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Slack Technologies Inc

  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    News in-depthWorking It17 min
    AI is transforming the world of work, are we ready for it? | FT Working It

    Generative AI is set to reshape the workplace. Are companies ready for the change?

    FT Working It- AI in the workplace
  • Friday, 15 March, 2024
    Elaine Moore
    Chat apps have conquered office life — is that a good thing?

    Slack may have lost its lustre but messaging in the workplace isn’t going anywhere

    A computer with a Slack logo and other notifications
  • Monday, 15 January, 2024
    Work WatchEmma Jacobs
    The ‘smile files’ cheering up gloomy workers

    Records of achievements and praise can boost staff morale

    Montage image of a folder with lots of positive emoticons on it
  • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
    Working It
    How to communicate better at work

    Digital tools leave little room for emotion and nuance but new apps and best practices are emerging

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Big Tech
    Tech giants ditch office space in London and Europe

    Moves by Alphabet, Meta and Salesforce come as companies respond to downturn in sector’s stocks by cutting costs

    Salesforce Tower in Bishopsgate, central London
  • Tuesday, 6 December, 2022
    Legal services
    In-house legal work: best practice case studies

    Featuring examples of the most innovative services that legal teams have developed for their businesses

  • Wednesday, 6 April, 2022
    Professional networking
    Are you in on the secret? Why alumni networks are flourishing

    Messaging groups for former co-workers offer support, job opportunities and gossip about former employers

    Illustration of a woman reading a smartphone
  • Tuesday, 22 February, 2022
    Working It15 min listen
    Why does my boss write such rude emails?

    The new rules of digital communication keep changing – here’s how to master them

  • Wednesday, 20 January, 2021
    LexCorporate bonds
    US cash mountain: the agony of choice

    Companies face big dilemma of what to do with all their money

  • Friday, 11 December, 2020
    City InsiderMatthew Vincent
    The transaction that sums up 2020

    Some might say it’s not Salesforce buying Slack but London’s first entirely virtual IPO

  • Thursday, 3 December, 2020
    Business InsightRichard Waters
    Salesforce takeover of Slack is a defining moment for cloud software

    Combined group is out to challenge Microsoft’s integrated suite of tools

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Airbnb pricing, EU squeezes UK, Brazil’s economy

    Airbnb has disclosed it could raise as much as $2.5bn in its initial public offering

  • Wednesday, 2 December, 2020
    Salesforce to buy Slack for $27.7bn

    Cash-and-stock deal caps banner year for cloud computing

  • Tuesday, 1 December, 2020
    LexZoom Video Communications Inc
    Zoom: Teams building Premium content

    The real threat to video-calling service’s $136bn market valuation is Microsoft

  • Friday, 27 November, 2020
    Due Diligence
    Salesforce/ Slack: office romance Premium content

    The cloud software company and workplace collaboration app are in talks for what could be one of the sector’s largest deals

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    LexSalesforce.com Inc
    Salesforce/Slack: smells like Teams spirit Premium content

    The roll-up strategy still makes sense for cloud software company

  • Thursday, 26 November, 2020
    Salesforce talks to buy Slack foreshadow showdown with Microsoft

    Possible takeover of workplace chat app comes as rival’s Teams service surges in popularity

  • Wednesday, 25 November, 2020
    Cloud computing
    Salesforce in talks to buy Slack in huge cloud software deal

    Acquisition would strengthen chief executive Marc Benioff’s hand in battle with Microsoft

  • Wednesday, 9 September, 2020
    FT News Briefing podcast9 min listen
    Slack falls, Apple sues Epic Games, Brexit friction

    Messaging app Slack forecast a sharp revenue slowdown in the current quarter due to the economic downturn

  • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
    Slack forecasts slower revenue growth as customers cut costs

    Workplace messaging app fails to gain same work-from-home boost as other collaboration tools

  • Friday, 24 July, 2020
    Business InsightRichard Waters
    Slack now has to prove Microsoft is behaving badly

    It may be harder than it looks for messaging app to take on $1.6tn software giant

  • Wednesday, 22 July, 2020
    Slack files EU antitrust complaint against Microsoft

    Workplace messaging app says it is unfair for tech group to bundle Teams with Office 365

    Slack has long chafed at Microsoft for essentially giving away Teams to Office 365 users
  • Thursday, 25 June, 2020
    Business InsightRichard Waters
    The work-from-home revolution is only just beginning

    With new tools to remove barriers within and between organisations, the crisis brings alluring glimpse of the future

  • Thursday, 4 June, 2020
    Slack finds work from home trend fails to accelerate growth

    Messaging app’s shares tumble as performance pales in comparison to new favourite Zoom

  • Thursday, 19 March, 2020
    Coronavirus
    Slack and Microsoft fight for millions of remote workers

    Workplace collaboration rivals report surge in user numbers as virus crisis intensifies

    Microsoft and Slack have pressed ahead with long-planned updates of their services this week
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