Week of August 26, 2019 (see last week)
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It turns out that smart assistants like Siri and smart speakers that use Alexa or Google Home Assistant may not be so smart after all. In fact, according to a BBB warning, when using them to dial a company for you, they may be tricked into dialing a scam company that is impersonating the real one. Just as you shouldn't Google a company's phone number (go to their real homepage to find it), you shouldn't ask your smart assistant to call it either. Here is Google's response to the BBB's warning.
She claimed to be Patricia Russell, a financial expert and certified financial planner ("CFP"). She was quoted in major media like Market Watch, Newsday, Consumer Reports, Business Insider and more. But a savvy reporter at HuffPost smelled a rat. And his instincts were right after doing a bit of web research.
J.D. Power interviewed over 44,000 hotel guests and asked them how satisfied they were with their stay. The wide-ranging survey had questions about the quality of guests' sleep, room temperature, bed quality, check-in/check-out experience, etc. The highest rated chain was the Ritz-Carlton, for the fifth year in a row for luxury hotels. They also ranked economy, mid-range, and upscale hotel chains separately.
Nutrition-conscious shoppers know to look for products with 100% fruit juice because products labeled "juice drink" or "juice cocktail" typically only have a small amount of real fruit juice and a lot of added sugar. Now comes 100% fruit juice Otter Pops that one reader says is labeled in a misleading way.
That is our Mouse Print* story this week.
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