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12 Nov

Signal makes it easier to start group video calls

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Signal users may be familiar with the problem of creating group chats just for a group call, but that’s about to become a thing of the past. You can now share a call link and let up to 50 people hop in, all in the span of a few seconds. The days of selecting contacts one by one are over.Now, all you have to do is create a call link after going to the Calls tab and send it to whomever you want. The link is also reusable, which is convenient if you have fixed call times. Participants can raise…

15 Oct

Real-Time Video Deepfake Scams Are Here. This Tool Attempts to Zap Them

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This announcement is not the first time a tech company has shared plans to help spot real-time deepfakes. In 2022, Intel debuted its FakeCatcher tool for deepfake detection. The FakeCatcher is designed to analyze changes in a face’s blood flow to determine whether a video participant is real. Intel’s tool is also not publicly available.Academic researchers are also looking into different approaches to address this specific kind of deepfake threat. “These systems are becoming so sophisticated to create deepfakes. We need even less data now,” says Govind Mittal, a computer science PhD candidate at New York University. “If I have…

24 Sep

Use Zoom’s AI Companion to Take Notes and Summarize Meetings

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Click-clack, click-clack. That’s the sound of someone typing meeting notes during a Zoom call, and it’s super annoying. Like caffeinated chipmunks, people sometimes don’t realize they are clattering away on a keyboard. Yet, someone has to jot down action items and reminders.That “someone” doesn’t have to be a human, though. Released last fall, Zoom’s new AI Companion feature—included with all paid Zoom subscriptions—is like having an admin assistant on every call. The bot can summarize a meeting, create action items, and even tell you who talked the most.AI Companion uses large language models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Meta but has…

20 Aug

Zoom can now handle one million simultaneous participants

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Zoom just announced that webinar calls can now support . This is happening after various political groups used the video conferencing platform to raise money for Vice President Kamala Harris’ election campaign, often by hosting calls with .The company now offers various tiers to accommodate large events. Customers can choose from webinars that feature max capacities of 10K, 50K, 100K, 250K, 500K, and, of course, 1M attendees. These are single-use webinar packages that come with support from Zoom’s Event Services team to ensure a “professional, engaging experience” for all.“Now event organizers have the flexibility and power to host truly interactive…

05 Aug

Zoom Is Going After Google and Microsoft With AI-Driven Docs

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Starting Monday, Zoom users will have the option to open a document tool from within their video calling app and create sharable files based on their meetings—but they’ll also be prompted to use generative AI to help them write and edit them. This new feature, essentially Zoom’s version of docs, is the latest effort to compete with Microsoft and Google to become an everything workplace for businesses.The docs feature Zoom’s AI Companion, a generative tool built on LLM models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, and the company's own models, unveiled last fall. It can take a meeting transcript and organize it…