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Amazon reveals ‘confidential’ podcast plan in mass email; shows must agree not to disparage Amazon

GeekWire

We have not submitted our weekly GeekWire Podcast for inclusion, or agreed to the license terms, and we did not agree to treat the information in the email confidentially before receiving it. Then came the real mess. GeekWire was among the podcast content producers that received the message.

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U.S. senators question Amazon about its use of palm-reading biometric data

GeekWire

and Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) — sent a letter to Jassy asking a series of questions about its new Amazon One program which encourages people to make contactless payments via hand scans in its brick-and-mortar stores, such as Whole Foods. How many third-party customers has Amazon sold (or licensed) Amazon One to? A group of three U.S.

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This article is OpenAI training data

Vox

This AGI is programmed by its creators with the goal of producing paperclips. Why would someone program a powerful AI to create paperclips? Should the company refuse to license its content, there’s a decent chance such data scraping would continue, without compensation. Don’t worry about it — the absurdity is the point.)

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Say goodbye to your favorite podcast promo codes

The Verge

McNeil is one of many direct response advertisers who’ve found a home in podcasting. McNeil, for example, says the cost to advertise doubled on one of his brand’s go-to shows after it was acquired — although so far, they’ve honored his prior price point. Advertisers say the experience of buying and distributing an ad is getting worse.

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Creating the Future of Advertising - looking back to look forward - Trends in the Living Networks

Trends in the Living Networks

Specific symptoms include pricing pressures from a procurement mentality, increasing competition from adjacent industries such as the new digital media companies and strategy consulting firms, and a drive to the commoditization of advertising creative within the array of services offered by the advertising and marketing communities.

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Amazon, Uber, and Lyft sue seller over rogue rideshare signs — here’s what he says in response

GeekWire

District Court in Seattle on Monday on claims of trademark infringement, false advertising, and violations of the Washington Consumer Protection Act — seeking an injunction and financial damages. The companies sued Gary Hutton of Torrance, Calif., and his company, Huttronics LLC, in U.S. In response, the company provided this statement.

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Seattle startup Xealth lands investment from Cerner as COVID-19 accelerates digital health adoption

GeekWire

Xealth will team up with Cerner, a leading electronic health record (EHR) tech company, to help hospitals incorporate digital health programs. The startup makes money by licensing its platform to healthcare providers. McSherry was CEO at Swype and became Nuance’s VP of advertising and content and Sheedy its VP of mobile product.