Technology

Thanks to an almost-unrivaled set of features to help collaboration, Slack has become a must-have for remote offices worldwide. It makes communication with team members simple and effective, thanks (in part) to a very simple and easy-to-use interface on mobile …

Salesforce co-CEO Keith Block has stepped down from his role, less than 2 years after he first ascended to the role in the summer of 2018. Analysts say that it was always a strange choice for Salesforce to have a …

Facebook is tightening up its rules on ads that reference the coronavirus outbreak. It is banning ads that mentioned it if they attempt to “create a sense of urgency” around the virus or promise to cure it. Like other tech …

Private equity firms have become major players in the startup market. Last year, 20% of all startups that had a successful exit — meaning they either went public or were acquired — were bought in a private equity-related deal. Startups …

The coronavirus outbreak has led to a shortage of protective masks and other medical supplies, leading some sellers to significantly increase prices. Amazon has been trying to prevent the practice on its platform, alerting sellers who may be in violation …

In “Facebook: The Inside Story,” author Steven Levy offers an unprecedented look into how Mark Zuckerberg built Facebook into the world’s largest social network. Levy, a writer at Wired magazine, says Zuckerberg  “vowed to make privacy a core component” of …

Chris Lattner, the senior vice president of platform engineering at SiFive, started building the programming language Swift in 2010 when he still worked at Apple, and it’s now used by companies like Lyft, Uber, Airbnb, and Square. Lattner said it …

If you’re heading off to a vacation and you’re not going to be available to reply to your emails, it’s a good idea to set an ‘out of office’ reply in Outlook on your computer. This way, anyone who sends …

Co-CEO Keith Block is leaving Salesforce, where he’s been since 2013. The company has given him a warm public goodbye, allowing him to say farewell to investors on the quarterly conference call. But even as he was talking to Wall …

Hulu marketing chief Kelly Campbell was named president of the Disney-owned streaming service. Her promotion comes after Hulu CEO Randy Freer stepped down in February and Disney brought Hulu’s operations closer to its direct-to-consumer and international business. Campbell will report …