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Analysis: Seattle crosswalk hack more mischievous than malicious — but not entirely harmless
An audio-enabled crosswalk button in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood was altered to sound like Amazon founder Jeff Bezos. (GeekWire Photo / Taylor ...
Jeff Bezos and Amazon once tried to buy Netflix, co-founder says: ‘We said no, and worked our a– off for 20 years'
Netflix turned down an early acquisition offer from Amazon, and couldn’t get Blockbuster to buy it, its co-founders say. Here ...
Seattle crosswalks hacked to play AI message from Jeff Bezos—days after Silicon Valley-Musk prank
Speakers on crosswalks in Seattle, designed to assist the visually impaired with voice commands, were hacked this week to project an AI version of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ voice. In videos posted to ...
'Please don’t tax the rich': Seattle crosswalk buttons hacked to sound like Jeff Bezos
SDOT is working to track down and fix crosswalk buttons they say were compromised to make a "political statement," ...
Seattle crosswalk signals hacked to imitate Jeff Bezos’ voice
South Lake Union pedestrians were surprised by a strange voice when they were waiting to cross Denny Way and Fairview Avenue ...