Amazon virtually kills efforts to develop Alexa Skills, disappointing dozens Most devs would need to pay out of pocket to host Alexa apps after June.

The program, which dates back to 2017, offers free AWS credits and monthly checks to Amazon app developers with popular Alexa Skills. The money stops flowing on June 30.

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNET Amazon has decided to stop paying developers to build Alexa apps and giving them free AWS credits, shutting down the Alexa Developer Rewards Program and the AWS Promotional ...