What is Amazon Alexa? Alexa is Amazon's virtual assistant that competes with the likes of Google Assistant and Apple Siri. Its underlying technology was acquired in 2013 from Ivona, a Polish startup.

The Amazon Alexa platform dominated CES this year. The virtual assistant is shaping up to be the most important new operating system.

Amazon just released its latest lineup of connected hardware — and also took the opportunity to address ongoing privacy concerns about its Alexa virtual assistant.

Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant was impossible to miss at CES 2017. The surprise hit service that powers Amazon’s smart home hub, Echo, is being embedded into a growing arsenal of connected ...