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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Silicon Valley is a bubble. Here’s how it can respond to Trump.Silicon Valley is a bubble. Here’s how it can respond to Trump.
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    AliveCor CEO Vic Gundotra has some ideas for techies on the latest Recode Decode.

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    The Verge’s Lauren Goode discusses with Recode’s Jason Del Rey and Kara Swisher on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

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    Republican consultant Juleanna Glover says old media will be “the most powerful in this next new world.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Recode’s Peter Kafka and The Verge’s Lauren Goode and Sean O’Kane discuss this and more on Too Embarrassed to Ask.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Trump’s unlikely allies in tech policy could include Eric Schmidt and Nancy PelosiTrump’s unlikely allies in tech policy could include Eric Schmidt and Nancy Pelosi
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    Republican and Democratic consultants Juleanna Glover and Hilary Rosen floated both those names and more on the latest Recode Decode.

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