This week is action-packed with F8, that weird new Kindle, swatting and VR follow-up all on the docket!

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Links and Show Notes

Facebook launches a bot platform for Messenger | The Verge
Messenger and WhatsApp process 60 billion messages a day, three times more than SMS | The Verge
This is Facebook's gorgeous, open-source 360-degree video camera | The Verge
Facebook's quest for Internet is coming back to Earth with two wireless projects | Computerworld
The Amazon Kindle Oasis looks shockingly different
Rift shipments delayed for months in botched launch (update) | Polygon
Online Harassers Swatted the Congresswoman Leading the Fight Against Swatting
Virtual reality can make guns 'real,' and that's a bit terrifying | Polygon