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Alexa users claim Amazon is using voice recordings to target ads

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Ohio resident James Gray and Massachusetts resident Scott Horton brought the class-action complaint against Amazon for allegedly using “Alexa-collected voice data” for ad targeting. Amazon said "it “is not in the business of selling data,” and doesn't share Alexa requests with ad networks. District Court Judge Barbara Rothstein.

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500 Hams on Christmas: A Profile on HubSpot's Employee #6, Dan Tyre

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And over the next ten years, Dan had stints there, at Groove Networks (where he worked under future HubSpot CEO Brian Halligan), Microsoft, and others. Dan still didn’t take the job but did become HubSpot‘s third-ever customer (after CTO Dharmesh Shah’s wife and a Massachusetts biotech company).

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31 Funding Resources for Black-Owned Businesses

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They connect low-income entrepreneurs, entrepreneurs of color, and women to affordable capital, educational resources, coaching, and business networks. Their program includes"friends and family" style funding, weekly coaching, and access to a network of other entrepreneurs of color in their portfolio. Accompany Capital.

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60 Stats to Know About Entrepreneurship in 2020

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67% of small business owners use social media for business networking. Small businesses in Massachusetts report losing at least 25% of their revenue in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One-quarter of entrepreneurs report having a hard time finding qualified employees. 70% of small businesses offer products and services online.

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Unriddled: New Transparency Efforts (And Woes) for Facebook, Amazon's Big Week, and More Tech News You Need

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Over in our Cambridge, Massachusetts HQ, we're celebrating the U.S. Read full story >> The next day, writes Recode 's Jason Del Ray, Amazon took " another big step toward " building its own vast network for delivery logistics, positioning it as a potential competitor to large freight carriers like FedEx and UPS.

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SaaStr’s Most Respected Leaders Awards 2019: The Top Ten

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Hubspot is an inbound marketing and sales software company based in Massachusetts. Prior to this, he was a Venture Partner at Longworth Ventures, VP of Sales at Groove Networks (acquired by Microsoft.). Brian Halligan is co-founder and CEO of Hubpost. His thoughts on leadership in a nutshell?

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How to Meet People Who Are Smarter Than You: 16 Marketing & Tech Events to Attend in 2016

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May 16-18, 2016: Boston, Massachusetts. With plenty of networking events and breakout sessions to attend, you’ll have no trouble finding like-minded professionals to share insights with. When & Where: May 3-4, 2016: Boston, Massachusetts. Boston, Massachusetts. When & Where: April 4-6, 2016: Seattle, Washington.