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1. Search the web and find the latest statistics about Amazon's order fulfillment facilities. Where is the largest facility located? What is its size? What large city (or cities) is it closest to? Arizona has what is known as a transaction privilege tax (TPT) rather than a sales tax. Arizona is an origin-based sales tax state, meaning that you should charge sales tax rates based on the origin of the goods in Arizona. To make matters a little simpler, all Amazon Fulfillment Centers in Arizona are located in Maricopa County, though they are in two different cities. 2. The case made the point that automation is often a double-edged sword. Provide at least three examples where the invention of a technology provided both benefits and problems for a society. Vehicles - Benefit: people travel easier. Problems: pollution, accidents.  Internet - Benefit: people can get more information. Problems: Personal information got leaked. Guns - Benefit: Hunting, Defend yourself. Problems: ...
1.      How have Apple's products influenced the way we work and socialize? The convenience of Apple’s products led to the changing of work place. People work not only in offices but also in their homes, coffee houses, on the plane etc. Because laptops are easy to charry and we can even reply emails on our mobile phones. Also, people starts to use airdrop to send files and pictures. When I hang out with my friends, if they take pictures of me and I want those immediately, they will send me by airdrop instead of using their cellular data. The smart phone application provides people many ways to contact each other. People text each other instead of making a phone calls. To summarize, Apple’s products make our work and socialize more convenience and flexible. 2.      What are the ethical concerns associated with storing and analyzing user data? With the development of the big data, companies start to think where do they store and organize thes...