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The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against Amazon Wednesday, alleging the company “duped millions of consumers into unknowingly enrolling in Amazon Prime,” and used so-called dark patterns to sabotage attempts to cancel those subscriptions.Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'“Amazon tricked and trapped people into recurring subscriptions without their consent, not only frustrating users but also costing them significant money,” said FTC Chair Lina M. Khan, in a press release. “These manipulative tactics harm consumers…

Amazon has released the dates for its 2023 Prime Day event, welcoming Prime members to take advantage of its mass sales and inviting them to save big on popular brands. The event will kick off on July 11 at 3 a.m. EST and will continue through July 12.Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'Amazon advised in a news release that Prime members should sign up for its invite-only deals to gain early access to products that are expected to sell out quickly including the Amazon Fire TV 43-inch Omni series (75% off) and the JBL Live 660NC…

Amazon employees staged a walkout on Wednesday, citing a “lack of trust” in leadership for its back-to-office mandate and to rally the tech giant to do more to curb climate change. The walk-out is tookplace worldwide with 1,900 employees pledged to walk out at 3 p.m. EST, 870 of whom are based in Seattle, however, the company noted in an email to Gizmodo that it currently has 65,000 employees working out of its Puget Sound region headquarters.Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'According to the Seattle Times, the walkout is a…

Celebrity voices are disappearing from Amazon’s Alexa including the widely popular voices of Shaquille O’Neal, Melissa McCarthy, and Samuel L. Jackson. Amazon jumpstarted the feature with Jackson in 2019, offering the option for consumers to download the actor’s voice for just .99 cents, but recently increased the cost to $4.99. Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'The company first notified consumers that it would be removing Jackson’s voice in December, but can continue to access the feature until June 7, 2023. An official note…

Flashing your palm over an Amazon One device will signal to the bartender that you are of legal age to drink, along with a photo of you for verification. Image: AmazonAmazon One, the palm scanning tech that you can use to pay at Panera, has gotten an upgrade. The payment technology can now verify the age of its user, allowing customers to purchase drinks without having to pull out their IDs.Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'Amazon announced the new feature today on its website. The company said that the age verification feature…

Amazon’s Freevee is getting a bit of a boost in while promoting more Prime Video content.Photo: rafapress (Shutterstock)Folks who want more streaming content without paying through the nose have quite a few more options this spring. Amazon announced Monday that it’s planning to drop a few more crumbs of content from its mainline Prime Video streaming platform to its Freevee ad-based video service. Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'Freevee will slowly gain access to more than 100 Amazon Originals over the course of the year.…

Amazon has banned the incredibly versatile Flipper Zero pen-testing tool on its platform, labeling it as a prohibited card-skimming device. Prime Day Ain't That 'Green'The Flipper Zero almost looks like a kid’s toy, with a white and orange exterior and a picture of a duck on the top of the screen. But the device can be used for tasks like opening garage doors, altering price signs at gas stations, unlocking car doors, intercepting Bluetooth signals, or even gaining access to someone’s computer. Flipper Zero can also gain…

The introduction and eventual acceptance of MP3s paved the way for possibly the most significant and controversial ‘90smusic innovations: Napster and peer-to-peer file sharing.Over the course of fewer than three years, Napster would rise and fall, acquire millions of curious users, and upend ideas around music ownership and distribution for decades to come. Napter’s founder, a college student named Shawn Fanning, reportedly articulated his idea for the service on an internet message board in 1999. Referred to by many as…

Spotify is officially shuttering its Clubhouse copycat called Spotify Live. The feature was a bit like a live radio station that listeners could access on the Spotify mobile app.How to Hide Your Sensitive Images in Google PhotosMusic Ally broke the news today, reporting that users were made aware of the scrapped feature this afternoon. Although Spotify Live is getting the axe, the company plans to continue experimenting with live features in its interface, according to the outlet. According to Spotify’s own website,…

A powerful and bizarre coalition of Senators have teamed up on a bill that could strike down the digital ad dominance of Google and Meta, though the proposed legislation never mentions those companies by name. The AMERICA Act could radically transform advertising technology, the financial backbone of the internet.Google’s Antitrust Case Is the Best Thing That Ever Happened to AITry to say the bill’s title in one breath: The Advertising Middlemen Endangering Rigorous Internet Competition Accountability Act, aka the AMERICA…