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Kara Swisher tweet-trolled The Mooch and all we got was this terrific 90-minute Recode Decode podcast

The colorful White House communications director is still a supporter of President Trump, even though he was fired after 11 days on the job.

By Eric Johnson March 19

CNN’s Christiane Amanpour needed a break — so she traveled the world, talking about sex

Amanpour got the idea for "Sex and Love Around the World" while brushing her teeth.

By Eric Johnson March 17

Roughly one in four Americans is online ‘constantly’

We’re still obsessed with the internet.

By Kurt Wagner March 17

Meerkat was the darling of SXSW in 2015. Here’s why it pivoted three months later and became Houseparty.

Founder and CEO Ben Rubin explains the livestreaming company’s extreme makeover on Recode Media.

By Eric Johnson March 17

Full transcript: Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes on Recode Decode

His new book advocates for providing "guaranteed income."

By Recode Staff March 16

Here’s what you need to know about the U.S. lawsuit against the AT&T-Time Warner merger

The Trump administration has sued to block AT&T’s $85 billion takeover of CNN-owned Time Warner. The trial starts March 21. Here’s what you need to know.

By Edmund Lee March 16

Author Claire Evans wants you to know about the women who helped found the internet

Her new book follows the stories of women in tech from Ada Lovelace in the 1800s to cyber feminists of the ‘90s.

By Shirin Ghaffary March 16

Reuters just got $10 billion to build a sustainable news business. How should it spend it?

Reuters News just won the lottery. What will it do with all that money?

By Felix Salmon March 16

Celebrities keep hurting Snap’s stock price — this time over an inappropriate ad

Rihanna isn’t happy with Snap, and the stock is down. But the company is also dealing with an advertising problem.

By Kurt Wagner March 15

TheSkimm is raising $12 million from Google Ventures and other investors to build its subscription business

The startup has a newsletter with seven million subscribers, but it wants more revenue sources.

By Peter Kafka March 15

Spotify’s first day of trading will be April 3

It’s sure to be a volatile debut.

By Theodore Schleifer March 15

Former ESPN boss John Skipper says he left his job because a cocaine dealer tried to extort him

"I had placed the company in an untenable position."

By Peter Kafka March 15

‘Get Out’ producer Jason Blum talks about Netflix, low-budget movies and the Oscars

"My theory — very un-Hollywood — is I’d rather have a small piece of what I anticipate to be a much bigger pie than a big piece of what I anticipate to be a small pie."

By Recode Staff March 15

March Madness 2018: How to stream the NCAA tournament live

All 67 games start streaming today. You can watch many of them for free.

By Peter Kafka March 15

Former CNN digital boss KC Estenson is running GoNoodle, an educational video company

GoNoodle makes free software your kids may have used at school; he wants them to watch it at home, too.

By Peter Kafka March 13

Full transcript: ‘Sneaky Pete’ showrunner Graham Yost on Recode Media

He also worked on the FX series "Justified," and — for about a minute — "Full House."

By Recode Staff March 12

Nancy Dubuc made a big bet on Vice, and now she’s going to try fixing it, as CEO

She has stepped down as CEO of A&E and is likely to become the new boss at Vice Media. Makes sense.

By Peter Kafka March 12

Apple is buying Texture, the digital magazine distributor

A message from Apple to big publishers: We like you.

By Peter Kafka March 12

Digital media veteran Jon Miller, backed with money from TPG, is going shopping for websites

They bought Fandom last month, and they want more.

By Peter Kafka March 12

Watch Kara Swisher’s full SXSW interview with former Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett

Swisher interviewed Jarrett about diversity and inclusion in the tech industry and much more.

By Meghann Farnsworth March 11

Watch Kara Swisher’s full interview with chef José Andrés at SXSW

The Michelin-starred chef discussed the roles that social media and food can play in post-disaster community building.

By Meghann Farnsworth March 11

Watch Recode’s full interview with Milk Bar founder and CEO Christina Tosi from SXSW

What does it take to build a business that not only delights customers but keeps them coming back again and again?

By Meghann Farnsworth March 11

This is what it’s like to miss out on a Best Picture Oscar

Real talk from "Get Out" producer Jason Blum.

By Peter Kafka March 11

Watch Kara Swisher interview psychotherapist Esther Perel about the boundaries tech has created in our relationships

Live from SXSW.

By Meghann Farnsworth March 10

Hollywood producer Jason Blum thinks movie studios and theaters have already lost the battle to Netflix

The filmmaker says it’s "preposterous" that some studios insist on their movies being seen in theaters.

By Theodore Schleifer March 10

Watch Peter Kafka interview Jason Blum, producer of ‘Get Out’ and ‘Paranormal Activity,’ from SXSW

"Get Out" won director Jordan Peele an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay.

By Meghann Farnsworth March 10

Watch Kara Swisher interview Maria Shriver and Christina Schwarzenegger about their new Netflix documentary

The mother and daughter are executive producers of the new Netflix documentary "Take Your Pills."

By Meghann Farnsworth March 9

AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson is coming to Code Conference

His giant media merger has become a high-stakes legal fight. We’ll hear all about it.

By Peter Kafka March 8

How to make a hit TV show — for Amazon

Veteran screenwriter Graham Yost has made big movies like "Speed" and TV shows like "Justified." Now he has a streaming success with "Sneaky Pete."

By Eric Johnson March 8

HQ Trivia raised new funding at a $100 million valuation and its co-founder apologized for his previous bad behavior

HQ raised $15 million in a round Recode first reported was in the works last month.

By Kurt Wagner March 6

Techmeme, the influential tech news aggregator, is launching its own podcast

Because everyone has a podcast. (That’s a good thing!)

By Peter Kafka March 6

Netflix is worth more than GE or Ford, and it’s creeping up on Disney

Here’s how Netflix’s market cap has changed since the beginning of 2017.

By Rani Molla March 6

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