JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon: Yes, tech will kill some jobs. But slowing tech down is the wrong answer.
"There are downsides to flying — people die every now and then. Do you want to stop all air flights?"
Rep. Nancy Pelosi: ‘I guarantee it,’ Trump won't be president
"Take it to the bank."
25 years later, Walt Mossberg says technology is still too hard to use
Plus: What's ahead for the Code conference and why Kara Swisher wants a time machine.
‘When women fail, we all fail,’ says Deeds Not Words’ Wendy Davis
Former Texas State Senator Wendy Davis talks with Kara Swisher about her new digital initiative Deeds Not Words, which hopes to mobilize young women into political action. She discusses her history of confronting misogyny and discrimination, both...
Keith Rabois says winter is coming for wasteful startups
Khosla Ventures investment partner Keith Rabois talks with Kara Swisher about the entrepreneurial lessons he learned from jobs at PayPal, LinkedIn, Slide, Google and Square. Now a venture capitalist, he discusses why investors who once feared...
Steve Case’s ‘Third Wave’: Startups In Every State and the Internet In Everything
Investor and former America Online CEO Steve Case, the author of a new book called “The Third Wave,” talks with Kara Swisher about how companies like AOL made on-ramps to the Internet and where we’ll find the next big ideas. He dissects why the...
“The Eyewear Industry Is Kind of Messed Up” (Dave Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal, co-CEOs, Warby Parker)
Warby Parker co-CEOs Dave Gilboa and Neil Blumenthal talk with Re/code’s Senior Commerce Editor Jason Del Rey about how they challenged the incumbents of the eyewear business, which is dominated by one company, Luxottica. They explain why they...
You’re in Charge of Your Own DNA (Anne Wojcicki, CEO, 23andMe)
Kara Swisher talks with 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki about how she bounced back from a battle with the FDA. Wojcicki argues that consumers are increasingly taking control of their health. She also discusses what she thinks of 23andMe’s embattled peer...
Wall Street Doesn’t ‘Get’ Online Lending … Yet. (Renaud Laplanche, CEO, Lending Club)
Lending Club CEO Renaud Laplanche talks with Kara Swisher about why his online marketplace company’s stock has been slipping for two years and is currently at half its IPO share price. Plus: Why the venture capitalist honeymoon with private...
“Rich Douchebags” Shouldn’t Get Tech’s Wealth (Chamath Palihapitiya, Investor, Social Capital)
Social Capital founder Chamath Palihapitiya talks with Kara Swisher about working on Winamp, AOL Instant Messenger and Facebook before becoming an investor. In today’s Silicon Valley, he says, old investment firms are dying and the next...
You Can Be Hacked From Anywhere (Orion Hindawi, CEO, Tanium)
Tanium CEO Orion Hindawi talks with Re/code’s Arik Hesseldahl about why it’s easier than ever for hackers to strike at companies and governments, and why those who cling to obsolete security solutions are putting everyone at risk. Hindawi also...
Ash Carter, United States Secretary of Defense
U.S. Secretary of Defense Ash Carter talks with Kara Swisher about his efforts to unite the Pentagon and Silicon Valley behind common goals. He also explains why he is a strong supporter of encryption and why he does not want to cede control of...
Sam Shank, CEO, HotelTonight
HotelTonight CEO Sam Shank talks with Kara Swisher about taking only 10 weeks to launch an online travel app. He explains how the startup worked to avoid being perceived as “another Groupon” and why he believes big hotel chains such as Hilton and...
Gavin Newsom, Lieutenant Governor, California
California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom talks with Kara Swisher about why the government’s approach to technology needs to be completely reimagined. A former mayor of San Francisco, Newsom argues that tech companies need to take an active role...
Hadi Partovi, CEO, Code.org
Hadi Partovi talks with Kara Swisher about how he discovered his love for programming, and how Steve Jobs’s death spurred him to create Code.org, a nonprofit that would spread that love to others. However, educational reform is easier said than...
Andrew Jarecki, “The Jinx” Director
Andrew Jarecki joins Peter Kafka to talk about the success of true-crime documentary series such as “Making a Murderer,” “Serial” and the show he directed, “The Jinx.” He also discusses his history in tech as the founder of MovieFone and a new...
Mike Cagney, CEO, SoFi
SoFi CEO Mike Cagney sits down with Kara Swisher to discuss why financial technology startups are suddenly hot and how SoFi hopes to eventually replace your bank. He also talks about the consumer lending company’s TV ad from Super Bowl 50.
Chet Kanojia, Starry CEO
Starry CEO Chet Kanojia sits down with Peter Kafka to talk about his latest disruptive startup, which aims to attack broadband monopolies and duopolies by delivering high-speed consumer Internet over the air. He also discusses what the Supreme...
Eric Weiner, Author of “The Geography of Genius”
Eric Weiner, author of the new book “The Geography of Genius,” talks with Kara Swisher about how where we live can make us smarter and more innovative. From Mozart to Steve Jobs, he argues, lightning does not strike randomly.
Nick Denton, Gawker Media Founder, and Jason Epstein, Investor
Gawker Media founder Nick Denton and new board member Jason Epstein sit down with Peter Kafka to discuss the online media company’s rapidly changing outlook. How will Gawker react to the growing power of Facebook? And will it be set back by an...
John Zimmer, Lyft President
Lyft President John Zimmer talks with Kara Swisher about the company’s transition from ridesharing to autonomous cars. Plus: Is Lyft competing aggressively enough with Uber?
Shani Hilton, BuzzFeed Executive Editor of News
BuzzFeed’s Executive Editor of News Shani Hilton talks with Peter Kafka about running the “real” news division of the much-talked-about new media company. She also discusses whether millennials need special news.
Max Levchin, Affirm CEO
Affirm CEO and PayPal co-founder Max Levchin talks with Kara Swisher about being a serial entrepreneur and why finance is becoming a hot destination for both founders and investors. Plus: What Marissa Mayer is doing right at Yahoo.
Chris Altchek, Mic CEO
Mic CEO Chris Altchek talks with Peter Kafka about building a news site for millennials and the differences among newsreading generations. He also discusses what Mic has learned in the past five years and why there’s no silver bullet for social...
Trae Vassallo and Michele Madansky, Co-Authors, “The Elephant in the Valley”
Former Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers partner Trae Vassallo and former Yahoo exec Michele Madansky talk with Kara Swisher about “The Elephant in the Valley,” their new report on gender bias and harassment in tech. Plus: Lauren Goode and Kara...
Albert Wenger, Union Square Ventures Partner
Union Square Ventures partner Albert Wenger talks with Peter Kafka about bubble anxiety, mission-driven “benefit corporations” and why tech companies should be willing to work with the government to stop crime and terrorism.
Happy Re/New Year 2016; CES Preview
Join us for this special panel discussion of 2015’s top tech news stories, led by an all-star lineup of reporters from Re/code and The Verge: Kara Swisher, Lauren Goode, Casey Newton and Noah Kulwin. Then, the team looks ahead to CES 2016, which...
Rufus Griscom, Heleo CEO
Heleo CEO Rufus Griscom talks with Peter Kafka about trying to build a “BuzzFeed for brains” that can distribute Big Ideas to the broader Internet. He also talks about how much things have changed since he launched his first media startup,...
Niccolo de Masi, Glu CEO; Top Gadgets of 2015
Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo de Masi talks with Kara Swisher about what makes hit games like Kim Kardashian: Hollywood different from earlier video games based on licensed intellectual property. Plus: Kara and Lauren Goode review the top gadgets of...
Ev Williams, Medium CEO
Medium CEO Ev Williams talks with Peter Kafka about why writing on the Internet today is all about the platform. Plus: Why did Williams and the rest of Twitter’s board seemingly change their minds about Jack Dorsey’s eligibility to be CEO again?
Jeremy Stoppelman, Yelp CEO; Virtual Reality Shenanigans
Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman talks with Kara Swisher about competing with unicorns and also a little company called Google. Plus: Kara and Lauren discuss whether virtual reality will bring about the end of civilization.
Katie Nolan, Fox Sports TV Host
Katie Nolan talks with Peter Kafka about how she went from Tumblr to YouTube to television, specifically Fox Sports 1, where she hosts “Garbage Time with Katie Nolan.” They also discuss online harassment and fighting back against trolls.