Yahoo Enters the World of Chatbots With a Weather Bot, a News Bot and a Weird Pet Bot

Partners with Kik for launch

Yahoo has launched its first trio of chatbots, making the internet pioneer the latest to join the craze with its weather bot, news bot and something it's calling a "pet bot."

In a blog post today announcing the new bots, Yahoo senior director of product Jon Paris said the goal is to explore how messaging will "change the way that we all discover and engage with information."

"At Yahoo, we've always built experiences at the intersection of search, communications and content to help you connect with what matters most to you," he wrote in the post.

As you might guess, the weather app allows users to type in their city or ZIP code and find out the day's forecast or get daily alerts.

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