Amazon saved children's voices recorded by Alexa even after parents asked for it to be deleted. Now it's paying a $25 million fine.

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An Amazon Alexa device

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Workers at San Francisco's Anchor Brewing are trying to buy the brewery as it faces liquidation under Sapporo ownership

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Anchor Brewing's employees are trying to buy the brewery and run it themselves after executives this month said it would liquidate the brand.

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Amazon's palm payment tech is coming to every Whole Foods in the US

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Every US Whole Foods will have Amazon One palm payment technology by the end of 2023, the tech giant said Thursday.

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Bed Bath & Beyond, David's Bridal, Party City, and more: The biggest retail bankruptcies of the past 15 years

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Dozens of retailers have filed for bankruptcy over the past 15 years, and some have liquidated all their stores.

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Adidas says Kanye West 'mishandled' $75 million of funds that were supposed to be used for marketing the Yeezy collection

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The Adidas and Yeezy logos and Kanye West.

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Get ready to make a deal for your ride. inDrive is bringing its rideshare haggling business to the US again.

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inDrive operates in 655 cities across 48 countries.

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Florida family awarded $800,000 after suing McDonald's and a franchisee when their child was burned by a chicken nugget

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The burn caused by the chicken nugget left the girl disfigured and scarred, the complaint said.

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Meet Hollywood's hottest new movie star: corporate brands

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Brand-centric films like Barbie have a dark side: They are a symptom of the precarity of today's job market.

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87% of classic video games are 'critically endangered.' As a millennial, I'm worried it means a huge chunk of my childhood will disappear.

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87% of classic video games are 'critically endangered,' a new study says.

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Amazon used 11.6% less plastic for shipping last year and is phasing out those blue and white plastic mailers

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Amazon plans to stop using plastic-padded mailers.

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