Popular video teleconferencing service Zoom has followed through on its promise to add auto-generated closed captions to all free Zoom meetings accounts to make its service more accessible, the company announced Monday. According to The Verge, captions are only available in English, but the company says it plans to expand to other languages in […]
Zoom introduces Focus Mode that lets host decide if participants can see each other
In an attempt to make the online education system better, Zoom has recently introduced a new feature called Focus Mode. The feature allows students to stay attentive during virtual classes and not get distracted. Through this feature, teachers will be able to hide videos and screen shares of students so that they won’t […]
Zoom to Pay $85 Million for Privacy Violation and ‘Zoombombing’
Zoom agreed to pay $85 million and bolster its security practices to settle a lawsuit claiming it violated users’ privacy rights by sharing personal data with Facebook, Google, and LinkedIn, and letting hackers disrupt Zoom meetings in a practice called Zoombombing. A preliminary settlement filed on Saturday afternoon requires approval […]
Zoom buys AI company that worked on real-time translation
Proprietary video teleconferencing platform recently announced that it’s acquiring a company known as Kites (short for Karlsruhe Information Technology Solutions), which has worked on creating real-time translation and transcription software. According to Mashable, Zoom said that the acquisition is a move to help it make communicating with people who speak different languages easier and […]
Zoom hires Salesforce’s Jason Lee as new CISO
Zoom Video Communications has announced Jason Lee will join the company as its Chief Information Security Officer. Lee was earlier serving as Senior Vice President of Security Operations at Salesforce, and previously was Principal Director of Security Engineering at Microsoft. He will report to Aparna Bawa, Zoom’s Chief Operating Officer. […]
Zoom to offer end-to-end encryption for all users, trial to begin in July
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. California-based Zoom had originally planned to strengthen encryption only for its paying clients. The company has attracted millions of free and paying […]
Zoom’s pledge to work with FBI spurs online blowback
Zoom’s Chief Executive Officer Eric Yuan’s comments that the software company would work with law enforcement by not encrypting free calls using the popular video-conferencing service hit a nerve with some users, drawing criticism amid nationwide protests about the role of police in the US. Yuan, on a conference call […]
Zoom witnessed massive growth in Q1 2020 due to pandemic lockdown
Zoom, the Chinese video conferencing app, naturally had one of its best quarters in 2020 as per its latest earnings report. This is mainly due to the increased usage of the platform by millions for casual and official purposes since most were at homes during the pandemic lockdown. As per the earnings, […]
Zoom plans to roll out strong encryption for paying customers
Video conferencing provider Zoom plans to strengthen encryption of video calls hosted by paying clients and institutions such as schools, but not by users of its free consumer accounts, a company official said on Friday. The company, whose business has boomed with the coronavirus pandemic, discussed the move on a call with […]
Priyanka Chopra’s Zoom meeting look takes ‘business casual’ literally
Priyanka Chopra Jonas’ style evolution is what dreams are made of, and the actor’s enviable wardrobe has given more than a handful of us lust-filled dreams. Showcasing her incredible sense of fashion as well as humour, the Baywatch actor took to her Instagram account to share her what she wears during a […]
Zoom temporarily removes Giphy integration with chat
Zoom has temporarily disabled Giphy form its chat features. Giphy is a popular GIF platform and is integrated with various messaging applications. Zoom did not reveal the specific reason why it has removed Giphy from its chat section. “To ensure strong privacy protection for users, we’ve temporarily removed the GIPHY integration […]
Chandrababu Naidu in Amaravati after 60 days, to host mega TDP meet via Zoom
After over 60 days in Hyderabad due to lockdown and then a cancelled flight, Chandrababu Naidu, along with his son Nara Lokesh, drove down to Amaravati from Hyderabad on Monday afternoon. TDP Andhra unit president Kala Venkat Rao said Naidu would focus on the party activities again. “He would address […]
Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call
A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state’s first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely. Punithan Genasan, a 37-year-old Malaysian, received the sentence for his role in a 2011 heroin transaction on Friday, court […]