Slack

Slack has allowed preferred pronouns to be listed on user profiles, although the feature has to be enabled by admins.

Slack CEO announced in a Clubhouse chat that Clubhouse features would soon arrive on the app as the company pushes to bring new communication features to its platform.

Slack Connect is introducing a new DM feature that lets users send messages to individual members outside of their organization, which could potentially lead to spam and harassment.

Slack has been making subtle changes to the app that are quite noticeable to some users, particularly with font and notifications.

Due to a bug that was introduced in a previous version of the app, Slack is asking some users of the Android app to reset their passwords as a precaution.

Having issues with Slack this morning? You're not alone. The company confirmed an outage preventing users from sending messages or accessing channels this morning.

Slack has confirmed an issue that affected the service this morning. Users experienced slowdowns and message send failures, the company said. The issue should now be mostly resolved.

Slack says it has isolated a problem with sending messages in Europe and will be back with an update soon.