Yahoo’s Captain is a family assistant that lives in your messaging app

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Yahoo might be on the verge of being sold to Verizon for a king’s ransom, but that doesn’t mean it hasn’t stopped making online tools of questionable usefulness. Its latest effort, Captain, is a chatbot that “streamlines family logistics,” or in simple terms: it keeps you and your family in sync.

You don’t need to download an app or install anything to use it. To get started, text “Hi” to CAPTAIN (773-786), and you’ll get a response from a cheerful bot ready to help you create a shopping list and set reminders.

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