Telegram’s video calls can now accommodate up to 1,000 viewers

Mariella Moon

Telegram expanded the group video calling feature launched in June to accommodate more participants – a lot more. The latest version of the messaging app now allows up to 1,000 people to participate in a group video call. While the number of participants who can stream videos from their camera or screen is limited to … Read more

Smart-home device maker Wyze raises $110M as it plans to inject AI heavily into camera products

Smart-home device maker Wyze raises $110M as it plans to inject AI heavily into camera products

The Wyze Cam Outdoor from Wyze Labs. (Wyze photo) Smart home device maker Wyze Labs raised $ 110 million in new funds on Friday, according to GeekWire, reflecting the Kirkland, Washington, U.S.-based company’s plans to improve its existing line of products and bring even more to market bring forward. Wyze has launched more than 30 … Read more

Engadget Podcast: Activision’s walkout and toxicity in gaming

Engadget Podcast: Activision’s walkout and toxicity in gaming

This week, Cherlynn and Devindra dive into the toxic chaos at Activision Blizzard with Senior Editor Jessica Conditt. California is suing the company for its fraternity culture, which we’ve seen at many game companies over the years. What’s going on and what does that mean for the gaming industry as a whole? Listen to our … Read more

Amazon boosting wages and hiring incentives to keep up in competitive labor market

Amazon boosting wages and hiring incentives to keep up in competitive labor market

Amazon believes there is a need to raise wages and incentivize it to fill some of its vacancies, resulting in higher costs on its fulfillment network. “We are certainly seeing increased demand for labor,” said Brian Olsavsky, Amazon’s chief financial officer, on a conference call with reporters. “So far we have had good recruitment successes … Read more

Introducing the Open Cap Table Coalition – TechCrunch

Introducing the Open Cap Table Coalition – TechCrunch

Aron Solomon, JD, is Esquire Digital’s Head of Strategy and Editor of Today’s Esquire. He taught entrepreneurship at McGill University and the University of Pennsylvania and was the founder of LegalX, a legal technology accelerator. More contributions from this contributor If you don’t want robot dogs patrolling the streets, consider CCOPS legislation On Tuesday, the … Read more

‘Black Widow’ star Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over streaming strategy

'Black Widow' star Scarlett Johansson sues Disney over streaming strategy

Black Widow star Scarlett Johansson is suing Disney over the company’s decision to release the film in theaters and on Disney + at the same time. Johansson claims the move was a breach of contract, the Wall Street Journal reports. In the lawsuit, Johansson says that Black Widow should appear exclusively in theaters under their … Read more

3-D wiring diagram traces connections for 200,000 brain cells

Reconstruction of brain cells

A 3-D reconstruction of cells from the MICrONS data set shows the complexity of the shapes and branched axons and dendrites in a mouse brain. Each cell is marked with a different color. (MICrONS / Allen Institutes) Neuroscientists from the Allen Institute in Seattle and other research institutes completed a five-year, multi-million dollar project with … Read more

Unmuted founder Max van den Ingh on success beyond the metrics – TechCrunch

Unmuted founder Max van den Ingh on success beyond the metrics – TechCrunch

Heutzutage gibt es kein maßgebliches Playbook für das Marketing. Jedes Unternehmen muss seine eigene Stimme finden, und während es wächst und sich weiterentwickelt, muss sich auch sein Marketing weiterentwickeln. Es reicht nicht aus, sich auf bewährte Taktiken und messbare Metriken zu verlassen – heute studieren die effektivsten Marketingspezialisten ständig innovative Ansätze und lernen von ihnen, … Read more