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04/06/2018 / By Lance D Johnson

Amazon patent admits it will listen in real-time for “trigger words” that could get you arrested and imprisoned

An Amazon patent, filed in June 12, 2017, reveals a massive conspiracy to spy on you using a “voice sniffer algorithm.” If approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, this artificial intelligence can be embedded inside Amazon devices, including the Amazon Alexa. The “voice sniffer algorithm” would take advantage of the microphones already built […]

03/13/2018 / By David Williams

Rise of the machines: A.I. technology could soon be taking over the jobs of supermarket managers

The idea that robots will replace entry-level workers in places likes supermarkets has been around for quite some time now. As a matter of fact, an online retail giant has already gone ahead and implemented the idea in its own experimental stores called Amazon Go, where customers can walk in, take whatever items they want, […]

02/27/2018 / By David Williams

Amazon’s new Key device already hacked by security researchers, highlighting security flaws

Online retail giant Amazon has a unique new delivery service feature that allows delivery guys to open locked doors, leave packages inside people’s homes, and leave after locking the door again behind them. This is called Amazon Key, and it’s a service that is now a hot topic in the security industry as one researcher […]

02/27/2018 / By David Williams

Silent spy: Amazon’s Alexa can listen for more than just its name even while in Sleep mode

During the last Super Bowl, Amazon had an ad spot for Alexa, its intelligent voice-based personal assistant. During the spot, Alexa’s name – usually the device’s trigger to go from Sleep mode to Wake mode and await a user’s commands – was uttered some 10 times. Surprisingly, these didn’t trigger the Alexa devices that were sitting in […]

02/21/2018 / By David Williams

Would you allow an Amazon robot inside your house? They’ve patented a “postman” bot to unlock doors for delivery, pickup

Amazon is slowly but surely becoming one of the most influential tech companies in the world. In fact, it has probably become one of the most influential companies of all time. The online retail giant has been trying to invest heavily into automation and robotics technology in the past few years, and now it has […]

02/02/2018 / By David Williams

Bill Gates: The A.I. revolution may take away everyone’s job, but it’s okay because we’ll have more free time… huh?

A man like Bill Gates has two things first and foremost: money, which he has amassed over the years as a tech industry magnate and now gives away to charity, and ideas which he shares freely with anyone willing to listen. The founder — and former CEO — of Microsoft has now shared his views […]

12/30/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Opinionated security risk: Alexa is a feminist supporter of BLM, demonstrating Amazon’s political bias

Do you shop at Whole Foods Market? Or enjoy two-day shipping with Amazon Prime? If you answered yes to either (or both) of these questions, then you’re also an inadvertent supporter of man-hating feminism and the white-hating domestic terrorist group Black Lives Matter (BLM). How is all of this related, you might be asking yourself? […]

12/28/2017 / By JD Heyes

Microsoft and Amazon employees ensnared in sex trafficking bust… why are we not surprised?

An American media outlet has obtained copies of emails sent to brothels by “high-level Amazon and Microsoft directors” who are now facing charges of sex trafficking, marking the latest Left-wing sycophants who have been [allegedly] busted for treating women badly. As reported by Engadget, the online magazine Newsweek managed to obtain “a slew of emails […]

12/26/2017 / By Robert Jonathan

Is it time for government to regulate internet giants to prevent thought monopolies?

Calls are increasing for Big Social platforms like Google, Facebook, and Twitter to be regulated like public utilities given their immense influence over what people see, read, hear and ultimately think, as well as how they spend their money. This online dominance has similarly brought forth the related issue of monopolistic control. A monopoly does not constitute an automatic […]

11/30/2017 / By Ethan Huff

Amazon’s ALEXA is a pseudoscience quack: Declares gender is a “spectrum”

Having an always-listening, always-connected spy device like Amazon’s Alexa in your home that creates grocery lists, conducts internet searches, and even turns on and off lights just by speaking at it might seem cool to “techies” who are willing to sacrifice their privacy in exchange for the illusion of convenience. But these creepy wire-tap devices […]

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