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Every year there’s at least one new drama on television that gets everyone talking — the “must-see”, water cooler, trending on Twitter phenomenon… 2019 was the year of BBC’s The Capture — a riveting six-part series led by Holliday Grainger and Callum Turner.    Having been acquitted of a war crime in Afghanistan, former Special Forces Lance Corporal Shaun Emery (played by Turner) finds himself accused of the kidnap and murder of his barrister. CCTV footage clearly shows the p

Trying to book an appointment at your local GP surgery is enough to bring anyone out in a cold sweat. That is, unless you enjoy spending your mornings listening to on-hold music or getting short shrift from disgruntled reception staff who clearly overslept on the day that customer service training was given. ​ Or you might be one of the lucky ones in the catchment areas of well-run surgeries who have adopted the latest technologies to streamline and simplify the end-to-end pa

If you’ve seen Spike Jonze’s 2013 film, Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson, the prospect of forming an intimate and meaningful relationship with artificial intelligence might not seem too far-fetched...  ​ For in the not-too-distant future, we find our protagonist — a lonely, depressed and introverted individual named Theodore Twombly (played by Phoenix) — seeking solace from a female-voiced virtual assistant to numb the pain of his impending divorce. Samant

If you’ve never completed a CAPTCHA before, chances are this is the first time you’ve ever logged on to the World Wide Web. In which case, welcome! What kept you?! For the rest of us internet obsessives, however, encountering a CAPTCHA can occur multiple times a day.   From setting up a new email account to buying concert tickets, that trusty “I’m not a robot” check box is never far away. Nor are the incessant requests to “Select all squares with… vehicles / storefronts / str

Anybody naming a child before November 2014 may have liked the sound of 'Alexa'. It has a tomboy-esque charm to it, perpetuated by the laid-back cool of the likes of UK TV personality Alexa Chung. It’s a good, solid name without being overly traditional. It’s hard to be offended by. It’s not an assault to the ears, like some other popular choices which shall remain nameless for the sake of playgroup harmony.   It’s perhaps not surprising, then, that the bigwigs at Amazon deem