How to change your Zoom background on Windows and Mac

Not everyone builds their home office around video calls. And if your home office also doubles as your bedroom, kitchen, or is tucked away in a cluttered corner of your basement, you’ll be glad to know that Zoom lets you hide your surroundings from your co-workers. One way the software does this is by letting … Read more

How to Use (Almost) Any Camera as a Webcam for Zoom and More

Cameras, even those in phones, brag about megapixels and lens specifications — but laptops? Not so much. There’s a reason computer companies don’t say much about the webcams that come built into the bezels of their screens. Most of these cameras are low-quality, with tiny sensors and cheap lenses. Sure, they work for basic videoconferencing, … Read more

Zoom laid off its DEI team—and it’s not the only company making cuts

Earlier this month, Zoom followed in the footsteps of many of its peers in the tech industry and laid off 150 employees—about 2% of its workforce—in an effort to redirect its resources and invest in what the company described as “critical areas for the future.” One of the teams that Zoom deemed superfluous was the … Read more

Zoom unveils immersive app for Apple’s Vision Pro headset

Zoom Zoom has just unveiled its videoconferencing app designed especially for Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset, which launches this Friday. The aim of the app is to “seamlessly blend videoconferencing with user’s physical space,” Zoom said on Monday, “blurring the lines of in-person and remote meetings with the infinite canvas on Apple Vision Pro, helping … Read more