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The Lowdown: Gwyneth Paltrow on Slack

Doyou Slack at work?Only if I haven’t had enough coffee.No — not slack. I mean, Slack. Sorry — have you had enough coffee? You sound a bit mad.You would too if you had Slack.Stop saying slack. What

Becky Slack

Can Superior Design Pick Up the Slack at Slack?

The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t helped Slack’s valuation as much as it has other corporate communication tools. But Slack bets its design is still a winner.

Did Salesforce Just Jumpstart a Software Dealmaking Bonanza?

Why couldn’t Slack go it alone?

Salesforce Loves Slack

Slate Money talks Slack, the Nasdaq, and Amazon.

Down With Slack

I hate the popular “frictionless” intraoffice communication app that Salesforce just bought, and so should you.

What It’s Like to Be Matt Slack Who Has the Twitter Handle @Slack, Like the Tech Company Salesforce Just Bought for Over $27 Billion

Matt Slack joined Twitter as @slack in 2006. A Michigan software engineer, he sometimes troubleshoots for customers who have mistaken him for the company and was even invited to the 2019…

Salesforce Just Made Its Biggest Acquisition Ever

The cloud giant is picking up Slack.

Slack Just Took a Big Step Forward in Its Aim to Replace Email and Take on Microsoft With a New Feature That Lets Up to 20 Companies Chat in a Single Channel

At first, Slack helped companies reduce internal emails. Now, its new Slack Connect tool will cut down how often companies email outside orgs.

Salesforce’s $27.7 Billion Slack Acquisition Comes With a New Secret Weapon Against Microsoft: CEO Stewart Butterfield

By buying Slack for $27.7 billion, Salesforce is gaining a product visionary and one of Microsoft’s fiercest critics in Slack CEO Stewart Butterfield.

Slack’s Anticompetitive Claim vs. Microsoft Says the Software Giant Feels ‘Threatened’

“All we want is fair competition,” said Slack general counsel David Schellhase, who is asking the EC to “referee.” “Slack threatens Microsoft’s hold on…

PSA: If You Use Slack on Android, You Should Update Your Password

Why is changing your Slack password so hard?