Carolyn Adolph
Stories
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We’re living longer. Can Alexa help us live better?
On this week’s episode of Primed, we explore how smart speakers like Amazon’s Echo fit into the lives of older people. Some elders find Alexa annoying or intrusive. But others interact with the technology in practical, creative ways. Here are a few of their stories.
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How is Amazon changing our lives?
Over the last year or so, the SoundQs team has gotten a lot of questions about one Seattle-based company. Amazon. Happily, KUOW's podcast Primed is finding answers to questions about how Amazon is changing our lives. Here's the first episode of their newest season, about Alexa and kids.
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3 takeaways for travelers from Boeing's month of reckoning
October marks a year since the first crash of Boeing’s 737 MAX jet. Management and the board are trying to show that they controlling the crisis touched off by the crashes, the worldwide grounding of the plane, and the constant drip of revelations.
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Boeing faces a trust crisis with analysts, regulators and Congress
Boeing released its third-quarter earnings report on Wednesday, and it doesn’t look good.
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Parenting in the age of Alexa? It’s complicated
This week’s episode of Prime(d) talks about the relationship between children and Alexa, Amazon’s AI-powered virtual assistant. Kids love to ask Alexa questions. And Alexa is listening.
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Stop recycling plastic bags, Seattle. Also could you do us a favor...
No more plastic bags in the household recycling bin. Starting January first, plastic bags and wrap will no longer be accepted in curbside recycling in Seattle and the rest of King County.
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Preview: Primed Season 3
Amazon is ending up in more and more of our homes. But are we asking the right questions when we invite Amazon and Alexa into our lives?
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Boeing CEO Muilenburg stripped of power role
Dennis Muilenburg's leadership of Boeing has faced intense scrutiny over the 737 MAX. Now he's being stripped of his role as chairman of the board.
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Amazon quietly publishes its political views. Here they are
Amazon has always been a company founded on strong principles: leadership principles such as “learn and be curious” and “hire and develop the best”. Now the company has published a list of its political positions.
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Google opens a Seattle campus, and brings a housewarming gift
Google opened its new campus on South Lake Union today with the announcement of a million-dollar grant to the Salvation Army to expand a homeless shelter.