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Khari Johnson
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Digit bot has saved people $250 million and is now available on Facebook Messenger

Digit bot has saved people $250 million and is now available on Facebook Messenger

Khari Johnson January 10, 2017 6:00 AM
LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, Omidyar Network create $27 million fund for AI in the public interest

LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffman, Omidyar Network create $27 million fund for AI in the public interest

Khari Johnson January 10, 2017 3:00 AM
Bot evangelist Chris Messina leaves Uber

Bot evangelist Chris Messina leaves Uber

Khari Johnson January 7, 2017 8:10 AM
Pope Francis has a Facebook Messenger bot, and it’s kind of funny

Pope Francis has a Facebook Messenger bot, and it’s kind of funny

Khari Johnson January 6, 2017 6:30 AM
LaMetric Air displays home air quality, humidity, temperature, and more

LaMetric Air displays home air quality, humidity, temperature, and more

Khari Johnson January 5, 2017 8:00 AM
Ford to bring Amazon’s Alexa to millions of cars already on the road

Ford to bring Amazon’s Alexa to millions of cars already on the road

Khari Johnson January 5, 2017 4:15 AM
Slack invests in 11 bot startups to seed its platform

Slack invests in 11 bot startups to seed its platform

Khari Johnson January 4, 2017 10:00 AM
HoloLamp brings you augmented reality without glasses

HoloLamp brings you augmented reality without glasses

Khari Johnson January 4, 2017 6:00 AM
Telegram Messenger now lets you delete sent messages within 48 hours

Telegram Messenger now lets you delete sent messages within 48 hours

Khari Johnson January 3, 2017 3:27 PM
Google’s AI assistant has 5 New Year’s resolutions for you

Google’s AI assistant has 5 New Year’s resolutions for you

Khari Johnson January 1, 2017 8:35 AM
Keep your New Year’s resolutions with help from these bots

Keep your New Year’s resolutions with help from these bots

Khari Johnson December 31, 2016 6:00 AM
Amazon won the 2016 chat wars, but Microsoft isn’t far behind

Amazon won the 2016 chat wars, but Microsoft isn’t far behind

Khari Johnson December 30, 2016 5:00 AM
Slack loses another executive, head of platform products Jason Shellen

Slack loses another executive, head of platform products Jason Shellen

Khari Johnson December 29, 2016 3:52 PM
Apple needs to fix its sticker problem or it risks losing big in the chat wars

Apple needs to fix its sticker problem or it risks losing big in the chat wars

Khari Johnson December 29, 2016 5:00 AM
The 10 best iMessage apps of 2016

The 10 best iMessage apps of 2016

Khari Johnson December 28, 2016 10:56 AM
10 Alexa skills for your new Echo, ranked by popularity

10 Alexa skills for your new Echo, ranked by popularity

Khari Johnson December 27, 2016 11:15 AM
What Siri can and cannot do on a Mac

What Siri can and cannot do on a Mac

Khari Johnson December 27, 2016 7:02 AM
Track Santa with Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa

Track Santa with Google Home and Amazon’s Alexa

Khari Johnson December 24, 2016 11:05 AM
Eva bot wants to send gifts to your business clients

Eva bot wants to send gifts to your business clients

Khari Johnson December 22, 2016 10:20 AM
Howdy brings bCRM to its Botkit to manage marketing campaigns for Slack and Facebook Messenger
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Howdy brings bCRM to its Botkit to manage marketing campaigns for Slack and Facebook Messenger

Khari Johnson December 22, 2016 6:50 AM
Prisma gets social with new location-based photo feed

Prisma gets social with new location-based photo feed

Khari Johnson December 20, 2016 9:33 AM
Expedia launches Skype bot, with Cortana skill coming soon

Expedia launches Skype bot, with Cortana skill coming soon

Khari Johnson December 19, 2016 1:19 PM
Varo Money prepares to take on millennial fintech services with a bot named Val
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Varo Money prepares to take on millennial fintech services with a bot named Val

Khari Johnson December 19, 2016 7:40 AM
Kik chat app now makes group video calls

Kik chat app now makes group video calls

Khari Johnson December 19, 2016 5:00 AM
What Google, Microsoft, and Amazon did this week in the race to be everyone’s favorite virtual assistant

What Google, Microsoft, and Amazon did this week in the race to be everyone’s favorite virtual assistant

Khari Johnson December 17, 2016 5:38 AM
Microsoft gives away 100,000 questions and answers to advance virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana

Microsoft gives away 100,000 questions and answers to advance virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana

Khari Johnson December 16, 2016 1:33 PM
Bold, like Medium for companies, opens its platform to the public and launches a Slack bot

Bold, like Medium for companies, opens its platform to the public and launches a Slack bot

Khari Johnson December 16, 2016 7:40 AM
Google Home launches support for WebMD, Quora, Domino’s, and dozens more

Google Home launches support for WebMD, Quora, Domino’s, and dozens more

Khari Johnson December 15, 2016 11:51 AM
American Eagle’s Aerie launches a bot for bra shopping

American Eagle’s Aerie launches a bot for bra shopping

Khari Johnson December 15, 2016 6:00 AM
Facebook is testing suggested responses in its M assistant

Facebook is testing suggested responses in its M assistant

Khari Johnson December 14, 2016 3:22 PM
With Delivery.com and Kip, groups can vote on where to go for lunch

With Delivery.com and Kip, groups can vote on where to go for lunch

Khari Johnson December 14, 2016 11:18 AM
Wynn Las Vegas to put an Amazon Echo in every hotel room by summer 2017

Wynn Las Vegas to put an Amazon Echo in every hotel room by summer 2017

Khari Johnson December 14, 2016 10:18 AM
OV puts Amazon’s Alexa inside wireless headphones

OV puts Amazon’s Alexa inside wireless headphones

Khari Johnson December 14, 2016 5:00 AM
Facebook Live will support 360-degree videos by early 2017

Facebook Live will support 360-degree videos by early 2017

Khari Johnson December 12, 2016 10:00 AM
Mall of America gets an IBM Watson-powered bot for holiday shopping

Mall of America gets an IBM Watson-powered bot for holiday shopping

Khari Johnson December 12, 2016 6:00 AM
Sam’s Club launches a ‘gift genie’ on Facebook Messenger to help you play Santa
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Sam’s Club launches a ‘gift genie’ on Facebook Messenger to help you play Santa

Khari Johnson December 9, 2016 6:14 AM
Actions on Google platform launches for Google Home

Actions on Google platform launches for Google Home

Khari Johnson December 8, 2016 9:00 AM
Telegram launches on IFTTT with 31 integrations

Telegram launches on IFTTT with 31 integrations

Khari Johnson December 7, 2016 3:33 PM
Facebook Workplace launches a new platform to compete in the work-app wars

Facebook Workplace launches a new platform to compete in the work-app wars

Khari Johnson December 6, 2016 5:40 PM
Slack bot Konsus to help freelancers and businesses collaborate on long-term projects
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Slack bot Konsus to help freelancers and businesses collaborate on long-term projects

Khari Johnson December 6, 2016 7:39 AM
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