Skype was a revolutionary video-conferencing platform that paved the way for apps like Zoom, Google Meet, and WhatsApp. For those unaware or who don't recall, Microsoft purchased Skype back in 2011 to ...

There are a handful of sex scams floating around the web, and they tend to go through a predictable lifecycle. This means they spike in “popularity” with cybercriminals then go through a slow decay as ...

Microsoft shut down Skype on May 5, 2025, after 14 years of service, transitioning users to Microsoft Teams. Users can transfer their Skype data to Teams until January 2026, though recent data ...

Skype has officially shut down. Microsoft, which owns the platform, confirmed that the video app was discontinued on May 5th, so today's news is no surprise. We reported Microsoft's plan to end Skype ...

Microsoft's Skype has finally shut down, concluding its 22-year tenure as the once-dominant internet calling and messaging service. Microsoft acquired Skype in 2011 for $8.5 billion in what was then ...

(NEXSTAR) – After a 21-year run, the once widely-used video chat app Skype is now officially a memory, as of May 5. “Rest in peace, Skype,” one person wrote on X. “You served us well.” “Listen to that ...

Pioneer video-calling site Skype is shutting down on Monday after 23 years as other popular apps like Microsoft Teams and Zoom have swiped market share in recent years. Users of Microsoft-owned Skype ...

Today is the official shutdown day for Skype, Microsoft's long-running internet-enabled phone call and messaging service. Originally announced in February, the shutdown happened Monday, the end of an ...

After over two decades of ups and downs for the video call platform, Microsoft is officially shutting down Skype. The platform boomed in the 2010s and has since become less appealing as an option ...

Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never had a chance. Skype saw the future of video and messaging before almost everyone. It also probably never ...

The Skype video call and messaging service is shutting down today, 14 years after replacing Microsoft's Windows Live Messenger. Skype was first released in August 2003 by a collective of Swedish, ...