Amazon insists that the service is a simple object-recognition tool ... The bias seems to come from the data used to train the algorithm, which often skews white and male. It’s possible to ...

Amazon says the FTC is grossly mischaracterizing the algorithm. "Project Nessie was a project with a simple purpose – to try to stop our price matching from resulting in unusual outcomes where ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Amazon.com (AMZN.O), opens new tab used a series of illegal strategies to boost profits at its online retail empire, including an algorithm that pushed up prices U.S ...

The data you use to improve your algorithms must be lawfully collected and lawfully retained. Companies would do well to heed this lesson." In its statement to USA TODAY, Amazon said the company ...

Photo illustration: Xingpei Shen The algorithm helped Amazon improve its profit on items across shopping categories, and because of the power the company has in e-commerce, led competitors to ...

Amazon says the latest updates include simplified electrical and mechanical designs for its data centers that ensure better than 99% infrastructure availability. In other words, the company ...

The lawsuit claims that a biased algorithm drives Amazon's "Buy Box," which appears on an item's page and prompts shoppers to "Buy Now" or "Add to Cart." According to customers suing, nearly 98 ...

“COPPA does not allow companies to keep children’s data forever for any reason, and certainly not to train their algorithms.” The complaint also charged Amazon with deceiving ...

Amazon will pay more than $30 million in fines to settle alleged privacy violations involving its voice assistant Alexa and doorbell camera Ring, according to federal filings. In one lawsuit, the ...