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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    Do you need a $700 high-tech juicer?Do you need a $700 high-tech juicer?
    Technology

    Juicero CEO Doug Evans defends his internet-connected juicer on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full transcript: Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Ellevest CEO Sallie Krawcheck on Recode Decode
    Technology

    “What women told us is, we don’t tend to think the way Wall Street thinks.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    A eulogy for Gawker.com from its first editor, Elizabeth SpiersA eulogy for Gawker.com from its first editor, Elizabeth Spiers
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    Plus: What it’s like working for Donald Trump’s son-in-law.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full transcript: The Verge’s Russell Brandom talks hacking on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: The Verge’s Russell Brandom talks hacking on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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    “You’re not hacking Bank of America where someone has spent a lot of money to make sure that no one can get into that.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full transcript: Genius co-founders Tom Lehman and Ilan Zechory on Recode MediaFull transcript: Genius co-founders Tom Lehman and Ilan Zechory on Recode Media
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    “We’re trying to do more serious and significant stuff and act in accordance with that.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Atlassian co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes: Australian tech companies should build bridges to Silicon ValleyAtlassian co-CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes: Australian tech companies should build bridges to Silicon Valley
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    “We’re not going to beat them. We’re going to build a way to cooperate with them and get the best of both worlds.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full transcript: Yahoo activist investor Eric Jackson on Recode DecodeFull transcript: Yahoo activist investor Eric Jackson on Recode Decode
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    “People have been saying Yahoo is a dinosaur for 10 years. They were saying that in 2006, 2007.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Help! Photoshop is too complicated. What should I use?Help! Photoshop is too complicated. What should I use?
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    “Visuals have so much more impact than lots of text,” Canva CEO Melanie Perkins says.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Full transcript: Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode talk Verizon’s Yahoo acquisition on Too Embarrassed to AskFull transcript: Kara Swisher and Lauren Goode talk Verizon’s Yahoo acquisition on Too Embarrassed to Ask
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    “People care about Yahoo, even if they don’t use it.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    The most powerful people in Hollywood start blabbing in James Andrew Miller’s ‘Powerhouse’The most powerful people in Hollywood start blabbing in James Andrew Miller’s ‘Powerhouse’
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    The oral historian has tackled ESPN and “Saturday Night Live.” Up next: The Creative Artists Agency.

    By Eric Johnson