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Facebook's vision for the year 2026 is scary and awesome (FB)
At last week's F8 developer conference, Mark Zuckerberg showed off the company's ten-year roadmap.Here's that slide, in case you missed it: Zuckerberg's intention here was to show Facebook's...
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Messaging apps are now bigger than social networks
Users around the world are logging in to messaging apps to not only chat with friends but also to connect with brands, browse merchandise, and watch content. What were once simple services for...
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This is Uber's secret weapon in its quest for world domination
Uber wants to be everywhere.It's already in 415 cities worldwide, and that number's increasing steadily. But that's just in the physical world. More cleverly, Uber also wants to penetrate every corner...
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Facebook is testing Snapchat-like messages in Messenger that disappear
Facebook is experimenting with making conversations in Messenger disappear after a certain period of time. Sound familiar?The ephemeral messaging option recently surfaced in screenshots shared on...
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18 hidden features in Facebook Messenger only power users know about (FB)
There's a lot more to Facebook's messaging app than meets the eye.Since Messenger was split off as its own separate app, Facebook has been steadily adding features that expand its capabilities....
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Messaging app Line now includes on-demand delivery
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Users of the Japanese messaging app Line, at least those in Bangkok,...
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Facebook is killing Notify, its app that sent breaking news notifications (FB)
Facebook has pulled the plug on its Notify app after launching it in the App Store just 7 months ago.In a statement to The Verge, a Facebook spokesperson said that the technology powering Notify will...
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Facebook is working to secure its dominance in the messaging app market (FB)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Facebook has made a power move in order to secure its position as the...
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Facebook is working to secure its dominance in the messaging app market (FB)
Facebook has made a power move in order to secure its position as the dominant player in the chat app space.The social media giant is disabling messaging capabilities on its mobile website in an effort...
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The Facebook Messenger bug highlights the importance of security (FB)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.A team of security researchers from Check Point has exposed a...
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Microsoft and Salesforce invest in new CRM chat tool (MSFT, CRM)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Microsoft and Salesforce led the most recent round of investments in...
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Messaging apps are now bigger than social networks
Users around the world are logging in to messaging apps to not only chat with friends but also to connect with brands, browse merchandise, and watch content. What were once simple services for...
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Why Facebook wants to become the main way you text on Android phones (FB,...
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Facebook is integrating SMS texting into Messenger for Android in an...
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Why Facebook wants to become the main way you text on Android phones (FB,...
Facebook is integrating SMS texting into Messenger for Android in an effort to become the main text feature on these devices.This means Android users would be able to select if they want to send and...
View ArticleThis hidden soccer game in Facebook Messenger will have you addicted in no time
With the Euro 2016 and Copa America soccer tournaments taking place in France and the United States, Facebook has launched a new soccer minigame that you can play on your phone with your friends....
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Facebook is redesigning Messenger's inbox with something called 'Home' (FB)
Facebook is redesigning the Messenger app's inbox with a new look called "Home."Instead of a simple list of conversation threads in your inbox, Home shows your most recent messages along with a list of...
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Facebook's Messenger boss talks about the crazy hype cycle of Silicon Valley...
Even Facebook’s VP in charge of Messenger, David Marcus, thinks chatbots were overhyped.Earlier this year, a flurry of buzz about chatbots engulfed the tech world. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella declared...
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How Apple convinced me that it’s finally time to try out Facebook’s chat app...
About a month ago, two friends and I kicked one of our closest pals, Mandy, out of our long-running group message thread.No, we hadn’t gotten into some kind of big fight. She had gotten an Android...
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Facebook updates simplify bot interactions (FB)
This story was delivered to BI Intelligence Apps and Platforms Briefing subscribers. To learn more and subscribe, please click here.Last week, Facebook unveiled a number of new features for bot...
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Robots are figuring out how to brew the perfect beer
Say what you will about Google’s AlphaGo AI, it generally turned up to its championship matches sober. Actually, most AI tend to stay away from the bottle – which makes sense given their lack of mouth,...
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