Salesforce is buying workplace messaging app Slack for $27.7 billion, marking the largest acquisition in the San Francisco-based cloud-based company’s history.
Nearly two years ago, public health experts blamed social media platforms for contributing to a measles outbreak by allowing false claims about the risks...
Salesforce to Acquire Slack for $27.7 Billion
The move caps an acquisitive streak by Salesforce and ends Slack’s run as an independent publicly traded company.Read More
No, it isn’t unusual that Kamala Harris is still in the Senate.
In the past half century, it has been common for vice president-elects to resign from their previous posts in late December or January.Read More
Airbnb seeks valuation of nearly $35 billion in I.P.O.
Why WhatsApp Matters
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What Facebook does to WhatsApp could change how we shop and use the internet forever.Read More
Amazon and Apple Shift From Intel’s Chips, Driving Industry Change
Amazon’s cloud computing business and Apple’s Macs are increasingly using the companies’ own homegrown chips instead of those from Intel.Read More
‘Bleak Friday’ for Stores as Pandemic Pushes Holiday Shopping Online
Foot traffic was down considerably and internet sales surged during a holiday weekend altered by the coronavirus.Read More
Group Seeking Equality for Women in Tech Raises $11 Million
The nonprofit organization, All Raise, is working on an expansion, as diversity in the tech industry remains elusive.Read More
Facebook to Acquire Start-Up Kustomer as It Faces Antitrust Glare
The social network was said to be paying close to $1 billion for the customer relationship management start-up.Read More