If you care about privacy, throw your Amazon Alexa devices into the sea

#FlintWaterCrisis, CBD vs THC, and our favorite Marvel moments [Gizmodo]( April 25, 2019 [If you care about privacy, throw your Amazon Alexa devices into the sea]( [Remember a couple of weeks ago when we learned that humans were monitoring Amazon Alexa commands, essentially spying on users in the name of product improvement? Well, we’ve got some more bad news about the always-on microphone that we’ve all invited into our homes. Employees at Amazon can “easily” discover any user’s home address.]( [MARVEL]( [Our 15 favorite moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe films (before Endgame)]( [(To be fair, after seeing Avengers: Endgame this list could be filled just with moments from Avengers: Endgame, but we’ll disqualify that film for now.)]( [420]( [Scientists had volunteers get high to see how CBD and THC affect the brain differently]( [Cannabidiol—the ingredient of cannabis that doesn’t make you high, commonly called CBD—might be the angel to THC’s devil, a new study of people’s brains suggests.]( [AUTOMATION]( [The vast majority of all futures trading is now automated]( [Who’s up for a friendly neighborhood reminder that the global marketplace is underpinned by automated, high-frequency trading to a nearly incomprehensible degree?]( [ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE]( [Five years after the lead crisis began, Flint residents still can't trust their tap water]( [Five years. That’s how much time has passed since the City of Flint switched its water source, exposing nearly 100,000 people to lead-tainted water. That crisis continues today and has traumatized the city in a way that will take more than another five years to fix. The legacy will likely last for generations.]( [FIELD GUIDE]( [15 quick tips to make browsing the web more bearable on mobile]( [We’re doing more than half of our browsing on mobile devices now, and that trend is only going in one direction. With that in mind, don’t settle for a second-class browsing experience on your mobile device—these tips and tricks can load pages faster, make them easier to read, and get you around the web more quickly.]( [FACEBOOK]( [Facebook expects record fine up to $5 billion from FTC for privacy violations]( [The fine is a record for the FTC and represents at most a third of quarterly earnings for the Silicon Valley giant who brought in approximately $15 billion in revenue the first quarter of 2019.]( [YOU MAY ALSO LIKE]( [KOTAKU]( [Days Gone: The Kotaku Review]( [It’s worthwhile to think about the number of people around you who are waiting for the world to end. There are people who must do it for a living: government employees who specialize in disaster relief and crisis response, civil engineers, military personnel—people who must imagine the end to make...]( [THE MUSE]( [All Your Favorite Shows Are Probably Leaving Netflix]( [Now that Disney and NBCUniversal are getting into the streaming business, the rerun you’re probably half-watching right now while you second screen might be leaving Netflix, meaning we’re either going to have to go back to the days of box sets or invest in a lot of new streaming services.]( [KOTAKU]( [Epic Games Boss Says They'll Stop Doing Exclusives If Steam Gives Developers More Money]( [Last night, Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney tweeted that his company would end its controversial exclusivity agreements if Steam raised its revenue cut for developers. It’s a strong statement, even if there are reasons to be skeptical of Sweeney’s position.]( [KOTAKU]( ['Persona 5 S' Isn't A Switch Port, It's Persona 5 Scramble, A Musou Game]( [Following yesterday’s detailing of a cool, expanded edition of Persona 5 coming to the PlayStation 4, today Atlus reveals Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers, a musou action RPG by Dynasty Warriors developer Omega Force, coming to the Nintendo Switch and PS4. Welp.]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Gizmodo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media 114 5th Avenue, Floor 2 New York, NY, 10011