An Amazon Alexa executive's move to Taser-maker Axon is the future of law-enforcement technology

When Axon Enterprise hired its new chief software executive from Amazon Alexa and sent him out to accompany police officers on midnight ride-alongs, it was an indicator of where the company known for Tasers and body-worn cameras is headed. The former Amazon executive will be making big bets on the technologies that Axon thinks will be critical to the future of police work.