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Dec 2019
17m 7s

Tue. 12/17 - Alexa Is A Hit, But Is It A...

Brian McCullough
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More reported casualties in the Google Civil War, more strife between Amazon and FedEx, can Amazon turn Alexa into a healthy ecosystem, developers: get busy on Edge extensions, and the top apps of the decade have one big thing in common. Sponsors: TinyCapital.com GiveWell.org/ridehome Links: Google accused of firing another worker in union-busting driv ... Show More
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