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Slack breaks user record as millions work from home
By Stephen Warwick published
As millions turn to working from home, Slack has broken its user record. 12.5 million people used Slack on March 25, up from 10.5 million the week before.

Slack rolling out a major redesign amid the coronavirus outbreak
By Jason England published
Slack is one of the most popular tools used by workers to communicate in and out of the office. Today, it's getting one of the largest redesigns ever and gaining a new feature.

Microsoft Teams sees significant growth — but Slack isn't going anywhere
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
Microsoft Teams recently hit 20 million daily active users, far outpacing rival messaging app Slack. But the questions are whether it can sustain that growth and what the surge means for Slack.

Slack claps back at Microsoft Teams about active users
By Sean Endicott published
While Microsoft highlights that Microsoft Teams has 20 million daily active users, Slack touts its engagement rate.

Slack's new dark mode is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux
By Sean Endicott published
Slack has a new dark mode that's available across all platforms. It also has new themes to go along with the dark mode.

Slack DMs and starred channels missing for some users
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Conversations still remain accessible from search.

Slack amps up security with new enterprise tools
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster published
Slack is giving employees and IT administrators new tools to keep their data secure.

Slack's desktop app gets much faster, works better with spotty connections
By Dan Thorp-Lancaster last updated
The desktop update will gradually roll out to users over the course of the coming weeks.
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