AvatarAnant VasudevanGoogle Meet Google’s Project Starline Videoconference Tech Wants to Turn You Into a Hologram WIRED - Lauren Goode Our reporter tests out a “video booth” to glimpse the future of telepresence. Over the past several years, Google has been working hard to craft …
AvatarAnant Vasudevan Zoom's new event product aims to re-create in-person conferencesverified_publisher CNET - Rae Hodge Ready to buy tickets to a screen-based conference? Zoom's working on it.
AvatarAnant Vasudevan Facebook is finally taking organized hate seriously Protocol Last quarter, Facebook removed more organized hate content than foreign terrorist content for the first time in its history. Facebook has historically …
AvatarAnant Vasudevan HBO Max launching ad-supported tier for $9.99 a month in Juneverified_publisher The Verge - Jacob KastrenakesHBO Max will launch an ad-supported tier in June for $9.99 per month, offering a cheaper option than the full $14.99-per-month ad-free subscription. The news was announced during a WarnerMedia presentation...
AvatarAnant VasudevanGoogle Workspace Here's everything that was revealed at Google I/O 2021verified_publisher Mashable - Jennimai NguyenGoogle's I/O developer conference made its big return to the (virtual) stage with a keynote event Tuesday, and the tech giant had plenty to unveil in the software department. But despite plenty of rumors,...
AvatarAnant Vasudevan China Is Vaccinating Almost 14 Million People a Dayverified_publisher Bloomberg China is vaccinating almost 14 million people a day, the fastest pace in the world, as the country races to protect its Covid-19 advantage in the …
AvatarAnant Vasudevan Social media has no incentive to fix what ails itverified_publisher Quartz - Jordan LebeauDespite its warts, social media has become a part of daily life for billions of people worldwide. In the US, citizens of all stripes agree that platforms meant to bring us together are actually tearing...
AvatarAnant Vasudevan Amazon debuts another free video streaming service, this time in India | Engadgetverified_publisher Engadget - Jon FingasIMDb TV apparently wasn't enough. Amazon isn't counting solely on IMDb TV to offer no-charge video. TechCrunch reports that Amazon has launched another free video service, MiniTV, in India. It largely...
AvatarAnant Vasudevan President Biden revokes Trump order limiting social media protectionsverified_publisher Engadget - Jon FingasThe order wasn't meaningfully enforced. Former President Trump's bid to retaliate against social media crackdowns is no more. The Verge reports that President Biden has revoked Executive Order 13925, Trump...
AvatarAnant Vasudevan Twitter begins prompting iOS users to enable App Trackingverified_publisher 9to5Mac - Filipe EspósitoFollowing the release of iOS 14.5 to the public last month, multiple apps began asking users to enable the App Tracking option. With the latest version of the Twitter app for iOS, users are now being to...
AvatarAnant Vasudevan Inside Discord’s risky push to position itself as the anti-Facebookverified_publisher Fast Company - By Jeff BeerDiscord’s new campaign—’Imagine a Place’—pitches all the freedom and community, with none of the privacy or security issues. Discord wants you to imagine a place where friendship isn’t a request—it just...
