‘Alexa, is someone else listening to us?’ Surprise! Amazon workers actually do hear what you ask Alexa — National Post

Tens of millions of people use smart speakers and their voice software to play games, find music or trawl for trivia. Millions more are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening. Sometimes, someone is. Amazon.com Inc. employs thousands of people around the… via … Continue reading ‘Alexa, is someone else listening to us?’ Surprise! Amazon workers actually do hear what you ask Alexa — National Post

Get Ready to Spring Your Clocks Forward, Because Daylight Saving Time Is Almost Here — StyleCaster

It’s a double-edged sword that we deal with every single year: daylight saving time. On one hand, once daylight saving time 2019 starts, we lose an hour of sleep; but on the other, we gain an hour of sunlight each day. Sometimes I think that losing an hour of sweet, sweet sleep is the most… via … Continue reading Get Ready to Spring Your Clocks Forward, Because Daylight Saving Time Is Almost Here — StyleCaster

The Sneaky Culprit Behind Most Hair Damage is In Your Shower — StyleCaster

While most of us invest in regular hair cuts, professional salon color and a range of products to keep our strands healthy (and for us blondes, simply… 966 more words via The Sneaky Culprit Behind Most Hair Damage is In Your Shower — StyleCaster

Fouled waters reveal lasting legacy of US mining industry — National Post

RIMINI, Mont. — Every day many millions of gallons of water loaded with arsenic, lead and other toxic metals flow from some of the most contaminated mining sites in the U.S. and into surrounding lakes and streams without being treated, The Associated Press has found. That torrent is poisoning aquatic life and tainting drinking water… via … Continue reading Fouled waters reveal lasting legacy of US mining industry — National Post

Watchdog: 4 Mar-a-Lago trips in 2017 cost taxpayers $14m — National Post

NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s four trips to his Mar-a-Lago resort in early 2017 cost taxpayers nearly $14 million, a watchdog report Tuesday said. The Government Accountability Office said travel and accommodations, Secret Service expenses, deployment of bomb-sniffing dogs and other costs for the trips between February 3 and March 5 in 2017 tallied… via … Continue reading Watchdog: 4 Mar-a-Lago trips in 2017 cost taxpayers $14m — National Post