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Satellite-to-phone race heats up with voice calls and cross-Canada access
The prospect of contacting a satellite to send a text or contact emergency services may soon be an effortless reality as startups move from proof of concept to actual product. Canadians on the Rogers network, which just inked a deal with Lynk, will get direct satellite-phone connections across the country; and not to be outdone, […]
Satellite-to-phone race heats up with voice calls and cross-Canada access by Devin Coldewey originally published on TechCrunch
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Google Meet finally supports 1080p video calls
Google Meet finally supports 1080p video calls — but only for paying subscribers. In an update on Wednesday, Google says it’s bringing the upgrade to select Workspace and Google One users.
Additionally, you can only access 1080p video calls on the web-based version of Google Meet, and it all depends on whether your computer’s webcam actually supports the resolution. Google also notes that you’ll need additional bandwidth to send 1080p video and says that it will automatically adjust your resolution if bandwidth is “constrained.”
The feature isn’t enabled by default, but you can toggle it on by selecting the three dots in the top right corner of your video feed and then hitting Turn on HD video. Since…
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EFF calls for action against California’s new facial recognition bill
The latest target of EFF’s action is A.B. 642, a new California bill that would “normalize and incentivize” police use of facial recognition technology across the state. According to the EFF, the law would grant law enforcement agencies “sweeping statutory authority” to use facial recognition tech to “identify and track…