Tag: Zoom
Tech Digest daily roundup: Nvidia delights with AI-driven revenue boost
The US tech firm that dominates the market for chips used in artificial intelligence (AI) has delighted investors with a doubling in quarterly revenue, promising more of the same in future. Nvidia shares gained almost 10% in after-hours trading in New York on Wednesday night when it revealed a string of numbers that beat analysts'…
Zoom opens ‘London Engagement hub’ to support hybrid working
After hitting the headlines earlier this week for ordering its staff back to the office, Zoom - the tech posterchild of the Covid-19 pandemic - has announced it is opening the London Engagement Hub 'to support hybrid working' (and get staff back into the office). With the demand for hybrid and remote capabilities giving rise…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Spotify rolls out AI DJ
I’m listening to Radiohead’s Creep on the radio. “You may not know this,” the DJ coos patronizingly, “but this song turns 30 this year.” So far, so titbit of trivia on FM drivetime. The only difference is this DJ is not a real person. AI DJ is the next move in Spotify’s never-ending goal to…
Livestreaming ‘milestone moments’ will continue, claims report
As the government declares its intention to remove all remaining Covid-19 restrictions in England tomorrow, new data reveals that Brits significantly increased their use of livestreaming and video calling apps to share important life events – or ‘milestone moments’ – during the countrywide lockdowns, and intend to keep doing so even now that restrictions are…
6 million Brits will continue to livestream Christmas celebrations
Despite Boris Johnson’s claims that Christmas celebrations can go on as normal, new data shows 5.9 million Brits still plan to livestream celebrations with loved ones this year. The representative survey of 2,023 consumers, conducted by mobile network benchmarking company Global Wireless Solutions (GWS) between late November and early December, shines a light on the increased…
Zoom adds auto-generated captions
Zoom has announced the availability of auto-generated captions, which automatically provide speaker subtitles on Zoom video meetings or webinars. The feature, also known as live transcription, is available for all free and paid Zoom Meetings and Zoom Video Webinars accounts. Users can enable the feature via the Zoom web portal. Participants can still privately request that…
Sky announces Sky Glass smart TV range – satellite channels without dish
At a glitzy event in London, attended by Tech Digest, Sky announced the launch of Sky Glass - an Ultra HD smart TV that can connect to a wide range of streaming services, including all the Sky channels, of course. Billed as a carbon-neutral TV, which uses up to 50% less energy than a conventional…
Tech Digest daily roundup: Zoom reaches $85m settlement in privacy lawsuit
Video-conferencing company Zoom, which became a household name during the coronavirus pandemic, has reached an $85m (£61m) settlement in the US. A class-action lawsuit accused the company of a series of privacy breaches by sharing millions of users' data with Google, Facebook and LinkedIn. It also alleged Zoom had misled users by claiming to offer…
Microsoft Teams grew over 90% in 2020 due to pandemic
Microsoft Teams surged in popularity as a direct result of the Coronavirus outbreak in 2020. According to data presented by Tradingplatforms.com, the Daily Active Users (DAU) of Microsoft Teams in April 2021 increased by over 93% compared to a similar period in 2020. Daily Active Users reaches 145M A majority of the world had to…
Zoom doubles sales despite easing of lockdown restrictions
Despite the easing of lockdown restrictions, sales of video conferencing platform Zoom have more than doubled after a "very strong" start to the year. Its profits for the first quarter of 2021 reached more than $227m (£160m), up from about $27m in the first quarter of 2020. But analysts previously said the firm could face…
