Kif Leswing, provided by Published 5:47 am PST, Thursday, December 20, 2018 Amazon's Echo stores audio files when you speak to Alexa. Our terrifying future as told through Amazon patents >>> Amazon's Echo stores audio files when you speak to Alexa. Our terrifying future as told through Amazon patents >>> Photo: CBSI/CNET Photo: CBSI/CNET Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close Image 1 of 15 Amazon's Echo stores audio files when you speak to Alexa. Our terrifying future as told through Amazon patents >>> Amazon's Echo stores audio files when you speak to Alexa. Our terrifying future as told through Amazon patents >>> Photo: CBSI/CNET Amazon accidentally sent 1,700 Alexa recordings to … [Read more...] about Amazon accidentally sent 1,700 Alexa recordings to the wrong person, including audio from in the shower (AMZN)
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Amazon HQ2, Detroit train station top development news in 2018
John Gallagher Detroit Free Press Published 8:00 AM EST Dec 20, 2018 Economic development news dominated the headlines in 2018. Let's take a few minutes to look back on some of the biggest development stories of the year and what they mean in a larger context. Amazon HQ2 search Anticipation over winning Amazon’s second headquarters with its bonanza of new jobs and tax base dominated the nation’s economic development industry for most of 2018. Detroit’s bid just missed making Amazon’s short list of 20 finalists, with the company citing an insufficient talent pool in Southeast Michigan. But Amazon’s so-called HQ2 search also sparked a debate on the use of public tax incentives to lure major companies like Amazon or Taiwanese chip maker Foxconn, which chose Wisconsin for a major campus after a similar search. Michigan and Detroit officials offered Amazon $4 billion in tax incentives in the failed bid, an amount several times larger than ever … [Read more...] about Amazon HQ2, Detroit train station top development news in 2018
‘Worst-kept secret’ in Colorado Springs leads to Amazon assumptions
A mystery Fortune 500 company that intends to build two warehouse-distribution centers at the Colorado Springs Airport is moving ahead with its plans, while real estate industry insiders speculate that online giant Amazon will emerge as the user of one or both facilities."It's like the worst-kept secret," said Randy Dowis of Springs commercial brokerage NAI Highland. "We could all be wrong, but I think it's the worst-kept secret. It's just the rumor mill is running amok. Everyone assumes it's Amazon."The City Council agreed last month to sell 88 acres in the airport's business park to a Fortune 500 company; city officials have declined to reveal its identity, citing a confidentiality agreement. The council’s approval came days after Amazon opened a temporary delivery station with 300 employees north of Milton E. Proby Parkway and adjacent to the airport’s business park, which runs south of the parkway and along Powers Boulevard. During that meeting, Councilman Bill … [Read more...] about ‘Worst-kept secret’ in Colorado Springs leads to Amazon assumptions
Amazon workers on strike in Germany a week before Christmas
Updated 12:32 am PST, Monday, December 17, 2018 FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, post trucks leave the Amazon Logistic Center in Rheinberg, Germany. Workers at two Amazon distribution centers in Germany have gone on strike as part of a push for improved work conditions, leading to fears that Christmas orders may not arrive in time. The German news agency dpa reported that workers in Leipzig in eastern Germany and Werne in western Germany went on strike early Monday. less FILE - In this file photo dated Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2018, post trucks leave the Amazon Logistic Center in Rheinberg, Germany. Workers at two Amazon distribution centers in Germany have gone on strike as part of ... more Photo: Martin Meissner, AP Photo: Martin Meissner, AP Image 1 of / 3 Caption … [Read more...] about Amazon workers on strike in Germany a week before Christmas
Amazon workers, joined by Ilhan Omar, air grievances at Shakopee facility
Minnesota Amazon workers, Somali community leaders and their allies rallied in suburban Minneapolis at the height of the busy holiday season to demand better working conditions. Joining them Friday evening at an Amazon warehouse in Shakopee was U.S. Rep.-elect Ilhan Omar, who’s the first Somali-American and one of the first two Muslim women elected to Congress. Amazon’s fulfillment center in Shakopee employs more than 1,500 workers. The online retail giant estimates about 30 percent of the workers there are East African. The workers are being represented by the nonprofit Awood Center. But the Star Tribune reports the two sides have not resolved their differences, which include increasing workloads and limited advancement opportunities. Workers spoke of harsh conditions during Friday’s rally. In a statement, Amazon said Friday it works to ensure all employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect. Amazon said workers in Minnesota receive excellent pay and … [Read more...] about Amazon workers, joined by Ilhan Omar, air grievances at Shakopee facility