If you're a Facebook Messenger addict and can't be bothered to open another app, take note: Yahoo has launched four bots that you can "chat" with to bring you news and weather information.
To
start, message @YahooFinance, @YahooNews or @YahooWeather within
Facebook Messenger to receive finance, general or weather news in the
app. The finance bot can bring up stock quotes, while @YahooNews links
you to summaries of trending news pieces. Yahoo's weather bot will
message you the day's forecast on scenic Flickr images.
You can
also message @MonkeyPet, a Maldivian monkey character named Boo who will
exchange chats -- and emojis -- with you. Boo can also inadvertently
make you feel bad about yourself by sending you vacation pictures from
its "travels," much like your friends in real life
