TNW | Say goodbye to email... maybe? Slack is introducing Slack Connect, which allows up to 20 organizations to communicate in a single Slack channel. Slack says it’s been testing the feature in a wider beta with over a million users in recent months. It's available now for paid Slack users, though free users will be able to run an "extended" trial as well.

Wired | Starting today, the search giant will make a previously opt-in auto-delete feature the norm.

TechRepublic | IT staffers have grappled with such user issues as password lockouts and an inability to access internal apps, says Hitachi ID.

TechRepublic | "Particularly in the coronavirus time where people are locked down, and they're not well prepared for that scenario, we are seeing a huge surge in shadow IT tools of late. We are seeing an increase in file sharing applications leaking data," says Rahul Kashyap, CEO of Awake Security.

Review Geek | Hey is a new email service from the team behind Basecamp. It’s billed as a fresh take on what email can be—and a way to fix some of the problems with email.

TechRepublic | Need to expand the scope of your organization's Teams setup? Here's how to create new team areas and additional channels in new and existing teams.

Several People Are Typing | Introducing Slack Connect: a more secure and productive way for organizations to communicate together. Starting today, up to 20 organizations can come together in a single Slack channel, enabling customers to bring even more of their external ecosystem into Slack.

G Suite Updates | You'll soon be able to manage all Google Chat and classic Hangouts chat-related settings from a single page in the Admin console. This follows the update Google made last year to combine several settings for Google Chat and classic Hangouts.