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	Podcast:		GeekWire
	Episode:		Amazon's quest to become a startup again; Driverless cars, 6 years later
	Category:		Technology
	Duration:		00:33:26
	Publish Date:		2024-09-21 14:53:06
	Description:		There's a lot going on behind the scenes of Amazon's decision to bring its employees back to the office five days a week. It's a window into the challenges facing the e-commerce and technology giant, and a key part of CEO Andy Jassy's larger plan get the company to operate like "the world's largest startup" again. Plus, GeekWire's John Cook gets into the back seat of a driverless car for the first time since 2018, and has a very different experience. Coverage of Amazon's announcement: Amazon ‘will return to being in the office the way we were’ before the pandemic, CEO tells employees ‘The way we were’: Amazon tries to rekindle its future by rediscovering a spark from the past Thoughts on Amazon’s full return to the office from a CEO who knows the value — and the trade-offs A ‘home run’ or a ‘cowardly’ decision? Amazon’s new in-person work policy elicits cheers and jeers Amazon’s new back-to-office mandate fuels debate over remote work and productivity Waymo links and related stories: NPR: Armed with traffic cones, protesters are immobilizing driverless cars GeekWire in 2018: We rode in Uber’s self-driving car, and now we’re less confident in the future of autonomous vehicles Video of John's Waymo ride this week. The Verge: Waymo and Uber expand their robotaxi partnership to Austin and Atlanta With John Cook and Todd Bishop; Edited by Curt Milton. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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