Google Chat adds new quick-start "Huddles"Audio-first meetings will allow users to quickly chat to colleagues or friendsFollows similar launches by Slack and Microsoft Teams Getting up to speed on the latest work tasks could soon be a lot simpler thanks to a new online collaboration feature being added to Google Chat.

It has somehow been nearly five years since work from home became such a norm (for obvious reasons) and companies are still competing to be glared at on your screen come 9AM Monday. Often, this involves copying each other's ideas because really how much can you innovate when it comes to work communication?

Google is looking to make team collaboration even easier, by adding a very Slack-like feature to Chat, with 'Huddles'. The post Google Chat Goes After Slack with ‘Huddles’ – Here’s How to Use Them appeared first on Tech.

As previewed in August 2023, Google Chat is adding an audio-first meeting feature called “Huddles" that are described as being "instant-on."