Scientists Agree That Everyone Hates Your Terrible Zoom Mic

A new study from Yale confirms what everyone already knew: we’re all judging you when your mic sounds cheap and bad on a conference call.

Zoom Now Supports Webinars up to Whopping 1 Million Viewers

Zoom Webinars can support a million participants for a cool $100,000.

Russell T Davies Wants to Save Doctor Who From the British Government

io9 sat down Doctor Who 's returning showrunner to talk bringing the series to Disney, his approach to telling queer stories, and reuniting with Steven Moffat.

Amazon Restructures Games Division to Refocus on Prime Gaming, Lays Off 180

The retail giant isn't doing so hot in the video game market.

Nextdoor Lays Off 25% of Staff as a ‘Commitment to Shareholders’

Nextdoor joins 1,100 other Big Tech companies that carried out layoffs in 2023, affecting nearly 249,000 employees.

Zoom Is Launching Its Own Google Docs Competitor

Zoom Docs will use AI to take collaborative notes during meetings months after Microsoft and Google released similar features.

Zoom Is Jumping on the AI Chatbot Bandwagon

Zoom says users will soon be able to chat with its AI Companion to help search for documents, prepare for meetings, and complete a variety of office tasks.

Zoom CEO Says Employees Need to Be in the Office Because It’s Hard to Build Trust Over Zoom

A leaked audio recording provides more detail on why the teleconferencing company is cracking down on remote work.

Zoom Backtracks on Training AI on Your Calls

Zoom executives promised Monday that the company wouldn't use your calls as AI fodder, even while its TOS said otherwise.

Zoom Contradicts Its Own Policy About Training AI on Your Data

Zoom's Terms of Service say it can train its AI on your calls, videos, and other data. The company says you don't have to worry about that.

Zoom’s Latest Feature Means There’s No Chance You Can Hide Your Face in Meetings

Zoom’s Intelligent Director beta will use machine learning algorithms to track participants’ heads through multiple cameras stationed in a room.

How to Get In-Flight WiFi on Delta, JetBlue, United, and More

Your connectivity options depend on the airline you're going with.

Zoom Teams Up With Tesla and AMC Theaters for New Features

With these new partnerships, Zoom users can make calls from their Tesla or host meetings in an entire movie theater.

27 Rights Groups Demand Zoom Abandon ‘Invasive,’ and ‘Inherently Biased’ Emotion Recognition Software

The groups slammed the tech as "inherently biased" and built of the backs of junk pseudoscience.

Signal Now Lets You Call Up to 39 of Your Fellow Criminals at Once

Signal has created open-source software to enable end-to-end encrypted video calls with 40 participants.

Zoom’s New Attendance Tool Will Snitch on Attendees Who Are Late to a Meeting

Meeting participants who have been invited but who have not joined will be siloed into a “Not Joined” section.

Bose’s New Headphones Are Exactly What You’d Expect From Bose

It's a tried and true formula, and it works, if you're into it.

Zoom Is Getting Ready for the Dystopian Hellscape of Working in the Metaverse

You'll be able to take Zoom calls with avatars of your colleagues in your Facebook VR headset while the whole meeting is transcribed live.

Zoom’s $85 Million Settlement Won’t Change a Thing, but It Could Get You a Refund

At least you might be eligible for a sweet $25 and every little bit counts.

Politician’s Zoom Background Can’t Hide Fact That He’s Actually Driving