One of my Amazon Echo devices has started playing one song by itself without being prompted. It’s annoying enough at the best of times, but I certainly didn’t appreciate it doing it every few minutes at 5 am! In the end, I unplugged it. 
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@Mumonkan I know the trade war has left them unable to pay 1000 Chinese employees there and there is a big protest about it.
" Employees at Sengled Optoelectronics say the company has failed to pay their wages for three consecutive months, which prompted protesters to march to the local town hall to demand a resolution on April 29.
A Sengled employee confirmed the protest in a telephone interview with The Epoch Times on April 30. “Over a thousand of us went to the town hall to protest,” the worker said. “Employees’ wages haven’t been paid for half a year.”
“Over a dozen people were arrested,” he said. "The company owes wages to over 1,000 full-time workers. We are all entitled to full benefits—pensions, retirement funds, unemployment insurance. The amount they owe is huge, but they haven’t given us any explanation."
The worker said that the factory owner owes the government a great deal of money and the “factory should’ve shut down long ago.”
Supposedly there are youtube videos about it, too.
#sengled #smartlightbulb #tech #home #AmazonEcho #GoogleHome #alexa #HomeAutomation
https://www.ntd.com/us-tariffs-trade-war-push-workers-to-protest-in-china_1065961.html
NTD · Wage Strikes Surge in China Amid Mounting Economic PressuresThe number of protests in China has risen sharply in recent weeks. In particular, protests by furious workers who say they haven't been paid for months—or even longer.
Anyone else having issues with Sengled lightbulbs. They seem to be having server issues for the last 20 or so hours and we're having to turn the lights on and off like it was 2015 again.
Even logging into the app fails.
#sengled #smartlightbulb #tech #home #AmazonEcho #GoogleHome #alexa #HomeAutomation
With just a few week's notice, Amazon is telling folks with Echo devices that the setting that lets smart speakers & displays process Alexa requests locally is disappearing. Starting March 28 all requests will be recorded and sent to Amazon's cloud servers, whether you're using Alexa+ or just plain old Alexa. #Amazon #AmazonEcho #Alexa #privacy http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/
Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
If you still use one of these devices, you might want to start looking into alternatives.
"In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally [...] Starting on March 28, recordings of everything command spoken to the Alexa living in Echo speakers and smart displays will automatically be sent to Amazon and processed in the cloud."
Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Wenn ihr mir folgt, habt ihr wahrscheinlich kein Amazon Echo in Hörweite stehen. Wer sowas kauft, hat ganz sicher die Kontrolle über sein Leben verloren. Das Gerät hat nicht umsonst mehrere #BigBrotherAwards »gewonnen«.
Aber vielleicht kennt ihr ja Leute, die sich selbst was vormachten und dachten, sie seien auf der sicheren Seite, wenn sie anklicken, dass der Echo (Dot/Spot) die Spracherkennung selbst machen soll, statt alle Tonaufzeichnungen in die Amazon-Cloud zu schicken. Tja, diese Option schaltet Amazon Ende des Monats ab. Weil der Bullshit-Generator Alexa+ sonst nicht profitabel sei.
Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
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Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to #Amazon starting on March 28
"Since Amazon announced plans for a generative AI version of Alexa, we were concerned about user privacy. With Alexa+ rolling out to Amazon Echo devices in the coming weeks, we’re getting a clearer view at the privacy concessions people will have to make to maximize usage of the AI voice assistant and avoid bricking functionality of already-purchased devices.
In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally and, therefore, avoid sending voice recordings to Amazon’s cloud. Amazon apparently sent the email to users with “Do Not Send Voice Recordings” enabled on their Echo. Starting on March 28, recordings of everything spoken to the Alexa living in Echo speakers and smart displays will automatically be sent to Amazon and processed in the cloud."
Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
A lot of people are talking about throwing #Amazon #Echo devices in the trash this second; in my timeline.
We did this back in February.
Got to say the #HomeAssistant voice boxes are totally usable. A little dumber than Alexa sans a llm, but perfectly adequate if you are like us and mostly just turn smart plugs on and off and check the weather. #HomeAssistantVoice #AmazonEcho #Alexa #Floss
DOUBLE PLUS UNGOOD! Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to #Amazon starting on March 28
By Scharon Harding, March 14, 2025
"Since Amazon announced plans for a generative #AI version of #Alexa, we were concerned about user privacy. With Alexa+ rolling out to #AmazonEcho devices in the coming weeks, we’re getting a clearer view at the privacy concessions people will have to make to maximize usage of the AI voice assistant and avoid bricking functionality of already-purchased devices.
"In an email sent to customers today, Amazon said that Echo users will no longer be able to set their devices to process Alexa requests locally and, therefore, avoid sending voice recordings to Amazon’s cloud. Amazon apparently sent the email to users with 'Do Not Send Voice Recordings' enabled on their Echo. Starting on March 28, recordings of everything spoken to the Alexa living in Echo speakers and smart displays will automatically be sent to Amazon and processed in the cloud."
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/everything-you-say-to-your-echo-will-be-sent-to-amazon-starting-on-march-28/
#BigBrother #Orwell #BigTechBrosAreWatchingYou #BigBrotherIsListeningToYou #NineteenEightyFour
Ars Technica · Everything you say to your Echo will be sent to Amazon starting on March 28
Wie kann man Alexa mit ChatGPT verbinden und verwenden? - KI KÄNGURU
https://ki-kaenguru.de/chatgpt-alexa-verbinden/ #AmazonAlexa #AskAlexa #KI #ChatGPT #AmazonEcho #AmazonEchoDot
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@meltedcheese @gregeganSF Kinda like how Amazon's Spy Gadgets build a hidden mesh network?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnKpNVHw-TQ
I just want my household to be "stupid"...
Just out of curiousity, how many folks have a smart speaker (e.g. Amazon Echo, Nest Smart Speaker, Apple HomePod, etc) on Mastodon?
Me: Alexa, remind me to check the laundry at noon.
Alexa: Okay, what's the reminder for?
Me: To check the laundry at noon.
Alexa: Okay, what's the reminder for?
Me: Check the laundry
Alexa: What's the reminder for?
Me: Just forget it if you can't figure it out.
Alexa: I'm reminding you to just forget it if you can't figure it out.
Amazon Alexa verbrennt angeblich Millionen von Dollar | heise online
https://heise.de/-9810087 #AmazonAlexa #AskAlexa #Alexa #AmazonEcho #EchoDot #Echo
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Amazon's devices business lost $25+ billion between 2017 and 2021, largely because people who buy Echo devices at below-cost prices never end up using them to buy things or sign up for subscription services. That's why Amazon is expected to launch a premium version of Alexa soon for customers willing to sign up for a subscription. https://buff.ly/4fi01dm #Alexa #Amazon #SmartSpeakers #AmazonEcho #AmazonKindle #AmazonFire
Amazon Echo: Das kann Alexa erst seit 2024 - Futurezone
https://www.futurezone.de/digital-life/article518634/2024-amazon-echo-alexa-3-neue-funktionen.html #AmazonEcho #AmazonAlexa #AskAlexa #Alexa
Futurezone · Amazon Echo: Das kann Alexa erst seit 2024Die Entwicklung rund um die digitale Sprachassistenz und den smarten Lautsprecher läuft immer weiter. Ganz aktuell wurden mehrere Neuerungen angekündigt.
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@perigee @ptoothfish @Binder When we launched the #AmazonEcho, we got many letters from folks who are blind or suffered from Maldives like multiple sclerosis that discussed how a talking Pringles can had given them a little bit of independence.
We didn’t even realize we would be making such a difference to people’s lives with it. It really meant a lot and stuck with many of us.
Any device that needs to be off because it can't be trusted with your conversations should not exist in the first place.
Amazon is bringing generative AI/LLM to its Alexa voice service, with a new preview coming to all existing Echo devices including the original 2014 model. Amazon is promising a more conversational tone with more "personality." #Alexa #Amazon #AmazonEcho #LLM #GenerativeAI
