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Slack now lets you preview documents within the app (and plays nice with Office 365!)

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 4:11 pm
Posted In: Around the Web


It’s a big day for Slack. Today, the enterprise messaging app ticked off an item that’s long been top of users’ wishlists and announced new integrations with Office 365. Let’s start with the former first, as (speaking personally) it’s the most exciting. Essentially, Slack now lets you preview documents within the app, thereby removing the need to open them externally. From today, if someone drops a Word, Powerpoint, or Excel document in a chat window, Slack will render the first page. Clicking on it will allow you to scroll through the document without having to download it to your device.…

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KPMG survey: 67% of corporates are not using blockchain technology

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, Hard Fork


If a recent poll conducted by KPMG is anything to go by, blockchain technology still has a way to go in terms of corporate adoption in the tax and finance world. According to the survey, which asked the opinion of 450 respondents, some 60 percent of participants said they would be willing to adopt the technology within the organizations in a bid to automate tasks. However, 67 percent of respondents reported they were not currently using the technology. Some 27 percent said they were unsure whether their organization was using blockchain. Respondents highlight several factors which they believe are holding back…

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KPMG survey: 67% of corporates are not using blockchain technology

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 4:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, Hard Fork


If a recent poll conducted by KPMG is anything to go by, blockchain technology still has a way to go in terms of corporate adoption in the tax and finance world. According to the survey, which asked the opinion of 450 respondents, some 60 percent of participants said they would be willing to adopt the technology within the organizations in a bid to automate tasks. However, 67 percent of respondents reported they were not currently using the technology. Some 27 percent said they were unsure whether their organization was using blockchain. Respondents highlight several factors which they believe are holding back…

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Vote for your favorite Chivas Venture finalist

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 3:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


The final of the Chivas Venture, a global competition that gives away $1 million every year to social businesses who blend profit with purpose, will take place at TNW Conference on May 9. You can now vote to help determine how the first $100,000 in no-strings funding is split between the remaining finalists. Chivas Venture has selected 20 incredible startups, with projects including a device that gives more autonomy to Alzheimer’s patients, technology to help beekeepers protect the environment, and affordable prosthetics for amputees. The startup that wins the most votes will receive $50,000, and $10,000 will be awarded to…

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Vote for your favorite Chivas Venture finalist

Apr09
by on April 9, 2019 at 3:53 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Events, Insider, TNW2019


The final of the Chivas Venture, a global competition that gives away $1 million every year to social businesses who blend profit with purpose, will take place at TNW Conference on May 9. You can now vote to help determine how the first $100,000 in no-strings funding is split between the remaining finalists. Chivas Venture has selected 20 incredible startups, with projects including a device that gives more autonomy to Alzheimer’s patients, technology to help beekeepers protect the environment, and affordable prosthetics for amputees. The startup that wins the most votes will receive $50,000, and $10,000 will be awarded to…

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