Teams | Collaboration | Customer Service | Project Management

How Slack's real-time security architecture protects enterprise data in the age of AI.

Great ideas start in AI tools. With 87% of employees now using AI at work,* teams brainstorm ideas, shape plans, get quick context, and move fast with the help of AI every day. And they're not waiting for official company AI rollouts either—only 31% of organizations have an AI usage policy in place.* As a result, work is no longer happening in one place. Employees jump between AI tools and their existing tech stacks, scattering tasks, content, and thinking across them.

Managing IT projects isn’t easy: That’s why many IT project managers are turning to Workstatus, an all-in-one platform that brings time tracking, task management, budgeting, and reporting together. Here are 10 simple reasons to use workstatus and why IT project managers choose it to manage timelines, teams, and budgets, all in one place. Let’s go.

The old 9-to-5, five-days-a-week grind no longer defines modern work. Today’s workers demand flexibility. Today, 88% of employees consider schedule flexibility very important. Companies that meet this demand by offering remote work, flextime, and other flexible options generally see much lower turnover and higher productivity. But flexibility only succeeds if handled correctly. When everyone sets their own hours or location, managers lose the old visibility.

It was a big year for us at Teamwork.com, shaped by the features you asked for most. From smarter reporting to powerful AI-driven tools, we shipped scores of releases designed to make your work smoother, more predictable, and more profitable. There were too many features highlights to fit into one post, so we’ve rounded up a few fan favorites in the video below. Here’s to everything we built together in 2025—and to even more in 2026!

Virtual meetings have become a core part of how modern teams work. Daily standups, client calls, interviews, onboarding sessions, and company-wide updates now happen online by default. As a result, choosing the right video meeting app is no longer just a technical decision – it directly affects productivity, communication quality, and team alignment.

At The Matrix Conference 2025, I had the pleasure of presenting alongside the Element Call team on how we’re evolving real time communication on Matrix. I gave an introduction to Matrix, the missing primitives needed for real time communication (RTC) on top of Matrix, an overview of Element Call, and an outlook on adapting calling across the Matrix ecosystem. Watch the whole presentation.

If you think about how much digital information companies handle today, it’s honestly a lot. Contracts, financial reports, product notes, confidential emails — they all move between teams and partners nonstop. And when everything is scattered across inboxes or basic cloud folders, keeping it safe can become stressful very quickly. That’s why many teams turn to virtual data room (VDR) solutions. In simple terms, a VDR is a secure online place for confidential documents.

Christmas is coming soon, and your staff is ready to celebrate. The year-end party will follow soon. However, first we need to focus on the 25 December holiday cheer with some Christmas celebration ideas for the office. For the 2025 Christmas holiday workplace party, we have lined up 10 free Christmas games ideas for adults. These are sure to liven up the mood, cheer everyone up, fill the room with laughter and cackles, and create more team bonding in your organization.