Tech News: Lost in the Amazon

Do you judge people who are emotionally attached to their chatbots? Bridget Todd used to read stories about people forming intimate relationships with AI and think, “That’s so pathetic. That is so sad. That could never be me.” But when she needed support during a hard time, AI wa ... Show More

As HurumoAI prepares to bring on its first human employee, the team must wrestle with some difficult and timely questions about the role of AI in the hiring process. Meanwhile, Head of HR Jennifer Nauro enters a new dimension as she gears up to conduct job interviews… via video c ... Show More

Did your college have a secret society? Well, Stanford has a secret off-campus class training the next generation of Silicon Valley billionaires. And it's literally called "How to Rule the World." Theo Baker arrived at Stanford as an aspiring coder with dreams of building the fut ... Show More

Amazon announced founder Jeff Bezos will step down as CEO of the tech giant this summer, and will transition to the role of executive chair.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has officially stepped down as the company's chief executive. In this episode, we discuss this shocking news. We also talk about hackers demanding $70 million to restore data held by companies hit in cyberattack and iPhone 13 featuring larger wireless ch ... Show More

Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO of Amazon, but how well do Chris & Lisa (and you!) really know Amazon? Every afternoon at 5:05pm, Chris & Lisa from The Afternoon Mix play Trends in 10 on 101.9fm The Mix in Chicago. They'll give you a trending topic and you'll have ten seconds ... Show More

Bloomberg's Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow break down why Amazon Web Services CEO Adam Selipsky is stepping down from the job. Plus, OpenAI unveils its updated AI model as Google kicks off its developer conference, and the CEO of Buy-Now-Pay-Later firm Klarna joins as the company ey ... Show More

Julia Chatterley is live from New York. Here are the top business news stories today! Bezos bows out! Amazon CEO steps down to focus on space & climate. Reddit rally receding – GameStop share slump as regulatory risk rises. Going for gold! Tokyo’s plan of action for this year’s s ... Show More

FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis Referenced in this Episode: GeekWire - Amazon Web Services posts record $13.5B in *profits* for 2020 in Andy Jassy's AWS swan song https://rb.gy/k9m3ep CNBC - Amazon reports first $100 billion quarter following holiday and pandemic shoppi ... Show More

Jefferson Graham is back--to recap the week in tech, with talk of a Facebook breakup, Google's new phone and speaker, and Jeff Bezos' moonshot plans. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. 

Jeff Bezos announces he’s stepping down as CEO, with Andy Jassy (the head of AWS) named to take over. Amazon also reports a $125 billion quarter. Activision Blizzard, Alphabet, PayPal, and Pinterest rise on earnings. Chipotle and Unity Software fall on earnings. And Uber surges a ... Show More

Kara and Scott talk about Jeff Bezos stepping away from his role as CEO of Amazon and moving into the Executive Chair position. They talk about Elon Musks' plans to send a civilian crew to space by the end of the year in hopes of ushering in a new era of space travel. In listener ... Show More

<p>Jeff Bezos is relinquishing the reins—partly—of the firm he founded. We take a look at Andy Jassy, who will replace him as chief executive at a profitable but <a href="https://www.economist.com/briefing/2020/06/18/can-amazon-keep-growing-like-a-youthful-startup?utm_campaign=th ... Show More