"Messenger Chatbots Likely To Top The Agenda At Facebook's F8 This Week" (Fast Company)
"When more than 2,000 people descend on San Francisco this week for Facebook's annual two-day F8 developers conference, their discussions and decisions will have a huge impact on how you and 1.59 billion other people around the world use the social network."

"Artificial Intelligence and Fashion: A Platform Play" (Loose Threads)
"Artificial intelligence, often called AI or deep learning, will undoubtedly transform the fashion industry."

"Why We Are Still Reaching for Wallets, Not Phones, at the Checkout" (The New York Times)
Banks, technology companies and retailers are spending large sums to build systems and apps so that people can pay for items with their phones in stores, where most retail spending still takes place.

"Facebook to Allow Media Companies, Marketers to Post Sponsored Content" (The Wall Street Journal)
"For the past few years, as advertisers spent more money on sponsored content across the Web, it was technically against the rules to post that content to Facebook unless part of a paid ad placement on the social network."

"Amazon May Violate India's New Rules on Foreign E-Commerce" (The New York Times)
"Late last month, the Indian government issued additional rules governing foreign ownership of e-commerce companies operating in the country. The government added regulations related to pricing and the sourcing of sales on sites that Amazon and several rivals appear to violate."