Video Calls
Analysis: Zoom’s abandoned Five9 deal shows hurdles to expansion
Zoom Video Communications Inc’s aborted $14.7 billion acquisition of call center software firm Five9 Inc has spotlighted issues that will weigh on the virtual meeting giant&#...
Zoom forecasts upbeat revenue, expects boost from hybrid work
Zoom has forecast current-quarter revenue above estimates, as increased adoption of hybrid work models by companies is expected to drive steady demand for its video conferencing to...
Zoom to enhance security as part of proposed US settlement with FTC
Zoom must implement a new information security program as part of its proposed settlement with US regulators over user privacy issues, the Federal Trade Commission has said.
Zoom says service restored after its US users were hit by partial outage
Video-conferencing company Zoom has said it had restored service to its US users after a partial outage left many unable to log in to work meetings or attend school classes remotel...
News Short: Facebook allows users to broadcast live video calls
Facebook has said that it is rolling out a new feature that would allow its users to live broadcast a video call with up to 50 people.
Stay off Zoom and Google Hangouts, Standard Chartered CEO tells staff
Standard Chartered is the first major global bank to tell employees not to use Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic due to cybersecurity concerns, according to a memo seen by news ...
Zoom pulls in more than 200 million daily video users during worldwide lockdowns
Zoom’s daily users ballooned to more than 200 million in March from a previous maximum total of 10 million, the video conferencing app’s boss Eric Yuan said on Wednesda...
Facebook launches desktop version for Messenger as video calls surge
Facebook Inc has rolled out the desktop version of its Messenger app for Apple’s Mac and Microsoft’s Windows to make video chats available on computer screens for Faceb...
Turn off the microwave to boost WiFi signal, says UK’s media regulator
Folk should avoid using the microwave at the same time as they are making video calls, watching HD videos or doing something important online because the ovens can slow wifi signal...