Alexandra is an associate editor on CNET's Performance Optimization team. She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, and interned with CNET's Tech and News teams while in school.

The next time you ask Alexa for, say, tips on grooming your dog, the answer might come from a business hoping to entice you with its wares. At its annual Accelerate sellers conference this week, ...

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 Credits for Alexa program ...