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Slack invests in 11 bot startups to seed its platform
HoloLamp brings you augmented reality without glasses
Telegram Messenger now lets you delete sent messages within 48 hours
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Slack loses another executive, head of platform products Jason Shellen
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Microsoft gives away 100,000 questions and answers to advance virtual assistants like Siri, Alexa, and Cortana
Bold, like Medium for companies, opens its platform to the public and launches a Slack bot
Google Home launches support for WebMD, Quora, Domino’s, and dozens more
American Eagle’s Aerie launches a bot for bra shopping
Facebook is testing suggested responses in its M assistant
With Delivery.com and Kip, groups can vote on where to go for lunch
Wynn Las Vegas to put an Amazon Echo in every hotel room by summer 2017
OV puts Amazon’s Alexa inside wireless headphones
Facebook Live will support 360-degree videos by early 2017
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