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Microsoft Teams is getting avatars, launching in VR and AR next year

There really isn’t a “Zoom for VR” yet, despite many companies working on offering virtual meeting rooms. The mainstream work tools most people use haven’t made the leap. Facebook, which is trying to push its entire company into the metaverse, doesn’t have one yet. Meanwhile, Microsoft is finally pushing Teams into a VR/AR-bridged tool that’s arriving in beta form in the …

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Zoom is testing ads on its free plan

People using Zoom’s free basic service to video chat with family or co-workers may start seeing ads once their meeting has ended.  Zoom is launching a pilot advertising program that will show ads on “the browser page users see once they end their meeting,” Janine Pelosi, the company’s chief marketing officer, said Monday in a blog post. People using the …

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