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Zoom Video Communications raised its annual revenue and profit forecast s on Monday, as hybrid work trends and the integration of artificial intelligence Technology into its products boosted demand . Platforms including Zoom, Microsoft's Teams and Cisco's Webex became household names during the COVID lockdowns and have enjoyed resilient demand as many Business es shifted to hybrid work models. Zoom now expects annual adjusted profit per share between $4.93 and $4.95, higher than its prior forecast of $4.63 and $4.67. The company lifted its full-year revenue forecast to between $4.506 billion and $4.511 billion, from $4.485 billion to $4.495 billion earlier. "We bolstered Zoom's all-in-one intelligent collaboration platform with advanced new capabilities like Zoom AI Companion and continued to evolve our customer and employee engagement solutions," CEO Eric Yuan said. Zoom's AI Companion, introduced during the third quarter, allows paid users ...

Instagram added new features such as custom AI stickers, photo filters, a clip hub, and more to help users create content easily. The new features have been added to reels and stories. Creators can save time editing videos with new tools like undo and redo that make it easier to edit individual clips. They can also make new memes by adding clips with audio to their reels from the new media clip hub. To further enhance the videos, creators can opt from the ten new English text-to-speech voices, available in select countries. The platform has also introduced six new text fonts and styles available in hundreds of languages. Read More TikTok joins Meta in appealing against EU gatekeeper status To make the content more fun, Instagram is testing the option of creating custom stickers from photos and videos in the camera roll, or from eligible photos and videos on Instagram. Apart from the new exciting features , Instagram is providing new insights through Replays and a new ret...

Google has rolled out Immersive View for routes and other AI features to help people navigate more confidently. Announced at Google I/O, Immersive view for routes offers a multidimensional view from start to finish, visual turn-by-turn directions and simulated traffic and weather conditions. The tool uses AI to fuse billions of Street View and aerial images and give a visual treat to the users. The new feature is currently rolling out to users in Amsterdam, Barcelona, Dublin, Florence, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Paris, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, Tokyo and Venice on Android and iOS. Read More US-China tensions will slow global chip industry, TSMC founder says In addition to that, Google Maps is launching the biggest expansion of its Lens in Maps feature which will help users find nearby ATMs, transit stations, restaurants, coffee shops and stores. The feature is coming to 50 new cities including Austin, Las Vegas, Rome, São Paulo and Taipei. ...

Google is rolling out eight new feature s to make daily tasks more accessible and faster. The new features are for apps like Google Maps, Search, Assistant and some camera-based Pixel features. These updates are specifically designed to cater to persons with disabilities. Now onwards, when a Business chooses to identify as disabled-owned in their Business Profile, the attribute will appear on their listings in Maps and Search. The second feature is for persons with visual impairment where the screen reader capabilities in Lens in Maps will be coming to iOS starting today, and to Android later this year. The third feature targets wheelchair users. Wheelchair users now have the option to request wheelchair-accessible walking routes wherever the data is available. In addition to that, users can now customise their Assistant Routines with additional functionality inspired by Action Blocks to get useful information or to automate daily tasks. Read More X social media to test $1 annu...

Spotify has been gaining rapid popularity post its launch in Pakistan. The music app not only has a large variety of songs from various genres but also offers different personalised feature s that make the experience more fun. If you are new to the app or have not downloaded it yet, here are some feature s that might excite you more; 1. Let Spotify complete your playlist If you are planning to make a new playlist but have run out of songs to add, then this tip is for you. Open your playlist and scroll down to the bottom to see Spotify’s recommendations. If you want to add the song, Click the Add button. If you want Spotify to give more or change the recommendations, click Refresh . These recommendations are based on your playlist and hence Spotify helps you make a playlist for your next road trip. 2. Make use of the Sleep Timer feature If you want a song to be played for the next few minutes or next few hours till you sleep or just do any other task, then this feature is f...

Apple has announced that iOS16.3 will be available for all iPhone users next week and will include new features and enhancements, including major bug fixes, Macrumours reported. The new update will provide support for security keys for Apple IDs, HomePod handoff prompt and Emergency SOS settings rewording. More features may be added in the later beta versions of the software update as well. The Security Keys for Apple IDs will give users the option to use hardware security keys to protect their accounts and information. This feature will strengthen Apple's two-factor authentication with security keys as one of the factors instead of a verification code. Apple might rely on third-party security keys available from Yubico, and not release its own. Max Wei NBA ch noted on Twitter, that the new upcoming software update will have a new prompt to transfer/hand off music from an iPhone to a HomePod. Apple has also tweaked the Emergency SOS Settings to be a bit clearer. The descr...