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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

How is the internet changing March Madness?

SB Nation Editor in Chief Elena Bergeron talks about brackets, streaming apps and paying players on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

By Eric Johnson March 16

‘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

Full transcript: Chain CEO Adam Ludwin answers cryptocurrency questions on Too Embarrassed to Ask

"It’s this sort of tug-of-war between FUD and FOMO that drives the [bitcoin] price in the short run."

By Recode Staff March 14

Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes says the 1 percent should give cash to working people

In his new book "Fair Shot," Hughes outlines a proposal for "guaranteed income," to lift health and education outcomes in the U.S.

By Eric Johnson March 14

Full transcript: Senator Chuck Schumer on Recode Decode

The Senate Minority Leader talks about Amazon, net neutrality and why you can’t negotiate with Donald Trump.

By Recode Staff 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

Netflix should tell its users to support net neutrality, Senator Chuck Schumer says

On the latest Recode Decode, Schumer says he wants Netflix CEO Reed Hastings on his side.

By Eric Johnson March 12

Senator Chuck Schumer says the world would be a ‘worse place’ without Amazon

On Recode Decode, Schumer says he’s "sympathetic" to tech giants like Facebook and Amazon.

By Eric Johnson March 12

Full transcript: Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg onstage at Lesbians Who Tech

For this episode of Recode Decode, we go live to the Castro Theater.

By Recode Staff March 9

WTF are ICOs and should I invest in crypto?

Chain CEO Adam Ludwin explains on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

By Eric Johnson March 9

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SXSW 2018

Recode is live from South By Southwest this year. Get all the tech and media news from Austin, Texas.

By Recode Staff 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

Recode will be live podcasting at SXSW, and you’re invited

Come for the Kara Swisher and Peter Kafka interviews. Stay for the patio.

By Meghann Farnsworth March 7

Sheryl Sandberg says Facebook is taking the tech backlash seriously — and it’s doing something about it

Citing economic insecurity as the source of "techlash," Sandberg said, "We have a really deep responsibility, and that responsibility grows as we grow."

By Eric Johnson March 7

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

Full transcript: GLG President and CEO Alexander Saint-Amand on Recode Decode

"You could call what we do consulting, but it isn’t really."

By Recode Staff March 6

Is ‘Uber meets Harvard’ the future of learning?

GLG CEO Alexander Saint-Amand explains how the company works on the latest Recode Decode.

By Eric Johnson March 5

Full transcript: Girlboss CEO Sophia Amoruso on Too Embarrassed to Ask

"Women, it feels like, are beginning to write our own history and our own version of what success can look like for ourselves."

By Recode Staff March 4

Code Media 2018: How to listen to everything from the conference as a podcast

Interviews with Susan Wojcicki, Tim Armstrong, Jonah Peretti, Lydia Polgreen, Campbell Brown, Adam Mosseri, Brit Morin, Peter Rice, Janice Min, Kerry Trainor, Rony Abovitz, Adam Silver, Yaron Galai, Mike McCue, Kevin Mayer, Jack Conte and others.

By Eric Johnson March 3

Katie Couric and Kara Swisher interview each other on Recode Decode

Kara: "I think being irritating is the most important muscle skill that any [journalist or entrepreneur] has to have."

By Recode Staff March 3

What did Nasty Gal founder Sophia Amoruso learn from failure?

Amoruso, now the founder and CEO of Girlboss, says she told investors that her new company is "Oprah for millennials and Supreme with boobs."

By Eric Johnson March 2

Full transcript: Investor and owner of the Washington City Paper Mark Ein on Recode Decode

He recently bought the City Paper in the hope of promoting local journalism.

By Recode Staff March 1

Full transcript: Catherine Price, author of ‘How to Break Up With Your Phone,’ on Too Embarrassed to Ask

Plus special guest Louie Swisher, who joined the #TooEmbarrassed team to discuss cellphone addiction.

By Recode Staff February 28

Why Katie Couric left Yahoo

"They hired some big names, and yet they were in the witness protection program."

By Eric Johnson February 28

Full transcript: Aspect Ventures co-founder Jennifer Fonstad on Recode Decode

Venture capital is not just "dumb money."

By Recode Staff February 26

Can an alt-weekly newspaper survive in 2018?

Mark Ein, the new owner of the alternative Washington City Paper, has a plan.

By Eric Johnson February 26

Facebook should have to pay a fine if it can’t get rid of bots, Democratic senator says

Sen. Amy Klobuchar sounded off on social media and bots on "Meet the Press."

By Eric Johnson February 25

Full transcript: Writer and political lightning rod Lauren Duca on Recode Media

Her Teen Vogue column about Trump and gaslighting catapulted her career.

By Recode Staff February 25

What’s the science behind tech addiction?

"How to Break Up With Your Phone" author Catherine Price explains on the latest Too Embarrassed to Ask.

By Eric Johnson February 23

Full transcript: Benchmark partner Sarah Tavel on Recode Decode

In venture capital, "Men get promoted based on potential and women get promoted based on what they’ve achieved. ... That is starting to change."

By Recode Staff February 22

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

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