Amazon had a big week. The company announced plans to found a new healthcare company in partnership with bank JPMorgan Chase and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. The companies promise to disrupt the healthcare industry, but left many questions unanswered.
Amazon also celebrated the opening of its Spheres building this week, a greenhouse-office space hybrid that was five years in the making. Plus, city leaders in the U.S. and Europe sign on to an agreement that will shape the future of transportation.
All that and more on this episode of The Week In Geek podcast, our weekly news roundup and analysis. Listen in the player below or subscribe to the show in Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Stitcher or your favorite podcast app.
This week’s stories:
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Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway to form their own healthcare tech company
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Four things we wish we knew about Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and Berkshire Hathaway’s health venture
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Welcome to Amazon’s jungle: Inside the Spheres, where 40,000 plants create a stunning urban oasis
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‘The plants look happy’: Jeff Bezos, with help from Amazon’s Alexa, opens ‘remarkable’ Spheres
