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Salesforce reportedly held talks to buy Slack, which could help Slack stand up to Microsoft
By Sean Endicott last updated
Slack could potentially be acquired by cloud computing giant Salesforce. The companies have reportedly been in talks surrounding what could be the largest-ever purchase by Salesforce.

As Slack and Microsoft bicker, Google is fine with doing its own thing
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
Despite a slick G Suite revamp, Slack and Teams don't seem to be under any immediate threat from Google.

Microsoft accused of anticompetitive practices by Slack in EU complaint
By Sean Endicott last updated
Slack accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices according to a breaking report. The report states that Slack made the accusations in an EU complaint.

Slack joins forces with Amazon in bid to challenge Microsoft Teams
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
Slack wants to appeal more to enterprises with Amazon's Chime infrastructure for calls, Amazon AppFlow and AWS chatbot integration, and much more.

Become anyone in your Zoom and Skype calls with this AI tool
By Sean Endicott published
A new AI tool allows you to create living avatars of any image that you can use in video calls. You can calibrate your face to anything from the Mona Lisa to randomly generated faces.

Slack can now launch calls to Microsoft Teams and phones through VOIP integrations
By Sean Endicott published
Slack just made it easier to communicate with people on different platforms.

Slack working on calling integrations with Microsoft Teams, CEO says
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em.

Slack breaks user record as millions work from home
By Stephen Warwick published
As millions turn to working from home, Slack has broken its user record. 12.5 million people used Slack on March 25, up from 10.5 million the week before.

Slack rolling out a major redesign amid the coronavirus outbreak
By Jason England published
Slack is one of the most popular tools used by workers to communicate in and out of the office. Today, it's getting one of the largest redesigns ever and gaining a new feature.

Microsoft Teams sees significant growth — but Slack isn't going anywhere
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
Microsoft Teams recently hit 20 million daily active users, far outpacing rival messaging app Slack. But the questions are whether it can sustain that growth and what the surge means for Slack.
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