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Amazon Echo in bedrooms is a big no, according to expert

The findings may change where you place your smart speaker

Nottingham Post · Dec 28, 2022

Experts warn people not to put Amazon Echo in bedrooms

One tech expert advises Echo owners to place the device downstairs and treat 'Alexa' like any other guest in their house, keeping them out of private areas in the home.

Wales Online · Dec 27, 2022

Experts urge people not to put Amazon Echo in bedrooms

The Amazon Echo hears what you're saying even after you think you've disengaged it

Wales Online · Dec 27, 2022

TV tonight: Kate Winslet and her daughter Mia Threapleton star in agonising drama

I Am Ruth is a brutal story about a social media-obsessed teenager. Plus: Cara Delevingne continues to explore her sexuality. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2022

TV tonight: the truth about your Alexa device is revealed

Hannah Fry uncovers the secrets of how virtual assistants work. Plus: Emily Blunt continues to go way out west. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2022

The week in TV: The Crown; The English; Mammals; I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!

The Crown returns with terrible timing and a great cast squandered; James Corden is the weak link in Jez Butterworth’s pitch-black comedy drama; and there’s a new snake in the jungle…

The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022

‘A celebrity? Only if you like niche maths videos on the internet’: Hannah Fry on cancer, Covid and the science of love

The mathematician, writer, presenter and podcast host will be back on our screens fronting Secret Wonders of the Modern World. She explains why, after undergoing treatment for cancer, she has come to see the limits to logic

The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2022

The week in TV: The Control Room; Maryland; Unvaccinated; Better Things

An emergency call handler is bombarded with improbable plot twists in the BBC’s new thriller; playwright Lucy Kirkwood’s fury sears on the small screen; and Covid vaccine sceptics get the needle

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2022

'BBC2's Unvaccinated is like a Big Brother house full of jab sceptics'

TV reviewer Emma Bullimore tunes in to BBC2 documentary Unvaccinated as jab dodgers are gathered in a house as experts try to convince them to change their minds about Covid vaccines

Daily Mirror · Jul 23, 2022

Unvaccinated review – the most infuriating TV show of the year so far

Hannah Fry tries to change the minds of seven Covid vaccine refuseniks in this documentary … and you’ll need a saint’s patience to tolerate some of the responses

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2022