ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Have you ever had a question about whether an item is recyclable? Monroe County on Tuesday announced a new program aimed at making recycling a little easier through the Alexa app.

Amazon to End Program That Pays Developers to Create Alexa Skills The program, which dates back to 2017, offers free AWS credits and monthly checks to Amazon app developers with popular Alexa Skills.

Amazon.com Inc. will no longer pay developers to create applications for Alexa, scrapping a key element of the company’s effort to build a flourishing app store for its voice-activated digital ...