Tag Archives: calls

Google Meet adds emoji as a ‘non-disruptive’ way to react in calls

Google Meet adds emoji as a ‘non-disruptive’ way to react in calls

Google is making Meet more social with a new feature called in-meeting reactions. The idea is that users can send one of nine emoji reactions, including 💖👍 and 😂, which will appear on the recipient’s window and be visible to all in the meeting. If multiple users send emojis, they’ll appear as a burst on the left side of your screen.  To use the function, you select the smile icon in the control bar, and can hover on the bar that pops up to select the skin tone of your choice for… Source link

Read More »

Tyson Fury dominates in easy victory, calls out Oleksandr Usyk for unification bout

Tyson Fury dominates in easy victory, calls out Oleksandr Usyk for unification bout

Tyson Fury’s post-fight comments were more exciting than his bout Saturday against Derek Chisora at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London. (Photo by Mikey Williams/Top Rank Inc via Getty Images) There has never been a heavyweight like Tyson Fury. He’s the size of an NBA power forward, has the wit of a stand-up comic, power that rivals that of boxing’s best ever punchers and the skills of a man 100 pounds lighter. He’s a guy who less than five years ago was contemplating suicide and now, in… Source link

Read More »

Zuckerberg calls Apple’s App Store control not ‘a sustainable or good place to be’

Zuckerberg calls Apple’s App Store control not ‘a sustainable or good place to be’

Tesla (TSLA) CEO and new Twitter owner Elon Musk has an ally in his fight with Apple (AAPL): Meta Platforms (META) chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. Speaking Wednesday at the New York Times Dealbook Summit, Zuckerberg criticized the iPhone-maker over App Store policies that for years have negatively impacted his own business. “I do think Apple has singled themselves out as the only company trying to control unilaterally what apps get on the device,” Zuckerberg said. “I don’t think… Source link

Read More »

Alphabet Seeks To Identify 10,000 Poor-Performing Googlers As Activist Investor Calls To Cut Staff

Alphabet Seeks To Identify 10,000 Poor-Performing Googlers As Activist Investor Calls To Cut Staff

Sundar Pichai, chief executive officer of Alphabet Inc.(Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) © 2022 Bloomberg Finance LP Even Google isn’t immune to the severe downturn in the tech sector. Although more than 135,000 white-collar professionals in the tech and startup space have been downsized year to date, the giant search engine has avoided this trend. Amidst pressure from an activist hedge fund, adverse market conditions and a need to cut costs, Google launched a ranking system and… Source link

Read More »

Putin calls for price controls as Russian car sales crash to record low

Putin calls for price controls as Russian car sales crash to record low

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin urged the Russian government on Wednesday to control car prices, as one industry head said Western sanctions could send annual sales crashing to below 1 million for the first time since records began. Auto sales have fallen over 60% so far this year, and may end up being less than a quarter of what they were a decade ago, according to Maxim Sokolov, head of Russia’s top carmaker Avtovaz. Some of this year’s drop is due to the pullout of foreign… Source link

Read More »

Major investor calls on Google owner to ‘aggressively’ cut staff and pay | Alphabet

Major investor calls on Google owner to ‘aggressively’ cut staff and pay | Alphabet

The hedge fund of the billionaire Sir Christopher Hohn has written to Alphabet saying staff at the Google and YouTube parent are paid too much and its workforce should be drastically cut back. London-based TCI, which has been a significant investor in the company since 2017 and holds a stake valued at $6bn (£5.1bn), has written to its chief executive, Sundar Pichai, urging it to emulate cost-cutting measures introduced by big tech rivals including the Facebook-owner, Meta, Amazon and… Source link

Read More »

Goldman Says Sell S&P 500 Calls to Fund Bullish China View

Goldman Says Sell S&P 500 Calls to Fund Bullish China View

(Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said investors should sell S&P 500 Index calls and fund buying of the same options on the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index to position for a likely catch-up in battered China-related assets. Most Read from Bloomberg “Sentiment on China-exposed assets has remained subdued this year and did not mirror the risk appetite rebound during the summer,” undershooting a measure of investor mood for global growth, strategists including Christian… Source link

Read More »

India’s WinZO sues Google to stop new gaming policy, calls it discriminatory

India’s WinZO sues Google to stop new gaming policy, calls it discriminatory

FILE PHOTO: The logo for Google LLC is seen at the Google Store Chelsea in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 17, 2021. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register NEW DELHI, Sept 20 (Reuters) – Indian online gaming platform WinZO has sued Google (GOOGL.O) to stop the tech giant from allowing real-money games for fantasy sports and rummy on its platform, saying that Google’s doing so is discriminatory, a legal filing seen by… Source link

Read More »

Mark Sanchez delivers Butt Fumble of broadcasting calls during Falcons-Rams

Mark Sanchez delivers Butt Fumble of broadcasting calls during Falcons-Rams

There are several ways to describe an offensive lineman doing his job well, but Mark Sanchez might have found the weirdest way to do it during Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and Los Angeles Rams. Following a run from Rams running back Cam Akers during the second quarter, the New York Jets quarterback turned Fox color commentator decided center Coleman Shelton’s blocking deserved some extra attention. Sanchez wasn’t wrong — Shelton pulled and erased two Falcons defenders to open a… Source link

Read More »

Google is working on ‘clear calling’ for Android phone calls

Google is working on ‘clear calling’ for Android phone calls

The first beta for the Android 13 quarterly release includes a new “clear calling” feature that “reduces background noises during calls.” It was first spotted by Mishaal Rahman on Twitter who also tweeted directions to enable it for yourself without root, if you’re feeling bold. The images shared by Rahman note that Clear Calling works “on most mobile networks,” is “not available for Wi-Fi calling,” and “content from your call is not sent to Google.” Google has… Source link

Read More »