Google reportedly mulled acquiring Zoom once but downplayed it finally
4 years, 8 months ago

Google reportedly mulled acquiring Zoom once but downplayed it finally

India Today  

Zoom is unarguably popular now, thanks to how personal and professional communications have changed over a past few coronavirus-impacted months. Inside Google, the Cloud engineers were so impressed by Zoom that they reportedly wanted to acquire the video meeting app late in 2018. According to a report by The Information, citing a person who worked with Google Cloud earlier, the popularity of Zoom among Google Cloud employees was so intense, it prompted them to mull acquiring the video conferencing app. Zoom was one of many companies that Google Cloud engineers evaluated to acquire. According to the spokesperson, the acquisition was never "seriously evaluated" by Google Cloud engineers and that the use of Zoom was not agreed to for large-scale among the company employees.

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Zoom changes its name amid questions over the future of working from home
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Zoom changes its name amid questions over the future of working from home

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Zoom is rebranding, dropping the “Video” from its name and instead pitching itself …

WhatsApp video calling gets new features, now you will no longer need Zoom, Google Meet
6 months, 4 weeks ago

WhatsApp video calling gets new features, now you will no longer need Zoom, Google Meet

India TV News  

WhatsApp has further improved its video calling feature with the addition of new features. Meta-owned platform has added three new features, which include a new screen-sharing feature, a higher participant count, and a speaker spotlight. The latest WhatsApp update also includes a feature called speaker spotlight, which automatically highlights the person talking during a video call and brings them to …

Zoom launches AI-powered open collaboration platform
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Zoom launches AI-powered open collaboration platform

The Hindu  

Zoom, on Tuesday, announced the launch of its AI-powered, open collaboration platform. The company also announced new updates to its existing app which include new AI Companion features for Zoom phone, Team Chat, Events, and Contact Center. The update also brings AI companion features which work across the platform, the company shared in a press release. Ask AI companion will …

Zoom bets on new features in a bid to dominate videoconferencing
1 year, 3 months ago

Zoom bets on new features in a bid to dominate videoconferencing

LA Times  

Zoom said collaborative document editing, similar to Google Docs, will be made available in the app next year. Zoom Video Communications is adding word processing to its suite of tools and experimenting with novel features for meetings as it faces steep competition from Microsoft Corp.’s Teams. Collaborative document editing, similar to Alphabet’s Google Docs, will be made available in Zoom …

Zoom speaks with regulators about Microsoft competition concerns: Report
1 year, 4 months ago

Zoom speaks with regulators about Microsoft competition concerns: Report

The Hindu  

Zoom Video Communications has met with regulators from the United States, European Union and other jurisdictions to outline concerns about Microsoft's alleged anti-competitive behaviour, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday. Zoom had expressed its concerns about the way Microsoft has given preference to its chat and video app Teams through price bundling and product design, the report added. "If you have …

Zoom wants workers back in office part-time
1 year, 5 months ago

Zoom wants workers back in office part-time

The Hindu  

The company whose name became synonymous with remote work is joining the growing return-to-office trend. Zoom, the video conferencing pioneer, is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week, a company spokesperson confirmed in an email. The statement said the company has decided that "a structured hybrid approach – meaning …

At This Point, Zoom Could Use Another Pandemic
1 year, 5 months ago

At This Point, Zoom Could Use Another Pandemic

Slate  

For a while, Zoom was the most important company in America. Take a look at some recent headlines: • Over the weekend, full-stack developer Alex Ivanovs noted on his Stack Diary platform that Zoom had updated its terms of service, with language assuming automatic user consent for the company’s utilization of “Customer Content” and “Service Generated Data” for “machine learning, …

Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time
1 year, 5 months ago

Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The company whose name became synonymous with remote work is joining the growing return-to-office trend. Zoom, the video conferencing pioneer, is asking employees who live within a 50-mile radius of its offices to work onsite two days a week, a company spokesperson confirmed in an email. The statement said the company has decided that “a structured hybrid …

Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time
1 year, 5 months ago

Zoom, which thrived on the remote work revolution, wants workers back in the office part-time

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Zoom, the video conferencing pioneer, is asking employees who …

Zoom introduces new feature for edge over Microsoft Teams, Cisco WebEx: Report
2 years, 3 months ago

Zoom introduces new feature for edge over Microsoft Teams, Cisco WebEx: Report

Hindustan Times  

Video conferencing platform Zoom said it is renaming and bringing new features to its Chat product, making it a more collaborative software in a bid to compete with rivals like Microsoft Teams and Cisco WebEx. The upgraded software brings together messaging, file sharing, third-party integrations, video, voice, and whiteboard in one place to make team working more convenient, Zoom said …

Zoom adopts new measures to bring more users: Renames chat feature and more
2 years, 3 months ago

Zoom adopts new measures to bring more users: Renames chat feature and more

Live Mint  

Zoom Video Communications Inc, a video conferencing platform said on Monday that it has renamed its chat product and added some features, including third party integration, as it looks to compete with rivals including Microsoft's Teams and Slack. The video calling app’s calling feature, now known as Zoom Team Chat, will also include features such as the ability to share …

Old Zoom App Is Losing Support On These Devices: What It Means
2 years, 6 months ago

Old Zoom App Is Losing Support On These Devices: What It Means

News 18  

Zoom became a sensation during the pandemic when the demand for virtual meetings was at its highest, and the company grew exponentially in a short time. Zoom app on Chromebooks is the first casualty of this change, and from August 2022, the app will no longer work on this Google-centric notebook that runs on the ChromeOS platform. The old Zoom …

Today's Cache | Zuckerberg's top lieutenant passes the baton
3 years, 3 months ago

Today's Cache | Zuckerberg's top lieutenant passes the baton

The Hindu  

Mark Zuckerberg’s company is looking to start a new chapter Videoconferencing app Zoom became a household name during the pandemic. As the world of video chatting apps changed, not only did Zoom’s app installs rise and plateau, the company’s share price surged and ebbed. The review by the interagency committee means the deal could get delayed, and that Zoom could …

Today's Cache | Zoom’s $14.7 bln deal
3 years, 3 months ago

Today's Cache | Zoom’s $14.7 bln deal

The Hindu  

A multi-billion-dollar deal is under review over China ties Videoconferencing app Zoom became a household name during the pandemic. As the world of video chatting apps changed, not only did Zoom’s app installs rise and plateau, the company’s share price surged and ebbed. The review by the interagency committee means the deal could get delayed, and that Zoom could get …

No, it doesn’t need to be a Zoom
3 years, 6 months ago

No, it doesn’t need to be a Zoom

Wired  

Sravya Attaluri’s design studio is one of the many new businesses created during the pandemic. Founded in Hong Kong because Attaluri was trapped there due to Covid-19 and travel bans, the studio’s six employees are scattered across the world – in India, Hong Kong and the United States. They also began to resent appearing on camera every day: they’d got …

Even the chief executive of Zoom says he has ‘Zoom fatigue’
3 years, 8 months ago

Even the chief executive of Zoom says he has ‘Zoom fatigue’

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. It’s a record that some may be able …

Google Meet and Duo Hosted Over One Trillion Minutes of Video Calls in 2020
4 years ago

Google Meet and Duo Hosted Over One Trillion Minutes of Video Calls in 2020

News 18  

Google?s video conferencing platforms Duo and Meet hosted over one trillion minutes of video calls globally this year. Similarly, Google Duo received features such as doodle on video calls alongside several AR filters. Some of the notable features that Duo received this year are 32-user support for Android users, desktop calling, and a new video codec technology for better audio …

Zoom to Lift 40-Minute Free Meeting Limit on Thanksgiving Day
4 years, 1 month ago

Zoom to Lift 40-Minute Free Meeting Limit on Thanksgiving Day

The Quint  

Video conferencing app Zoom has announced to lift its 40-minute limit on free video chats for Thanksgiving Day, to help friends and family spend more time together virtually on the US holiday. Many of Zoom's competitors have similar restrictions for the free and basic plans, including Google Meet with a 60-minute limit and Cisco Webex 50-minute limit. Zoom Video Communications …

Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed U.S. settlement with FTC
4 years, 2 months ago

Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed U.S. settlement with FTC

The Hindu  

Zoom Video Communications Inc must implement a new information security program as part of its proposed settlement with U.S. regulators over user privacy issues, the Federal Trade Commission said on Monday. It said Zoom's misleading claims about giving users a secure channel of communication while offering a lower level of protection gave them a false sense of security. “Zoom's security …

Zoom unveils $600 video conferencing device for home workers
4 years, 5 months ago

Zoom unveils $600 video conferencing device for home workers

Daily Mail  

Zoom has announced a dedicated video-conferencing device aimed specifically at home workers and retailing for a whopping $600. The new Zoom for Home device has a multi-touch display, three wide-angle cameras for HD video calls, integrated speakers and an eight-microphone array for clearer audio As a second screen, home users are given a whole extra display for video calls, meaning …

Zoom to offer end-to-end encryption for all users, trial to begin in July
4 years, 6 months ago

Zoom to offer end-to-end encryption for all users, trial to begin in July

The Hindu  

Zoom Video Communications Inc will offer its free and paying users end-to-end encryption for video calls and launch a trial version in July, the video conferencing provider said on Wednesday. The company said to help prevent abuse, it will only make the feature available to users who provide a verified phone number. The company has attracted millions of free and …

Zoom’s revenue soars 169% as people flock to service during pandemic
4 years, 7 months ago

Zoom’s revenue soars 169% as people flock to service during pandemic

CNN  

CNN Business — The Zoom boom is real. Zoom “deployed millions of licenses for new customers,” CEO Eric Yuan said on an earnings call. Created as a business communication tool nearly a decade ago, Zoom’s popularity exploded at the beginning of this year, as millions of people in lockdown began using it to host events ranging from birthday parties to …

Zoom’s rise kicked off a tech battle over video conferencing. Here’s what’s at stake
4 years, 7 months ago

Zoom’s rise kicked off a tech battle over video conferencing. Here’s what’s at stake

CNN  

San Francisco CNN Business — Before a pandemic forced millions around the world into lockdown, the phrase “video conferencing” generally conjured up an image of stuffy corporate meetings with people unable to physically be in the boardroom. “The video conferencing market is expected to witness high growth during the coronavirus outbreak,” the report said. Facebook is touting its new video …

Facebook and Google are coming for Zoom
4 years, 8 months ago

Facebook and Google are coming for Zoom

CNN  

CNN Business — If there’s one company the pandemic has turned into a household name, it’s Zoom. It’s early to be getting comparable numbers for Facebook ’s Messenger Rooms, but the company said in its announcement that between WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger, 700 million accounts already participate in video calls each day. Shutterstock “It’s more likely that Facebook will be …

Zoom, Houseparty, Google Hangouts: how we can use these apps safer
4 years, 8 months ago

Zoom, Houseparty, Google Hangouts: how we can use these apps safer

The Hindu  

While we are socially distancing and self-isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is one aspect of our lives which should be watched over with equal fervour: our data. “I have seen Zoom come a long way in its development,” says Sameer, “That said, many people are still using the same passwords across different platform sign-ups, which is not advisable. And …

Zoom now has 300 million users despite security flaws
4 years, 8 months ago

Zoom now has 300 million users despite security flaws

India Today  

The video conferencing app Zoom has witnessed a huge surge in daily users in April. The company also confirmed in a blog post that it has 300 million daily users. Talking about the new updates, Oded Gal, CPO of Zoom, said in a blog post, "We take a holistic view of our users’ privacy and our platform’s security. Zoom faced …

Google Meet now has Zoom's gallery-like view for up to 16 participants
4 years, 8 months ago

Google Meet now has Zoom's gallery-like view for up to 16 participants

India TV News  

Keeping the high demand for video meetings in mind as people work from home, Google has introduced 4 new features in its enterprise conferencing Meet app, including a Zoom-like gallery view. "More updates are coming for larger meetings, better presentation layouts, and support across more devices," informed Smita Hashim, Director of Product Management, Google Meet, Voice and Calendar. Google Meet …

Zoom makes privacy and security fixes as millions flock to service
4 years, 8 months ago

Zoom makes privacy and security fixes as millions flock to service

CNN  

CNN Business — Zoom will begin rolling out a long-awaited security update this weekend to deal with widespread complaints of video-conferencing interruptions and other potential meeting vulnerabilities, the company said Wednesday. The issue of “Zoombombing,” in particular, even prompted the FBI to warn the public about video-conferencing calls getting interrupted by “pornographic and/or hate images and threatening language.” The update, …

Video meet app Zoom sued by investor over security issues
4 years, 9 months ago

Video meet app Zoom sued by investor over security issues

The Hindu  

Zoom Video Communications has been sued by one of its shareholders who alleged that the company kept some of its security flaws hidden. Investor Michael Drieu filed the class action suit even as several organisations, including the New York City’s Department of Education, started banning the usage of the app for remote learning and working from home purposes. Zoom started …

Zoom CEO Tells NPR He Never Thought 'Seriously' About Online Harassment Until Now
4 years, 9 months ago

Zoom CEO Tells NPR He Never Thought 'Seriously' About Online Harassment Until Now

NPR  

Zoom CEO Tells NPR He Never Thought 'Seriously' About Online Harassment Until Now Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Lennihan/AP Mark Lennihan/AP Updated at 3:44 p.m. Yuan spoke with NPR All Things Considered co-host Ari Shapiro, who asked whether the Zoom CEO would prioritize security after a series of missteps. Google recently banned its employees from using Zoom's software on …

Zoom video calling app exposing users to ‘Zoombombing’ that leads to online abuse
4 years, 9 months ago

Zoom video calling app exposing users to ‘Zoombombing’ that leads to online abuse

Firstpost  

In recent weeks, as schools, businesses, support groups and millions of individuals have adopted Zoom as a meeting platform in an increasingly remote world, reports of “Zoombombing” or “Zoom raiding” by uninvited participants have become frequent. “Zoom’s response was like, ‘We’re sorry,’ as if this only happened to me,” said Dennis Johnson, a doctoral candidate who complained to Zoom after …

More troubles for Zoom: Elon Musk's SpaceX bans employees from using video conferencing app
4 years, 9 months ago

More troubles for Zoom: Elon Musk's SpaceX bans employees from using video conferencing app

India Today  

In what comes as a setback of Zoom, the Elon Musk's rocket company SpaceX has banned its employees from using the video conferencing app, owing to the security concerns that have arisen recently. Zoom is used by some top-level corporates, including SpaceX and NASA for their day-to-day video communication with employees, which needs to be tightly secured as much as …

Zoom, the video conferencing app everyone is using, faces questions over privacy
4 years, 9 months ago

Zoom, the video conferencing app everyone is using, faces questions over privacy

CNN  

CNN Business — The coronavirus outbreak has seen millions of people ordered to stay in their homes flock to Zoom, using the video conference app for everything from brunches and birthday parties to religious events and even a UK cabinet meeting. New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to Zoom on Monday asking whether the company “is taking …

New York attorney-general looks into Zoom's privacy practices; app's popularity growing during coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

New York attorney-general looks into Zoom's privacy practices; app's popularity growing during coronavirus outbreak

Firstpost  

Zoom, the videoconferencing app whose traffic has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, is under scrutiny by the office of New York’s attorney-general, Letitia James, for its data privacy and security practices Zoom, the videoconferencing app whose traffic has surged during the coronavirus pandemic, is under scrutiny by the office of New York’s attorney-general, Letitia James, for its data privacy and …

Not having lockdown parties on Zoom? What are you waiting for?
4 years, 9 months ago

Not having lockdown parties on Zoom? What are you waiting for?

Wired  

Getty Images / WIRED Fifty-three people showed up for Tina’s birthday party in Berlin, myself included. This party — and plenty of others since “social distancing” became the norm — was held via video-conferencing app Zoom. Life under lockdown has sparked a rise in virtual parties: a toddler had a Frozen-themed Zoom party, complete with a visit from ice queen …

Zoom’s massive ‘overnight success’ actually took nine years
4 years, 9 months ago

Zoom’s massive ‘overnight success’ actually took nine years

CNN  

CNN Business — When you think of a social network, you probably imagine news feeds, birthday reminders and baby photos. Like Facebook and Twitter, it’s also become a key part of internet culture:The Facebook Group “Zoom Memes for Self Quarantines,” with nearly 395,000 members, offers a steady stream of jokes, ranging from a video of a student pretending Zoom is …

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