Poke, which lets users access AI agents via text message, becomes the first AI agent approved for Apple's Messages for Business platform (Sarah Perez/TechCrunch)
THE SO WHAT
An AI agent inside Apple’s Messages for Business turns every customer text thread into an automation surface—no app, no login, just SMS. If you run support or commerce, you now have to assume your customers will expect agentic resolution inside the default messaging channel, not your bespoke UX.
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