Microsoft secured a court order to seize and take down websites used by a group that it describes as the “number one seller and creator of fraudulent Microsoft accounts,” which… Read More
For anyone reading the news about Ticketmaster and Taylor Swift, or Twitter and Elon Musk, the problem of malicious bots might seem insurmountable. These automated programs can snap up concert… Read More
Microsoft is teaming up with the world’s leading plasma companies to streamline the process of developing an antibody-based therapy for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. The Seattle-area software giant’s… Read More
LinkedIn blocked or removed 21.6 million fake accounts on its platform from January to June of this year, a sign that the Microsoft-owned social network is actively fighting some of… Read More
Bellevue, Wash.-based workflow automation company Nintex has acquired EnableSoft, a Robotic Process Automation company that offers bots for handling a business’s basic, repetitive tasks. It’s Nintex’s second acquisition in seven months… Read More
Facebook has uncovered 32 pages and accounts working together to spread messaging tied to hot-button issues, the same tactics used during the 2016 election. The discovery comes amid primaries for… Read More
The majority of links on Twitter are shared by bots, a term for accounts that use automation in place of human decision-making. That’s according to a study released this week… Read More
PITTSBURGH — In preparing for this story, I was all set to describe in detail how I had been soundly defeated by Baby Tartanian8, a poker bot built by some… Read More
Twitter says it has followed through on its commitment to Congress by identifying and suspending more than 50,000 automated accounts linked to Russian agents – and alerting 677,775 Twitter users… Read More
There are already about 100,000 monthly active Facebook Messenger bots out there right now, but a new suite of tools released at Facebook’s F8 conference this week could lead to… Read More
Robots may eventually do much of the work behind the counter at fast food restaurants, but today they’re relegated to mostly handling orders. Subway restaurants announced Tuesday that it was launching… Read More
Underscoring the growing importance of chatbots, Microsoft has launched a cloud-based service to help companies and developers create these automated, text-based exchanges. Microsoft said its Azure bot service is the first public-cloud offering to offer… Read More
ATLANTA, GA. — It’s a keynote double-header at Microsoft’s Ignite conference here today. Microsoft Azure chief Scott Guthrie headlined this morning’s keynote address. Now, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is preparing to… Read More
There’s a new bot in town: Nigel, a software assistant that its creators at Oregon-based Kimera Systems say can learn from the behavior of its users. Nigel was “born” on… Read More
The Sacramento Kings, led by owner and former tech executive Vivek Ranadive, are certainly one of the most tech-savvy franchises in sports, from accepting Bitcoin to partnerships with Uber to the drones at… Read More
Microsoft’s experiment with AI chatbot Tay may not have gone too well, but the company is still working on other chat bots to help users converse with artificial intelligences more naturally. A… Read More
NEW ORLEANS, La. — What would it be like to interact with your favorite video game character in a live video chat? Or how about if your child wanted to… Read More
Skype is getting the power of the Cortana virtual assistant thanks to Microsoft’s new bot framework, and with it, the power to book hotels, buy things online and plan your day.… Read More
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state Sen. Marko Liias suspects that ticket bots are creating skyrocketing prices for the July 26 Adele concert at Seattle’s Key Arena — and he is… Read More