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Bumble Chief Whitney Wolfe Herd To Step Down
Whitney Wolfe Herd, chief executive and founder of women-first dating app Bumble, to step down after nearly 10 years
Microsoft To Unbundle Teams To Satisfy EU Antitrust Concerns
In an effort to appease EU antitrust concerns, Microsoft confirms it will unbundle its Teams software in Europe
Microsoft ‘Faces New EU Antitrust Probe’
Microsoft reportedly facing new EU antitrust investigation over Teams integration into Office 365 after remedy talks fail
ChatGPT Added To Salesforce’s Slack
Salesforce and OpenAI introduce the ChatGPT app for Slack, in an effort to add artificial intelligence to business software
Zoom Pushes Team Chat Amidst Tough Competition
Zoom renames and adds features to Zoom Team Chat as it squares off with Slack, Microsoft Teams, others for hybrid workplace
UK Bosses Rethink Physical Office Spaces, Slack Finds
End of physical offices and the 9 to 5? New research from Slack suggests 98 percent of UK bosses have rethought physical office space needs
Slack Starts 2021 With Outage
Rough start to the year for communication platform Slack, which is in the process of being acquired by CRM giant Salesforce
Salesforce Acquires Slack For $28 Billion For Workforce Collaboration
As the enterprise world adjusts to remote working, Salesforce pay $27.7 billion to acquire Slack for enhanced workplace collaboration
Disappointed Investors Drive Slack Shares Down
Slack shares plummet after it reports steady revenue growth – but sees little benefit from coronavirus-related trend toward remote working
Coronavirus: Shares Stage Limited Recovery After Dramatic Declines
Tech companies amongst those affected by share swings as governments bolster efforts to limit economic fallout of coronavirus crisis
Slack Deepens Microsoft Office Integration
Users can now more easily access Outlook calendar events and emails and OneDrive files from within Slack
Microsoft Offers Free Version Of Teams Chat App
Redmond matches main rival Slack by finally offering a free version aimed at smaller businesses and freelancers
Microsoft Touts Progress Of Teams Chat App
Slack now has some competition, Microsoft claims, as usage of its enterprise comms app Teams nearly doubles
Slack Teams With Oracle On Enterprise-Grade Chatbots
ORACLE OPENWORLD: Deal could help $1bn startup Slack compete with Microsoft and Facebook in the enterprise-grade messaging market
Slack Integrates With Dropbox Paper To Combine Content And Communications
Slack secures another tech partnership in pursuit of enterprise growth
Amazon And Other Tech Giants ‘Eye’ £7bn Slack Acquisition
Slack's meteoric rise hasn't gone unnoticed as tech giants, most notably Amazon, reportedly circle
Microsoft Teams Launches Around The World In Office 365
Watch out Slack? Workplace chat app Microsoft Teams launches globally to Office 365 customers
Dropbox Securitybot Hopes To Combat Alert Fatigue
Securitybot sends a Slack message to employees if unusual or potentially malicious activity is detected
New IBM Bluemix Services Boost Cloud App Development
IBM has launched new Bluemix services which speed up app development in the cloud by giving developers access to pre-configured toolchains.
Slack Deepens Google Cloud Integrations With New Partnership
Workplace communications app Slack will integrate more deeply with Google Cloud platform, coming in the first half of 2017.
Microsoft Teams To Challenge Slack For Workplace Comms
Its good to talk. Teams app from Redmond to introduce chat-based workspace into Office 365
Salesforce And Slack Integrate Messaging And Cloud CRM
Salesforce has teamed up with Slack with the aim of integrating features from each other’s services over the coming months.
Facebook At Work Slated For Launch Next Month To Challenge Yammer And Slack
The enterprise version of the social network looks to take on Yammer, Slack and other collaboration tools
The Essential Download: Twitter Engage, Slack, Glastonbury
Discover the best new, updated and essential apps for your smartphone and tablet
Slack Secures £141m In Fresh Funding For Business Collaboration Push
Three year old Slack is now worth £2.7bn as it looks to continue rapid rise from startup to business tool
UK Falling Behind USA When It Comes To Cloud Apps
Looking at cloud apps used by businesses, team comms app Slack has grown 77 percent in just six months, claims Okta