Jack Dorsey’s Block launches Buzz groupchat platform to challenge Slack and GitHub

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    "excerpt": "The open source workspace allows employees and AI agents to share channels, workflows, code repositories and cryptographic identities. Share Block has launched Buzz, an open source group chat and collaboration platform designed to let employees and AI agents work together inside the same workspace. Jack Dorsey announced the launch on X, writing, “we’re launching BUZZ! a new groupchat platform for teams of people and agents of all sizes.” He described the platform as model agnostic, decentralized and self sovereign, adding that it was built to reduce Block’s dependence on Slack and GitHub. we're launching BUZZ! a new groupchat platform for teams of people and agents of all sizes, built to reduce our dependency on slack and github. model-agnostic, decentralized, self-sovereign, and open source. 🐝 https://t.co/8IaMVeTQNo - jack (@jack) July 21, 2026 Buzz combines channels, threads, direct messages, voice, media sharing, code repositories and automated workflows. Its interface resembles existing workplace communication platforms, but AI agents participate as independent members rather than bots that only respond to commands. Each human and agent receives a cryptographic identity with its own permissions and activity history. Agents can post messages, review code, run approved workflows and contribute to projects alongside employees. The platform is built on Nostr, a decentralized...",
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