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Microsoft to retire ‘Together Mode,’ its virtual meeting space for Teams

The feature was pitched as a way to connect workers during the COVID-19 pandemic; now, Gallery view will become the primary option for group meetings.

By Matthew Finnegan

May 18, 20262 mins

Collaboration SoftwareMicrosoft TeamsVideoconferencing

Asana’s chief product officer: Why enterprise AI agents should be ‘multiplayer by design’

By Matthew Finnegan

Apr 1, 20265 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGenerative AISaaS

Zoom sees human conversation as its edge in the agentic AI era

By Matthew Finnegan

Mar 25, 20265 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGenerative AIZoom Video Communications

How to check your co-workers’ schedules in Outlook and Teams

By Howard Wen

Mar 23, 202615 mins

Microsoft 365Microsoft OfficeMicrosoft Outlook

6 ways Gemini supercharges Google Sheets

By Howard Wen

Mar 18, 202617 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGoogle SheetsGoogle Workspace

Zoom expands agentic AI platform to automate enterprise workflows

By Prasanth Aby Thomas

Mar 11, 20263 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCollaboration SoftwareProductivity Software

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Google Workspace vs. Microsoft 365: What’s the best office suite for business?

Google Workspace has become a powerful, feature-filled alternative to Microsoft Office, and both suites are charging full steam ahead with AI features. We break down the pros and cons of each platform to help you decide which is right for your business.

By Preston Gralla

Mar 4, 2026 46 mins

Google WorkspaceMicrosoft 365Microsoft Office

5 ways Gemini can help you make Google Slides presentations

You can use Google’s generative AI tool to create slides, generate or edit images, refine text, and even create whole presentations. Here’s how.

By Howard Wen

Feb 19, 2026 13 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGenerative AIGoogle Workspace

Google Workspace tips and tutorials

Learn how to use and get the most from Google Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet, Keep, Forms, Gmail, and other apps in Google’s Workspace productivity suite.

By Valerie Potter

Feb 17, 2026 8 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGoogle WorkspaceSmall and Medium Business

Task management software gets an agentic boost

Task management apps aren’t just for storing and tracking data — they act on it. Explore tools that tap AI to auto-generate workflows, balance team capacity, and eliminate administrative overhead.

By Dan Muse and Matthew Finnegan

Feb 11, 2026 8 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGenerative AISmall and Medium Business

How visual collaboration supercharges DevOps: From ideation to IT stack optimization, seeing is believing

Intelligent visual collaboration is ideal for identifying data trends, determining areas of concern, and clarifying priorities. Because these tools intelligently create diagrams and visuals on the fly, teams can spend more time problem-solving and brainstorming.

By Jeffrey Miller

Jun 4, 2024 3 mins

Collaboration Software

Google Meet videoconferencing devices can now join Teams calls

Microsoft will also let Teams Rooms users access Google Meet calls, as the two rivals announce interoperability between their meeting room hardware.

By Matthew Finnegan

Feb 5, 2026 2 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGoogleMicrosoft Teams

Q&A: How AI could transform corporate meetings — for better or worse

Office meetings, often seen as the bane of daily corporate life, don’t have to be boring wastes of time, author Rebecca Hinds says. In fact, AI services and tools could help colleagues better connect in meaningful and productive ways.

By Agam Shah

Feb 5, 2026 6 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCollaboration SoftwareProductivity Software

WhatsApp gets new security features

The changes are designed to reduce the risk of being hacked, scammed, or monitored.

By Mikael Markander

Jan 28, 2026 1 min

Collaboration SoftwareSecurity

French authorities to ban Teams, Zoom, other video apps for gov't use

Officials want to replace the apps within government agencies with a proprietary tool to reduce dependence on non-European technology.

By Viktor Eriksson

Jan 27, 2026 2 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGovernmentMarkets

Why AI assistants still face barriers at scale

Moving from cutting-edge pilot programs to real-world production is turning out to be harder than many companies thought.

By Matthew Finnegan

Jan 26, 2026 8 mins

Artificial IntelligenceCollaboration SoftwareGenerative AI

Slack launches revamped Slackbot AI assistant

The new tool is built natively into Slack’s collaboration app, meaning it has ready access to a user’s work life, conversation and files, as well as enterprise data from connected sources.

By Matthew Finnegan

Jan 13, 2026 5 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGenerative AISlack

Microsoft scraps criticized change in Exchange Online

The company now says there will be no limit of 2,000 emails sent per day.

By Mikael Markander

Jan 8, 2026 1 min

Collaboration SoftwareEmail ClientsMicrosoft Exchange

How to use timeline view in Google Sheets

Adding a timeline to a project tracking spreadsheet gives you a visual overview of your project’s major stages, including how they overlap. Here’s how to use this handy Google Workspace feature.

By Howard Wen

Jan 6, 2026 12 mins

Collaboration SoftwareGoogle SheetsGoogle Workspace