Slack news and trends

Report: Disney Data Leaked After Hack of Its Slack System

July 15, 2024
This Week in AI: Enterprise Intelligence, Healthcare Efficiencies, Deepfake Threats
Artificial Intelligence // February 16, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming the standard-bearer for innovations that progress in leaps and bounds. Putting an exclamation point on the technology’s value to nearly all sectors and industries, on Tuesday (Feb. 13), chipmaker Nvidia exceeded Amazon in market value for the first time since 2002 as more companies...

Slack Launches Slack AI to Boost Worker Efficiency
Artificial Intelligence // February 14, 2024

Enterprise messaging platform Slack is debuting Slack AI, its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help users find information more easily. Slack AI is starting with a set of initial generative AI capabilities, including a search function that delivers personalized, intelligent responses to your questions, channel recaps...

Microsoft to Unbundle Teams From Office in EU to Address Antitrust Concerns
Regulation // August 31, 2023

Microsoft has announced plans to unbundle its Teams software from its Office suite in Europe in response to concerns raised in an antitrust investigation by the European Union (EU), The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday (Aug. 31). The move will see the software giant offering business...

Slack Adds Industry-Specific Consulting Partners to its Ecosystem
Partnerships // September 15, 2022

Slack is expanding its global consulting partner ecosystem to include industry-specific consultants who will help companies in their digital transformations. With newly available services and solutions, Slack customers can engage consulting partners of Slack and parent company Salesforce who focus on financial services, manufacturing, communications,...

Interviews & Exclusives
COVID Turned A Small Chatroom For Accountants Into A Hub Of 50,000 Conversations

July 22, 2021
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that forming a community — for insight or support — is critical, even if those bonds must be forged online. Those interactions can be cemented more easily through online platforms — especially in the work-from-home environment, and, according to Darcie Lamond, director of finance and accounting content […]

Getting Treasurers To Dump The Swivel Chair For Tech

January 31, 2018
When it comes to data, beware the swivel chair. But embrace integration. That’s a metaphor, of sorts, and a caution for treasury management professionals as they navigate their swivel chairs,...

Quick Reads
Report: Disney Data Leaked After Hack of Its Slack System

July 15, 2024
Disney has reportedly suffered a hack of its Slack system, with data from thousands of the channels of the company’s workplace collaboration system being leaked online. The data goes back as far as 2019 and includes material ranging from discussions about ad campaigns to assessments of job applicants to photos of employees’ dogs, The Wall […]

Slack Launches Slack AI to Boost Worker Efficiency

February 14, 2024
Enterprise messaging platform Slack is debuting Slack AI, its artificial intelligence (AI) tool to help users find information more easily. Slack AI is starting with a set of initial generative AI...

Microsoft to Unbundle Teams From Office in EU to Address Antitrust Concerns

August 31, 2023
Microsoft has announced plans to unbundle its Teams software from its Office suite in Europe in response to concerns raised in an antitrust investigation by the European Union (EU), The Wall...

Slack Adds Industry-Specific Consulting Partners to its Ecosystem

September 15, 2022
Slack is expanding its global consulting partner ecosystem to include industry-specific consultants who will help companies in their digital transformations. With newly available services and solutions, Slack customers can engage...