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Prefunq combats Zoom fatigue with pre-meeting mini concerts to support artists hurt by pandemic

As COVID-19 sent everyone retreating to social isolation and virtual gatherings, it proved particularly difficult for the performers and musicians… Read More

‘That rhythm is gone’: Washington state legislators on the pros and cons of virtual government

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Some 3,000 members of the public testified last week to comment on two of the most hot-button… Read More

2020: The year the internet didn’t crash

[Editor’s Note: Independent security consultant Christopher Budd worked previously in Microsoft’s Security Response Center for 10 years.] Commentary: Yes, 2020 really… Read More

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‘This company was invented for the pandemic’ — Scott Galloway on Amazon in a ‘Post Corona’ world

Amazon’s big move into the pharmacy business last week wasn’t a surprise at all, and it’s just part of a… Read More

Zoom revenue spikes to $328M in Q1; CEO thanks Amazon Web Services for help meeting demand

Zoom blew past expectations for its first quarter earnings as the video conferencing company added millions of new users amid… Read More

Put more zoo in your Zoom call: Seattle’s Woodland Park offering a variety of animals for video chats

We’ve all seen plenty of dogs and cats wander by or laze about in video conference calls these days. Maybe… Read More

Microsoft Teams tops 75M daily active users, as Zoom adjusts its own user numbers

Microsoft is reporting another big jump in usage of its Teams communication and collaboration platform, reporting that it has surpassed… Read More

Bride and Zoom: Seattle couple marries in backyard with officiant and wedding guests on video call

Last Friday night, on the eve of what was to be their wedding day, Zac Simon and Nora Downs of… Read More

Google is getting a bigger grid: G Suite chief on Microsoft, Zoom and the new world of collaboration

Google Meet, the tech giant’s video conferencing platform for businesses, was originally designed with presentations in mind — favoring slides… Read More

Microsoft Teams hits 44M daily active users, spiking 37% in one week amid remote work surge

Microsoft Teams is seeing massive user growth as remote work becomes the norm amid the COVID-19 outbreak. The chat, collaboration… Read More

‘Classroom to Cloud’: What happened when coronavirus forced my kid’s school to go online

Packing the backpack is a thing of the past — at least for the next few weeks. My daughter is… Read More

Zoom CEO: Coronavirus outbreak will ‘change the landscape’ of work and communication

Zoom CEO Eric Yuan thinks the response to the coronavirus outbreak could lead to a fundamental, permanent shift in how… Read More

Ahead of Zoom’s IPO, new report says Microsoft repeatedly tried to acquire video conferencing company

Video conferencing company Zoom is set to go public this week, but its future could have been a lot different,… Read More

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Entrepreneurs of the Year: Here’s who won the big EY awards in Seattle last night

EY’s annual Entrepreneur of the Year awards are an intense experience for organizers and nominees alike, starting months before the winners… Read More

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