A team from Ruhr-Universität Bochum has succeeded in integrating secret commands for the Kaldi speech recognition system – which is believed to be contained in … Secret messages for Alexa and Co.Read more
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Amazon Warehouse Found Abusive Conditions & No Bathroom Breaks
James Bloodworth talking: I’ve been tweeting about it and doing things like this in the media, because it’s really important, I think, to recognize what … Amazon Warehouse Found Abusive Conditions & No Bathroom BreaksRead more
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Jeff Bezos Tables Latest Breakthrough Cost-Cutting Idea After Realizing It’s Just Slaves
Deciding at the last minute to hold off due to ethical concerns, Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos reportedly set aside his latest cost-cutting initiative … Jeff Bezos Tables Latest Breakthrough Cost-Cutting Idea After Realizing It’s Just SlavesRead more
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Jeff Bezos’s $150 Billion Fortune Is a Policy Failure
Last month, Bloomberg reported that Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post, has accumulated a fortune worth $150 billion. That … Jeff Bezos’s $150 Billion Fortune Is a Policy FailureRead more
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Amazon Warehouse Strike in Spain Reportedly Results in Police Clashes, Arrests
The second day of a three-day strike by Amazon warehouse workers near Madrid coinciding with the e-commerce giant’s Prime Day promotion escalated significantly on Tuesday, … Amazon Warehouse Strike in Spain Reportedly Results in Police Clashes, ArrestsRead more
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What Big Tech Has Acquired From In-Q-Tel, The CIA’s VC Arm
The government helped shape the Internet, so it should come as no surprise that it is also game to invest in the companies working to … What Big Tech Has Acquired From In-Q-Tel, The CIA’s VC ArmRead more
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Amazon Echo Sent Out Recording of Couple’s Conversation
A woman in Portland, Ore., told KIRO7, a television news station in Washington, that her Amazon Echo device had recorded a conversation then shared it … Amazon Echo Sent Out Recording of Couple’s ConversationRead more
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Living in cars, working for Amazon: meet America’s new nomads
Millions of Americans are wrestling with the impossibility of a traditional middle-class existence. In homes across the country, kitchen tables are strewn with unpaid bills. … Living in cars, working for Amazon: meet America’s new nomadsRead more
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Why Does Amazon Get Corporate Welfare?
Jeffrey Preston Bezos is the man of unbounded ambition who founded Amazon, the online retailing colossus that trumpets itself as “Earth’s most customer-centric company.” He’s … Why Does Amazon Get Corporate Welfare?Read more