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Skype Added Option for Custom Backgrounds

Skype has received an update that allows users to add their own background to video calls. This option is available only in the desktop version of the app, except for the Windows 10 release, which can be found in Microsoft Store.

hardware & software

Bart Swiatek

April 24, 2020

Skype Added Option for Custom Backgrounds

Mad Max Furiosa Casting via Skype

According to Variety magazine, George Miller is auditioning actors for roles in Mad Max: Fury Road spin-off movie. There wouldn't be anything unusual about it if it weren't for the fact that the castings are being held via Skype.

movies & tv series

Milosz Szubert

March 27, 2020

Mad Max Furiosa Casting via Skype

Microsoft Shared Skype and Cortana Recordings With Third Parties

Microsoft has recently updated its privacy policy and clarified how Cortana and Skype recordings are used. As it turns out, the company from Redmond also uses third parties to assess the quality of the speech recognition mechanism and provides them with fragments of recordings.

hardware & software

Conrad Hazi

August 16, 2019

Microsoft Shared Skype and Cortana Recordings With Third Parties