Since launching in 2014, Alexa has grown far beyond its original role as a simple voice assistant for music and reminders.

A virtual hug is exactly what it sounds like—Alexa sends a virtual hug on your behalf to another Echo device. When you say “Alexa, send a hug,” she will ask whom you want to send it to.

Alexa has a new masculine-sounding voice option, like Siri and Google Assistant -- but where did Amazon come up with Ziggy?