Month: February 2021
Gillmor Gang: Blockhouse
[embedded content] The Gillmor Gang — Frank Radice, Michael Markman, Keith Teare, Denis Pombriant, Brent Leary and Steve Gillmor. Recorded live Friday, February 12, 2021. Produced and directed by Tina Chase Gillmor @tinagillmor @fradice, @mickeleh, @denispombriant, @kteare, @brentleary, @stevegillmor, @gillmorgang Subscribe to the new Gillmor Gang Newsletter and join the backchannel…
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Microsoft Teams gets a handy feature to stop people disrupting your next meeting Microsoft Teams
Microsoft has updated its video conferencing service Teams with a new feature that will hopefully help meeting participants stay more engaged while in video calls. According to a post in the Microsoft Teams User Feedback Forum from one of the company’s engineers, Teams now includes the ability to disable or…
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Has Landed On Mars To Search For Signs Of Ancient Life
NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars on Thursday, starting a mission to find signs of ancient life on the planet. NASA tweeted out the first pictures taken by the Martian rover from its landing site on Jezero Crater, which scientists believe was once a river delta.…
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Whatsapp says new privacy policies not going anywhere WhatsApp
WhatsApp forced its new privacy policies on us causing a widespread furore. To the extent that users started switching to alternatives that offered data privacy. Though the Facebook-owned messenger app is holding on to its pole position, competition is stiff in the list of most downloaded apps. Though the company…
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YouTube removes PewDiePie diss track for violating cyberbullying, child safety rules
YouTube has removed one of Felix “PewDiePie” Kjellberg’s recent videos, a diss track aimed at popular children’s channel Cocomelon, for violating guidelines around cyberbullying and child safety. In the video, Kjellberg attacks Cocomelon’s content and pokes fun at kids who watch the videos. Kjellberg also uses phrases like “your audience…
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Google Fi promo cuts ‘Unlimited’ price for the first three months
Google's MVNO remains a strong option for wireless service, and if you've been thinking about switching then there's an added carrot now. A 50 percent discount is available for the first three months of service on its Unlimited package wi… Source
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