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How to implement an effective chatbot program

UK report highlights changing gadget habits and our need for an online fix

AIdriven voice assistant PolyAI raises 14M round led by Khosla Ventures

Hubtype raises 11M to help developers build richer chat support

LOVE unveils a modern video messaging app with a business model that puts users in control

TexasBased Startup SayHey Messenger Takes on Instant Messaging Giants

Twitter now lets you pin up to 6 DM conversations

Gradient 10xFounders back Zowies nocode ecommerce customer service tool

The consumer version of BBM is shutting down on May 31

Snapchat Trying to profit off of its TikTok clone Say it aint so

Snap had its best quarter in four years

Snap upgrades its AR Shopping features with realtime pricing more product details

Conversational UX: The missing piece in your chatbot strategy

Snapchat will introduce revenue sharing on ads in creators stories

Popchew cooks up creator partnership approach to digitally native local food brands

How Europe has expanded its bid to disrupt Big Tech

PubNub raises 65M to build and run data streams for messaging presence and other realtime aspects of virtual spaces

Zebra raises 11M in a preseed round for messaging that pairs photos with voice chat

AtomChat secures new funding to capitalize on Latin American trend of sales through messaging

Snapchat adds My Places feature to Snap Map recommending spots to visit

Facebooks exCSO Alex Stamos defends its decision to inject ads in WhatsApp

Snap emphasizes commerce in updates to its camera and AR platforms

Social subscription Snapchat is already faring better than Twitter Blue

Omnichannel customer messaging platform Superchat raises 156M round led by Blossom

TextExpander which lets users build shortcuts to speed up business communications raises 414M its firstever funding

WhatsApp brings its Business API to the cloud to speed adoption

Europe says yes to messaging interoperability as it agrees on major new regime for Big Tech

Messaging app JusTalk is spilling millions of unencrypted messages

To cope with stricter data regulation enterprises should look to fully open APIs

Sources: Snap has acquired Metamarkets for less than 100M to step up its ad tech play

Snapchats new Director Mode will help anyone become a video creator

Walmart acquires design tool Botmock as its invests in shopping by voice and text

Shape Security hits 1B valuation with 51M Series F

New Vector scores 85M to plug more users into its open decentralized messaging Matrix

Snapchat knows you want to see what youd look like in the metaverse

Snapchat is growing faster than Facebook and Twitter

Clickatell raises 91M to scale its chat commerce platform and US expansion

Messenger celebrates its 10th anniversary with new features and a plan to become the connective tissue for realtime experiences

Stipop offers developers and creators instant access to a huge global sticker library

YouTube and Snapchat were asked to defend their apps age ratings in Senate hearing

3 ways to humanize support automation

Slack has filed an antitrust complaint over Microsoft Teams in the EU

Fleksys AI keyboard is getting a store to put mini apps at chatters fingertips

Jobpal pockets 27M for its enterprise recruitment chatbot

Mio raises 87M Series A to make enterprise messaging interoperable

Snapchat launches Memories and Explore Layers on Snap Map

Snap is channeling Asias messaging giants with its move into gaming

Europe says yes to messaging interoperability as it agrees major new regime for big tech

Following lawsuits Snapchat pulls its controversial speed filter