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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy @ The Verge · 10/30/2024 09:00 EDT

Alexa, where’s my Star Trek Computer?

Image: Mojo Wang for The Verge



When Alexa launched 10 years ago, Amazon envisioned a new computer platform that could do anything for you. A decade later, the company is still trying to build it.

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