This week on the GeekWire Podcast: Jeff Bezos is back in startup mode with Project Prometheus — a $6.2 billion AI-for-the-physical-world initiative that has instantly become one of tech’s hottest new companies. We explore what it really means, why the company’s whereabouts are still a mystery, and how it echoes the era when Bezos was routinely launching big bets from Seattle.
Bezos is back in startup mode
Then we look at Amazon’s latest real-world experiment: package-return kiosks popping up inside Goodwill stores around the Seattle area. It’s a small pilot, but it brings back memories of those early days when Amazon’s oddball experiments appeared out of nowhere.
And finally…Todd tries to justify his scheme to upgrade his beloved 2007 Toyota Camry with CarPlay, Android Auto, and a backup camera — while John questions the logic of sinking thousands of dollars into an old car.
All that, plus A mysterious Microsoft shirtA little Seattle nostalgia, and a look for next week’s podcast collaboration Me, Me and AI From MIT Sloan Management Review.
With GeekWire co-founders John Cook and Todd Bishop.
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