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Slack updates its iPad app to be more like the Mac app
Slack has updated its iPad app with a two-column layout, updated sidebar, and more accessibility features.

Slack now shows a preview, description before you join a new channel
Slack for iPhone and iPad now has a new update out that will display a preview of a channel before you join it, making it easier to decide whether you actually want to do so.

Slack is dropping support for iOS 13 on iPhone and iPad
Slack has announced that it will no longer support iOS 13 when its next iPhone and iPad app update arrives in the App Store.
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Slack and Github are down [Updated]
It isn't just you — Slack and Github are having problems and it could be related to a brewing Amazon Web Services outage.

Apple shut down an employee Slack channel focused on pay equity
According to Apple, the channel did not meet the company's Terms of Use and employees were barred from creating the channel.

Report details how Slack makes it easier for Apple employees to break ranks
Apple employees are talking more than ever, whether Apple wants them to, or not. And it's all thanks to Slack, according to a new report.

Slack Huddles — for those meetings that could be emails but are now calls
Slack is trying to reproduce all of those quick chats we used to have around the office by putting them into its app.

Slack is rolling out new a new Scheduled Send feature on desktop and mobile
Slack is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to schedule a new message for sending at a later time.

Slack loses its mind, now lets you direct message anyone you want to
Slack is now letting anyone and everyone send a DM to anyone and everyone they want. Because someone thought that was a good idea.

Slack is joining Salesforce to expand its enterprise offerings
Salesforce, known for its streak of acquisitions, has just agreed to purchase Slack for $27.7 billion. The two plan to combine their respective offerings to offer customers a comprehensive suite of business tools.
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[Update] It's not just you, Slack is down in Europe right now
Slack says it has isolated a problem with sending messages in Europe and will be back with an update soon.
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It's not just you — Slack is down around the world [Update: Back up]
Slack is down around the world, with users reporting issues connecting to the service. The company is aware of the issue, and is working on a fix.

Slack for iOS gets major overhaul in latest update
Popular business app Slack has been updated on iOS, bringing a total overhaul to its user interface

Slack breaks user record as millions work from home
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's new dark mode is now available for Mac and other desktop apps
Slack has a new dark mode that's available across all platforms. It also has new themes to go along with the dark mode.