Zoom on Mac may be recording you even when you"re not using it
Zoom users on Mac are seeing an orange light in the Menu Bar indicating their microphone is on even when they're not in a call......»»
This Blue Yeti microphone deal cuts 40% off the price tag
Save $100 when you buy the Blue Yeti Pro microphone today, and enjoy superior recording capabilities with the convenience of plug-and-play......»»
Smart Home Diary: Lack of continuous recording in HomeKit Secure Video has led me to Nest Cam with Floodlight
I’ve written about the home-building process a few times in the past. There’s something refreshing about “starting from scratch” with your home and deciding everything fresh. There’s also a benefit to rethinking the role of smart home tech.....»»
Tim Hortons coffee app broke law by constantly recording users’ movements
Canada says company misled users while collecting "vast amounts of location data." Enlarge / A Tim Hortons in Toronto in May 2022. (credit: Getty Images | Roberto Machado Noa ) Canadian investigators determined that users of t.....»»
Discord voice channels now have their own chat rooms
Discord is making it easier to share messages with others through its new feature, Text Chat in Voice Channels. This new tool is a Zoom-like text chat feature specifically for Discord voice channels. With this, users can drop a link, text, GIF, emoj.....»»
How to turn your digital camera or iPhone into a powerful webcam
Level up your Zoom meetings, Twitch streams, and even Skype calls by shifting away from the built-in webcam in favor of a better camera.A Canon EOS RP with light used for streaming through a Mac. The COVID-19 pandemic has given everyone a new appreci.....»»
Zero Contact’s Rick Dugdale on directing an NFT film during the pandemic
Director Rick Dugdale spoke about the challenges of directing over Zoom for his new NFT film, Zero Contact......»»
Critical Zoom vulnerabilities fixed last week required no user interaction
If your machine failed to get them automatically, you're not alone. Enlarge (credit: Zoom) Google's Project Zero vulnerability research team detailed critical vulnerabilities Zoom patched last week making that made it possible.....»»
Largest asteroid to approach Earth in 2022 will zoom past our planet this week
A "potentially hazardous" asteroid measuring more than a mile long will zoom past Earth this week, the largest asteroid expected to get relatively close to our planet in 2022......»»
Join Us On May 25 For Our Make: Magazine Vol. 81 Launch Party
This Wednesday, May 25, we're hosting a virtual event on Zoom to celebrate the launch of Make: Vol. 81, which tells you everything you need to build, fight and win at Robot Combat! The event is free for Make: subscribers and Make: Community members,.....»»
Zoom revamps apps with new features as companies move past WFH policies
As companies move past work-from-home policies and try hybrid workspaces, Zoom is highlighting some apps with updates and features to improve collaboration and creativity in meetings. more… The post Zoom revamps apps with new features as companie.....»»
How to invite someone to a Zoom meeting
You can actually invite other people to your Zoom meetings before and after they start. We'll show you how, on Zoom's desktop and mobile apps......»»
Zoom’s A.I. tech to detect emotion during calls upsets critics
Critics are calling out the video-conferencing company Zoom over concerns that its A.I. tech that can read emotions might find discriminatory uses......»»
Can introducing a central bank digital currency improve social welfare?
While cash is issued in the form of physical paper and coins, central bank digital currency (CBDC) involves recording transaction information in a digital ledger kept by the central bank. A study published in Economic Inquiry examines how introducing.....»»
Canon R5 C top features – a better video workflow that plays nicer with Macs [Video]
Up until recently, I’d been using the Canon R5 as my day-to-day camera for photos and videos. Although I was able to make it work, things like overheating made it a little less than ideal for recording long form content, such as the in-depth video.....»»
How to join a Zoom meeting
You have options when it comes to joining a Zoom meeting. We'll go over four different ways to do it. Here's how to join your next Zoom meeting......»»
Week in review: F5 BIG-IP RCE exploitation, URL spoofing flaws in Zoom, Google Docs
Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles and interviews: Microsoft patches Windows LSA spoofing zero-day under active attack (CVE-2022-26925) May 2022 Patch Tuesday is here, and Microsoft has marked it by releasin.....»»
Motorola Solutions acquires Videotec to expand its portfolio of video security solutions
Motorola Solutions announced it has acquired Videotec S.p.A., a global provider of ruggedized video security solutions based in Italy. Videotec’s fixed and Pan, Tilt and Zoom (PTZ) cameras are designed to withstand the extreme conditions and hazard.....»»
Zoom is driving further into the customer service market
Zoom is acquiring Solvvy to add conversational AI and automation to its recently launched Zoom Contact Center offering......»»
How Google plans to improve video capturing on Snapchat, Instagram
Google plans to improve the video recording-experience on third-party Android apps such as Instagram, Snapchat with enhancements to the CameraX Jetpack library......»»
Bacteria with recording function capture gut health status
Researchers from ETH Zurich, University Hospital of Bern and the University of Bern have equipped gut bacteria with data logger functionality as a way of monitoring which genes are active in the bacteria. These microorganisms could one day offer a no.....»»