Multitasking in Teams meetings on the iPad has improved. There’s now a collapsible right panel during meetings that allows the participant, for example, to chat with colleagues while watching and listening to a presentation. Chat bubbles in meetings are now available on iOS and Android. When chat bubbles are enabled, users can see chat messages on the screen to preview the two most recent messages. This avoids the need to manually open the chat window within a meeting to see what participants are typing....

Whoop Unite is an employee wellness program where the company sells its activity trackers to its partners and/or employees. The employees can then participate in programs and competitions, each one with the goal of improving their overall health. For example, Whoop says that at Hitachi Vantara, some employees are using Whoop to participate in a sleep challenge. Using insight provided by the Whoop band, employees will learn how to improve sleep habits, which in turn should help improve their overall performance at work....

But the real question that most Android users have is this; “will my current smartphone run Android 12?” This is where things get complicated. Must read: Don’t make this common, fatal iPhone or Android mistake If you have a supported Google Pixel device, then you’ll get Android 12 on day 1 of the release. So, if you run one of the following devices, you’re in the club. Pixel 5Pixel 4a 5GPixel 4aPixel 4Pixel 4 XLPixel 3aPixel 3a XLPixel 3Pixel 3 XL...

My colleague David Gewirtz discovered this setting last week, and hoo boy, I am here to tell you he did not like it one bit. The 10-day limit is “bonkers,” he wrote, adding that it is “ridiculous and arbitrary [and] seems completely random.” And then he speculates as to the reason. “Why? Just because.” Somewhere in Redmond, I am certain, the product managers in charge of Windows 11 upgrades are reading that and pounding their heads on a desk in frustration....

The software giant has released Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 22468 to the Dev Channel, the channel in its testing forum where updates may or may not arrive in the version of Windows 11 on October 5. SEE: Can your PC upgrade to Windows 11? This Microsoft app could help you find out In Microsoft’s assessment, this build provides a “good set of improvements and bug fixes” for those on Dev Channel releases and follows yesterday’s release of the Paint app redesigned for Windows 11....

The refresh updates the Windows 10 Tips app that Microsoft introduced last year to help users find new features and tricks. Microsoft has offered the Tips app to Insider testers on the Dev Channel in preview build 22458. The Tips app contains over 114 new tips, according to Microsoft. SEE: Windows 11: Here’s how to get Microsoft’s free operating system update The refresh is meant to align with the Windows 11 UI refresh, including translucent ‘acrylic material’ effects and user experience updates....

That cursing wildly would send you to Hell, for example. Or that most of humanity is fundamentally sane. Yet I’ve just espied an allegedly serious study that may stretch many a belief system. Until, perhaps, you let it sit there for a while. For reasons beyond our scope today, Savings.com thought it would uncover the current inner workings of the Windows user’s mind. Oddly, it discovered a surprise or two....

For the period ending 27 June 2021, group sales came in at AU$67 billion, 6% higher year-on-year, of which its Australian food business contributed AU$44 billion. Unsurprisingly, its group ecommerce sales jumped a whopping 58% to AU$5.6 billion. Breaking that down, its Australian food ecommerce sales delivered through WooliesX, the digital arm of the business, increased by 75% from AU$2 billion to AU$3.5 billion during the full year period. The Australian retail giant attributed the growth in ecommerce sales to the ongoing investment it continued to make in its digital and ecommerce channels....

U.S. Patent No. 6907566, 7100111, 7373599 — “Method and system for optimum placement of advertisements on a webpage” U.S. Patent No. 7668861 — “System and method to determine the validity of an interaction on a network” U.S. Patent No. 7269590 — “Method and system for customizing views of information associated with a social network user” U.S. Patent No. 7599935 — “Control for enabling a user to preview display of selected content based on another user’s authorisation level” U....

The photos are generated by an “AI Time Machine,” created by genealogy company MyHeritage. As of Monday, the company generated 44 million output images, out of which three million were downloaded for sharing, according to MyHeritage. The website takes a number of photos you upload and by using text-to-image technology based on Stable Diffusion, constructs a model that is used to depict a person in a variety of poses and different lighting, according to the site....

“Enterprises communicate with their customers primarily through the contact centre, and we believe this acquisition creates a leading customer engagement platform that will help redefine how companies of all sizes connect with their customers,” Zoom CEO Eric Yuan said. Once the transaction is closed, Five9 would become an operating unit of Zoom, with Five9 CEO Rowan Trollope to become a president of Zoom, as well as remain in his current position while reporting to Yuan....

So, give the coffee lover in your life a gift that curates community in their very kitchen – don’t just settle for a basic gift card or another mug. Top-of-the-line coffee machines, temperature-controlled to-go cups, and even handheld espresso makers are the perfect way to add a personal touch to your gift and someone’s beverage. Since gift shopping can be overwhelming, I rounded up the best smart coffee gifts that you can browse as you sip your morning brew....

While there were no reports of breaches, no complaints made, and no investigations underway, the OAIC said the app, paraded by Prime Minister Scott Morrison as “digital sunscreen”, was the subject of 14 “enquiries”. This comprised 12 enquiries from individuals and two from businesses during the period 16 November 2020 to 15 May 2021. “We provided general information in response to 11 enquiries and provided assistance on how to make a complaint in response to three enquiries,” the report [PDF] said....

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These days, it’s sadly easy for malicious hackers to drain your bank account or steal your data. Keeping up with your security practices on the front end makes it a lot less likely you’ll have to spend time, energy, and maybe even money after you run into trouble. Here are some of the best – and simplest – ways to avoid such problems. How to make your Android phone more secure Also: Battery-draining Android apps with 20 million downloads pulled from the Google Play Store Why is this so important?...

Is it the money? Is it the people you work with? The product you’re involved in? The deft management you’re graced with? I was moved to this very modern contemplation on hearing the views of Seth Patton, general manager of Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Viva. Writing in the Harvard Business Review with Brad Anderson, president of products and services at Quatrics, Patton mused on the state of work today. The delicate state of hybrid work that is....

(A screenshot from a Starbucks ad.) The ticket emerges and a voice says: “Take the ticket.” It’s a female voice, attempting to be as erotically alluring as possible. It’s a robot female voice, of course, and it always makes me wonder why this parking lot believes it should offer an erotic experience. Yet robot voices have become part of our lives. Who hasn’t thanked Siri at least once when she’s answered a question or found the very song we just asked for?...

The Acrobat-powered Microsoft Edge will start rolling out to Windows 10 and 11 devices from March 2023, at which point enterprise customers gain an “opt-in” and an “opt-out” option for managed devices via Intune policy. Also: Memory safe programming languages are on the rise. Here’s how developers should respond Users can’t revert to the legacy PDF engine after the update, with the rollout scheduled for completion by September 2023. Microsoft plans to remove the legacy PDF engine from Chromium-based Edge on March 31, 2024, at which point the opt-out policy for enterprise customers ends, and all instances of Edge will have the Acrobat engine, according to a blogpost....

The report sent Adobe shares down 4% in late trading. CEO Shantanu Narayen remarked the company “achieved record Q1 revenue as Creative Cloud, Document Cloud and Experience Cloud continue to be pivotal in driving the digital economy.” Added Narayen, “Adobe is committed to empowering individuals, transforming businesses and connecting communities.”" CFO Dan Durn the company’s Q1 results “reflect the company’s strong execution and resilience through unprecedented circumstances.” Added Durn, “Our momentum, product innovation and immense market opportunity position us for success in 2022 and beyond....