Benjamin Romano, Author at Daily Hampshire Gazette

The updated Amazon Alexa Plus,is on display in Amazon's Day 1 building in Seattle on September 20, 2018. - Amazon weaves its Alexa digital assistant into more services and devices as it unveiles new products powered by artificial intelligence including a smart microwave and dash-mounted car gadget. (Grant Hindsley/AFP/Getty Images)

Amazon sued over Alexa’s recordings

by Benjamin Romano The Seattle TimesJune 13, 2019

SEATTLE — A lawsuit filed in Seattle Tuesday alleges Amazon is recording children who use its Alexa devices without their consent, in violation of laws governing recordings in at least eight states, including Washington. “Alexa routinely…

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Amazon lets amateurs publish custom Alexa apps to reach broad audiences

by Benjamin Romano The Seattle TimesFebruary 25, 2019

Economists continue to study the effect of the minimum wage measures enacted in a growing number of cities and states. Here, people gather at a small celebration outside City Hall after the Seattle City Council unanimously adopted a plan to raise the minimum pay of Seattle workers on June 2, 2014.

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Minimum wage increases in six cities working as intended

by Benjamin Romano The Seattle TimesSeptember 10, 2018

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Amazon sued over Alexa’s recordings

Amazon lets amateurs publish custom Alexa apps to reach broad audiences

Minimum wage increases in six cities working as intended

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