Amazon Alexa is getting widgets, paid skills, and a ton of new features

Amazon just dumped a bunch of new features for Alexa.
During yesterday's annual Alexa Live developer conference, Amazon announced more than 50 features that it's launching to help developers boost the capabilities of its virtual assistant. 50 is admittedly a lot, but here are some of the features that are worth mentioning, including new widgets, monetization options, and even a curious new smart display from Verizon.

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