The new hotness for billionaires? Investments they can write off on their taxes

Sean Parker crafted a little-known part of the tax code called Opportunity Zones. Now every one-percenter in Silicon Valley wants in. | Continue reading


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Instacart’s new $7B valuation is a bet on the future of grocery delivery

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It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads

Who you call and what apps you use could determine what ads you see. | Continue reading


@recode.net | 6 years ago

It turns out that Facebook could in fact use data collected from its Portal in-home video device to target you with ads

Who you call and what apps you use could determine what ads you see. | Continue reading


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Here’s how to see if your personal data was stolen in the recent Facebook hack

Are you one of the 29 million people? | Continue reading


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Inequality in Silicon Valley is getting worse

In America’s tech capital, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. | Continue reading


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Saudi human rights abuses continue, while Saudi money flows into the valley

Venture capitalists should display some responsibility just like big corporations do. | Continue reading


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Amazon warehouse workers may earn less because of $15 minimum wage increase

With great power comes ... | Continue reading


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Investors are betting $75M on AllTrails and its content for hikers

Is there a big business here? | Continue reading


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SoftBank has a lot to worry about if it strikes this deal with WeWork

Here are some of the hazards that could trip up either side over the next few weeks. | Continue reading


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A few words about Cindy Lobel

She was part of the Recode family, and her tragic death last week leaves a hole in our lives. | Continue reading


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Facebook Portal: A video gadget for your home

Facebook could improve video calls. The question is whether people will let it. | Continue reading


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Elites think they’re being philanthropic. But they could do so much more

"Winners Take All" author Anand Giridharadas says elites only help on their own terms — and never in any way that would endanger their own extreme wealth. | Continue reading


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A debate over the fate of an old mall epitomizes Silicon Valley’s class divide

Who gets to live in one of Silicon Valley’s richest cities? | Continue reading


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Half of U.S. Uber drivers make less than $10 an hour after vehicle expenses

They would make more at an Amazon warehouse. | Continue reading


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Google’s former PR boss Jessica Powell wrote a satirical novel about tech

"The Big Disruption" scrutinizes Silicon Valley from the perspective of someone who has spent most of her career in the industry: "You can love something but also be critical of it," Powell says. | Continue reading


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Amazon will raise its minimum wage to $15 for all 350,000 U.S. workers

The move comes in the wake of mounting criticism of the company’s treatment of warehouse workers | Continue reading


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Inside amazon's brick and mortar 4-star store

The new Amazon 4-star store is an admission of past missteps but also a worthy experiment. | Continue reading


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Billboard advertising is expected to see record spending this year

Outdoor advertising is bigger than ever. | Continue reading


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Jawbone Health CEO Interview (Recode Decode)

Jawbone Health CEO Hosain Rahman reflects on past mistakes and explains what’s next on Recode Decode. | Continue reading


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Facebook’s recent ‘bear hug’ of Instagram frustrated its independent founders

The popular photo and video app and its social network parent have become more intertwined. Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger were not into it. | Continue reading


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Instagram's co-founders, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger, are leaving amid frustrations with parent company Facebook

Systrom and Krieger have shaped virtually everything about Instagram’s culture and product for the past six years. | Continue reading


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Uber drivers and other gig economy workers earnings fell 50% over past 5 years

More people are working for ride-sharing and delivery companies but on average they’re making less. | Continue reading


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Amazon’s Alexa event made zero mention of privacy concerns

Alexa, how secure is my data? | Continue reading


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A venture capitalist is running for Congress in farm country

The race betwen Josh Harder and Jeff Denham isn’t just about one seat. It’s a referendum on how people feel about Silicon Valley. | Continue reading


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Twitter CEO: conservative employees ‘dont feel safe to express their opinions’

"I don’t think that’s fair or right," Dorsey says. | Continue reading


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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey Talked to NYU’s Jay Rosen for an Hour, on the Record

Dorsey says "we have definitely been gamed" by bad-faith actors and doesn’t expect that Twitter will ever build a "perfect antidote." | Continue reading


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Mary Meeker, the legendary internet analyst, is leaving Kleiner Perkins

Meeker is leading an exodus in a huge split at one of Silicon Valley’s most famous firms. | Continue reading


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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey talked to NYU's Jay Rosen for an hour, on the record. Read and listen to the full interview here.

Dorsey says "we have definitely been gamed" by bad-faith actors and doesn’t expect that Twitter will ever build a "perfect antidote." | Continue reading


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Full Q&A: Former Google lawyer and deputy U.S. CTO Nicole Wong on Recode Decode

"If you can order a chocolate cake on Amazon and have it delivered that day, then you ought to be able to get your Social Security benefits just as easily." | Continue reading


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Amazon is stuffing its search results pages with ads

If it feels like Amazon’s site is increasingly stuffed with ads, that’s because it is. | Continue reading


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More than a quarter of Americans say they’ve deleted Facebook from their phones

Almost half of 18- to 29-year-olds claim to have joined the #DeleteFacebook movement. | Continue reading


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For some underrepresented people in tech, life is getting better

Even though Slack’s April Underwood feels like less of an "underdog" recently, she says that’s not true across the board. | Continue reading


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Amazon is now worth $1 tn, What comes next is even more scrutiny of its power

The competition to become Amazon’s next headquarter city is just one way the company is flexing its muscle. | Continue reading


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Full Q&A: ‘Temp’ Author Louis Hyman

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The rise of giant consumer startups that said no to VC

A new breed of entrepreneurs is creating huge consumer brands — like MVMT and Tuft & Needle — without venture capital, and laughing all the way to the bank. | Continue reading


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How Netflix outsmarted everyone else in TV

On Recode Media, Redef CEO Jason Hirschhorn calls it "the greatest land grab in the history of media ever." | Continue reading


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How to get a job in venture capital

Haystack founder Semil Shah says his number-one piece of advice is "come bearing gifts." | Continue reading


@recode.net | 6 years ago

Top Facebook communications exec Rachel Whetstone is departing for Netflix

Another top staffer is leaving the social network after a tough year. | Continue reading


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Airbnb suing New York City so it won’t have to share user data about its hosts

NYC estimates as many as two-thirds of Airbnb listings there are illegal. | Continue reading


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It always comes back to emails. | Continue reading


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Uber has finally hired a CFO — who has his work cut out for him

It’s been without one since 2015. | Continue reading


@recode.net | 6 years ago

Inside Facebook’s plan to protect the U.S. midterm elections

Is it enough? | Continue reading


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FanDuel’s founder didn’t make a dime during acquisition. Now he’s suing.

Nigel Eccles thinks he got ripped off. | Continue reading


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In the Tesla Drama, Saudi Arabia Reminds Silicon Valley of Its Weight

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