Microsoft boosts Teams with new presenter tools and PowerPoint integration

Microsoft's Teams app for work is about to get superpowered. At its Ignite conference today, the company announced a slew of updates for its video chat tool to make it more useful and customizable. It also unveiled new made-for-Teams speakers wit...

Microsoft’s new tools help you adapt to the realities of remote work

There’s a real chance you’ll be working from home long after it’s safe to return to the office, and Microsoft thinks it can make that remote work easier to handle. It just introduced Viva, an “employee experience platform” that helps you connect with...

Microsoft thinks remote workers need a ‘virtual commute’

If there’s one thing you don’t miss from your pre-pandemic life, it’s probably your commute to work. But Microsoft is convinced that daily commutes have unique benefits, and it wants to revive those benefits by replacing your daily commute with morni...

Twitter says two new teams will address its accessibility issues

When Twitter tested a new feature that let users share audio clips with tweets, the company received criticism for not including accessibility tools like closed captioning. That set off a larger debate about how Twitter approaches accessibility. Now,...

Dropbox adds Extensions for Gmail, WhatsApp, Vimeo and more

Dropbox introduced Extensions last year to help mitigate the fuss of switching between apps -- the new function let users take action directly on files stored within Dropbox. Now, the company has announced it's doubling the number of Extensions with...

Ford launches its own esports virtual racing teams

Ford plans to launch its own esports virtual racing teams. Under the name Fordzilla, the company will recruit top esports drivers for teams in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. The company will also invite star players to form a European team...

Microsoft’s redesigned Office icons reflect its move to the cloud

Microsoft's Office icons on Windows and the web have been conservative, to put it mildly. They've been functional things you click while you scramble to finish a business spreadsheet or school report. The company would like you to sit up and take n...