitter VP Nathan Hubbard lays out a convincing case.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Do meditation apps really work?Do meditation apps really work?
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    Headspace CEO Rich Pierson argues that meditating is the new jogging on the latest episode of Too Embarrassed to Ask.

    By Eric Johnson
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    What Peter Thiel’s war against Gawker can tell us about TrumpWhat Peter Thiel’s war against Gawker can tell us about Trump
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    A new documentary called “Nobody Speak: Trials of the Free Press” links the Thiel-funded Hulk Hogan lawsuit to the present day.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Oracle co-CEO Mark Hurd says you need these three things to transition to the cloudOracle co-CEO Mark Hurd says you need these three things to transition to the cloud
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    Hurd spoke with Recode’s Kara Swisher on the latest episode of Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Your data is probably safer with Facebook than with your hospitalYour data is probably safer with Facebook than with your hospital
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    So says Stripe CEO Patrick Collison on the latest episode of Recode Decode.

    By Eric Johnson