By Harry McCracken October 10, 2023 In October 2020, as it became clear COVID-19 wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon, Dropbox made a big bet. Rather than continuing with a temporary remote-work policy and postponing longer-term decisions, the company declared it was going virtual-first. Henceforth, employees could work from anywhere and—with some coordination of collaboration … Continue reading How Dropbox is tackling AI—and why it’s glad it ditched its offices
Dropbox Adds AI-Powered Universal Search by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 22, 2023 Dropbox has launched tools for its cloud-storage product that integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to make searching across the platform and web a little easier, the company said. The tool, Dash, works as a browser extension and desktop app. The company describes the tool … Continue reading Dropbox Adds AI-Powered Universal Search
By Laya Neelakandan April 27, 2023 In a Thursday message to Dropbox employees, cofounder and CEO Drew Houston announced the decision to cut down the company’s workforce by 16%, or 500 employees, blaming AI in forcing a shift in strategies. While the company has been profitable, Houston wrote that growth has slowed, leading some … Continue reading Dropbox layoffs: AI to blame for 16% job cut, CEO says
