How Alexa learned to talk
A tale that includes Xboxes, decoys, and apartments-in-disguise.
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Show Notes
Bloomberg's Brad Stone and Recode's Jason Del Rey report on all things Amazon and Jeff Bezos. They discuss the company’s underrated tech and how Amazon made Alexa smart (a tale of Xboxes, decoys, and apartments-in-disguise), plus the company’s ambitions in Hollywood.
This is just a preview of a much longer conversation. You can hear the full thing on the Recode Media podcast.
Featuring: Brad Stone (@BradStone), tech writer for Bloomberg and author of ‘Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire.’
Guest Host: Jason Del Rey (@DelRey), senior correspondent at Recode
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