Microsoft said Friday (Feb. 28) that it will retire Skype in May and focus on Microsoft Teams as its communications and collaboration hub. This move will allow the company to streamline its free consumer communications offerings and more easily adapt to customer needs, Jeff Teper, president, collaborative apps and platforms...
The founders of companies like Klarna and Skype, among others, are rolling out a new $200 million venture capital fund to find new unicorns in Africa, a report says. According to Klarna co-founder Niklas Adalberth told Financial Times on Sunday (Jan. 30) Africa was likely...
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had a plethora of effects in addition to its devastating impact on public health, including setting in motion an economic free fall. Government-mandated social distancing and stay-at-home orders have slowed in-person retail sales in many regions and mass layoffs have...
The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on eCommerce, sporting events, travel, technology, and the economy as a whole. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world. An employee who works out of one of Amazon’s Seattle offices has had a positive test...
February 28, 2025
Microsoft said Friday (Feb. 28) that it will retire Skype in May and focus on Microsoft Teams as its communications and collaboration hub. This move will allow the company to streamline its free consumer communications offerings and more easily adapt to customer needs, Jeff Teper, president, collaborative apps and platforms at Microsoft, wrote in a Friday blog post. “Hundreds of millions […]
January 31, 2022
The founders of companies like Klarna and Skype, among others, are rolling out a new $200 million venture capital fund to find new unicorns in Africa, a report says. According...
March 04, 2020
The coronavirus could have wide-reaching effects on eCommerce, sporting events, travel, technology, and the economy as a whole. Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus around the world. An...
November 07, 2019
A source has revealed that the UAE may lift its ban on WhatsApp calls. Most Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services — including Skype, FaceTime and WhatsApp — are illegal...