Primed
It started with books. Today, Amazon is transforming virtually every facet of the American consumer economy. Primed explores what happened when Amazon set up shop in Seattle, what might be in store for its next headquarters, and how this iconic company is changing life as we know it.
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Episodes
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Will technology save us?
We hosted a debate with some big thinkers.
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Are you ready for Amazon to be the brains in your house?
On this episode of Prime(d), we talk with David Choffnes, Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Northeastern University. He helps run a lab studying IoT devices.
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Meet the coders who hear you yell at Alexa
As we say in the radio biz – the mic is always on.
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I delivered packages for Amazon. Here's what I learned
The last mile of delivery is the hardest. And for the biggest internet retailer in the U.S., sometimes FedEx, UPS and the USPS aren't enough. That's why Amazon created an army of gig workers paid demand-based wages to deliver packages using their own personal vehicles.
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We wanted fast delivery. Amazon delivered. What’s next?
Where is our addiction to Amazon's instant gratification taking us?
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Retail in the Age of Amazon (and Marie Kondo)
Are you ready for a future where you browse for knick knacks while cameras watch and analyze your every move? Well, it may already be here.
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Alexa, does this online retailer make me look cool?
Seattle isn’t particularly known for its fashion sense, but a breakthrough might be coming from those tech offices in South Lake Union.
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There's no escaping Amazon in your life
People might think they can wean themselves off Amazon. But they can’t, not really.
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Amazon calls it splitsville with New York
Amazon broke up with New York City on Valentine’s Day. Or maybe, New York broke up with them. Either way, Amazon is not moving in and New York is moving on.
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Could grocery delivery drones be in our future?
The online grocery business is a real tough nut to crack.
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Is Amazon too big to trust?
One study found that Amazon is one of the most trusted institutions in the country.
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Will Amazon push out New York’s beloved bodegas? We went to Queens to find out
There are those that have been expecting big changes for a neighborhood in Queens, New York called Long Island City.