Salesforce is acquiring Slack for US$27.7 billion

Salesforce is acquiring Slack for US$27.7 billion

Salesforce confirms its acquisition of Slack in one of the biggest deals of 2020.
G Suite is now Workspace to reflect the new way we work

G Suite is now Workspace to reflect the new way we work

Integrations between apps like Gmail, Chat, and docs is tightened to increase collaboration and communication.
Google halts development of Allo to focus on RCS messaging

Google halts development of Allo to focus on RCS messaging

Google is "pausing" work on Allo and putting all its resources in another app, Android Messages which will have new "Chat" RCS features.
Twitch announces private message function in chat called Whisper

Twitch announces private message function in chat called Whisper

Twitch has rolled out a private message function called Whisper that lets viewers and streamers alike chat with friends and subscribers across the entire platform.
Feeling Lonely? Chat with your LG Smart Appliances!

Feeling Lonely? Chat with your LG Smart Appliances!

The age of sentient robots can't be too far off when you can 'chat' with your LG Hom-Bot vacuum cleaner and other smart appliances from LG's 2014 line-up.
Facebook Testing New Messenger Update That's More Chat, Less Facebook

Facebook Testing New Messenger Update That's More Chat, Less Facebook

Facebook is currently testing a new update to its Messenger app for Android, that's designed to distance itself from Facebook's main application. Improvements to the app have also been made to let it send and receive messages faster.
Google Ready to Babble

Google Ready to Babble

Google was known as the company which would try anything. But its moves over the past few days seem to indicate that it may be starting to hunker down and consolidating