“In many ways, the sprawling event was a showcase of how far Alexa has come in the four years since Amazon’s voice assistant was first introduced in 2014. The technology has evolved far beyond its early capabilities on the original Echo speaker.” Amazon unleashed a host of new products, all of which are intended to extend the power of Alexa’s reach. The Verge: The biggest announcements from Amazon’s surprise hardware event.

+ “Dating has been a behavior that we’ve seen on Facebook for a really long time. We want to make it easier and more comfortable for people to engage in. We just thought that now was the right time.” Facebook Dating launches today with a test in Colombia.