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Whole Food Employees Say Work Conditions Declined Following Amazon Takeover
July 16, 2019 No Responses

Whole Food Employees Say Work Conditions Declined Following Amazon Takeover

Workers stated they are pressured to push Amazon Prime, all while handling increased workloads and being understaffed Since they were bought by Amazon two years ago, Whole Foods employees say their working conditions have diminished considerably, amid growing pressure to...
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According To A Recent UN Study, Digital Assistants Like Siri and Alexa Reinforce Harmful Gender Stereotypes
May 23, 2019 No Responses

According To A Recent UN Study, Digital Assistants Like Siri and Alexa Reinforce Harmful Gender Stereotypes

Amazon’s Alexa and Apple’s Siri are accused of perpetuating antiquated, harmful ideas about women through their submissive responses to queries A recent report made by UNESCO found that Siri, Alexa, and other voiced AI assistants like Microsoft’s Cor...
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Amazon’s Alexa Device For Kids Is Still Being Investigated By The FTC
May 13, 2019 No Responses

Amazon’s Alexa Device For Kids Is Still Being Investigated By The FTC

US Senators asked for another FTC investigation of Amazon’s Echo device for kids Last week, on Thursday, US Senators Edward J. Markey, Richard Blumenthal, Dick Durbin and Josh Hawley sent a letter to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate...
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Is Having A Digital Avatar The Future Of Retail?
February 28, 2019 No Responses

Is Having A Digital Avatar The Future Of Retail?

Online shopping and AI will make or kill the high street clothing store Online shopping has become more and more popular in the last years and online retailers are ready to try anything in order to help their customers get...
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Walmart Wants A Big Advertising Business Just Like Amazon’s
February 13, 2019 No Responses

Walmart Wants A Big Advertising Business Just Like Amazon’s

Walmart wants to start collecting customer data just like Amazon in order to appeal to big advertisers Walmart has 4,755 stores, 1.5 million employees and $380 billion in revenue in the US alone, and about 300 million shoppers in their...
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World’s 26 richest people own as much wealth as poorer 50% of humanity
January 22, 2019 No Responses

World’s 26 richest people own as much wealth as poorer 50% of humanity

The growing concentration of the world’s wealth has been highlighted by a report showing that the 26 richest billionaires own as many assets as the 3.8 billion people who make up the poorest half of the planet’s population. World’s richest...
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Amazon Made Record Sales with their Smart Home Devices this Christmas
December 28, 2018 No Responses

Amazon Made Record Sales with their Smart Home Devices this Christmas

Amazon Alexa was the most downloaded app on Christmas this year, both on Google Play and Apple App Store. The Alexa companion app helps users command their smart home devices with the Alexa virtual assistant. Alexa can be used with...
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