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The UK government’s push to force Apple to backdoor its end-to-end encryption always looked like a miscalculation; both as a policy and politically. The Financial Times’ front page reports that, facing heavy pressure from Washington, the UK government is scrambling for a diplomatic exit from its flawed stance on end-to-end encryption (E2EE) and using its Investigatory Powers Act to allegedly* issue a Technical Capability Notice (TCN) on Apple.

We’ve all been there. Unlocking our phone, opening the Uber or Lyft app, and ordering a ride. When we do so, both the driver and rider are agreeing to certain terms and conditions: picking the rider up within a designated time frame, how much the trip should cost, an estimated arrival time, and delivering the rider to their destination safely. This agreement of sorts is similar to Service Level Agreements (SLAs), which ensures service obligations and promises are kept.

Your employees are drowning in disconnected tools — Slack for messaging, SharePoint for files, BambooHR for benefits, Culture Amp for surveys — while your intranet sits largely unused. The problem isn't that you need more tools. A modern intranet should be paired with an employee experience platform to unify everything your workforce needs in one place.

A Document Management System is not just a tool. It is a platform for how teams work together. The right DMS improves productivity, supports remote access, reduces operational costs, and helps teams collaborate more effectively without the friction of outdated processes. This article explains how a DMS enhances collaboration and efficiency, covering document search, metadata, reporting, mobile access, Microsoft Office integration, and AI functionality.

Workforce analytics might sound technical, but it’s actually pretty simple. It is the practice of collecting and analyzing employee data to boost performance, reduce turnover, and optimize your operations. In this guide, you’ll learn what workforce analytics means, why it matters, and how you can use it to improve your workplace. We’ll walk through the biggest benefits, share some real-world examples, and give you tips on how to get started right away.

This article was originally published on Inc. Performance reviews are broken. At many companies, they pack a one-two punch—they're fear-inducing, and they're also time sinks. Management guru Bob Sutton has said that if a typical performance review were a drug, "it wouldn't be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration because it is so ineffective and has so many vile side effects.".

Learn how Slack builds trust into AI development to address the "AI adoption paradox.".

Monthly insights into human-AI collaboration – and how to make it work for your teams.

When it comes to workplace digital accessibility, three critical workforce segments are often excluded. Employees with disabilities lack accommodations for visual, auditory, motor, and cognitive impairments. Frontline workers miss critical updates on platforms that aren’t mobile-optimized or require VPNs on corporate devices they don’t regularly use.

A practical guide to building a remote work policy that supports flexibility, accountability, and employee success.