31 - Amazon

Published: May 15, 2017, 12:20 p.m.

b"This week we discuss Amazon, Jeff Bezos in a robot Gundam suit and an ambient computing future filled with AI celebrity servants. \\n\\nConservative movie star cowboys https://www.google.ca/search?q=conservative+cowboy+movie+stars&rlz=1C5CHFA_enCA727CA728&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiOh6rx_e_TAhUF7hoKHSuBCGEQ_AUICigB&biw=1519&bih=949\\nJeremy\\u2019s episode of SME Strategy podcast http://www.smestrategy.net/blog/what-motivates-your-people-to-do-their-best-interview-with-jeremy-bailey\\nAmazon History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amazon.com#History\\nTime and Motion Study https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_and_motion_study\\nAmazombies http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3997864/Amazombies-Seven-seconds-item-filmed-blistering-12-hours-shifts-timed-toilet-breaks-Christmas-order-does-worker-elves.html\\nDigital Taylorism http://www.economist.com/news/business/21664190-modern-version-scientific-management-threatens-dehumanise-workplace-digital\\nTaylorism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_management\\nApple Genius Grove https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15419398/apple-store-redesign-genius-bar-grove\\nOtto Motors https://www.ottomotors.com/\\nUber\\u2019s Self-Driving Truck Makes Its First Delivery: 50,000 Beers https://www.wired.com/2016/10/ubers-self-driving-truck-makes-first-delivery-50000-beers/\\nOpening scene of Fast and the Furious https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laA2EArUeHw\\nApple Pay https://www.apple.com/apple-pay/\\nAmazon Echo Look https://www.theverge.com/2017/4/26/15435550/amazon-echo-look-200-smart-camera-mirror-stylist\\nAmazon Echo https://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Echo-Bluetooth-Speaker-with-WiFi-Alexa/dp/B00X4WHP5E\\nAmbient Computing https://www.wareable.com/wearable-tech/quick-and-dirty-guide-ambient-computing-555\\nNew institute aims to make Toronto an \\u2018intellectual centre\\u2019 of AI capability https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2017/03/28/new-toronto-institute-aims-to-be-worldwide-supplier-of-artificial-intelligence-capability.html\\nAmazon Echo Show https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01J24C0TI\\nEco Bee Amazon Echo lightswitches https://techcrunch.com/2017/05/03/ecobee-is-building-alexa-into-its-thermostats-and-light-switches/\\nMillennials are prioritizing 'experiences' over stuff http://www.cnbc.com/2016/05/05/millennials-are-prioritizing-experiences-over-stuff.html\\nPhilips Hue http://www2.meethue.com/en-ca/\\nDisposable Fashion http://www.npr.org/2016/04/08/473513620/what-happens-when-fashion-becomes-fast-disposable-and-cheap\\nThe eight second attention span https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/22/opinion/the-eight-second-attention-span.html?_r=0\\nAmazon is now worth two Walmarts https://www.recode.net/2017/5/15/15639748/amazon-jeff-bezos-walmart-ipo-anniversary-market-cap-worth-double\\nSwitching Costs https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switching_barriers\\nDiva Mehra http://www.divyamehra.com/\\nNuit Blanche Toronto https://nbto.com/\\nJet.com https://jet.com/\\nIs Ikea the amazon of furniture? https://www.quora.com/Is-Ikea-the-Amazon-of-furniture\\nMarktplaats (dutch eBay) https://www.marktplaats.nl/\\nAmazon Prime https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DBYBNEE?_encoding=UTF8&%2AVersion%2A=1&%2Aentries%2A=0\\nDes\\nDesign within reach http://www.dwr.com/home?lang=en_CA\\nHybrid AI https://techcrunch.com/2016/04/12/the-era-of-ai-human-hybrid-intelligence/\\nSpike Jonze Her https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzV6mXIOVl4\\nGPS with celebrity voices https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yQfw5M0yF0\\nWework https://www.wework.com/\\nMicrosoft anti-trust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Microsoft_Corp.\\nAmazon go https://www.theverge.com/2017/2/6/14527438/amazon-go-grocery-store-six-human-employees-automation\\nScorpion spotted for second time this month on United http://www.cntraveler.com/story/united-flight-scorpion\\nJeff Bezos tests giant robot suit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iegMpEfevk8\\nTechno utopianism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technological_utopianism\\nElysium trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIBtePb-dGY"