In another sign that Amazon is changing course with Alexa, the company has warned developers that it will soon stop paying them to build Alexa skills. As spotted by Bloomberg, Amazon posted a notice ...

When it comes to smart speakers, the Amazon Echo is still in the lead. Much of this success is due to the Echo’s built-in voice-controlled intelligent virtual assistant, Alexa. Amazon has revealed ...

Amazon now lets all developers of software for its Alexa digital assistant earn money from the voice-enabled platform, per a blog post by Alexa evangelist Jeff Blankenburg. The in-skill purchasing ...

Amazon has decided to cut off paid perks for Alexa developers. The company confirmed to Engadget on Wednesday that it will end the Alexa Developer Rewards Program at the end of June. A second program ...

Amazon ends Alexa Developer Rewards, shifts towards generative AI in voice tech. Tech giants, including Amazon, opt for leaner operations, focusing on AI and efficiency. Market-moving news hits ...

Amazon announced Thursday that Alexa developers have a couple more options for monetizing their Alexa skills. The company has opened up access to two of its monetization tools for Alexa developers: in ...

Amazon today announced a slew of new features for developers who want to write Alexa skills. In total, the team released 31 new features at its Alexa Live event. Unsurprisingly, some of these are ...

Amazon today is rolling out the biggest makeover for its Alexa Skills Kit Developer Console – the console where voice app developers create their skills – since its debut back in 2015. The new console ...

Just six months after Amazon revealed the AI-infused Alexa service and Echo smart speaker in November 2014, it began welcoming third-party developers onto its nascent voice platform. They responded in ...

Two weeks ago, Amazon held its virtual Alexa Live 2020 event for Alexa voice developers, device makers, and business leaders alike—anyone in the business of leveraging Amazon’s highly popular smart ...

Amazon is actively working on improving its voice assistant Alexa to stay in the race against competitors such as Apple’s Siri and Google’s Assistant. They added support for voice profiles over two ...

Most immediately, in-skill purchasing gives third-party software developers more incentive to create skills for Alexa in the same way that Apple’s App Store and Google Play generate download and ...