Impossible Burgers Finally Hit Grocery Stores Good news for vegans everywhere—The Impossible Burger, a meat-free burger that’s previously only been available in restaurants, will be available to bu…
Facebook Plans to Create New Oversight Board
Facebook Plans to Create New Oversight Board Facebook has decided to create an independent board of overseers to create new regulations and decisions about Facebook’s policies and content. After re…
Amazon’s 30 cents
1. Amazon’s 30 cents Gas for 30 cents? Just kidding! The cheap gas promotion was part of “Maisel Day, an Amazon marketing campaign attempting to highlight the Prime Video series The Marvelous Mrs. …
Amazon’s Twitter Reps: Fact or Fiction?
1. Amazon’s Twitter Reps: Fact or Fiction? The public-relations apparatus responsible for managing Amazon’s relationship with our democracy has continued to undertake information operations designe…
Alexa Goes to College
1. Alexa Goes to College Just west of downtown St. Louis, a stone’s throw from the Gateway Arch, sits St. Louis University. Founded in 1818, this private, Catholic university is steeped in t…
Publishers Pissed at Audible Captions
1. Publishers Pissed at Audible Captions Earlier this week, Audible revealed that it was working on a new feature for its audiobook app: Audible Captions, which will use machine learning to transc…
Amazon Prime Day is Prime for Hackers
1. Amazon Prime Day is Prime for Hackers It’s Amazon Prime Day. So get your steals on that toaster and fidget spinner, and keep a watchful eye to ensure your personal information remains secure. Th…
Apple’s Sidecar
1. Apple’s Sidecar Is Apple introducing a new car? Not quite yet. Apple Sidecar is a “feature that lets you use an iPad as an external display for your Mac”, wireless or wirelessly. This is a great…
Walmart Uses AI
1. Walmart Using AI for Theft Walmart is using Artificial Intelligence to prevent theft and store mistakes. They have hooked up their cameras that monitor the checkout to ensure every product has b…
Amazon Sued Over Alexa Child Recordings
1. Amazon Sued Over Child Recordings “Alexa, why am I being sued?” Amazon is being sued in two US cases regarding a lack of consent to create voiceprints that could let Alexa-enabled devices keep t…