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Video conferencing star Zoom cuts staff by 15 percent

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 08:18 AM

The company behind the Zoom video conferencing platform -- which became a household name during the pandemic -- announced it is laying off about 15 percent of its staff. Read more »

Jessi emosyonal sa kaniyang unang PH concert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 09:20 PM

Naiyak at ilang beses naging emosyonal ang Korean hiphop star na si Jessi sa kaniyang unang full concert sa Pilipinas. Read more »

John Prats proud to be Jessi's concert director

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 02 08:47 AM

Actor and director John Prats is honored to become South Korean artist Jessi’s first solo concert director. Read more »

VIRAL: BINI’s Sheena impresses ‘ZOOM’ singer with cover

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 21 05:14 PM

Sheena, the youngest member and main dancer of BINI, uploaded her take on the viral #ZoomInZoomOutChallenge on TikTok on Thursday morning. As of writing, the clip has already drawn six million views. Read more »

Zoom forecasts annual revenue, profit below estimates

Reuters
Posted at Mar 01 08:43 AM

Zoom Video Communications Inc forecast full-year revenue and profit below Wall Street estimates, signaling a hit from tough competition and lower sign ups for its core Meetings platform. Read more »

Boss sorry after laying off 900 employees in Zoom call

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 09 06:25 AM

The mass sacking by head of online mortgage originator Better.com attracted social media fury. Read more »

Adapting to the fibers of our being: MSMEs and technology

Allister Roy S. Chua
Posted at Oct 07 12:58 AM

It’s not only easy for MSMEs to adapt to technology in these times, but it’s also easy to start a business through embracing the digital realm. Read more »

Zoom, Five9 mutually agree to terminate nearly $15 bln all-stock deal

Subrat Patnaik, Reuters
Posted at Oct 01 08:27 AM

Five9 Inc shareholders voted down on Thursday the call center software firm's $14.7 billion sale to Zoom Video Communications Inc, scuttling what would have been the virtual conferencing giant's biggest-ever acquisition. Read more »

Remote work goes 'luxury', but many may be left out

Joshua Melvin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 15 11:04 AM

Virtual reality meetings, $7,000 all-in-one kits and digital hot desking: Big Tech is rolling out premium tools as the work-from-home era looks set to last well beyond the pandemic. Read more »

Zoom to settle US privacy lawsuit for $85 million

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 02 09:23 AM

Zoom, the videoconferencing firm, has agreed to settle a class-action US privacy lawsuit for $85 million, it said Sunday.   Read more »

Zoom to buy cloud software provider Five9 in $14.7 billion deal

Reuters
Posted at Jul 19 10:44 AM

Teleconferencing services provider Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Sunday it entered a deal to buy cloud software provider Five9 Inc in an all-stock transaction valued at about $14.7 billion. Read more »

‘She made a great difference in our lives,’ says student of viral 100-year-old Zoom lola

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jul 15 06:30 PM

Rhodora Apolinario describes her former UP teacher Virginia Benigno Malay as the “teacher and guidance counselor, whose captivating charm, intelligent mien, and regal bearing made a great difference in our lives.”   Read more »

Meet the 100-year-old grandma who went viral after attending her first college reunion on Zoom

RHIA GRANA
Updated as of Jul 15 06:50 PM

It turns out she’s the sister of former Press Secretary Teddy Benigno and was once teacher to Gloria Romero      Read more »

Apple adds virtual IDs on iPhone, video plans that rival Zoom, Teams

Stephen Nellis, Reuters
Posted at Jun 08 09:37 AM

Apple Inc, facing accusations from rivals that it has too much control over its App Store, on Monday outlined plans to increase user privacy and keep consumer data out of other companies' hands, laying out features including expanded video conferencing and storing virtual government IDs on iPhones. Read more »

Beauty in the time of pandemic

Aneth Ng-Lim
Updated as of May 17 07:18 PM

While the pandemic may have changed the priorities of nearly every single person on the planet, it does not mean that skin care and beauty products no longer have a loyal following.   Read more »

Facebook's Workplace tool grows as jobs go remote

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 05 09:25 AM

Facebook's Workplace business software has grown by about 40 percent in a year to reach seven million paying subscribers as the pandemic accelerated a remote work trend, the company said Tuesday. Read more »

TIME debuts list of 100 Most Influential Companies

Anna Gabrielle Cerezo
Updated as of Apr 29 06:01 PM

TIME magazine said the latest addition to the iconic TIME100 franchise “highlights 100 businesses making an extraordinary impact around the world.” Read more »

WATCH: Kathryn Bernardo's makeup routine for Zoom calls

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 26 03:31 PM

"It keeps me sane every time I fix myself, and may kanya-kanya tayong ways on how to cope." Read more »

Virus-hit Indonesia orders executions online

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 03:06 PM

JAKARTA - Indonesia has sentenced scores of prisoners to death over Zoom and other video apps during the pandemic in what critics say is an "inhumane" insult to those facing the firing squad. Read more »

Russia warns of Zoom ban if it halts sales to state institutions

Reuters
Posted at Apr 08 08:10 AM

MOSCOW - A lawmaker from Russia's ruling party floated the idea of banning Zoom on Wednesday after the video conferencing company reportedly told its distributors to stop selling subscriptions to Russian state institutions. Read more »