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'She's A Very Smart Cat': Missing Pet Returns To NY Home, Rings Doorbell 'She's A Very Smart Cat': Missing Pet Returns To NY Home, Rings Doorbell
'She's A Very Smart Cat': Missing Pet Returns To NY Home, Rings Doorbell When Long Island resident Stefanie Whitley’s doorbell rang in the middle of the night, she never could’ve expected who she’d find. On Sunday, Aug. 14, about a week after Whitley’s 8-year-old cat Lilly went missing from their home, the friendly feline walked right up to the Mastic Beach residence and stuck her face in their doorbell security camera. Watch a video of the happy homecoming here, or by clicking on the second image above. Whitley said since her family adopted Lilly, the family has moved about four times. They were at their previous home for about four years, so Lilly knew their …

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Amazon Holding Online Career Fair For 33K New Jobs Centered In Four Cities, Including NY Amazon Holding Online Career Fair For 33K New Jobs Centered In Four Cities, Including NY
Amazon Holding Online Career Fair For 33K New Jobs Centered In Four Cities, Including NY Amazon hopes to dole out 33,000 corporate and tech careers, some to New York state residents, at an online career fair offering 20,000  free career coaching sessions from 1,000 Amazon recruiters.  The company's 2020 Career Day, which will be hosted virtually on Wednesday, Sept. 16., will give attendees the opportunity to learn about jobs available across the country in areas supporting Alexa, operations technology and Prime video.  The event, the company said, is designed for individuals at all levels of education and training, and jobseekers searching for work both within an…

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by Christina Coulter
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McDonald’s Launching First Voice-Initiated Application Process McDonald’s Launching First Voice-Initiated Application Process
McDonald’s Launching First Voice-Initiated Application Process Want to work at McDonald's? Just ask Alexa or Google Assistant. The company now has a voice-initiated application process. McDonald's on Wednesday, Sept. 25 announced an initiative called Apply Thru whereby potential employees may apply for jobs through Alexa. The app will assist candidates with the first step of McDonald's restaurant job application to help drive talent attraction across the globe. The app will talk through a few basic questions with potential applicants ranging from their name, job area of interest and location, and applicants will receive a short text message shortly th…

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by Donna Christopher
Lifestyle
Alexa's Listening: Amazon Now Collects More Private Data Than Any Other Company, Report Says Alexa's Listening: Amazon Now Collects More Private Data Than Any Other Company, Report Says
Alexa's Listening: Amazon Now Collects More Private Data Than Any Other Company, Report Says As convenience and accessibility become increasingly prioritized among electronics developers, many are wondering just how much privacy consumers are willing to sacrifice in order to fully reap the benefits of new technology. This is particularly the case with Amazon and its Alexa technology. Experts are coming forward and raising valid concerns about how much personal and private data the company is actually collecting on a day-to-day basis. In fact, NBC News’ Tom Costello says that the e-commerce giant “collects more personalized, private data than any other company on the planet, rivalin…

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by Valerie Musson
Lifestyle
Facebook Wants You To Allow Its Cameras Into Your Home Facebook Wants You To Allow Its Cameras Into Your Home
Facebook Wants You To Allow Its Cameras Into Your Home Big brother may be getting a little bigger. Facebook announced it is launching a new electronic device, titled Portal, which is intended to optimize video calls for users. However, it remains unclear if people are open to the idea of an Internet-connected camera in their homes following several privacy issues with the social media giant. Earlier this year, millions of Facebook users may have had their data accessed by Cambridge Analytica, a data mining firm that worked on behalf of President Donald Trump’s campaign. Recently, Facebook acknowledged that hackers may have broken through securi…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Alexa, What's My Local News? Get Daily Voice On Your Flash Briefing Alexa, What's My Local News? Get Daily Voice On Your Flash Briefing
Alexa, What's My Local News? Get Daily Voice On Your Flash Briefing Hey Daily Voice readers! There's no reason local news should be left out of your Alexa Flash Briefing, and it doesn't have to be if you download the Daily Voice Flash Briefing from Amazon by clicking here. We need your help to test our new Alexa app and want your feedback. Available since early February, we now invite all our Alexa-enabled readers to give it a try. Let us know how it works, what you don't like about it, and, especially, what you do! "I use it everyday myself to get a quick summary of what's going on in local news as I start my day," said Daily Voice President Ted…

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by Vira Mamchur Schwartz