A few codes inside the latest Slack app suggest that the messenger is developing an AI summarize feature.
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Slack is making a big change to the message history limits available to free users. The team communication platform will no longer keep messages and files older than a year, starting in August.
Slack is the latest developer to support Windows on ARM. Developers have released a new beta version with support for ARM-powered Windows PCs, promising to ship a Microsoft Store version soon.
New Salesforce data shows that many office workers are excited by AI but that some issues still need to be tackled. One major point Salesforce made was that employees need training in AI first.
Reports emerged about Slack using customers' messages and files to train machine learning models, supported by some unfortunate wording in the company's blog. However, Slack denies these allegations.
Google announced that admins can now transfer messages and other data from Slack to Google Chat using a new tool. Workspace admins can also get notifications for Google Meet application load failures.
Slack began testing its AI companion last year as a feature that would provide users with summaries of channel conversations. It has finally made the service available with several new additions.
Salesforce will lay off about 700 employees, or 1% of its global workforce. The cuts come after Salesforce grew aggressively as cloud demand boomed following a pandemic-era hiring surge.
A new report says the EU's European Commission has sent a questionnaire to Microsoft's rivals, asking them if the company's move to make Teams a separate service was enough to keep them happy.
The latest company to jump on the AI bandwagon is Salesforce, by introducing new product features into Slack that are powered by AI, such as thread summaries and channel highlights.
During a tech conference this week, Zoom's CEO Eric Yuan thinks that the US Federal Trade Commission should look into Microsoft's bundling of Teams with Microsoft 365, saying, "You've got to be fair."
The new feature for Google Chat users allow messages typed in Chat to be automatically sent to other chat services like Microsoft Teams and Slack. The feature is currently in beta form.
The refreshed version of Google Chat will include access to the company's Duet AI, which will provide answers by using your own messages and files, along with a number of other features.
The new Slack revamp has a new Home section designed so that users can see all of their Slack channels, DMs, and apps from one view. It also has a special view just for direct messages and more.
If you are not able to access Slack right now then you are not alone. The collaboration app is currently facing a worldwide outage and the company is investigating the issue to mitigate the problem.
The EU watchdog is considering an antitrust probe into Microsoft's integration of Teams with the Microsoft 365 suite. The investigation stems from a complaint filed by Slack in 2020.
The unconfirmed report claims that Microsoft may decide to allow people to purchase its Teams online conferencing product without having to buy its Office suite of productivity products as well.
Salesforce has announced the ChatGPT app for Slack. It will allow users of the online meeting service to send replies to others with a writing assist from OpenAI's chatbot technology.
Microsoft could soon be facing an antitrust probe from the European Commission regarding bundling Teams in the Microsoft 365 suite. The root of the potential probe is a Slack complaint from 2020.
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Although this was a relatively quieter week on the news front due to the Thanksgiving break, we still have a decent amount of stuff to unpack when it comes to the latest Windows 11 issues and more.
The European Commission (EC) is reportedly preparing to launch an antitrust probe into complaints made against Microsoft Teams by competitor Slack. The two firms have clashed many times in the past.
Slack is adding video to its Huddles feature, and has added several nifty tools to improve collaboration between remotely working employees and those who have started working at the office.
For government customers, Zoom's latest standalone, FedRAMP-authorized, Government App Marketplace has been developed for mission-critical work and seamless communication for reliable workflows.
Slack announced clips today. A new way for organizations to communicate inside their platform using multimedia. They'll also be other enhancements to Slack Connect coming this fall.
Slack is making it easier to send a message to your colleagues without pinging them at odd hours with a new message scheduling feature. It's available on desktop and mobile starting today.
The work management platform Asana has added support for third-party tools through the new Asana Partners network. In addition, Asana is now available in a total of thirteen languages.
Earlier today Slack enabled a feature where it was possible to send a DM invite to anyone on Slack, if you know their email address. It was also possible to harass that person with a custom message.
Slack has announced a handful of new capabilities for Slack Connect, which lets you communicate with people outside your organization. Now, you can send DMs to anyone from another company.
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If you've been having trouble using Slack at work, you're not the only one. The enterprise communication tool has confirmed an outage on its end and is trying to address the issue.
Sometimes even the simplest of options can be tricky to find. In such cases, nifty little guides such as this one can be helpful. If you're looking to turn on dark mode on Slack, follow this tutorial.
Salesforce today confirmed that it will be buying collaboration service Slack for $27.7 billion, calling it a "match made in heaven". The deal is yet to be approved by shareholders and regulators.
A report suggests that Salesforce is in talks with Slack for a potential acquisition. If such a deal goes through, it will be the largest for the company. Slack shares shot up since the report broke.
Zoom has announced that it will be launching Zapps later in the year. Zapps allow people to quickly access third-party services within the Zoom interface to boost efficiency and productivity.
Slack's CEO said in an interview that the firm is prototyping an Instagram-like 'Stories' feature and push-to-talk audio chatting capabilities to be introduced later this year to improve remote work.
Slack, the company behind the communication tool of the same name, has announced that it has filed a complaint against Microsoft to the European Commission over anti-competitive behavior.
Slack today announced Connect, a new way for paid customers to collaborate with up to 20 organizations in a single channel. It will also get Outlook and Google Calendar integration in the future.
Under the new multi-year agreement, many AWS resources like Amazon AppFlow and AWS Chatbot will be integrated with Slack. AWS will now be handling all of Slack's voice and video calls as well.
Slack rolled out today a redesigned interface to its iOS app that introduces a new navigation bar at the bottom and swipe gestures for accessing your workspaces and recent conversation, among others.
