The Evolution of Dropbox: Challenges and Innovations

At the absolute most basic, Dropbox is cloud storage for your stuff — but that puts it at the nexus of a huge number of today’s biggest challenges in tech. As the company that helps you organize your stuff in the cloud itself goes all remote, how do we even deal with the concept of “your stuff?”

Today I’m talking with Dropbox CEO Drew Houston about those big picture ideas — and why he thinks generative AI really will be transformative for everyone eventually, even if it isn’t yet now.

Links: 

• Dropbox AI and Dash make it easier to find your files from all over the web | The Verge
• Kids who grew up with search engines could change STEM forever | The Verge
• No, Dropbox's cafeteria didn't get a Michelin star | VentureBeat
• It's official: San Francisco's office vacancy rate just set a record | San Francisco Examiner
• Jeff Bezos: This is the 'smartest thing we ever did' at Amazon | CNBC
• Dropbox is laying off 500 people and pivoting to AI | The Verge
• Congress bans staff use of Microsoft's AI Copilot | Axios

Transcript: https://www.theverge.com/e/23892647

Credits:

Decoder is a production of The Verge, and part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Today’s episode was produced by Kate Cox and Nick Statt and was edited by Callie Wright.

The Decoder music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.

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