Kara Swisher

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA)'s chairman Jack Ma came out with a dire warning to society. During a speech to entrepreneurs, he said the rise of robotics and artificial intelligence technologies will create "much more pain than happiness" over the next three decades. Speaking as a guest on...

Walt Mossberg, a name synonymous with tech reporting, has decided to hang up his boots after a career spanning over 47 years. He made a name as a make-or-break reviewer of technology products, to whom many people looked before finalizing tech purchase decisions. Booting Into A Journalistic Career...

Wal-Mart Stores Inc (NYSE: WMT) versus Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) is the battle of two behemoths although Amazon is winning the heads-up battle for the time being. Ron Johnson, the former CEO of J C Penney Company Inc (NYSE: JCP) and now CEO of Enjoy, a company that delivers premium tech...

Recode's Kara Swisher and The Verge's Lauren Goode took a look back at what they consider to be the top 10 technology related stories of 2016. 10. Apple's Headphone Jack Coming in at No. 10 is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s decision to say goodbye to its tangled earbuds which it...

Technology executives have made their nearly unanimous voices heard during the presidential campaign trail and wrote an open letter against President-elect Donald Trump. Several months later, much has changed: Silicon Valley executives are now optimistic of what is to be expected from Trump's...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s CEO Marissa Mayer made it clear she wants to remain CEO of the company, even though it has agreed to sell its Internet assets to Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE: VZ). Yahoo's remaining properties, including its stake in Alibaba Group Holding Ltd (NYSE: BABA), Yahoo!...

It was merely a matter of when, not if, Marissa Mayer's reign as CEO of Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) would come to an end. According to Recode's Kara Swisher, the exact timing of this "should become clear very soon." Yahoo is scheduled to report its earnings after Monday's...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO) is actively looking for buyers to acquire its Internet properties. But, which of its many Internet properties are for sale? All of them? Some of them? Recode's Kara Swisher attempted to answer this difficult question that continues to confuse investors. Swisher pointed...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s so-called "iCar" is unlikely to be hit full-scale production or even be ready to be sent to customers before 2020, at least according to Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA). Speaking at the Code Conference on Wednesday, Musk told...

Yahoo! Inc. (NASDAQ: YHOO)'s financial situation is "increasing dire," at least according to a report by Re/code. Re/code's Kara Swisher obtained access to the "book" that Yahoo's bankers are handing out to potential buyers. Naturally, this book contains the...

One question that has been troubling Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors for quite some time is what is going to be the next growth driver for the company post the iPhone. Kara Swisher, Re/code co-executive editor, was on CNBC recently to discuss the products that have the potential to be the...

Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR)’s announcement on Thursday that Dick Costolo would be stepping down as the company’s CEO on July 1 and Jack Dorsey would be taking his place on an interim basis has caught many by surprise. Re/code’s Kara Swisher was on CNBC recently to discuss why...

Reuters came out with an article on Friday that highlighted how many retailers are skeptical about Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s mobile payment service, Apple Pay, despite the company's gigantic claims about it. Re/code’s Kara Swisher was on CNBC recently to weigh in on this....