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In the Cloud…
Amazon’s Web Services (AWS) continues growing robustly despite the firm’s reported overall losses last quarter. While this is good news for the firm it also shows the increasing Cloud-dependence of organizations s ranging from the CIA to Netflix and the potential hacking … Continue reading
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Amazon, Blogski, Cloud, Computing, Hosting, Testing
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Just Drone…
And, you’re done. That’s Amazon’s plan as the FAA approved the firm’s plans to test drones for deliveries.
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Amazon, Blogski, Drones, FAA, Technology
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No-Fly Zone…
As it now stands, FAA-rules will prohibit ‘Amazon and you’re drone‘ (i.e., the firm’s plans to deliver with said medium) to become a reality…
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Amazon, Blogski, Drone, Technology
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Just in Time.
Has anyone else noticed that Amazon’s Echo just so happened to be released right before the Christmas season (as if the firm would’ve timed it otherwise!?) Merry Snooping…
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged AI, Amazon, Blogski, Echo, NSA, Privacy, Technology
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Pushing Prime.
Given that Amazon Prime subscribers (if selected) can purchase Echo for $100.00 off, one has to wonder: a) how many additional (Prime) subscribers the firm has gotten since this announcement; b) how much more content the firm is hoping to … Continue reading
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged AI, Amazon, Blogski, Content, Echo, Prime, Technology
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Limit (ed/less) Access?
Assuming that Amazon’s Echo is a success, there are a number of variables to contend with. For example, content. It’s clear that the company is pushing for an end-to-end integration via said device; however, what happens if a request for … Continue reading
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Tagged Access, Amazon, Blogski, Content, Echo, PG-13, Privacy, Technology
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Echo + NSA = An Orwellian Nightmare?
Agreed, while the thought of having an AI-assistant is arguably every Trekkie’s dream… think about the potential implications in the post-Snowden-era when (inevitably) a bug and/or some sort of malware is introduced into said devices ecosystem? Leaving that and fatalistic … Continue reading
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged Amazon, Blogski, Civil Liberties, Echo, NSA, Orwell, Privacy, Technology
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(Test for) Echo…
Amazon’s Echo could be a game-changer; a dud; first-mover advantage / disadvantage and/or somewhere in between… whatever the case may be, AI, and, by extension, humanities’ fascination / reliance on machines just might have taken a giant step forward… er, … Continue reading
Posted in Convergence for a Converging World
Tagged AI, Amazon, Blogski, Echo, NSA, Orwell, Personal Assistant, Privacy, Sky-Net, Technology
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