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12/08/2023
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By Cassie B.
Amazon’s new generative AI assistant “Q” has “severe hallucinations” and leaks confidential data
Amazon’s fledgling generative AI assistant, Q, has been struggling with factual inaccuracies and privacy issues, according to leaked internal communications. The chatbot was recently announced by Amazon’s cloud computing division and will be aimed at businesses. A company blog post says it was built to help employees write emails, troubleshoot, code, research and summarize reports […]
10/04/2023
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By Laura Harris
New Amazon CEO faces FTC lawsuit over alleged anti-competitive practices under his predecessor Jeff Bezos
New Amazon CEO Andy Jassy is picking up the pieces following the departure of his predecessor, Jeff Bezos, and a complaint filed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over the tech giant’s alleged anti-competitive practices. The FTC formally filed the complaint on Sept. 26 following a four-year probe on the e-commerce giant. It accused Amazon of […]
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 […]
06/02/2023
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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 […]
05/17/2023
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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 […]
04/06/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
FTC to sue Amazon for illegally harvesting data of children via smart speakers
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is preparing to sue Amazon over allegations that the megacorporation illegally collected data on children through its line of smart speakers. According to people familiar with the case who spoke with Bloomberg, the FTC is recommending filing a complaint that Amazon’s Alexa-powered speakers are collecting information on children under the age of […]
03/24/2023
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By Cassie B.
Amazon is being sued for secretly collecting biometric data from NYC Amazon Go store customers
Amazon is currently facing a class action lawsuit accusing the tech giant of failing to notify customers at its New York City Amazon Go store that their biometric information was being collected. The suit maintains that failing to disclose their collection of biometric identifier information is a violation of New York City law. Amazon Go […]
02/23/2023
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By News Editors
‘Authors’ using ChatGPT flood Amazon books
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it. But after learning about the ChatGPT artificial intelligence program, Schickler figured an opportunity had landed in his lap. (Article by Greg Bensinger republished from Reuters.com) “The idea of writing a book finally […]
12/13/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Amazon outage causes chaos, renders many helpless (and even locked out of their own homes) without working smart gadgets
Thousands of people were left without working fridges, Roombas, doorbells and lighting at about 10 a.m. Eastern time Tuesday, Dec. 7, following the outage at Amazon.com Inc.’s cloud-computing arm – showing just how reliant people have become on the company. The outage upended package deliveries and took down major streaming services. Affected services included the voice assistant Alexa […]
10/15/2021
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By JD Heyes
Amazon just launched a new robot that roams around your home, SPYING on you and uploading audio and video to company servers
Most internet users aren’t aware of this, but practically everywhere they go online they are taken to destination sites that use Amazon Web Services (AWS). While most people focus on the awesome, and outsized, economic power of the multibillion dollar e-tailer, Amazon’s influence is largely unknown; after all, the vast majority of internet users don’t care […]
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