Artificial Intelligence Slack Hopes Its AI Will Keep You from Hating Slack The fastest-growing business app is relying on machine-learning tricks to fend off a deluge of messages—as well as competition from Facebook and Microsoft. by Elizabeth Woyke 2018-01-16T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity AOL Instant Messenger Made Social Media What It Is Today The once popular messaging platform goes dark this week, but its legacy of instant communication is here to stay. by Julia Sklar 2017-12-14T00:00:00-05:00
Smart Cities Slack CEO: How We’ll Use AI to Reduce Information Overload Stewart Butterfield talks about how machine learning can help your work productivity. by Elizabeth Woyke 2017-09-27T00:00:00-04:00
Business Impact Giving the Dry-Erase Whiteboard a High-Tech Makeover Your videoconferences are going to become far more productive. by Elizabeth Woyke 2017-09-11T00:00:00-04:00
Computing 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2016: Where Are They Now? Find out how new ideas like reusable rockets, immune engineering, and Tesla’s Autopilot have progressed. by Tom Simonite 2017-01-02T00:00:00-05:00
Connectivity The HR Person at Your Next Job May Actually Be a Bot Chatbots are being prepped to take over many administrative tasks. by Will Knight 2016-08-03T00:00:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines How to Prevent a Plague of Dumb Chatbots The best (and least annoying) chatbots will be those that recognize their limitations and occasionally turn to humans for help. by Will Knight 2016-04-18T00:00:00-04:00
Business Impact 10 Breakthrough Technologies 2016: Slack A service built for the era of mobile phones and short text messages is changing the workplace. by Lee Gomes 2016-02-23T00:00:00-05:00
Intelligent Machines The New Water Cooler A startup’s approach to making work communication searchable could change how we stay connected at the office. by Rachel Metz 2015-06-23T00:05:00-04:00
Intelligent Machines EmTech Digital: Work Chat App Slack Wants You to Message with Machines Controlling your workplace software using instant messages can make you more productive, says the founder of chat startup Slack. by Tom Simonite 2015-06-02T15:10:00-04:00