This week: building the digital Silk Road, brands in the age of Amazon, and my robot friend. Sandra Peter (Sydney Business Insights) and Kai Riemer (Digital Disruption Research Group) meet once a week to put their own spin on news that is impacting the future of business in The Future, This Week.

 

The stories this week:

China’s ‘Digital Silk Road’

Amazon and low price innovation

Your pal Kuri

Other stories we bring up:

China inches toward AI supremacy

The coming trade war over data

Amazon and Google are in a bitter feud

The Future, This Week Amazon special

 

Robot of the week:

Kuri

 

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