A Clubhouse for the office? Slack unveils ‘Huddles’ audio chat rooms

As businesses eye a return to the office, many are settling on a mixed approach to remote and in-office work. For those outside of the workplace, this creates challenges in re-creating serendipitous and ad-hoc interactions — the digital equivalent of a tap on a colleague’s shoulder, or watercooler chat. With the launch today of Huddles — first discussed as a prototype last October — Slack hopes to lower the barrier to start conversations in its app with &l