It’s important to conduct “background checks” on new employees — but a new study is taking it to a whole other level. Have plants in the background during your work-from-home video conference? It ...

This new Zoom feature lets you virtually sit next to your friends, colleagues and family in a way you have to see to appreciate. Managing Editor Alison DeNisco Rayome joined CNET in 2019, and is a ...

A month after Zoom launched its much-request blurred background feature on Feb. 1, some users are still reporting difficulties with taking their IRL backdrop out of focus. If you've had problems ...

While Zoom has been great for uploading virtual backgrounds, you haven't been able to blur you background without leaving the platform until recently. On Feb. 1, the videoconferencing company finally ...

Handily, a team of scientists out of Singapore just discovered a simple way to keep remote meetings from frying your brain, and it is blessedly simple. Just switch your Zoom background. An actually ...

Zoom just released a new feature called blur background, and it looks great. It’s a new native feature and I show you how to blur your video background with the click of a button! (similar to the one ...

To inspire the most trust in those you interact with during video meetings, ensure you have plants or books strategically positioned behind you. That’s according to new research, which looks at how ...

How to Blur Your Background in a Zoom Call: Desktop & Mobile Your email has been sent Learn how to easily blur your background in a Zoom call in this step-by-step guide. Remember to check the minimum ...

On a Zoom call the other day, a coworker of mine made a remark about the artwork I have hanging on the wall behind me: two very generic-looking pictures of deer. So generic, in fact, that I have ...

The pandemic not only sent our immune systems into a haywire but also made us grapple with technology on a daily basis. Homes have now become offices of their own, which means virtual workers have to ...

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