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In an internal memo shared this week, CFO Hugh Johnston says most Disney teams will move away from Slack by the end of this year.

By Jibin Joseph
A photo of the Slack app logo as seen on a smartphone display.

Frontier's fiber cable network will be added to Verizon's Fios network, increasing Verizon's fiber footprint across the US.

By Kate Irwin
Close-up on Verizon name and checkmark logo outside a store in New York.

The feature uses Gemini to take notes during a meeting and attaches the document to the calendar invite when it's done.

By Joe Hindy
Google Gemini taking notes with AI

Windows and Mac users no longer have to use separate apps for work and play.

By Jibin Joseph
microsoft team multiple accounts

After several 'for Harris' calls crashed Zoom, the video-conferencing service increased its top webinar tier from 100,000 attendees to 1 million. But it'll cost you.

By Jibin Joseph
A graphical illustration of a webinar.

The move is intended to provide a decluttered experience in Skype chats and channels.

By Jibin Joseph
skype logo on a phone
3.5

Briar is ultra-private, making it a good option for anyone who is worried about surveillance, but it's not for those who are seeking a social experience.

By Kim Key
Briar logo on white background
3.5

Session provides anonymity by allowing you to chat without divulging any personal information, making it a worthwhile private messaging app if you're willing to sacrifice some call and text functionality.

By Kim Key
Session logo on white background
3.0

Guilded servers provide powerful tools for organizing and communicating with people in your gaming communities, but it now requires a Roblox account.

By Jordan Minor
Guilded logo

The hacker initially wanted $1 million.

By Emily Price
The exterior of an AT&T store
4.0

Lucidspark is a reliable whiteboard app for collaborating in real time or asynchronously.

By Jill Duffy  & Gabriela Vatu
The Lucidspark logo; a multipointed geometric shape in red with the word Lucidspark in black on a white background

In a preliminary finding, the EU says Microsoft has 'breached EU antitrust rules' by tying Teams with Microsoft 365 and Office 365.

By Joe Hindy
A Microsoft Teams logo on a smartphone laying on a notebook

AT&T is designated as a Carrier of Last Resort in the state for at least another year, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) rules.

By Emily Price
AT&T logo on a building
3.5

The affordable whiteboard app Stormboard helps teams brainstorm, map out ideas, and otherwise work together. It's efficient, but lacks the latest features of newer competitors.

By Jill Duffy
The Stormboard logo: a symbol of three intersecting almond-like shapes in different shades of blue and the word Stormboard in blue and gray on a white background
4.5
Editors' Choice

Miro is a unique and inspiring app that makes it a pleasure to collaborate, share, and present your work.

By Jill Duffy  & Gabriela Vatu
The Miro logo; Three vertical black bars with a slight angle in them to create a shape like a capital letter M on a yellow background
4.0

Whether you start with a blank canvas or a well-crafted template, collaboration app Mural helps you and your team brainstorm, plan, and share ideas.

By Jill Duffy  & Gabriela Vatu
The word "Mural" spelled out in an unusual sans serif font and using multiple colors

Slack feeds user content, messages, and uploads to its machine learning models. All users are opted-in by default.

By Kate Irwin
A Slack desktop browser open, showing purple and white layout with 'A1 Marketing' company group open.

If you don't have access to a fax machine, you can send and receive faxes right from your computer or mobile device.

By Lance Whitney
finger hovering over a fax machine

At Google I/O, we try Project Starline, the company's hyper-realistic video-conferencing solution.

By Michael Kan
Project Starline

The tech giant partners with HP to commercialize Project Starline, which it says produces 'better attentiveness, memory recall, and an overall sense of presence' in meetings.

By Michael Kan
 Project Starline