Amazon Builds a Robot and Threatens Apple — With Wired's Lauren Goode
Big Technology Podcast
09/30/21
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Wired senior writer Lauren Goode was on hand this week as Amazon introduced Astro, a home robot, and a Ring home-monitoring drone. Goode joins Big Technology Podcast to discuss her reaction to the products. And in the second half, stay tuned for a discussion of how Apple and Amazon are on a collision course even though they build products very differently.
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