Jackie Weaver and the new era for council meetings
Councils are debating whether to spend thousands of pounds to continue live steaming their meetings......»»
Researchers develop technology allowing researchers to image wetland soil activity in real time
Featured on the cover of the Soil Science Society of America Journal, researchers at the University of Maryland (UMD) and the Spanish National Research Council partnered to create a new camera allowing for the imaging of wetland soil activity in real.....»»
Best Zoom keyboard shortcuts to make you a videoconferencing expert
Learn to master videoconferencing and remote meetings. Control Zoom functions with simple keystrokes with these Zoom keyboard shortcuts for PC, Mac, and iOS......»»
New markets emerge for carbon accounting businesses as cities like LA push proposals
Earlier this month, Los Angeles became the latest city to task its various departments with prepping a feasibility study for deploying new software and monitoring technologies to better account for its carbon footprint. LA’s city council initia.....»»
Whereby, which allows more collaboration over video calls, raises $12M from Point Nine and 20 Angels
Zoom, Microsoft and Google all rocketed to the top of the charts in the virtual meetings stakes during the pandemic but a plucky startup from Norway had others ideas. Video meeting startup Whereby has now raised $12 million from German VC Point Nine,.....»»
Zoom Escaper gives you the perfect excuse to flee tiresome calls
Fed up with Zoom meetings? Then this ingenious Zoom Escaper soundboard looks like the perfect tool to help you sabotage your calls and enable an easy exit......»»
Why Big Tech is facing regulatory threats from Australia to Arizona
The era of Silicon Valley exceptionalism is over. Enlarge (credit: Jackie Niam | Getty Images) Last week, Arizona's House of Representatives approved legislation to prohibit platform owners like Apple and Google from locking app makers into th.....»»
Superpowered lets you see your schedule and join meetings from the Mac menu bar
A newly launched Mac app called Superpowered aims to make it easier to stay on top of all your Zoom calls and Google Meets, without having to scramble to find the meeting link in your inbox or calendar app at the last minute. Instead of relying on c.....»»
Mark Zuckerberg envisions a future where you could use AR glasses to "teleport" for in-person meetings
Earlier this week, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo revealed that Apple is not only ready to expand into the mixed/augmented reality space, but also planning to launch three waves of wearable AR products that will cover different use cases. With that kind of out.....»»
Germany considers outlawing the sale of loot box games to minors
Germany is the latest European nation to consider regulating loot boxes in video games. Spiegel reports the Bundestag (lower Parliament) passed a reformed version of Germany's 19-year-old Youth Protection Act. Germany's Bundesrat (Federal Council) st.....»»
Study reveals "hidden costs" of being Black in the US
A woman grips her purse tightly as you approach. A store manager follows you because you look "suspicious." You enter a high-end restaurant, and the staff assume you're applying for a job. You're called on in work meetings only when they're talking a.....»»
A Leading Critic of Big Tech Joins the White House
President Biden on Friday named Tim Wu, a Columbia University law professor, to the National Economic Council on Friday as a special assistant to the president for technology and competition policy, putting one of the most outspoken critics of Big Te.....»»
What China’s Big Tech CEOs propose at the annual parliament meeting
The annual meetings of the Chinese parliament and its advisory body are underway in Beijing this week. Top executives from some of China’s largest tech firms are among the thousands of delegates who attend and put forward their opinions. Here i.....»»
Microsoft Talks Mesh Platform at Ignite, Google Expands Workspace and More News
This week, Microsoft outlined its future in AR and VR at Ignite, Google expands Workspaces, while BlueJeans makes Teams meetings better. All that and more. Continue reading........»»
Microsoft launches ‘Group Transcribe,’ a transcription and translation app for in-person meetings
A new project from Microsoft’s in-house incubator, Microsoft Garage, introduces a different take on meeting transcriptions. While today there are a number of real-time transcription apps to use on your phone — like Otter.ai or Google̵.....»»
Bowers and Wilkins PX7 Carbon Edition headphone review: Way too fun
From gaming to Zoom meetings, the Bowers and Wilkins PX7 Carbon headphones offer simply superb sound......»»
Bowers and Wilkins PX7 Carbon Edition headhpone review: Way too fun
From gaming to Zoom meetings, the Bowers and Wilkins PX7 Carbon headphones offer simply superb sound......»»
Daily Crunch: Microsoft unveils Mesh for AR/VR meetings
Microsoft shows off a new AR/VR meeting platform, Uber spins out a robotics startup and Compass files to go public. This is your Daily Crunch for March 2, 2021. The big story: Microsoft unveils Mesh for AR/VR meetings Mesh is a platform that allows f.....»»
Microsoft debuts its AR/VR meetings platform Mesh
Today, at a special AR/VR focused event held inside its virtual reality community platform Altspace, Microsoft showcased a new product aiming to provide their AR HoloLens platform and VR Windows Mixed Reality platform with a shared platform for meeti.....»»
Microsoft’s new Outlook board puts calendars, reminders, and lists in one place
Microsoft's popular Outlook emailing service on the web is getting updates with new features designed to help you take control of your day and meetings......»»
TikTok calls in outside help with content moderation in Europe
TikTok is bringing in external experts in Europe in fields such as child safety, young people’s mental health and extremism to form a Safety Advisory Council to help it with content moderation in the region. The move, announced today, follows a.....»»