With Chrome OS’s latest update, Google has announced that its Google Meet app will be preinstalled on all Chromebooks. The announcement is part of the company’s larger push to adapt its operating system for remote meetings. The new feature shouldn’t make too much of a difference to longtime Chromebook users who already have a preferred video chat platform installed. But for new students receiving a Chromebook for the first time, or other folks who are trying the platform out, it… Source link
Read More »Google Meet is getting a wider rollout on Google Glass
Google Meet videoconferencing is adding fuller support for Google Glass, the company’s frequently overlooked augmented reality headset. Yesterday, Google announced an open beta of “Meet on Glass” for the Glass Enterprise Edition 2. Users with Google Workspace can sign up to test the service following a closed beta announced last year. As The Verge’s Sean Hollister laid out last year, Meet on Glass works differently from normal online videoconferencing. When a Google Glass wearer… Source link
Read More »Google opens Meet calls on Glass for all Workspace users
Join executive leaders at the Conversational AI & Intelligent AI Assistants Summit, presented by Five9. Watch now! Google has announced that all Workspace (formerly G Suite) customers can now apply to access Google Meet through its face-mounted Glass device as part of an open beta program. While many people will likely have forgotten all about the once consumer-focused Google Glass, the internet giant has continued to offer the augmented reality (AR) contraption to businesses as… Source link
Read More »Google Meet Chops Off Calls After 60 Minutes On Free Accounts
Wave goodbye to long group meetings on Google Meet getty Google has started to reimpose time limits on Google Meet calls for those who don’t pay for the service. During the height of the pandemic, Google (and others) waived the time limits on free accounts so that businesses could continue to function remotely and friends and family could keep in touch. That period of grace has now come to an end after a couple of extensions, with Google now reimposing limits of 60 minutes per… Source link
Read More »Google Meet adds Duo-style filters, AR masks, and effects
Google Meet is getting new video filters, effects, and augmented reality masks for personal calls on iOS and Android, the search giant has announced. They’re available via the sparkle icon at the bottom right of your video feed during a call, which brings up a carousel of different effects that include color filters and animated AR face effects. Most of the options are only available for personal Gmail accounts, while Workspace users have to keep things more professional with a limited… Source link
Read More »Biden’s top diplomat to meet pope — and try to ignore the elephant in the room
Pope Francis arrives for his weekly general audience at the Vatican on Wednesday. (Associated Press) When he meets with Pope Francis on Monday, the United States’ top diplomat will try to avoid the elephant in the room. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken intends to speak to the pontiff about shared values and ideas — fighting climate change, people trafficking, violence and racism. But on the minds of many involved is a festering dispute that has pitted Francis against a group of… Source link
Read More »Meet the man designing Google’s new headquarters
British designer Thomas Heatherwick is designing Google’s new buildings in California and London. Getty In 2012, British designer Thomas Heatherwick found himself having dinner with Google co-founder Larry Page at the billionaire’s house in California. Page wanted to discuss the future of Google’s sprawling headquarters in Mountain View, as well as some of the company’s other offices around the world. But the dinner very nearly didn’t happen. “I’m embarrassed to say I didn’t, we didn’t, really… Source link
Read More »Meet 30 Black Founded Startups Selected By Google For Their New $2 Million (£1.5 Million) Black Founders Fund
– Courtesy of Google Europe Yesterday, Google for Startups announced the 30 tech businesses receiving grants from its $2million (approximately £1.5million) Black Founders Fund for Black-led tech startups across Europe. With less than 0.25% of venture capital (VC) funding going to Black-led startups in the U.K., and only 38 Black founders receiving venture capital funding in the last 10 years, Google for Startups is helping to level the playing field by helping Black founders… Source link
Read More »[Techie Tuesday] Meet the man who built patented systems at Yahoo, and is now leading tech at Acko
Vishwanath Ramarao needs no introduction in the world of technology and engineering. In two decades, he has developed over 15 patents in search system designs, IM, mail, and communication. Today, as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Product Officer of digital insurance startup Acko, Vishwanath is responsible for data science, product, design, and engineering, and focuses on ensuring newer strategic technology initiatives. His belief has stood him in good stead: “If you fall in love with… Source link
Read More »Meet The Dogecoin Millionaire Who’s Holding Onto His Bag
When in February Glauber Contessoto decided to invest his life savings in Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE), his friends questioned his mental soundness. Now that this decision has made him a millionaire (on paper), many may also be bewildered by his decision to not liquidate the investment. What Happened: Contessoto told The New York Times that his friends and family called him “crazy” when he made the decision that made him a millionaire. “It’s a joke coin. It’s a meme. It’s going to crash,” he… Source link
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