In the scramble to build bots that live up to the hype, messaging app Telegram has just announced a $1M giveaway to developers to try to incentivize them to build cool stuff. The messaging ...

A few years ago a slightly forgotten (a least in Western eyes) mobile messaging app called Nimbuzz launched little ‘chat bots’ on its platform. The bots could tell you about the weather or ...

James Vincent is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Researchers have discovered a “deepfake ecosystem” on the messaging app Telegram ...