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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.

Slack is down around the world, with users reporting issues connecting to the service. The company is aware of the issue, and is working on a fix.

As millions turn to working from home, Slack has broken its user record. 12.5 million people used Slack on March 25, up from 10.5 million the week before.

Slack is one of the most popular tools used by workers to communicate in and out of the office. Today, it's getting one of the largest redesigns ever and gaining a new feature.

Work chat app Slack has added support for Android Wear in its latest update, bringing chat replies right to your wrist.

The Astro email app will be shut down on October 10 thanks to its new acquisition by Slack.