Amazon is making a great effort to make Alexa -- the smarts behind the Echo -- a full platform. This effort includes enabling developers to add "skills" to the Echo, Tap, and Dot products. To aid ...

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Alexa is about to get smarter, and it’s all thanks to you. In an attempt to make the Echo’s virtual assistant even more helpful than ever before, Amazon has released a whole new set of open software ...