#Amazon.com #investors voted against all 14 resolutions that asked the retailer to disclose more about its carbon emissions and its directors' donations, and to form a committee to oversee artificial-intelligence development, among other issues.
The company had asked #shareholders to reject all of the outside proposals.
Word is that #Amazon wants to charge $10-$20/month for an "AI Enhanced" version of Alexa. This would reportedly not be included in Amazon Prime. Unclear if they would keep the basic Alexa free. So ... how much would you be willing to pay a month for ANY version of Alexa or Google Home?
Would you pay a monthly fee for a smarter, #AI-enabled #Alexa from #Amazon?
I would not as I barely use Alexa these days at all even though as a former #IoT content creator, I have all of the “big tech” assistants in my home. Not because Alexa today is lackluster compared to other options IMO, but I’ve given enough (read: too much) of my personal data to Amazon already.
#Amazon Echo Hub reviewed in @guardian is a device that brings you firmly into #Alexa's clutches.
The word #privacy isn't mentioned at all. Because who cares about that, right?
"Amazon’s latest Alexa device feels like the missing piece in making a home fully smart"
"The #Echo Hub [..] is a cut-price option for a device that usually has to be either professionally installed, costing thousands, or a DIY job that requires more than a little expertise." 😫
Was dies genau bedeutet und wie man es verhindert mit Updates oder Alternative #API's gibt muss ich mir noch ansehen.
»Fluent Bit – Schwere Sicherheitslücke bei vielen #Cloud-Anbietern entdeckt:
Das #OpenSource-Programm #FluentBit wird unter anderem von allen großen Cloud-Anbietern wie #AWS und #Google genutzt. Bei der #Protokoll-#Software wurde jetzt eine kritische #Schwachstelle entdeckt, die mehrere Angriffe (#DoS) erlaubt. Ein #Update wird dringend empfohlen.«