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Amazon’s buying Bee – to affordably record all you say

Amazon confirmed they’ve made a sweet deal to buy AI wearable company, Bee, a start-up that uses a Fitbit-like bracelet and an Apple Watch app to record e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g it hears. No need to make appointments, reminders or to-do lists for yourself because Bee’s got you covered at an affordable $50, which is much less than competing offerings from its early AI competitors. Are there privacy risks? Sure, quite a few, but you can manually opt out if you remember to, at least for now. Once Amazon owns Bee, who knows?

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Google Launches Store Reviews on Chrome

July 29, 2025

Further blurring the line between web browsers and search engines, Google is adding store reviews to its Chrome browser. Users who click on an icon next to a store web address will see AI-generated assessment based on information from partners like Bazaarvoice, Bizrate Insights and Reputation.com. The reviews will let customers know about a web store’s customer service, product quality, shipping, pricing and returns.

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Flo Health may pay big for data sharing

July 29, 2025

Flo Health, makers of the Flo App used for tracking menstrual cycles and fertility, and thus privy to highly sensitive data, has been facing a user class action since 2021 for sharing data with third parties. The company has since settled with Google and had AppsFlyer claims dismissed, but litigation is ongoing with Meta, which is accused of violating the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act.

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