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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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Introducing: Booming.

Jan 25, 2024
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I asked a hacker to spy on me via my Amazon account. It took him 5 minutes to break in

Dec 9, 2019
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After online shopping binge, a plastic packaging hangover

Dec 2, 2019
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'The AI will see you now.' How tech could alter the doctor-patient relationship

Nov 25, 2019
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Should an AI be managing your meds?

Nov 18, 2019
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What Alexa can learn from a heart attack on the moon

Nov 11, 2019
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Amazon has a 'secret apartment.' What's in it? We found out

Nov 4, 2019
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We’re living longer. Can Alexa help us live better?

Oct 28, 2019
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Parenting in the age of Alexa? It’s complicated

Oct 21, 2019
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Preview: Primed Season 3

Oct 15, 2019
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When Amazon becomes your block watch captain

Apr 15, 2019
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Will technology save us?

Apr 8, 2019
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Are you ready for Amazon to be the brains in your house?

Apr 1, 2019
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Meet the coders who hear you yell at Alexa

Mar 25, 2019
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I delivered packages for Amazon. Here's what I learned

Mar 18, 2019
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We wanted fast delivery. Amazon delivered. What’s next?

Mar 11, 2019
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Amazon's online dominance may actually spark joy for brick-and-mortar

Mar 4, 2019
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Alexa, does this online retailer make me look cool?

Feb 25, 2019
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There's no escaping Amazon in your life

Feb 18, 2019
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Amazon calls it splitsville with New York

Feb 15, 2019
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Could grocery delivery drones be in our future?

Feb 11, 2019
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Is Amazon too big to trust?

Feb 4, 2019
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Will Amazon push out New York’s beloved bodegas? We went to Queens to find out

Jan 10, 2019
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It's a wonderful Amazon life. Right?

Dec 18, 2018
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Amazon's HQ2s: On the corner of optimism and concern

Nov 21, 2018
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Jeff Bezos came to Seattle in a 1988 Chevy Blazer. Here’s why he stayed and built Amazon

Nov 14, 2018
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Is Amazon seriously going to split the baby?

Nov 7, 2018
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Real talk from your Seattle friends about hosting Amazon

Mar 15, 2018
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Welcome to Seattle. The cloud is watching you

Feb 1, 2018
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Where is Amazon headed? Let's go to the (dart) board

Jan 19, 2018
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A robot wrote this headline! Your job is next

Dec 21, 2017
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At Amazon the job is to eliminate work

Dec 14, 2017
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Is Amazon your guilty pleasure?

Nov 24, 2017
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Amazon's next city: Learn from our fail

Nov 16, 2017
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How things got weird between Seattle and Amazon

Nov 2, 2017
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So you just submitted your proposal to Amazon. We need to talk

Oct 19, 2017
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What happens when Amazon comes to your town?

Oct 13, 2017