Dave Limp: Amazon's focus is on the real world, not the metaverse - Financial Times

In our third Tech Exchange interview, the man responsible for the Alexa virtual assistant and Astro robot explains how ‘ambient computing’ can enhance the real world — rather than creating a virtual one

When Amazon launched Alexa — its voice-activated virtual assistant — in 2014, it was met with scepticism. Why did an ecommerce company think it could create smart home technology? It didn’t help th… [+18790 chars]

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