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Amazon Chief Technology Officer Werner Vogels defended the company's facial recognition technology, comparing it to steel that can be used for both incubators and guns. Vogels argued that it is society's responsibility, not the manufacturer's, to decide on the ethical application and regulation of such tools. This "cavalier" attitude toward privacy and civil rights is criticized as typical of high-revenue Silicon Valley firms.
Amazon Prime Day Glitches, AWS Outage, Dogs of Amazon
Amazon experienced significant technical glitches during the launch of Prime Day at 3 p.m. Eastern, causing the stock price to fluctuate and hindering access to AWS-hosted services. Instead of standard 404 error pages, the site displayed a rotation of "Dogs of Amazon" photos. Despite the outages, the company reportedly generated three billion dollars in sales during the event.
