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Earth’s Richest 26 Control Same as World’s Poorest 50% – Report…

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Released ahead of the annual winter World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland — a yearly gathering of some of the planet’s richest and most influential — the frightening new report from UK-based Oxfam (Oxford Committee for Famine Relief), reveals a dire gap between those who have all too much and those who have little to nothing. Founded in 1942 to, as the name implies, counter global famine, […]

Whoopsie: Amazon Sends Couple’s Intimate Alexa Recordings to Wrong Person…

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Amazon accidentally sent the wrong person approximately 1,700 audio files and a PDF containing transcripts of intimate conversations – all recorded over the company’s in-home echo assistant. In August 2018, a German Amazon customer took advantage of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to request whatever personal data Amazon had on file about him. […]

Amazon’s Alexa Goes Haywire, Tells Customer to ‘Kill Your Foster Parents’…

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One of Amazon’s newest projects is researching ways to make Alexa a more human-like communicator for customers, but sometimes the virtual assistant’s language comes across as creepy and offensive. New research is making Alexa better mimic human response, Reuters reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. The research sometimes results in awkward moments for […]

This Story’s Legs Are Growing: Facebook Admits That it Allowed Netflix and Spotify to Access Your Private Messages…

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Facebook has acknowledged allowing other companies, namely Spotify and Netflix, to access millions of people’s private messages. Responding to a bombshell New York Times report from Tuesday on how Facebook shared user data with partners over the years, the company said it had given third-party companies extensive access to messages. It said this was so […]

Apple to Build $1B Campus in Texas…

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Apple is building a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, as well as three more smaller satellite locations on the west coast. The Austin campus is expected to employ 5,000 people working in engineering, research and development, operations, finance, sales, and computer support, the Associated Press reported. The Texas city is already the second largest […]

An Amazon Revolt Could Be Brewing As the Tech Giant Exerts More Control Over Brands…

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The next time you buy a PopSockets cellphone grip from Amazon, be forewarned: It likely won’t come with a manufacturer’s warranty — because it won’t be coming from PopSockets or one of its authorized sellers. That’s one of the trickle-down effects of a power move that Amazon recently made against PopSockets and other brands that […]

Ever Wonder What Data Big Tech Collects on You?…

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Have you ever asked yourself, “What does Google know about me?” The answer is uncomfortable. What Google knows about you includes everything from your clicks on ads to your birthday to the device you’re using right now and the Wi-Fi network it’s connected to. But Google pales in comparison to some of the other big […]

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