India said today Zoom is ‘not a safe platform’ and advised government employees to not use it for official work as the video conference service surges in popularity in many nations including the world’s second largest internet market as billions of people remain stuck at home due to the coronavirus crisis. “Zoom is a not a […]

This week we continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the world of apps, plus the use of live-streaming apps as fundraising tools and more.

Zoom announced this morning that it has acquired Keybase, a startup with encryption expertise. It did not reveal the purchase price. Keybase, which has been building encryption products for several years including secure file sharing and collaboration tools, should give Zoom some security credibility as it goes through pandemic demand growing pains. The company has […]

Zoom acquires some encryption expertise, Uber makes a big investment in scooters and we review the new 13-inch Macbook Pro. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 7, 2020. 1. Zoom acquires Keybase to get end-to-end encryption expertise Keybase, whose encryption products include secure file sharing and collaboration tools, should give Zoom some security credibility as […]

When Zoom started having security issues in March, they turned to former Facebook and Yahoo! Security executive Alex Stamos, who signed on as a consultant to work directly with CEO Eric Yuan. The goal was to build a more cohesive security strategy for the fast-growing company. One of the recommendations that came out of those […]

Zoom acquires some encryption expertise, Uber makes a big investment in scooters and we review the new 13-inch Macbook Pro. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 7, 2020. 1. Zoom acquires Keybase to get end-to-end encryption expertise Keybase, whose encryption products include secure file sharing and collaboration tools, should give Zoom some security credibility as […]

Saar Gur is adept at identifying the next big consumer trends earlier than most: The San Francisco-based general partner at CRV has led investments into leading consumer internet companies like Niantic, DoorDash, Bird, Dropbox, Patreon, Kapwing and ClassPass. His own experience stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic spurred his interest in three new investment […]

Saar Gur is adept at identifying the next big consumer trends earlier than most: The San Francisco-based general partner at CRV has led investments into leading consumer internet companies like Niantic, DoorDash, Bird, Dropbox, Patreon, Kapwing and ClassPass. His own experience stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic spurred his interest in three new investment […]

This week we continue to look at how the coronavirus outbreak is impacting the world of apps, plus the use of live-streaming apps as fundraising tools and more.

Zoom is making some drastic changes to prevent rampant abuse as trolls attack publicly shared video calls. Starting April 5th, it will require passwords to enter calls via Meeting ID, as these may be guessed or reused. Meanwhile, it will change virtual waiting rooms to be on by default so hosts have to manually admit […]

Sick of sharing those generic Zoom video call invites that all look the same? Wish your Zoom link preview’s headline and image actually described your meeting? Want to protect your Zoom calls from trolls by making attendees RSVP to get your link? ZmURL.com has you covered. Launching today, ZmURL is a free tool that lets […]

Could avatars that show what co-workers are up to save work-from-home teams from constant distraction and loneliness? That’s the idea behind Pragli, the Bitmoji for the enterprise. It’s a virtual office app that makes you actually feel like you’re in the same building. Pragli uses avatars to signal whether co-workers are at their desk, away, […]

The worlds of virtual and augmented reality have yet to land on the applications and hardware to truly spark mass-market, consumer interest in the space, but in the meantime, a startup building mixed reality services for business users has raised a round of funding, underscoring the opportunity in enterprise. Spatial, which has developed a “holographic” […]

Zoom acquires some encryption expertise, Uber makes a big investment in scooters and we review the new 13-inch Macbook Pro. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 7, 2020. 1. Zoom acquires Keybase to get end-to-end encryption expertise Keybase, whose encryption products include secure file sharing and collaboration tools, should give Zoom some security credibility as […]

Saar Gur is adept at identifying the next big consumer trends earlier than most: The San Francisco-based general partner at CRV has led investments into leading consumer internet companies like Niantic, DoorDash, Bird, Dropbox, Patreon, Kapwing and ClassPass. His own experience stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic spurred his interest in three new investment […]

Zoom announced this morning that it has acquired Keybase, a startup with encryption expertise. It did not reveal the purchase price. Keybase, which has been building encryption products for several years including secure file sharing and collaboration tools, should give Zoom some security credibility as it goes through pandemic demand growing pains. The company has […]

Zoom acquires some encryption expertise, Uber makes a big investment in scooters and we review the new 13-inch Macbook Pro. Here’s your Daily Crunch for May 7, 2020. 1. Zoom acquires Keybase to get end-to-end encryption expertise Keybase, whose encryption products include secure file sharing and collaboration tools, should give Zoom some security credibility as […]

Serena Williams and her husband, Alexis Ohanian, enjoyed a family day out at Auckland Zoo with their daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., on Sunday.

Nicki Minaj suggested she was pregnant and engaged to her boyfriend Kenneth Petty on a track released Friday. He's a registered sex offender and pleased guilty to manslaughter in 2006.

Nicki Minaj hit back at naysayers who have been slamming her for dating convicted felon Kenneth 'Zoo' Petty: 'How f***ing dare you talk about lowering standards.'

The 36-year-old hip-hop star looks the other way when it comes to the 41-year-old registered sex offender's two prison stints

The rapper, 36, exchanged vows with Petty in front of 'several family members' at a private Los Angeles home on Monday, TMZ reports.

The 36-year-old hit back at the 'vicious'chat show host, 55, on Friday's episode of her own Queen Radio show, saying: 'I didn't know that in our society, you have to be plagued by your past.'

Video footage shows a 10-year-old bear named Takoda at the Oregon Zoo when he was caught splashing around and playing with a wooden block inside a 300-gallon tub of cool water.

The app, which has surged in popularity in lockdown, has been urged to tighten security as children's charity the NSPCC warned of a 'growing trend' of Zoom calls being infiltrated.

In Germany, zoos such as Berlin Zoo, pictured with empty seats, are struggling to afford to look after their animals as their doors remain closed to the public during the coronavirus lock down.

Italian PM Giuseppe Conte bemoaned the 'rashness' of local politicians who opened up bars and pizzerias at a 'delicate stage' of the coronavirus crisis, four days before the lockdown is due to end.

Klopp is on the verge of winning the Premier League title with Liverpool, but it won't be the charismatic German's first domestic league title, having stormed the Bundesliga with Dortmund.

People from across the globe have started experimenting with different backgrounds on Zoom - and some have gotten very creative.

Klopp is on the verge of winning the Premier League title with Liverpool, but it won't be the charismatic German's first domestic league title, having stormed the Bundesliga with Dortmund.

Due to be held in front of the Bellagio Hotel, this life-changing event with a distinct gameshow aura will instead be held virtually. The best bit? It'll be unlike anything we've ever seen before.

Penguins at Singapore zoo are making the most of the country's partial virus lockdown, being given free run of the empty complex and revelling in the chance to do some exploring.

WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Si Racha Zoo in eastern Thailand put on the 'tiger chasing piglet show' so visitors could watch the the tiny animals being chased by female tiger Saimai.

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT: A giraffe was found dead today in swamp in Chachoengsao province,Thailand(left), just two days after it escaped from a truck bound for a zoo.

Footage from the Samutprakarn Crocodile Farm and Zoo, on the outskirts of Bangkok, shows the chimp swerving around on the bike as disinfectant sprays out of the tank at the back.

Minh Nguyen had raised more than $45,000 to help his efforts to feed the animals at Phuket Zoo when he and three friends, including an American woman, were arrested by police.

London zoo furloughed 280 staff but needs a cash injection of £25million to stay afloat as it faces the worst crisis since opening in 1847. This could put its collection of more than 20,000 animals at risk.

We used to live in an era when quarantine was something pets did and social distancing simply meant avoiding the drunk guy at the office Christmas party.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined US President Donald Trump and other members of the G20 through a video link-up overnight.

Roger Alton picks some of the best biographies ever to be written, including Diana: Her True Story. Pictured Princess Diana, inset, Camilla and Prince Charles.

January Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Kerry Washington and Claire Danes led the way in a dazzling array of dresses, looking their glamorous bests as they stepped out at the Nokia Theatre in Downtown Los Angeles.

Zooey Deschanel was joined by her beau Jonathan Scott for the Los Angeles premiere of Star Wars: The Rise of the Skywalker

Her new documentary The Justice Project premieres on Oxygen this Sunday.

A hacker streamed child sex abuse footage when about 60 children were participating in a fitness class over video meet app Zoom in Plymouth in southwest England.The incident occurred when the class was being hosted this week by a sports club in Plymouth, Devon, and suddenly, the young participants were exposed to the "extremely distressing" material, reports BBC.According to local police, the hacker which was yet to be identified gained access after the Zoom call's details were published on online forums.In a shocking tale of zoombombing, a hacker streamed child sex abuse footage when about 60 children were participating in a fitness class over video meet app Zoom in Plymouth in southwest England.The incident occurred when the class was being hosted this week by a sports club in Plymouth,

The iconic Taronga Zoo will come to life at night with a dazzling display of giant animal lanterns littered across its grounds, as Vivid Sydney prepares to kick off again on Friday.

Larger-than-life animal light sculptures filled with colour and striking beauty have been scattered along ​lit up pathways of Taronga Zoo ready for Vivid Sydney's official launch.

Many mourning families and friends are having to lay their loved ones to rest through Zoom, as they're unable to convene in person due to COVID-19 lockdown laws.David Kessler, a grief expert, says it's important to maintain rituals during this time of mass grieving.Zoom funeral attendees are finding both comfort and difficulties in having to participate in a ceremony of grief while also being socially distant.Visit Insider's homepage for more stories.Few words mark the bleakness of the COVID-19 era more than "Zoom Funeral."In another time, the words "Zoom" and "funeral" together might have been just a dark mad-lib, but with over 258,000+ COVID-19-related deaths (on top of deaths from other causes) to date and a ban on large gatherings in many states, digital funerals are a reality for many

Millions of people have quickly had to adapt to working from home during the pandemic, leading some to scramble to look presentable over video chats with colleagues.One strategy workers have used is the purchase of a ring light, a product that can be used in your video set-up to to improve lighting of your face on-camera.Right lights have already been popular buys for influencers, vloggers, and TikTok creators who adopt various tools to produce professional-quality videos uploaded online.Visit Business Insider's homepage for more stories.The ring light is beloved by YouTubers and aspiring TikTok creators for casting a flattering, even glow across anyone's face. Now, ring lights are seeing widespread interest among people tuning into Zoom work calls from their poorly lit homes during the pandemic.Video

The 37-year-old and her producer husband Jacob Pechenik have yet to confirm that they are expecting a second child. But she didn't try to disguise the fact when she was spotted filming in LA.

On April 5, Nadia (pictured), a four-year-old Malayan tiger, tested positive for COVID-19. Since then, Bronx Zoo officials said four more tigers and three lions have been infected.