If you’re joining a meeting from a conference room, it “knows when you are in a room using an ultrasonic signal” to suggest using Companion Mode automatically.
The signal can be broadcast from compatible hardware, and it’s picked up by the microphone on your laptop when you’re using Meet in Google Chrome.
Apple: The First 50 Years includes interviews with “150 key people who made the journey, including Steve Wozniak, John Sculley, Jony Ive, and many current designers, engineers, and executives,” according to a description on the book’s website. It will be published on March 17th, 2026.
Plus, in this week’s Installer: LG’s next portable TV, a sleek power bank, a game about being a fly, and more.
A collection of 15 shows will be available on HBO Max, Vulture reports, including the Ricky Gervais-led version of The Office. They’ll be available until the end of September.
[vulture.com]
