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Based on Amazon\u2019s recent acquisitions of One Medical and iRobot\u2014just the latest in a shopping spree of vertical integration\u2014we analyze how these seemingly disparate things all plug into Amazon\u2019s broader strategy for \u201cambient computing.\u201d In which data from a vast variety of sources and streams are combined and integrated into a range of different services. In which we are always plugged into Amazon\u2019s ever-expanding network through protocols like Sidewalk. In which we are constantly connected to the eternal and ubiquitous market.\n\nSome stuff we reference:\n\u2022\u2022\u2022 Amazon agrees to buy Roomba maker iRobot for $1.7bn www.theguardian.com/technology/2022/aug/05/amazon-buy-roomba-maker-irobot-vaccum\n\u2022\u2022\u2022 Amazon\u2019s Roomba Deal Is Really About Mapping Your Home https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-08-05/amazon-s-irobot-deal-is-about-roomba-s-data-collection \n\u2022\u2022\u2022 Dave Limp: Amazon\u2019s focus is on the real world, not the metaverse https://www.ft.com/content/3d5bdfa8-d85e-41e8-b2d5-fadf8948cbba \n\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! patreon.com/thismachinekills \n\nGrab TMK gear: bonfire.com/store/this-machine-kills-podcast/ \n\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (twitter.com/braunestahl)