Facebook Messenger is toying with a digital assistant that will help you shop

You can already use Facebook Messenger to pay your friends and chat with certain retailers, but the social network may soon also let you order products and research local services from inside the app

Facebook Messenger is reportedly developing a digital assistant, according to a report in The Information on Monday. It would allow users to connect with "real people" inside the service, who would research and order products, as well as perform other tasks. The service is currently being called Moneypenny inside Facebook, according to the report, named after the reliable secretary from the James Bond franchise Read more...