A University Is Putting 2,300 Echo Dots in Student Living Spaces and What Could Go Wrong?
When students of Saint Louis University begin their fall semester this month, they’ll notice a new addition to the…
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Report: Almost Nobody Is Using Amazon's Alexa to Actually Buy Stuff
Amazon may have sold millions of Echoes and other devices equipped with its voice-controlled Alexa smart assistant…
Amazon Imagines Future Employee Surveillance With Patent Application for AR Goggles
Amazon was criticized earlier this year for a controversial patent application that detailed an “ultrasonic bracelet”…
Amazon Studios Will No Longer Let Audiences Vote on Which Pilots They Want to See Developed
Amazon is ending its policy of letting viewers vote on which TV pilot episodes they would like to become full-length…
Amazon Accidentally Makes Rock-Solid Case for Not Giving Its Face Recognition Tech to Police
Days after the ACLU released a damning report on Amazon’s face recognition product Rekognition, Amazon’s general…
Now Every Alexa Device Should Know Which One You're Yelling At
Keeping multiple voice assistants in your home can lead to the occasional misfire, causing a far-flung device in the…
Former Online Survey Worker Sentenced to 18 Months for Stealing $492,000 in Unclaimed Amazon Gift Cards
A Lexington, Kentucky man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on Monday, the Department of Justice wrote in a…
Behold This Disastrously Bad Op-Ed Calling for Amazon to Replace Libraries
For those who have remained blissfully off of Twitter, a site that remains uncomfortably popular with sociopaths and…
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…
Jeff Bezos Ascends to Richest Dude Throne on Prime Day
Amazon’s malign power has grown to the point where for several years now, it has declared its own holiday, Prime Day,…
Amazon's Contract Delivery Drivers Are Also Getting Hit With Outages
Amazon, as you may know, is experiencing some technical issues during Prime Day. It appears similar snags have…
Maybe Don't Buy Anything This Amazon Prime Day
I know what you’re thinking: Amazon’s got some hot deals for its made-up holiday, and even though you don’t exactly…
My Search for the Spirit of Prime Day at an Ariana Grande Concert in a Giant Amazon Box
BROOKLYN, NY—Imagine a place where all the offers are epic, the deals never end, and shipping is always free. A…
Amazon Called Out for Failing to Keep White Supremacist Garbage Off Its Platforms
Amazon has policies against hateful products, but a new report finds that it could be doing far more to enforce its own…
Report: Amazon May Prey on Your Toys 'R' Us Catalog Nostalgia By Mailing You Its Own
E-commerce giant Amazon, which remains determined to cannibalize what’s left of the brick-and-mortar competitors it…
Amazon's PillPack Deal Could Give It Reams of Users' Private Medical Data
E-commerce giant Amazon wiped out nearly $15 billion in value from Walgreens, CVS, and Rite Aid this week when it…
I'm Starting to Have Serious Doubts About Amazon Prime
My own personal Amazon Prime day is in two weeks. It’s not the day that Amazon puts a lot of random crap on sale.…
Best-Selling Carbon Monoxide Detector Removed From Amazon and eBay Because It's Defective
Amazon and eBay have removed several carbon monoxide detectors from their respective marketplaces after a recent…
Alexa for Hospitality Lets Amazon Follow You on Vacation
For those averse to talking on the phone, hotel stays can resemble a war of attrition, testing your mettle to see how…
Oh Cool, Amazon Is Peddling Conspiracy Theories Now
Amazon Prime Video, the streaming service you turn to when Netflix doesn’t have what you’re looking for, is best known…
