After tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft made huge bets on AI, the gadget boom that started with the launch of Alexa in 2014 has largely fizzled (Matt Day/Bloomberg)

Matt Day / Bloomberg:
After tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft made huge bets on AI, the gadget boom that started with the launch of Alexa in 2014 has largely fizzled  —  Amazon and Microsoft have pulled back on hardware, roiling the product design scene in Seattle and beyond. … Amazon isn't unusual in this regard.

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