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Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson

Producer, Special Projects, Kara Swisher

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    The Wirecutter founder Brian Lam: Steve Jobs ‘literally caught me with my pants down’The Wirecutter founder Brian Lam: Steve Jobs ‘literally caught me with my pants down’
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    Plus: How to build a successful media business with no advertising, no VC funding and no drama.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire usRobots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us
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    But artificial intelligence is coming to colleges in some form, Coursera president Daphne Koller says.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Coursera President Daphne Koller: Your old college diploma isn’t good enough for the 21st century economyCoursera President Daphne Koller: Your old college diploma isn’t good enough for the 21st century economy
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    “The things you learned in college 15 years ago are no longer the skills that you need for your next job.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Why isn’t Apple’s iMessage on Android?Why isn’t Apple’s iMessage on Android?
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    All the news from Apple’s WWDC, broken down by The Verge’s Lauren Goode and Dieter Bohn.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Malcolm Gladwell wants his new podcast to make you cryMalcolm Gladwell wants his new podcast to make you cry
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    The “Tipping Point” author and New Yorker columnist is getting into audio.

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    Chelsea Handler left TV for Netflix, and she’s not looking backChelsea Handler left TV for Netflix, and she’s not looking back
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    Handler says “Chelsea” is a talk show, but don’t call it “late-night.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    How do food delivery startups stay in business?How do food delivery startups stay in business?
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    One of them, Munchery, says it’s now profitable in the San Francisco Bay Area.

    By Eric Johnson
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    Bill Simmons’s Grantland is dead. Meet Sean Fennessey, the editor in chief of his new site, The Ringer.Bill Simmons’s Grantland is dead. Meet Sean Fennessey, the editor in chief of his new site, The Ringer.
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    Just don’t call it “son of Grantland.” Fennessey says The Ringer is a “distant cousin that shares genes.”

    By Eric Johnson
    Technology
    How to use social media like Kim KardashianHow to use social media like Kim Kardashian
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    “I find it to be super inauthentic if you were to have somebody posting for you.”

    By Eric Johnson
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    Kim Kardashian: Don’t like my naked selfies? Don’t look at them.Kim Kardashian: Don’t like my naked selfies? Don’t look at them.
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    “I truly was baffled when people still cared. They have seen me naked 500 times!”

    By Eric Johnson