After 23 years of connecting people around the world, Skype, the popular video-calling service, is shutting down. Microsoft, ...

eBay then sold its controlling interest to a group of investors in 2009, who in turn sold the video calling service to Microsoft. But Skype's user base has dwindled in recent years, as the app has ...

eBay then sold its controlling interest to a group of investors in 2009, who in turn sold the video calling service to Microsoft. But Skype's user base has dwindled in recent years, as the app has ...

Later, it also let users video call each other and send private messages — all for free. It was among the first video conferencing apps and exploded in popularity, at one point boasting more ...