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10/22/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Amazon to begin testing Digit – a six-foot-tall humanoid robot that might end up REPLACING human warehouse workers
Amazon is testing the use of humanoid, six-foot-tall robots at their warehouses, causing more fears of employee displacement. The experiment will be conducted at Amazon’s BFI1 experimental facility in Sumner, Washington. The robot, known as Digit, is a two-legged robot that is capable of grasping and lifting items at Amazon facilities. Digit has two arms, […]
10/11/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Amazon’s Alexa says 2020 elections were STOLEN
Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa is now under the spotlight after claiming that the 2020 elections, which put President Joe Biden into the White House, were stolen from former President Donald Trump. The National Pulse‘s Jake Welch reported on the development, citing an article from the Washington Post (WaPo) – which is also owned by Amazon founder […]
08/31/2023
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By Laura Harris
LAYOFFS INCOMING: Walmart teams up with Wings for high-speed drone deliveries to 60,000 homes in Dallas
Retail giant Walmart has announced a new partnership with Wing, an on-demand drone delivery provider powered by Google parent company Alphabet, to offer drone delivery services from two of its branches in Dallas to 60,000 customers in the area. The Walmart Supercenter, located in Frisco, Texas, is set to pioneer the drone delivery service while a […]
07/25/2023
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By Laura Harris
Amazon rolling out PAY-BY-PALM services as new payment tech at all Whole Foods Market stores
Amazon, the tech and retail giant and the parent company of Whole Foods, announced on July 20 that it is expanding its pay-by-palm services known as Amazon One to all Whole Foods Market stores across the United States. Initially launched in 2021, Amazon One will be fully operational for both payment and Prime membership benefits to more than […]
06/16/2023
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By Ethan Huff
Amazon shuts down man’s “smart” home after automated doorbell allegedly committed an act of “racism”
A man by the name of Brandon Jackson was locked out of his so-called “smart home” recently after Amazon shut it all down due to allegedly “racist” statements he made that were picked up by the always-listening spy devices he owns. The Amazon Ring doorbell device locked Jackson out of his own home after the […]
06/05/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Amazon-owned Ring agrees to multimillion settlement with FTC over privacy violations – including SPYING ON CHILDREN
Security camera company Ring, which Amazon acquired in 2018, has agreed to a $5.8 million settlement after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) accused it of privacy violations linked to its doorbell cameras. In a May 31 statement, the FTC said Amazon agreed to settle out of court to avoid being charged by the federal government. […]
06/02/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
THE PRICE OF GUILT: Amazon agrees to pay $30.8 million for violating child privacy laws and other privacy lapses – but denies any wrongdoing
Amazon has agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) nearly $31 million to settle allegations of privacy lapses in its Alexa and Ring divisions, as well as accusations of violating child privacy laws by using its products to store kids’ voices and location data. The federal agency filed a lawsuit against Amazon several months ago alleging Amazon’s […]
05/22/2023
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By Cassie B.
Job APOCALYPSE continues: Layoffs announced at Walmart’s drone delivery partner
Walmart’s drone delivery partner is cutting jobs across the company amid a shift in its operating strategy. Virginia-based DroneUp announced a series of layoffs for its team, which is now made up of 418 people. Founded in 2016, the company owns a fleet of quadcopter drones that are geared toward last-mile delivery, flying items from […]
05/17/2023
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By Laura Harris
Starbucks teams up with Amazon to launch BIOMETRIC payment system in certain locations
Coffee shop chain Starbucks has teamed up with tech giant Amazon to launch a biometric payment system in select locations. The system will utilize the Amazon One system that allows payments through palm scanning. According to Reclaim the Net, the program will be launched in selected Starbucks stores in the city of Edmonds in Washington […]
04/09/2023
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By News Editors
Amazon illegally harvested kids’ data via Alexa-powered ‘smart’ speakers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) plans to sue Amazon over allegations the company illegally collected and used children’s data via its Alexa-powered smart speakers, according to reports by Politico and Bloomberg. (Article by Michael Nevradakis, Ph.D. republished from ChildrensHealthDefense.org) Citing individuals familiar with the issue, the two media outlets said the FTC recommended filing a complaint against Amazon on […]
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