Since Microsoft announced the Bot Framework at its 2016 developer conference, over 130,000 developers have signed up to use it. The company is now expanding it further, with new capabilities. At its ...

A few years ago at its Build developer conference, Microsoft made its conversation as a service (CaaS) offerings the centerpiece of its announcements. This year, Microsoft made some solid advancements ...

The Microsoft Bot Framework features open source SDKs, developer tools and services to help coders build, test and connect conversational AI bots for apps like Skype, Microsoft Teams, Slack, Facebook ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More A year after the launch of the Microsoft Bot Framework, today Microsoft ...

Microsoft has recently been heavily criticized for its efforts, or the lack thereof in making Cortana open and powerful enough to take on the likes of Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. The company, ...

Chat-based user interfaces are everywhere. Built into both consumer and business tools, they’re an effective way of delivering quick snippets of information, especially with a growing ecosystem of ...