Alexa: Amazon’s Operating System
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Money is made at chokepoints, and the most valuable chokepoints are operating systems; Amazon has built exactly that with Alexa.
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‘Cortana, Open Alexa,’ Amazon Says. And Microsoft Agrees.
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Schoolchildren in China work overnight to produce Amazon Alexa devices
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Amazon gibt intime Alexa-Sprachdateien preis
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2 min read · 31 saves · 2018-12-20 · Durch einen Fehler von Amazon.de fielen rund 1700 Alexa-Sprachaufzeichnungen in die Hände eines Unbefugten.
