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Who uses chatbots, anyway?

Apr 11, 2016
Booking a flight? There's a bot for that. Trying to find the right foundation? There's a bot for that, too.

Tencent sends a $50 million direct message to Kik

Aug 19, 2015
The company behind WeChat moves into North America's burgeoning messaging market.

Snapchat photos worth more than $3 billion. Say what?

Nov 14, 2013
You've got a business that’s never earned a dollar and someone offers you $3 billion for it. And you say no.

Is Kik too perfect to live?

Nov 9, 2010
The messenger app Kik has only been public for 18 days but it's become insanely popular, already well above 1.5 million users. It's free, fast as...