Microsoft is making a preview available of its Azure cloud bot-as-a-service, which is built on top of Azure Functions serverless compute capability.

Not only have Microsoft's Bot Framework and Service been updated, but new AI functionality and language capabilities have been introduced for apps that leverage Azure Cognitive Services as well.

At Build, Microsoft launched Azure Applied AI Services, a suite of AI tools designed specifically for enterprise scenarios.

Microsoft announced a few Azure milestones today and showcased developer options to tap into its new compute capabilities.

Microsoft’s Azure Bot Service has now been used by almost 300,000 developers. That’s up from 240,000 in December 2017, a Microsoft spokesperson told VentureBeat in an email.

This past November, Microsoft launched, what it is calling, the Industry’s First Cloud Bot-as-a-Service platform. The Azure Bot Service is powered by the Microsoft Bot Framework and has a ...

Researchers have discovered vulnerabilities within Microsoft's Azure Health Bot Service that could lead to sensitive patient data being exposed.

By combining Azure Bot Service and its Azure-based WhatsApp Business platform, Infobip delivered an effective health screening service for mobile devices. Today, the bot-driven solution is helping ...

The Azure Bot Service is designed to help developers create conversational interfaces while LUIS is designed for developing custom natural integrations.