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From Zoom to Quibi, the Tech Winners and Losers of 2020
We streamed, we Zoomed, we ordered groceries and houseplants online, we created virtual villages while navigating laptop shortages to work and learn from home.
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Get Lost 2020: Some Things to Leave Behind, With Caveats
Zoom, Zoom and Zoom. Masks, masks and masks. Sourdough starter and short-order cooking. In these “troubled times,” in our sweat pants and the isolation we endure “out of an abundance of caution,” there isn’t much not to be over as 2020 comes to a longed for halt.
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A Unique Recipe for Healing: Bill Murray and a Biblical Text
A group of acclaimed actors staged an online reading of a religious text with remarkable relevance to the current moment: the Book of Job
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Vaccine News Fuels Return to Lavish Weddings as Couples Hope to Say ‘I Don't' to Zoom Ceremonies
The coronavirus and strict new mandates limiting travel and public gatherings derailed thousands upon thousands of wedding weekends, putting a once-burgeoning wedding industry in an ongoing state of flux. NBC News spoke with a half-dozen wedding industry insiders who said that among the themes to emerge in 2020 are the rise of micro-weddings, the death of destination weddings, the growing…
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Better Business Bureau Warns of Zoom Phishing Scam
The Better Business Bureau is warning people about an email phishing scam that looks like it’s from Zoom, but is actually an attempt at gaining personal information.
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Zoom Is Getting Rid of 40-Minute Meeting Limit on Thanksgiving
Zoom is making sure Thanksgiving doesn’t get cut short for families who can’t be together on the holiday this year.
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Apart But Together: Tips for a Cozier Zoom Thanksgiving
We all know Thanksgiving is going to look different this year
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Images of 9/11 Attack, Porn Interrupt Voting Machine Hearing
A federal court hearing on a challenge to Georgia’s voting machines was interrupted when someone began posting video and symbols in the live Zoom session
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A Zoom Thanksgiving? Summer Could Give Way to a Bleaker Fall
The Summer of COVID-19 is drawing to a close, and many experts fear an even bleaker fall
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Major Zoom Outage Marks Rough Start to College Classes
Zoom was “all systems operational” Monday afternoon after the massive online meeting platform experienced a morning outage just as some colleges were set to begin fall classes. The partial outage affected Zoom Meetings and Zoom Webinars, according to the company’s status page. “We have identified the issue causing users to be unable to authenticate to the Zoom website (zoom.us)...
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Want to Look Your Best on Zoom Calls? Celebrity Stylist Brad Goreski Has Tips
Celebrity fashion stylist and co-host of “Fashion Police” is giving the rundown on how to look your best on a virtual video call and discussing how he is raising awareness for the skin condition, rosacea.
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‘Late Night' Ya Burnt: Zoom Graduations, 1918 Spanish Flu
Seth Meyers fires sick burns at some deserving subjects, like funny Zoom backgrounds.
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‘Tonight': Jimmy Fallon's Favorite Zoom Excuses
Jimmy Fallon shares 15 of his excuses to get out of Zoom meetings, such as getting attacked by hornets or reading “Moby Dick.”
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Zoom Caught in China Censorship Crossfire as Meetings Foiled
Video app company Zoom says that it blocked several meetings and suspended the accounts of three activists at the request of the Chinese government.
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Zoom Booms as Pandemic Drives Millions to Its Video Service
Zoom Video Communications is rapidly emerging as the latest internet gold mine as millions of people flock to its conferencing service to see colleagues, friends and family while tethered to their homes during the pandemic. Tuesday’s release of the once-obscure company’s financial results for the February-April period provided a window into the astronomical growth that has turned it into...
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‘SNL': Alec Baldwin's Trump Sends Off Seniors in Season Finale
On the season finale of ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Alec Baldwin reprised his role as President Donald Trump, calling in via Zoom to congratulate the “class of COVID-19” on their graduation. Former cast member Kristen Wiig served as host for the finale, seizing the opportunity to show off her presenting skills. Wiig also took the time to thank mothers around the...
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Undefeated, High Schoolers Head Online for Isolation Proms
High schoolers undefeated by the coronavirus lockdowns are heading online for isolation proms
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Lots of Companies Now Want Your Video Chats — Even Facebook
With people’s social lives moved indefinitely online, a bevy of tech companies want to unseat fast-rising Zoom from its perch, given security concerns and other issues with the video-calling service
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Hoda Officiates a Surprise Wedding for Couple Who Had to Cancel Theirs
The TODAY co-anchor also happens to also be an ordained minister in addition to her television talents, so she used that title to give an Arizona couple a special moment after they had to cancel their wedding due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Museums Are Offering Free Backgrounds for Zoom Meetings
Don’t want your clutter starring in your virtual work meeting? Museums across the country are offering downloadable versions of iconic pieces of art to use as virtual backgrounds.