A huge amount of knowledge, information, and context is hidden in Slack conversations. This can now be used by AI. Slack has been critically examined by many organizations and developers in recent years. It was the preferred platform for many developers, but was then acquired by Salesforce. After that, the focus was heavily on integrating Slack into the Salesforce ecosystem.
If your workday lives on Slack, you already know how noisy it can get. Threads spiral into chaos. Messages get lost in the shuffle. And before you know it, someone's asking for the third time, "Hey, just checking in on this?" That's where a well-written message makes all the difference. A quick reminder, a friendly nudge, or a clear update sent at the right time can keep everyone in sync without sounding overbearing.
Slack sent a nonprofit hacking club for teens a demand for $50,000, payable within a week, and threatened to delete the club's message archive if it did not pay. That horror scenario came to light in a Thursday post by Mahad Kalam, who helps out at Hack Club, a nonprofit that works to run coding clubs at high schools. Slack is an integral part of the org's offline community.