


Facebook introduces built-in NLP for Pages

Facebook brings augmented reality to Messenger bots

Facebook Messenger passes 300,000 bots

Facebook Messenger launches translations by intelligent assistant M

Suki raises $15 million to grow its virtual assistant for doctors

Facebook is testing Beach Mode in Workplace to reduce notifications

Amazon expands Alexa Voice Service to Germany and the U.K.

Netflix open-sources a Slack bot that helps devs manage GitHub repos

PayPal launches Slack bot for peer-to-peer payments

Amazon Echo is better at talking about Super Bowl LI than Google Home

5 predictions about Alexa, Cortana, and other AI assistants

5 ways popular Alexa skills keep users coming back

Domino’s Pizza bot now offers its full menu and custom orders on Facebook Messenger

Twitter’s black employees created a Black History Month chatbot

SAP starts making Slack bots for its enterprise software

Google’s AI assistant now has services like a dog doctor and wine guide

Alexa will now take your Starbucks order

5 Alexa skills to try this week

Zuckerberg to Trump: ‘We are a nation of immigrants’

Does the U.S. need a wartime effort to fight cyber attacks?

Google’s Allo gets Lucky, its first bot after Google Assistant

Kik acquires video chat company Rounds, opens offices in Toronto and Tel Aviv

Alexa has a few things to say about Groundhog Day

Why the Department of Veteran Affairs canceled its contract with AI startup Flow Health

Cisco unveils Spark Board, an interactive whiteboard for brainstorming and presentations

Google Assistant can now control Belkin and Honeywell smart home gadgets

5 Alexa skills to try this week

First WhiteHouse.gov petition calls on Trump to release tax returns

Wooden Sugr Cube speakers to get Amazon’s Alexa

Westworld is full of sex and violence, but the show’s Google Home bot won’t talk about it

The History Channel Alexa skill is getting popular among Echo owners

Football legend Joe Montana invests $250,000 in Blend’s Genie bots

Google Assistant actions can now talk about religion, eldercare, and city services

How iPhone owners can plan a night out without leaving iMessage

Telegram CEO says messaging app will add voice calling

Why Los Angeles made an Alexa skill, and what the city wants to do with it

Betaworks launches Voicecamp startup accelerator around AI assistants and Alexa skills

Kasisto raises $9.2 million to go beyond personal finance bots
