Google has banned videoconferencing software Zoom on employee devices, the company confirmed Wednesday. The move comes as Zoom has become hugely popular as a videoconferencing tool both for work and social purposes, as people are quarantined at home. Google has long had its own videoconferencing app, known as Hangouts, which hasn’t gained much traction. Google has taken steps to cash in on the...
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Around 180,000 people in the U.S. were paying for subscriptions to Twitter, including Twitter Blue, as of mid-January, or less than 0.2% of monthly active users, according to a document viewed by The Information. The tiny number signals the challenge Elon Musk faces in turning the subscription product into a major source of revenue. The U.S. number is about 62% of Twitter’s global...
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