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Context switching and an engineer’s mile-long trail of mental notes are sworn enemies. As legendary computer scientist and entrepreneur Paul Graham says, “One reason programmers dislike meetings so much is that...

SAN FRANCISCO, July 22, 2020—Slack Technologies, Inc., (NYSE: WORK) today announced it has filed a competition complaint against Microsoft Corporation before the European Commission. The complaint details...

Jägermeister has come a long way since its origins as a wine and vinegar factory in 1878. As the world’s best-selling premium liqueur, Jägermeister sold more than 100 million bottles last year globally and doubled...

When Covid-19 began sweeping the globe, RE:ACT Disaster Response started mobilizing volunteers and veterans of the British Armed Forces to help in the U.K. Almost 6,000 newly trained veterans and volunteers have signed...

As organizations scrambled to recalibrate around remote work, Slack admins transformed Slack into a virtual office, virtually overnight. Now, beyond managing the remote transition, Slack admins are leading the major...

Justice reform in America has never been more vital to our country’s health or more urgent than it is today. There are 2.3 million incarcerated individuals in the U.S.¹, who together make up 20% of the worldwide...

What comes next? That’s the question the global workforce is wondering as we enter the summer months, a time when folks normally book vacation time and teams plan off-sites and company outings. In this state of...

Software development at large organizations often entails dozens, even hundreds, of programmers working concurrently on millions of lines of code. Their success, however, is measured by a more precise metric: how...

If you’ve watched online content and videos on Roku, AMC Networks or other platforms, then Limelight Networks helped deliver your streaming experience. Founded in 2001 in Tempe, Arizona, the company provides digital...

Today, we are excited to announce that we have acquired Rimeto. Rimeto has reimagined the business directory over the last four years, much in the same way we have reimagined business communication. Rimeto’s advanced...

When technology security company McAfee transitioned its entire organization to work from home in response to Covid-19, executives in the consumer products business unit wanted to keep communication between employees...

When fire departments respond to a five-alarm blaze, their ability to save lives and property depends on how quickly they can establish roles, communicate about the nature and extent of the fire, and agree on the best...

Read this post in French, German, Japanese, UK English, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin America) and Spanish (Spain). For years, Slack has been changing the way millions of people work together within their...

Read this post in French, German, Japanese, UK English, Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (Latin America) and Spanish (Spain). With the global shift to remote work, building meaningful relationships with external partners...

As governments shut down their countries in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, technologists sprang into action almost immediately. Grassroots groups and governments around the world started hosting sprint-style...

Below you’ll find insights from the first of our Slack Sessions webinars, a series of panel discussions with global business leaders. Watch the full webinar on demand here. In our current pandemic reality, a new...