Slack Technologies Inc

When Microsoft unveiled its new Viva platform earlier this year, it was sizing up a $300 billion market for employee communications and engagement.

With Windows 10, Microsoft tried to make it easy for people to use Skype. Now the focus is on Teams, as the company goes up against Slack and Zoom.

Microsoft’s ad, part of a campaign called “Ticket to Tokyo,” will premiere during Friday’s opening ceremonies broadcast.

Increasingly people are turning to YouTube creators to figure out the latest features of Microsoft’s Office apps. They have more subscribers than the company.

The New York Times, Bloomberg, USA Today, and other news organizations are setting up plans to welcome back workers to the office — at least some of the time.

British money transfer company Wise is set to go public on the London Stock Exchange through a direct listing.

New features that simplify remote work could help Slack keep growing as it prepares to be integrated into Salesforce in a deal set to close around July 31.

Satya Nadella’s Microsoft has become easier for companies to work with, it hasn’t made deals that went bad, and its Teams and Azure assets are now common.

Slack recently began rolling out a new feature that lets you schedule messages to send later.

A Boston Consulting Group survey found 93% of global companies plan to permanently change remote work and meeting policies even after the health crisis is over.

Amazon’s Fire HD 10 Plus has great battery life, a good screen and easy access to movies, music and books. But it lacks a lot of apps.

Audio is the hottest trend in social media, and start-ups like Clubhouse and Discord have the attention of tech giants from Facebook to Twitter and Microsoft.

Salesforce’s revenue growth accelerated as the enterprise software company lapped the quarter when the coronavirus began circulating in the U.S.

Recently a $10 billion target of Microsoft, Discord allows public and private groups to gather and chat by text, audio and video via a social platform.

Employee miscommunication is at an all-time high, with tone being misinterpreted 50% of the time in emails. A digital body language expert shares the most passive aggressive phrases to avoid—and how to communicate without creating any tension, irritation or awkwardness.

Facebook’s Workplace enterprise communications software has now reached 7 million paid subscribers, trailing well behind Microsoft Teams.

Building meaningful relationships plays a huge role in helping you achieve success, says a Google exec. Each person is an introduction to another person, a unique skill, a new opportunity, or something you’ll inevitably learn about yourself.

Coinbase said Thursday that it will begin trading on April 14, following regulatory approval of its direct listing from the SEC.

Phil Libin, co-founder and CEO of start-up studio All Turtles, is learning on the fly how to build a company with a fully-distributed workforce.

Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase has reached an implied $68 billion valuation ahead of its highly anticipated direct listing on the Nasdaq.