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As countries reopen and millions rejoin offices, video collaboration and chat app Zoom has seen a massive erosion in its stock value — nearly 80 per cent — from its high in 2020. The demand for Zoom soared in the two years of the pandemic as companies shut offices and employees had to work from home. Also Read: This Is What Twitter Has To Say About Elon Musk’s Cash Offer To Buy The Company Remote learning and telemedicine also gave a boost to Zoom Video’s cloud-based services. Now, the growth of Zoom has slowed down as in-person meetings resume and schools/colleges reopen. Zoom is now undergoing a year of transition in 2022. Alarmed at its slow user growth, the company has unveiled the latest innovations in the Zoom platform to help businesses improve customer and employee experiences for the new ‘work anywhere’ workforce. For example, ‘Zoom IQ for Sales’ is a conversation intelligence solution for sales professionals, as well as new Zoom Events and Webinar … [Read more...] about Zoom Brings New Products For Video Meetings As Businesses Open Office

A Mumsnet user has been backed online for refusing to let her "dim-witted" friends stay in her cottage for free. In a post to the AIBU (Am I Being Unreasonable?) forum on 8 August, user TitaniasA** explained her predicament. She and her partner have purchased a cottage in Wales, and are planning to relocate. However, the buyer of their current home had to drop out of the sale at the last minute. She wrote: "We found and bought the perfect cottage, quiet location but close to lots of amenities in the next town. It's by the coast with a sea view. "Our buyers for our current house in England have pulled out today (for very genuine reasons). "We got the keys to our cottage last week so we now have two houses, which we were going to take the hit for a month before moving." To make ends meet, the couple has decided to rent out their cottage until they can find a new buyer for their house. After explaining their plan to friends over lunch, the pair said they would use the cottage … [Read more...] about Friends blasted for expecting “free” 4-week stay at couple’s new home

Donald Trump has arrived in New York where he is set to testify under oath for Attorney General Letitia James' long-running probe into his family business. Live updates here . The former president confirmed in a post on Truth Social that he will cooperate with the civil investigation into allegations The Trump Organization exaggerated the value of a number of assets and properties in order to obtain better loans and other financial benefits. Trump's testimony arrives two days after the FBI raided his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida as part of an investigation into allegations the former president illegally removed or destroyed classified White House documents after he left office in January 2021. In the social media post, Trump continued to hit out at the investigation into his businesses as a "witch hunt," while accusing James, who is Black, of being "racist" towards him. "In New York City tonight. Seeing racist N.Y.S. Attorney General tomorrow, for a continuation of … [Read more...] about Donald Trump arrives in New York, yet to share FBI warrant

The cat's claw vines tumble from the rooftop of an abandoned house, grabbing onto every inch of what's left of this Victorian cottage in the Tremé neighborhood. The ruined shell is a remnant of Hurricane Katrina, but this heavy, humid day with portents of a thunderstorm in the air isn't a few months after the storm, or even a few years. It's been a decade. In July, I rode with David Spielman, a lean, 65-year-old freelance photographer with intense blue eyes, through neighborhoods that still bear the savage marks of the storm. The car bumps over roads so rutted and broken they threaten to destroy axles and pose grave risks to shock absorbers. Spielman has roamed the city ever since the storm hit, shooting more than 10,000 images of the post-Katrina world. "This is a struggle that many, many areas of the city will continue to go through for a very long time," he says. His work depicts the havoc that Katrina wrought and what the city, despite the tens of billions of dollars in aid, … [Read more...] about On Hurricane Katrina’s 10th Anniversary, Half of New Orleans Remains in Ruins

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi stressed his country's efforts to strengthen ties with Southeast Asian nations at a meeting on Thursday with their foreign ministers, which came as Beijing seeks to expand its influence in the region. Wang's talks with top diplomats from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations were held amid high tensions in the region, following U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan, which has infuriated Beijing. The group issued a strong statement earlier in the day, urging both the U.S. and China to show “maximum restraint” in the wake of the visit and “refrain from provocative action.” China claims the self-governing island of Taiwan as its territory and opposes any engagement by Taiwanese officials with foreign governments. In his opening remarks, Wang did not mention the situation but instead stressed how China and the ASEAN countries had strengthened cooperation in recent years. “We have safeguarded the oasis of peace in the face of the … [Read more...] about China emphasizes ties with Southeast Asia in Cambodia meet

The story so far: Over the past few years, Chellanam, an idyllic coastal village in Kerala’s Ernakulam district, would unfailingly hit the headlines during the monsoons for massive sea incursion and widespread destruction of homes. However, this monsoon, despite heavy spells of rain lashing Ernakulam district from May, Chellanam has remained largely unaffected thanks to the construction of a new tetrapod-based seawall. What used to happen before? A photo from 2019 of children running for safety as a heavy wave breaches Chellanam coast | Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT Earlier, the conventional seawall of Chellanam failed to check sea ingress which resulted in massive ruin and destruction. This triggered one of the longest-running protest campaigns, which is now well past 1,000 days , demanding a permanent solution. Coastal erosion, which intensified after Cyclone Ockhi in 2017 further worsened with Cyclone Tauktae last year, leaving many residents in relief camps for … [Read more...] about Explained | A new gigantic seawall protecting the long-suffering Chellanam village in Kerala

I showed up at the central New York City bus station at 6:45 a.m. not sure where I was going, not even exactly sure what I was looking for. “Go through the glass door entrance on 8th and look at the directory or ask the information booth; be careful going up the block, there are scuzzy people on this street,” a Port Authority security officer told me when I asked where I was supposed to go to meet “a bus coming from Texas, sent by the government.” Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) announced months ago that he would begin sending migrants to Democrat-controlled “sanctuary cities” — a fitting destination for the flood of illegal immigration triggered by President Joe Biden’s lax border policy. Aside from New York City, Abbott is also sending migrants to Washington, DC, and more sanctuary cities are soon to be announced. I walked up 41st toward 8th and passed a man sleeping on the ground under a blanket covered in grease stains and street grime — “scuzzy,” maybe, but not unusual if … [Read more...] about Morris: My Day with a Biden Migrant — Broke, Abandoned, and Lost in New York

Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde’s faction is reportedly set to open a new Sena Bhavan in Dadar as their party headquarters, close to the original Sena Bhavan, with many claiming that it will be a replica of the latter. The new office will be constructed by rebel MLA Sada Sarvankar, who said that the Shinde faction will open offices across Mumbai but the Dadar office will be the CM’s central office. “This is not a rival Shiv Sena Bhavan. It is an office to resolve issues of the common people and solve their problems. This will be the office of CM Shinde for tackling Mumbai-related issue,” he told Times of India . While the location for the new office is not fixed, the faction is looking at two or three locations, including a building across the existing Sena Bhavan, and adjoining it, a senior MP from the Shinde camp told Hindustan Times. Meanwhile, former minister and member of Shinde faction Uday Samant took to Twitter to rubbish claims that a replica Sena Bhavan was … [Read more...] about Shinde Camp to Build New Sena Bhavan? Uday Samant Rubbishes Claim, Says ‘Misconception’

Proud owners have shown off their dream homes - which they purchased for just £1 when they were in a state of disrepair as part of an innovative project. Dilapidated houses in Liverpool have been transformed, with delighted householders describing it as "the best pound we've ever spent". Images show the state of the homes when they were purchased, and how they look now. The Homes for a Pound scheme was launched by Liverpool Council in 2015. The project enabled people to buy a run down house for just a £1, and then they can renovate it using their own money and resources, in agreement with the city council. At first there was a trial in the Granby area, where 10 properties were restored, reports The Liverpool Echo. In 2016, it was extended to cover the Webster Triangle neighbourhood off Smithdown Road, and 2,500 applications were received for 106 houses in the area. Homes for a Pound has been seen as an inspired way to bring derelict houses back into use, while … [Read more...] about Inside dilapidated houses turned into dream homes after being sold for just £1

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN, STEFANIE DAZIO and MARIAM FAM ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A fear of attacks that had rippled through Muslim communities nationwide after the fatal shootings of four Muslim men in Albuquerque gave way to shock and sadness when it turned out the suspect in the killings is one of their own. Muhammad Syed, 51, was arrested late Monday after a traffic stop more than 100 miles (160 kilometers) from his Albuquerque home. The Afghan immigrant denied any connection to the crimes that shook the city and its small Muslim community. In court documents, in fact, he told police that he was so unnerved by the slayings that he was driving to Houston to find a new home for his family, which includes six children. But investigators said they have ample evidence to prove his guilt, though they have yet to uncover the motive for the ambush-style killings, the first of which was in November and then three between July 26 and last Friday. According to the criminal … [Read more...] about New Mexico’s Muslim community reels from arrest in killings