Algorithms: The Future That Already Happened

Lareviewofbooks.org, here. 

Alexa could be the 4th pillar of Amazon, says Jeff Bezos

VentureBeat, here.

Germany’s supreme court ruling on online games and bots could affect entire EU

VentureBeat, here. 

Google’s chatbot strategy is missing something important

VentureBeat, here. 

Google To Enter The Chat Bot Market With New Developer Tools, Integrations

AndroidPolice, here. 

With help from Alexa, Kayak debuts voice-enabled travel search on Amazon Echo

SearchEngineLand, here. 

Personal digital assistants are on the rise (and they want to talk)

USAToday.com, here. 

It begins: BotRevenue.com to serve ads in bots

VentureBeat, here.

Sensay, a chatbot for getting help with any task, passes 1 million users

VentureBeat, here. 

Bloops and Blips Ahead for Bots

Recode.net, here. 

In Bots We Trust?

Slate.com, here. 

Deep Learning for Chatbots, Part 1 – Introduction

WildML, here. 

Bots, explained

Recode.net, here. 

KLM now uses Facebook Messenger for boarding passes, flight info, and customer service

VentureBeat, here. 

Why Microsoft just made a big bet on bots

The Verge, here.

(Interestingly, MS fought hard against the browser replacing the desktop OS as the new platform, as every antitrust scholar knows; now MS - not alone, though - is "on the other side" and pushing hard for the bot store to replace the app store. Reactions from the incumbents at risk of being displaced or general and rather peaceful transition towards the new largely AI-fueled paradigm?).

Microsoft is bringing bots to Skype — and everywhere else

TechCrunch, here. 

Microsoft CEO: ‘Bots are the new apps'

Mashable, here.

Clippy’s Back: The Future of Microsoft Is Chatbots

Bloomberg, here. 

Kik Battles Facebook With Bots In The New Messaging Wars

Forbes, here.