Twitter acquires Slack-like company Quill to improve messaging tools
The Hindu
The acquisition comes as Twitter recently named a new chief executive Parag Agrawal to replace co-founder Jack Dorsey, who stepped down from the top role last week.
Twitter Inc said on Tuesday it acquired Slack competitor Quill to help the social networking company improve its own messaging tools.
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The acquisition comes as Twitter recently named to replace . Agrawal, who had served as chief technology officer, is expected to bring a greater focus on engineering to the company.

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