Google Assistant gets Assignable tasks feature, also known as weaponized nagging

We all know Google Assistant wants to be helpful and keep families and groups on task. But the engineers behind Assignable tasks probably didn't think through what happens when the ...
Slack's State of Work survey finds communications gap between aligned and unaligned workers

Enterprises need to communicate the corporate strategy at least once a month to keep employees engaged, according to a Slack survey.
Slack's latest admin features tackle configuration pains for large enterprises

New platform features aim to make it easier for admins to grant guest access and set up new workspaces.

Millennials are twice as likely to use unapproved collaboration apps in the workplace

As collaboration tools like Slack and Teams become more popular, collaboration across the enterprise will inevitably evolve, and companies need to be strategic about deployment. ...
A quarter of employees would upgrade their workplace technology if they were In charge

What would you do differently at work if you were the boss?
Cisco acquires Voicea, aims to add transcription, analytics to WebEx

Voicea can transcribe, take notes and create action items from meetings and voice and video calls. Cisco is betting that Voicea can give WebEx an edge. ...

Vonage acquires Over.ai assets from will.i.am company

The acquihire will help Vonage build out its natural language and conversational AI algorithms.
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The collaborative inbox: Is it email's turn for innovation?

According to McKinsey data, the average worker spends 28% of their workweek on email. But why are they using a tool that's 50 years old?

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