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• 澄清 — Amazon

  told Android Authority in a statement that it’s a bug affecting “a small number of Alexa Plus” users

• 整改 — Amazon

  with a fix in the works

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• Amazon is aware of the issue, and told Android Authority in a statement that it’s a bug affecting “a small number of Alexa Plus” users, with a fix in the works.

• An unsettling Alexa Plus bug has seen some Amazon Echo smart home speakers reduced to saying — and sometimes singing — nothing but “lalala” on repeat for minutes at a time, often in the middle of conversations with users.

• The issue has been reported on Reddit repeatedly over the last few weeks, as recently as three days ago

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• Apple and Amazon face revived UK consumer lawsuit over product sales

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• Amazon worker alleges assault on work trip, says company refused transfer

• 4 women sue Amazon, alleging the company denied pregnancy accommodations and fired a worker after an emergency

• Nov. 10, 2019

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• 澄清 — Amazon

  In a more than 3,000 word blog posted today, Amazon web services CEO Matt Garman pushed back on public concerns around the impact that data centers may have on jobs, power demands, and the environment

• 持续披露 — Amazon

  Additionally, Amazon says it no longer uses nondisclosure agreements with government agencies, after Democratic lawmaker Jamie Raskin probed tech companies about the secret deals with local officials.

• 整改 — Amazon

  Amazon recently followed Microsoft’s lead and said it will no longer use nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) while negotiating with local governments over data centers.

• 整改 — Amazon

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• This comes as support for AI data centers has plummeted in polls , and face increasing backlash from the US communities where they’re being built, with nationwide concerns growing over AI safety and what impact the technology will have on society if left unchecked.

• In a more than 3,000 word blog posted today, Amazon web services CEO Matt Garman pushed back on public concerns around the impact that data centers may have on jobs, power demands, and the environment, saying “our nation can’t afford to lose” the race for AI dominance.

• Amazon is calling for people to support AI data center projects, or risk irreparable harm to the US economy and national security.

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• Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and other Senate Democrats sent letters to the CEOs of Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft seeking information on tax subsidies for AI and data center development they say was authorized by the GOP-led "one big beautiful bill" act.

• Sen. Elizabeth Warren , D-Mass., led the letters, which were sent Sunday night and shared exclusively with CNBC, to the CEOs of the four companies asking for information on tax deductions they've claimed related to AI and data center development and on their lobbying efforts in the lead-up to the passage of the 2025 legislation, known more commonly as the "one big beautiful bill" act .

• They requested answers from each company by Oct. 12.

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• Pandiscia alleged in his complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

• Twitch streamer Warren Pandiscia has sued Twitch and its parent company, Amazon, alleging that they used his streams to develop AI products without obtaining permission or paying licensing fees.

• According to the complaint, the alleged data collection had been taking place for at least two years.

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• Amazon has been fined Rs 1 lakh by the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) for allowing ordinary sweets to be sold online as ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad’, with the consumer watchdog ruling that the e-commerce platform cannot avoid responsibility by describing itself merely as an intermediary, according to India Today.

• The authority said the unauthorised commercial use of the temple’s name could hurt the religious sentiments of millions of consumers.

• The CCPA has directed Amazon to deposit the Rs 1 lakh penalty within 15 days after finding that sweets sold under the ‘Bihari Brothers’ brand by Chandu Trading Company were marketed as Ayodhya Ram temple prasad without authenticated permission from the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust.

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• A federal judge has entered a stipulated order resolving allegations that Amazon violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to provide records, either at all or at least within 30 days of a request, of transaction records involving people believed to have fraudulently used victims' identification.

• The order imposes a $2.25 million civil penalty and requires Amazon to provide those records, free of charge, within 30 days of a request, subject to verification of the victims' identity and claim of identity theft.

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• Filed in federal court in Seattle, the lawsuit accuses Amazon of “greenwashing”, using environmental language or imagery to make products appear more sustainable than the available evidence supports.

• The lawsuit was filed on behalf of consumers including Madeleine Rogow of Los Angeles and Adam Sorkin of Chicago.

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• 澄清 — Amazon

  Amazon responded to NBC San Diego's request for an interview with a statement saying the products had been recalled and were no longer available on its website.

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• A San Diego man who served as a U.S. Navy helicopter search-and-rescue swimmer is suing Amazon and two companies involved in the manufacture of a tabletop fire pit after he suffered catastrophic third-degree burns to his face, neck and upper body.

• Amazon responded to NBC San Diego's request for an interview with a statement saying the products had been recalled and were no longer available on its website.

• The lawsuit names Amazon and two companies involved in the manufacture of the tabletop mini fire pits. Robinson alleges Amazon bears some responsibility because its website made the product publicly available to consumers, while the company processed the transaction and profited from it.

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• A report released Oct. 9 after a nearly yearlong inquiry by Democratic U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren, Chris Van Hollen and Richard Blumenthal said companies accepted paying for infrastructure dedicated to their sites but opposed requirements to cover the full cost of wider grid improvements tied to their facilities.

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• Voters in 38 local jurisdictions will consider at least 41 measures that would delay, prohibit or impose new requirements on data centers, the sprawling facilities that provide the computing power required to run AI applications.

• Baker, who is part of the advocacy group Conserve Ohio, said concerns about data centers’ electricity and water demands are driving the opposition.

• In Sunbury, near Columbus, a measure that would ban data centers that use more than 25 megawatts of power could derail Amazon’s proposed $2 billion data center development.

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• 澄清 — Meta

  Meta 公布的设计则称，凭证进入安全存储，Muse 本身看不到密码，安全存储并不能直接回答服务方是否同意代理访问。

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• 亚马逊对 Agent 没有表明身份以及账户凭证的处理提出异议。Meta 公布的设计则称，凭证进入安全存储，Muse 本身看不到密码，安全存储并不能直接回答服务方是否同意代理访问。

• 9 月 20 日，GeekWire 报道，尝试让 Muse 接入亚马逊购物的人开始看到提示：未经授权的 AI Agent 继续访问，违反平台使用条款。亚马逊确认已经阻止 Muse，并称此前曾要求 Meta 主动把购物网站排除在服务之外。

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• 否认 — Amazon

  An Amazon spokesperson told NBC the company 'does not tolerate discriminatory harassment of any kind'

• 澄清 — Amazon

  In a statement to NBC News, Amazon declined to comment on the case but insisted that it does not tolerate discrimination or harassment “of any kind.”

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• KUOW and the New York Post reported Danbom filed the lawsuit Tuesday, Oct. 20.

• According to NBC News, Lisa McCarrick, a former regional manager for Amazon, has filed a lawsuit against a unit of the company in California. She filed her suit in the Superior Court of California on claims of retaliation, wrongful termination, failure to prevent discrimination, violating the state’s labor code and its Equal Pay Act.

• Shaun Simmons filed a federal lawsuit against the retail giant Monday for pregnancy and gender-based harassment and discrimination.

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• 澄清 — Amazon

  If it does launch at some point down the road, there are no plans for many of the words you’re calling out to be screened. The only kinds of words that may be screened are ones that are offensive or harassing, which is intended to protect our team.

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• Amazon spokesperson Barbara M. Agrait told The Intercept that the program hasn’t been approved yet and may change significantly or never launch at all; however, The Intercept states that a pilot version of Shout-Outs will be launching later this month.

• If it does launch at some point down the road, there are no plans for many of the words you’re calling out to be screened. The only kinds of words that may be screened are ones that are offensive or harassing, which is intended to protect our team.

• Amazon is planning to flag and block posts that include certain keywords on an employee app, according to a report from