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10/22/2023
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By Arsenio Toledo
Amazon to begin testing Digit – a six-foot-tall humanoid robot that might end up REPLACING human warehouse workers
Amazon is testing the use of humanoid, six-foot-tall robots at their warehouses, causing more fears of employee displacement. The experiment will be conducted at Amazon’s BFI1 experimental facility in Sumner, Washington. The robot, known as Digit, is a two-legged robot that is capable of grasping and lifting items at Amazon facilities. Digit has two arms, […]
10/11/2023
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By Ramon Tomey
Amazon’s Alexa says 2020 elections were STOLEN
Amazon’s virtual assistant Alexa is now under the spotlight after claiming that the 2020 elections, which put President Joe Biden into the White House, were stolen from former President Donald Trump. The National Pulse‘s Jake Welch reported on the development, citing an article from the Washington Post (WaPo) – which is also owned by Amazon founder […]
08/31/2023
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By Laura Harris
LAYOFFS INCOMING: Walmart teams up with Wings for high-speed drone deliveries to 60,000 homes in Dallas
Retail giant Walmart has announced a new partnership with Wing, an on-demand drone delivery provider powered by Google parent company Alphabet, to offer drone delivery services from two of its branches in Dallas to 60,000 customers in the area. The Walmart Supercenter, located in Frisco, Texas, is set to pioneer the drone delivery service while a […]
02/23/2023
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By News Editors
‘Authors’ using ChatGPT flood Amazon books
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 21 (Reuters) – Until recently, Brett Schickler never imagined he could be a published author, though he had dreamed about it. But after learning about the ChatGPT artificial intelligence program, Schickler figured an opportunity had landed in his lap. (Article by Greg Bensinger republished from Reuters.com) “The idea of writing a book finally […]
12/29/2022
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By Ethan Huff
Amazon’s iRobot Roomba vacuums caught spying on users, taking photos of them on the toilet and posting to social media
MIT Technology Review published a report recently addressing the fact that Amazon’s iRobot Roomba vacuums are actually secret spy devices that map out users’ homes and even take private photos of their families without their knowledge or permission. As these robot vacuums scour people’s homes in search of crumbs and pet fur, they also secretly […]
08/12/2022
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By Ethan Huff
Amazon buys iRobot, meaning Jeff Bezos may now have a map of your entire home
The latest company to be absorbed into the Amazon empire is iRobot, which sells Roomba vacuums that map out people’s homes and quietly send the data back to the mothership. Now that Jeff Bezos and his cronies have access to said data, they will know even more personal details about the lives of their customers […]
10/15/2021
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By JD Heyes
Amazon just launched a new robot that roams around your home, SPYING on you and uploading audio and video to company servers
Most internet users aren’t aware of this, but practically everywhere they go online they are taken to destination sites that use Amazon Web Services (AWS). While most people focus on the awesome, and outsized, economic power of the multibillion dollar e-tailer, Amazon’s influence is largely unknown; after all, the vast majority of internet users don’t care […]
09/12/2021
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By Franz Walker
Warehouses turning to robots to fill labor gaps as e-commerce booms
In an effort to fill labor gaps and speed up deliveries, North American warehouses are turning to automation. A growing number of self-driving or remote-operated machines are shuttling clothing, sports equipment and electronics down warehouse aisles, pulling bins of groceries, toiletries and even industrial parts from high stacks before handing them off to human workers. […]
03/07/2020
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By Franz Walker
The rise of the AI “boss” – who can track productivity and even FIRE you
As technology marches forward, more and more ways are being found to use automation to replace human labor. Now, it seems that even supervisors and managers aren’t safe. A Boston-based company has developed an AI that can eventually replace the need for office managers. Developed by a company called Cogito, the AI is designed to micro-manage call center workers. […]
01/06/2020
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By Ethan Huff
Amazon’s warehouse robots are injuring the human employees who are forced to work alongside them
This past year, Amazon more than doubled the number of robot “drives” it uses to move goods in and out of its delivery fulfillment warehouses. But these robotic vehicles reportedly aren’t meshing too well with the human employees that are being forced to work alongside them, many of whom are suffering serious injuries while trying […]
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