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May 13, 2021 15 min

How Alexa learned to talk

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Bloomberg's Brad Stone and Recode's Jason Del Rey report on all things Amazon and Jeff Bezos. They discuss the company’s underrated tech and how Amazon made Alexa smart (a tale of Xboxes, decoys, and apartments-in-disguise), plus the company’s ambitions in Hollywood. This is just a preview of a much longer conversation. You can hear the full thing on the Recode Media podcast. Featuring: Brad Stone (@BradStone), tech writer for Bloomberg and author of ‘Amazon Unbound: Jeff Bezos and the Invention of a Global Empire.’ Guest Host: Jason Del Rey (@DelRey), senior correspondent at Recode More to explore: Subscribe for free to Recode Media, where Peter Kafka, one of the media industry's most acclaimed reporters, talks to business titans, journalists, comedians, and more to get their take on today's media landscape. About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Support Recode by making a financial contribution to Vox! bit.ly/givepodcasts ^^^ Copy edits needed only on content above. Thanks so much! ^^^

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