Maybe the future isn't so bright, after all? We dig into recent news and some listener feedback that has us wondering just how positive our future will be with mounting global political uncertainty.

In this episode we cover:

Our new Future Commerce Alexa Skill created by Phillip using new streaming feature in ASK

Amazon news

Shortened work week

Apple event and effect on commerce

Article on chatbots by Matt Swanson: http://venturebeat.com/2016/09/07/the-200-billion-chatbot-disruption-part-two/

Feedback from Joe: the Future Commerce Drinking Game

Feedback from Gil

Feedback from Piotr: the Upside Down

What about the negative effects of innovation in commerce?