communications

Report: Disney Cuts Ties With Slack After Data Heist
Report: Disney Cuts Ties With Slack After Data Heist
September 19, 2024  |  Security & Fraud

Disney reportedly plans to stop using workplace collaboration platform Slack following a recent data breach. Chief financial officer Hugh Johnston announced the change this week,...

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Snap Hits 850 Million Monthly Users in Q2; Daily Active Users Climb 10%
Snap Hits 850 Million Monthly Users in Q2; Daily Active Users Climb 10%
August 02, 2024  |  Earnings

On Thursday (Aug. 1), Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, announced it reached a milestone during the second quarter: 850 million monthly active users. “Our...

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Travel Industry Shifts Gears With New AI Tools 
Travel Industry Shifts Gears With New AI Tools 
July 23, 2024  |  artificial intelligence

Travel companies are introducing a range of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered tools, signaling a change in how business trips are booked and managed. Altour, United Airlines,...

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Telecom Execs See Generative AI as Key to Customer Experience
Telecom Execs See Generative AI as Key to Customer Experience
March 18, 2024  |  Artificial Intelligence

Generative AI has proven valuable in transforming key operational facets at many telecommunications companies across a range of applications. These applications include enhancing connectivity and...

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WhatsApp Head Denies Report That Messaging Service Is Considering Ads
WhatsApp Head Denies Report That Messaging Service Is Considering Ads
September 15, 2023  |  Meta

The head of WhatApp has denied a media report that the messaging service may introduce ads. “This @FT story is false. We aren’t doing this,” Will...

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Investors Show Zoom Fatigue as Video Collaboration Software Becomes Embedded Workforce Productivity Tool
Investors Show Zoom Fatigue as Video Collaboration Software Becomes Embedded Workforce Productivity Tool
November 24, 2021  |  Earnings

Becoming a household word in just 20 months, Zoom Video Communications emerged as a technological hero of the pandemic’s work-from-home exodus. Lately, however, the Zoom...

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Viasat Simplifies Payments At Mexico OXXO Convenience Stores
Viasat Simplifies Payments At Mexico OXXO Convenience Stores
August 12, 2021  |  Consumer Payments

Global communications company Viasat Inc. is offering simplified payment options for customers at 21,000 OXXO convenience stores in Mexico, the company announced Thursday (August 12)....

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Verizon To Purchase Video Conferencing Firm BlueJeans
Verizon To Purchase Video Conferencing Firm BlueJeans
April 16, 2020  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Verizon has announced it is set to acquire BlueJeans, a video-conferencing company catering to business customers. The move comes as the COVID-19 crisis has changed...

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Slack Stock Tumbles On Underwhelming Outlook
Slack Stock Tumbles On Underwhelming Outlook
March 13, 2020  |  Stock Index

Unicorn stock Slack Technologies, Inc. plunged as much as 25.5 percent on Friday (March 13), reaching a post-IPO low of $15.90, although it later partly...

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