Amazon is working to bring Alexa to every part of your home, including home security. Plus, Apple makes a wireless charging acquisition, Microsoft is waving goodbye to the Kinect and Twitter promises ad transparency. All that and more in The Daily Crunch for October 25, 2017.

1. Amazon debuts Cloud Cam and Key to take on Nest, August and others in home security

Amazon has taken an early lead in the race to become the hub for your connected home, and it's expanding those efforts into home security with the unveiling of an "intelligent" camera called the Cloud Cam and a smart-lock service called Key.

Naturally, both products will be controlled by Alexa. Pre-order pricing for the Cloud Cam starts at $119.99.

2. Apple doubles down on wireless charging with its latest acquisition

The company being acquired is PowerbyProxi, a spinout of the University of Auckland. It works on wireless control systems, wireless sensors and robotics, plus areas more obviously suited to Apple, such as wireless battery charging.

3. This video shows the iPhone X's crazy app switching swipe

Speaking of Apple, the company is about to release the iPhone X, and a handful of videos have popped up showing some of the ways the device will work.

4. Congress votes to disallow consumers from suing Equifax and other companies with arbitration agreements

The Senate vote was 50/50, with the tie-breaking yes vote coming from Vice President Mike Pence.

5. Microsoft finally kills off the Kinect, but the tech will live on in other devices

Microsoft's Kinect had a rapid ascent and slow, sputtering demise. Kinect creator Alex Kipman and Xbox GM Matthew Lapsen said that the company is finally end-of-lifing the peripheral, after a few years of taking the pedal off the gas.

6. Pair Eyewear, the Warby Parker for kids, launches today

Pair gives kids and parents a way to affordably shop for glasses online. And it takes things one step further with customizable frames, letting kids continually change up their look.

7. Twitter announces new 'transparency center' for ads

This move comes as Twitter is facing a new, bipartisan Congressional bill proposing regulations for online ads, and as the company comes under political scrutiny for the role it may have played in spreading Russian misinformation before last year's election.