# Remote Work News

Reporting and analysis about remote work.

## Bending Spoons buys Miro
Business | 2026-09-10
Bending Spoons is acquiring Miro for $1.355 billion, raising questions about what the deal could mean for the collaboration platform’s customers.
https://ro.am/rwn/bending-spoons-buys-miro

## OpenAI Agrees: Remote Work is the Future
Remote Work | 2026-09-08
OpenAI’s ChatGPT-6 Astra launch video puts the future of work at home, showing how AI is making remote work more practical and powerful.
https://ro.am/rwn/openai-agrees-remote-work-is-the-future

## Remote Work Makes Workers Happier and More Likely to Stick Around
Research | 2026-09-01
A new study of 7,704 workers shows that remote work really is better for employees.
https://ro.am/rwn/remote-work-makes-workers-happier-and-more-likely-to-stick-around

## Discord Blocked in Brazil
Legal | 2026-08-19
Discord suspended livestreaming across Brazil after regulators ordered a shutdown, exposing the continuity risks of relying on a single collaboration platform.
https://ro.am/rwn/discord-blocked-in-brazil

## Return to Office Mandate Is Costing Your Company the Best Applicants
Hiring | 2026-08-14
Dropbox’s applications per job have risen nearly sevenfold since it adopted virtual-first work, showing how flexibility can strengthen hiring and retention.
https://ro.am/rwn/return-to-office-mandate-is-costing-your-company-the-best-applicants

## 61% of Legal Professionals Would Take a Pay Cut to Stay Remote
Remote Work | 2026-08-07
A Paragon Legal survey found 61% of legal professionals would take a pay cut to work fully remote, showing how flexibility now shapes compensation and hiring decisions.
https://ro.am/rwn/61-percent-of-legal-professionals-would-take-a-pay-cut-to-stay-remote

## Companies Are Spending Millions to Make Offices Feel More Like Remote Work
Workplace | 2026-07-31
Companies are redesigning offices with quiet rooms and low-stimulation spaces, spending millions to recreate the focus and control remote work already provides.
https://ro.am/rwn/companies-are-spending-millions-to-make-offices-feel-more-like-remote-work

## America’s Startup Boom Has a Remote Work Engine
Trending | 2026-07-24
Record business applications show how remote work and AI are helping a new generation of founders build leaner companies with less overhead.
https://ro.am/rwn/americas-startup-boom-has-a-remote-work-engine

## Remote Work Drives Record Productivity Gains in Q1
Productivity | 2026-07-17
New data shows remote work, not AI alone, helped drive record U.S. labor productivity growth in Q1 and is becoming a competitive advantage.
https://ro.am/rwn/remote-work-drives-record-productivity-gains-in-q1

## Remote Work Nears Record High
Remote Work | 2026-07-10
New U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows 34.9% of full-time workers did some of their work at home on an average workday in 2025, just below the 2023 high.
https://ro.am/rwn/remote-work-nears-record-high