Darwinbox has launched its AI-native human capital management platform, Darwinbox Cortex, on the Slack Marketplace. The integration allows employees to access workforce data, submit requests, and complete approvals directly within Slack without switching applications. The platform handles leave requests, payroll queries, expenses, and policy questions through natural language processing. Managers can approve time off, expenses, and job offers within Slack channels, whilst new hires can complete onboarding tasks through conversational interactions. Founded in 2015, Darwinbox serves over 1,400 organisations and 4.5 million employees globally. The company has been recognised as a Challenger in Gartner's Magic Quadrant for HCM platforms and holds Leader status for AI capabilities in talent acquisition. Darwinbox is backed by investors including KKR, Partners Group, Microsoft, and Salesforce Ventures.

Slack has launched Slack Code, a feature that brings AI coding agents into shared project channels where teams can monitor their work in real time. The Salesforce-owned platform allows users to tag an agent from a conversation, creating a dedicated code channel where colleagues can review proposed changes, view previews, and redirect the agent as needed. The feature aims to make AI-assisted coding more collaborative by moving the process from developers' terminals into Slack's group environment. Product managers, designers, and non-engineering staff can participate without specialist tools. Anthropic, Cognition, GitHub, OpenAI, and Vercel are developing integrations for the platform. Claude, Devin, Copilot, and ChatGPT are among the agents that will work within Slack Code channels. Slack maintains that humans retain control, with team members able to pause or redirect agents and approve high-stakes actions like production deployments. The company says the feature is available now, though details about plan access and launch scope remain unclear.

ezCater, the leading US workplace food tech platform, has launched a Slack integration to streamline employee meal programmes. The integration embeds ezCater's Relish service directly into Slack, enabling workers to view menus, order meals and receive delivery updates without switching applications. The integration features automated reminders, one-click reordering, real-time delivery notifications and in-app meal ratings. According to ezCater's 2025 Lunch Report, workers skip lunch at least once weekly, though 88% acknowledge hunger impairs performance. AppFolio reported a 14% increase in lunch participation after implementing the integration. ezCater brings individually packaged meals from local restaurants to workplaces, with organisations setting subsidies and schedules whilst employees select their own meals. The integration is available today.