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David Limp, senior vice president of Devices and Services at Amazon, displays a new Echo, left, and an Echo Plus during an event announcing several new Amazon products by the company, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, in Seattle. On Tuesday, June 8, 2021 Amazon launched a program that forces users of many Echo smart speakers and Ring security cameras to automatically share a small portion of their wireless bandwidth with neighbors. The only way to stop it is to turn it off yourself.
Amazon May Be Helping Itself to your Bandwidth
Some experts warn that the technology is so new that privacy and security risks remain unclear.
Jun 10th, 2021
In this Nov. 10, 2016, file photo, people walk past a Microsoft office in New York. China-based government hackers have exploited a bug in Microsoft's email server software to target U.S. organizations, the company said Tuesday, March 2, 2021.
Microsoft: China-based Hackers Found Bug to Target US Firms
Microsoft said the group is based in China but operates from leased virtual private servers in the U.S., helping it avoid detection.
Mar 2nd, 2021
This Sept. 6, 2012, file photo shows the Amazon logo in Santa Monica, Calif. Amazon said Wednesday, June 10, 2020, that it will pause police use of its facial recognition technology for a year. The Seattle-based company did not say why it was doing so, but protests after the death of George Floyd have focused attention on racial injustice in the U.S. and how police use technology to track people.
Amazon Bans Police Use of its Facial Recognition Tech
The moratorium will be in place for one year.
Jun 10th, 2020
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Microsoft Emerges as Internet's New Cop
The company is devoting considerable resources to thwarting Russian hackers.
Aug 22nd, 2018
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IBM Pits Human Debaters Against Computers
The A.I. could be useful in the future in helping lawyers or other human workers make informed decisions.
Jun 19th, 2018
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Microsoft Embraces Collaboration in GitHub Deal
The maker of Windows is embracing the types of open-source projects it used to shun.
Jun 5th, 2018
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Microsoft's New Program Will Use A.I. for Disabilities
CEO also warns of the dangers of building new technology without ethical principles in mind.
May 8th, 2018
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Microsoft's Overlooked AI Tool
Microsoft's Bing search engine has long been a punch line in the tech industry.
Oct 27th, 2017
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Make Microsoft Mindful Again
And he promises not to squander the new energy felt by employees after years of frustration.
Sep 26th, 2017