What Are Possible Uses of ChatGPT?

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Microsoft to pay $20M settlement for illegally collecting children’s personal data

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Yext (NYSE:YEXT) Reports Q1 In Line With Expectations, Stock Soars

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The 6 best Fitbits to buy in 2023, tested by a personal trainer

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Alexa Users Seek To Reinstate Privacy Claims Over Ad Targeting

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Amazon Has Explicit Words On Concerns It Broke Privacy Laws

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Apple just revealed a new feature that transforms your iPhone into a smart display for your nightstand

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You no longer need to tell Siri ‘Hey’

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The Best Father's Day Deals on Tech and Gaming

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Let artificial intelligence show you where to toss your trash

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FTC Slams Amazon with $30.8M Fine for Privacy Violations Involving Alexa and Ring

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The best OLED TVs in 2023 for vibrant, high-end picture quality

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Restaurants Rethink Loyalty With Brand Partnerships and Creative Rewards

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Fitbit Versa 4 review: A step in the wrong direction for Fitbit's midrange line

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What the Amazon Alexa settlement means for parents and kids

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Your Amazon Prime plan might soon cut your cell phone bill down to around $10

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Some 30,000 Amazon employees could spy on Alexa users’ voice recordings: FTC

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Explained: How bitcoin market sell orders cause flash crashes

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How to upskill in natural language processing

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How Amazon uses AI to check whether items are damaged or not

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FTC: Amazon/Ring workers illegally spied on users of home security cameras

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Amazon Fulfillment Executive Melissa Nick Leaving Company June 16

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Amazon ordered to pay more than $30M for privacy violations related to Alexa, Ring devices

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Amazon's Ring used to spy on customers, FTC says in privacy settlement

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Amazon to Pay Over $30 Million For Alleged Privacy Violations

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Amazon's North America fulfillment head is leaving

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Fitbit Sense 2 vs. Versa 4: Which fitness smartwatch is best for you?

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Ex-Ring doorbell employee spied on female customers in bedrooms and bathrooms for months, FTC filing reveals

nypost.com A former employee of Amazon’s Ring doorbell camera unit spied for months on female customers in 2017 with cameras placed in bedrooms and bathrooms, the Federal Trade…

Amazon to pay $31 million in fines for Alexa voice assistant and Ring camera privacy violations

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Amazon to pay $30M over privacy violations with Alexa and Ring cameras

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Amazon's iRobot deal faces July 6 EU antitrust deadline

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Amazon's Ring and Alexa devices ran into data privacy storms

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Senate takes up debt ceiling bill after House passage - Midday - Marketplace Minute

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Amazon must pay over $30 million over claims it invaded privacy with Ring and Alexa

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FTC Fines Amazon $25M Over Children's Voice Recordings

mediapost.com Amazon has agreed to pay $25 million to settle charges that it violated children's privacy laws by indefinitely retaining their voice recordings and geolocation data, the…

Amazon hit with $30 million in fines for alleged Alexa and Ring privacy violations

chicagotribune.com WASHINGTON — Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law and deceived parents…

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Markets Rise as Debt Ceiling Deal Moves to the Senate

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Amazon to Pay $30M Over Ring and Alexa Data Privacy Violations

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Amazon to pay over $30 million in FTC settlements over Ring, Alexa privacy violations

axios.com Amazon will pay over $30 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations that its Ring and Alexa divisions violated the privacy of users. The latest: A lawsuit…

Amazon fined for violating children’s privacy with Alexa

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FTC accuses Amazon of nightmare IoT security fails

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Amazon To Pay Over $30M To Settle Alexa, Ring Spying Claims

benzinga.com Amazon.com Inc. AMZN has agreed to pay $30.8 million in settlements with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations of spying on customers through Ring doorbell cameras…

FTC hits Amazon with $25 million fine for violating child privacy with Alexa voice assistant

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Amazon’s Ring doorbell was used to spy on customers, FTC says in privacy case

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New Alfa Rome Tonale neither fully Italian nor electric

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Amazon to pay $30m over Alexa and Ring privacy violations

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FTC charges Amazon with privacy violations over Alexa and Ring cameras

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Amazon fined $30 million to settle FTC privacy violations over Alexa assistant and Ring cameras

fortune.com Amazon will pay more than $30 million to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and its doorbell camera Ring. The Federal Trade Commission…

The Best TV Deals for Sports Lovers: Score Up to $1,500 Off Samsung, Sony, LG & More

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Amazon settles with FTC for $25M after ‘flouting’ kids’ privacy and deletion requests

techcrunch.com Amazon will pay the FTC a $25 million penalty as well as “overhaul its deletion practices and implement stringent privacy safeguards” to avoid charges of violating the…