Amazon Alexa
Echo Spot review: Amazon’s Alexa takes aim at the bedroom
Smart alarm clock ticks most boxes with distraction-free screen and room-filling sound
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
25, Sep, 2024 @6:00 AM
Amazon Echo Hub review: Alexa’s affordable smart-home dashboard
Smart display is the control centre for Alexa-connected devices anyone in the home can use
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
21, May, 2024 @6:00 AM
Masochist Britain: why is everyone asking Alexa to insult them?
The annual list of Alexa’s most-asked questions reveals evidence the UK is a nation of masochists, obsessed with football – and farting
13, Dec, 2023 @3:29 PM
‘Knife party!’ The wild documentary showing four-year-olds can buy weapons on Amazon
TV prankster Oobah Butler wants to bring down the world’s biggest retailer – and he’s using his tiny nieces to do it. He talks guilt, going undercover and why staff have to urinate in bottles
Joel Golby
18, Oct, 2023 @11:56 AM
Popping the cork when you’re on your own | Brief letters
Brief letters: Champagne celebration | Meaty matters | Problem potholes | Silencing Alexa | Bags of confusion
17, Apr, 2023 @4:40 PM
Voice assistants could ‘hinder children’s social and cognitive development’
Researchers suggest devices such as Alexa could have a long-term impact on empathy, compassion and critical thinking skills
Amelia Hill
28, Sep, 2022 @5:00 AM
Amazon’s Alexa could turn dead loved ones’ voices into digital assistant
Technology promises ability to ‘make the memories last’ by mimicking the voice of anyone it hears
Alex Hern Global technology editor
23, Jun, 2022 @10:19 AM
Alexa, why have you charged me £2 to say the Hail Mary?
Patricia Collinson, 87, unwittingly ordered an Amazon subscription for app to say a prayer
Patrick Collinson
28, May, 2022 @9:00 AM
Amazon Echo Show 15 review: bigger Alexa is good, but not yet better
Giant smart display offers a little more than smaller versions, packed with untapped potential
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
25, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM
How smart thermostats can save you fuel and money
As well as turning off your hot water or boiler as you leave home, some can offer to heat only rooms that need it
Samuel Gibbs Consumer technology editor
30, Mar, 2022 @6:00 AM
Alexa whistleblower demands Amazon apology after being jailed and tortured
Tang Mingfang is willing to risk reprisals to clear his name over Foxconn revelations – and to get backing from Jeff Bezos
Gethin Chamberlain
30, Jan, 2022 @8:15 AM
Amazon confirms Alexa outage in UK and mainland Europe
Users describe problems with Amazon Echo smart devices and Downdetector reports wave of outages on Friday morning
Dan Milmo and agency
21, Jan, 2022 @12:56 PM
1 / 13 pages