Latest Slack News & Updates
See the latest news and media coverage for Slack. We track all announcements, press releases, and industry mentions in real time, all in one place.
AI-powered team collaboration platform
slack.com- Headquarters
- San Francisco, United States
- Company type
- Public company
- Number of employees
- 2,500–5,000
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Latest news about Slack
In short: Slack transformed its platform into an AI-agent-first workspace, introducing advanced Slackbot capabilities and native CRM tools for businesses.
Company announcements
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Slack launches Claude app
It enables non-developers to generate prototypes and query codebases in Slack. Brian Casel demonstrates it.
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Slack introduces Today daily briefing
It provides AI-powered priorities, agenda, highlights, and to-dos in one view. Available in open beta for Business Plus and Enterprise plans.
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Slack releases April feature drop
Introduces Slackbot Skills, automations, Activity tab, and roadmap previews. Enhances AI capabilities across plans.
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Slack announces three new features
New Salesforce orgs include free Slack workspaces. Slackbot gains enhanced power. Today view prioritizes work.
Media coverage
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Slack expands AI automation as enterprise collaboration race heats up
Slack has rolled out major April 2026 updates that transform Slackbot into a more capable AI teammate, adding automation, contextual awareness, and reusable skills. The...
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OpenAI and Slack deepen AI agent integration for team workflows
OpenAI has introduced workspace agents in ChatGPT to support collaborative, multi-step workflows that can run in Slack, while Slack is rolling out AI tools like...
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Slaughters and Linklaters to face off in Slack claim against Microsoft
Slaughter and May has been enlisted to represent Slack in a dispute against Microsoft relating to alleged anti-competitive practices. The claim was filed in the...
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Slack rolls out major security upgrades ahead of April 30 deadline
Slack has introduced 22 new security, compliance, and productivity features in its April 2026 update, including native CRM tools, DLP secret scanning, and integrations like...
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