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Amazon's devices chief on failure; Sony's new Walkmans
Amazon devices chief Panos Panay says even catastrophic product failures can be recovered from; Sony also launched three Walkman Signature players for people who want more than a phone.
On air: Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield on BBN TonightPublished
At a glance
- First reported by TechCrunch: “Amazon devices chief Panos Panay on the importance of failure and bouncing back from it”, with reporting from Popular Science.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 8:38 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Dr. Nina Byte and Kenji Moonfield.
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Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentAmazon's devices chief, Panos Panay, said today that you can recover from all sorts of failures, even catastrophic ones, when you build products, which is a comforting thing to hear on the day Netflix is cutting jobs.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThat is the most inspiring thing a product person has ever said.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA catastrophic failure is basically a free lesson with a really loud launch party.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentThe lesson is cheaper for the company than for the people who were laid off.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentMeanwhile Sony just launched three new Walkman players that only play music. No apps, no assistant, nothing listening to your lunch.
Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentWhich makes it the one gadget this week with nothing to apologize for. Brock, is it drizzling on anyone's comeback tonight?
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