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![Facebook brings augmented reality to Messenger bots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
![Facebook Messenger passes 300,000 bots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Facebook Messenger passes 300,000 bots
![Facebook Messenger launches translations by intelligent assistant M](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/themes/vb-news/brand/img/logos/logo-placeholder-350x175.jpg)
Facebook Messenger launches translations by intelligent assistant M
![PayPal launches Slack bot for peer-to-peer payments](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Paypal-HQ1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
PayPal launches Slack bot for peer-to-peer payments
![5 bots to try this week: Record Bird, Allo, SamaraRings, Lemonade Stand, Influencer Rate Calculator](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-06-at-1.26.27-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 bots to try this week: Record Bird, Allo, SamaraRings, Lemonade Stand, Influencer Rate Calculator
![Facebook marks 13 years with new Friends Day video and Messenger GIFs](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Friends-Day-Messenger-Screenshot-Combined.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook marks 13 years with new Friends Day video and Messenger GIFs
![Domino’s Pizza bot now offers its full menu and custom orders on Facebook Messenger](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Screen-Shot-2017-02-01-at-1.18.40-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Domino’s Pizza bot now offers its full menu and custom orders on Facebook Messenger
![Can a chatbot replace your resume?](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/HireEliBot_messenger_code_1196843487068415.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Can a chatbot replace your resume?
![BotBeat: This week’s top bots news](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat: This week’s top bots news
![Facebook starts testing more ads in Messenger home screen](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/facebook-messenger-hero-16.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook starts testing more ads in Messenger home screen
![BotBeat Weekly: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat Weekly: This week’s top bot stories
![Digit bot has saved people $250 million and is now available on Facebook Messenger](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/awesome.5d6ac162-e1483990570367.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Digit bot has saved people $250 million and is now available on Facebook Messenger
![Pope Francis has a Facebook Messenger bot, and it’s kind of funny](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/24959918711_08043ae3c6_h.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Pope Francis has a Facebook Messenger bot, and it’s kind of funny
![Facebook in 2016: Live, fake, and half-baked](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/2016-12-22-20.04.56.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Facebook in 2016: Live, fake, and half-baked
![Amazon won the 2016 chat wars, but Microsoft isn’t far behind](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/download-1-1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Amazon won the 2016 chat wars, but Microsoft isn’t far behind
![BotBeat 2016: This year’s top bots stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat 2016: This year’s top bots stories
![Facebook Messenger for web now lets you search in conversations](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Facebook-Messenger-conversation-search.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook Messenger for web now lets you search in conversations
![BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories
![Howdy brings bCRM to its Botkit to manage marketing campaigns for Slack and Facebook Messenger](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Screen-Shot-2016-12-22-at-3.05.37-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Howdy brings bCRM to its Botkit to manage marketing campaigns for Slack and Facebook Messenger
![Facebook Messenger now supports group video chat](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/groupvideo-newsroomscreenshot.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook Messenger now supports group video chat
![Kik chat app now makes group video calls](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Image1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Kik chat app now makes group video calls
![Google Home launches support for WebMD, Quora, Domino’s, and dozens more](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/google-home-1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Google Home launches support for WebMD, Quora, Domino’s, and dozens more
![Facebook Messenger’s new camera lets you apply art and special effects to photos and videos](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Facebook-Messenger-large.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook Messenger’s new camera lets you apply art and special effects to photos and videos
![Facebook is testing suggested responses in its M assistant](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Facebook-Messenger-logo-F8-2016-Novet-2.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook is testing suggested responses in its M assistant
![With Delivery.com and Kip, groups can vote on where to go for lunch](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/lunch.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
With Delivery.com and Kip, groups can vote on where to go for lunch
![BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories
![Why chatbots need deep learning](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Facebook-buy-button.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Why chatbots need deep learning
![Here’s a reality check on chatbots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/doctor-strange-trailer-image-3.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Here’s a reality check on chatbots
![BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories
![The Bots Landscape evolves, adds heavyweights like Google Assistant, funds 14 more Slack bots](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/shutterstock_329541794.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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The Bots Landscape evolves, adds heavyweights like Google Assistant, funds 14 more Slack bots
![The real opportunities with Facebook Messenger](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/hud-screen.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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The real opportunities with Facebook Messenger
![BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories
![5 emergency chat services with the power to save lives](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/car-1531277_1280.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 emergency chat services with the power to save lives
![Metacert raises $1.2 million to detect malware on enterprise bots like Slack, Microsoft Teams](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/metacert.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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Metacert raises $1.2 million to detect malware on enterprise bots like Slack, Microsoft Teams
![BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/BotBeat-Weekly-Newsletter-for-posts.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
BotBeat: This week’s top bot stories
![Facebook’s new inbox for businesses manages messages on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Screen-Shot-2016-11-02-at-9.21.53-PM.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook’s new inbox for businesses manages messages on Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger
![Sisense launches bots to share business insights from chat apps, Amazon Echo, and IoT lightbulb](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/sisese-bots-1.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Sisense launches bots to share business insights from chat apps, Amazon Echo, and IoT lightbulb
![5 bots to try this week: Octane AI, Coffee Break, bCRM, It’s Alive, and The Guardian](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/50-cent-in-da-club.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
5 bots to try this week: Octane AI, Coffee Break, bCRM, It’s Alive, and The Guardian
![Facebook launches analytics dashboard to track Messenger bot performance](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Message-Received1.png?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
Facebook launches analytics dashboard to track Messenger bot performance
![Line abandons U.S. (for now), says AI and chatbots are the secret to winning 4 Asian markets](https://venturebeat-com-develop.go-vip.co/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Line-CEO-featured-image.jpg?resize=350%2C175&strip=all)
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