A once popular video-calling platform, Skype, is set to shut down on May 5. It brings an end to a 22-year period where it connected people across the

Microsoft officially shuttered Skype on May 5, ending the pioneering video chat service's 22-year run. The closure, announced in February, completes Skype's absorption into Microsoft Teams, the company's Slack competitor. Users opening Skype apps will now be redirected to Teams. The only surviving c...