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Bill Kaczaraba

State attorneys general go after Meta claiming platforms are harming youth

Dozens of U.S. states, including Washington, are suing Meta Platforms claiming they harm young people and contribute to the youth mental health crisis.
2 years ago
This undated image provided by Amazon.com shows the so-called Prime Air unmanned aircraft project t...
Tom Murphy and Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.
2 years ago
FILE - The Amazon Prime logo appears on the side of a delivery van as it departs an Amazon Warehous...
Associated Press

The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC

Amazon is heading into one of its biggest sales events of the year — Prime Day — with a lawsuit hanging over its head that accuses it of preventing sellers from hawking their merchandise at lower prices on other sites.
2 years ago
Image: A shopper surveys stacks of clothing on a sales table in a Costco warehouse....
Bill Kaczaraba

Costco facing lawsuit over sharing customer data with Facebook’s owner

Costco is facing a class action lawsuit over claims it shared members’ personal data with Facebook's parent company, Meta.
2 years ago
Qualtrics layoffs...
Bill Kaczaraba

Seattle-area tech layoffs continue to mount; Qualtrics to cut 14% of jobs

The tech sector in Seattle continues to shrink, with the latest being Qualtrics' elimination of about 780 jobs.
2 years ago
FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2019, file photo, people stand in the lobby for Amazon offices in New York....
Associated Press

Fears about Amazon and Microsoft cloud computing dominance trigger probe

Concerns from regulators about the dominance of Amazon and Microsoft in Britain’s cloud computing market have triggered an investigation into the competitiveness of the key industry.
2 years ago
alarm...
Ted Buehner

This is why your phone alarm went off Wednesday morning

A nationwide broadcast of the National Emergency Alert Test will be conducted by FEMA and the Federal Communications Committee (FCC).
2 years ago
wildfires wa...
Bill Kaczaraba

UW professor: Climate change fight is woefully underfunded

A University of Washington environmental professor says the federal government needs to dramatically increase money to fund research on how climate change impacts health.
2 years ago
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks during the introduction of the integration of Microsoft Bing sea...
Suman Naishadham, Associated Press

Microsoft CEO says unfair practices by Google led to its dominance as a search engine

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said Monday that unfair tactics used by Google led to its dominance as a search engine, tactics that in turn have thwarted his company’s rival program, Bing.
2 years ago
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Bill Kaczaraba

Report: Amazon tells its employees it is monitoring badge swipes

Amazon says it is getting serious about its "get back to the office" policy, now monitoring individual badge swipes into office buildings.
2 years ago
Artificial Intelligence AI...
Bill Kaczaraba

UW researcher examines AI’s impact on teen learning

One University of Washington researcher says she believes, if used correctly, Artificial Intelligence can help teen students learn.
2 years ago
health data apps...
Micki Gamez

How health tracking apps, smart watches are selling sensitive data

Earlier this month, a report was released about modern cars invading consumers' privacy and selling data. Health-tracking apps are doing the same thing.
2 years ago
A man holds an iPhone next to an Amazon Echo, center, and a Google Home, right, in New York on June...
Associated Press

Amazon unveils a ‘smarter and more conversational’ Alexa amid AI race among tech companies

Amazon has unveiled a slew of gadgets and an update to its popular voice assistant Alexa, infusing it with more generative AI features to better compete with other tech companies who’ve rolled out flashy chatbots.
2 years ago
Microsoft’s Chief Product Officer Panos Panay holds a Surface Duo, left, and Surface Neo at an ev...
Associated Press

Microsoft chief product exec behind Surface devices and Windows 11 steps down

A top product executive at Microsoft who launched its Surface line of computers and Windows 11 is leaving the company.
2 years ago
wildfires wa...
Bill Kaczaraba

UW helps create new tool that may lead to fewer Northwest wildfires

A University of Washington research scientist has helped develop a modeling tool that may lead to fewer future wildfires in the Northwest.
2 years ago
carbon capture pave roads...
Diane Duthweiler

A Bothell carbon-capture company is changing the way we pave roads

A Bothell-based company, Modern Hydrogen, is on the leading edge of finding a cost-effective way to turn natural gas emissions into clean-burning hydrogen.
2 years ago
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Associated Press

Amazon, Microsoft agree to AI safeguards set by White House

Amazon, Microsoft and other tech companies in the AI space agreed to safeguards brokered by President Joe Biden's administration.
2 years ago
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Alexandra Olson, Associated Press

Still hiring: Big Tech layoffs give other sectors an opening

For the thousands of workers who’d never experienced upheaval in the tech sector, the recent mass layoffs at companies like Google, Microsoft, Amazon and Meta came as a shock. Now they are being courted by long-established employers whose names aren’t typically synonymous with tech work, including hotel chains, retailers, investment firms, railroad companies and even […]
2 years ago
Lawmakers vote on the Artificial Intelligence act Wednesday, June 14, 2023 at the European Parliame...
Associated Press

US urged to investigate the type of AI that powers systems like ChatGPT

Consumer protection groups urged regulators on Tuesday to investigate the type of artificial intelligence underpinning systems like ChatGPT
2 years ago
Associated Press

Amazon’s $1.7 billion deal to buy iRobot gets regulator approval

British antitrust regulators cleared Amazon’s purchase of robot vacuum maker iRobot on Friday, but the $1.7 billion deal still faces scrutiny in the United States and Europe.
2 years ago
Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission alleg...
Associated Press

Amazon fined $25M for violating child privacy with Alexa

Amazon agreed Wednesday to pay a $25 million civil penalty to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations it violated a child privacy law
2 years ago
Thalia Beaty, Associated Press

Gates Foundation takes up question of its own power

Does The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have too much power and influence?
2 years ago