#phonecalls — Public Fediverse posts

Ars Technica: FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking. “The Federal Communications Commission today said it will create a robocall mitigation scorecard to rate phone companies on how effectively they block illegal spam calls.”

Ars Technica: FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking. “The Federal Communications Commission today said it will create a robocall mitigation scorecard to rate phone companies on how effectively they block illegal spam calls.”

Ars Technica: FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking. “The Federal Communications Commission today said it will create a robocall mitigation scorecard to rate phone companies on how effectively they block illegal spam calls.”

Ars Technica: FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking. “The Federal Communications Commission today said it will create a robocall mitigation scorecard to rate phone companies on how effectively they block illegal spam calls.”

Ars Technica: FCC plans robocall scorecard to grade phone companies on spam call blocking. “The Federal Communications Commission today said it will create a robocall mitigation scorecard to rate phone companies on how effectively they block illegal spam calls.”

NiemanLab: Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone. “Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence. They’re likely bad, irrelevant, and annoyingly clogging up your email. But one publication is over it. If you want to write for The Food Section, you’ll […]

NiemanLab: Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone. “Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence. They’re likely bad, irrelevant, and annoyingly clogging up your email. But one publication is over it. If you want to write for The Food Section, you’ll […]

NiemanLab: Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone. “Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence. They’re likely bad, irrelevant, and annoyingly clogging up your email. But one publication is over it. If you want to write for The Food Section, you’ll […]

NiemanLab: Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone. “Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence. They’re likely bad, irrelevant, and annoyingly clogging up your email. But one publication is over it. If you want to write for The Food Section, you’ll […]

NiemanLab: Facing a “deluge” from AI, this publication will only take pitches by phone. “Whether you’re a reporter or an editor, your inbox has probably seen an influx of pitches, increasingly written with artificial intelligence. They’re likely bad, irrelevant, and annoyingly clogging up your email. But one publication is over it. If you want to write for The Food Section, you’ll […]

EU has no ‘moral standing’ to lecture Iran on human rights, Araghchi says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has told his Greek and Austrian counterparts that the European Union has no…
#Europe #EU #Araghchi #Austria #EuropeanUnion #greece #Humanrights #Iran #Israel #phonecalls
https://www.europesays.com/europe/116377/

So, these people who hold their smartphone horizontally to take calls? I get the still-unproven concern about radio waves and the brain possibly being an issue when holding the phone like a phone receiver next to the head, but a) we don’t want to hear both sides of the conversation, and b) they know they’re listening at the mouthpiece - and not speaker - end, right?
Or has the brain damage already been done?
#smartphones #phonecalls #radiowaves

So, these people who hold their smartphone horizontally to take calls? I get the still-unproven concern about radio waves and the brain possibly being an issue when holding the phone like a phone receiver next to the head, but a) we don’t want to hear both sides of the conversation, and b) they know they’re listening at the mouthpiece - and not speaker - end, right?
Or has the brain damage already been done?
#smartphones #phonecalls #radiowaves

So, these people who hold their smartphone horizontally to take calls? I get the still-unproven concern about radio waves and the brain possibly being an issue when holding the phone like a phone receiver next to the head, but a) we don’t want to hear both sides of the conversation, and b) they know they’re listening at the mouthpiece - and not speaker - end, right?
Or has the brain damage already been done?
#smartphones #phonecalls #radiowaves

9to5 Google: Google Voice now offers paid tiers with call recording & Gemini for personal accounts. “Historically, Google Voice’s paid offerings were meant for enterprise customers, but Google is now letting you upgrade to a paid calling experience without needing a Workspace subscription.”

9to5 Google: Google Voice now offers paid tiers with call recording & Gemini for personal accounts. “Historically, Google Voice’s paid offerings were meant for enterprise customers, but Google is now letting you upgrade to a paid calling experience without needing a Workspace subscription.”

9to5 Google: Google Voice now offers paid tiers with call recording & Gemini for personal accounts. “Historically, Google Voice’s paid offerings were meant for enterprise customers, but Google is now letting you upgrade to a paid calling experience without needing a Workspace subscription.”

9to5 Google: Google Voice now offers paid tiers with call recording & Gemini for personal accounts. “Historically, Google Voice’s paid offerings were meant for enterprise customers, but Google is now letting you upgrade to a paid calling experience without needing a Workspace subscription.”

9to5 Google: Google Voice now offers paid tiers with call recording & Gemini for personal accounts. “Historically, Google Voice’s paid offerings were meant for enterprise customers, but Google is now letting you upgrade to a paid calling experience without needing a Workspace subscription.”

This isn't just about boomers bemoaning; there is a real trend of preferring the use of text messages and avoidance of calls in younger people. Modes of communication are changing.

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08934215.2025.2542562

#Communication #Interpersonal #PhoneCalls

This isn't just about boomers bemoaning; there is a real trend of preferring the use of text messages and avoidance of calls in younger people. Modes of communication are changing.

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08934215.2025.2542562

#Communication #Interpersonal #PhoneCalls

This isn't just about boomers bemoaning; there is a real trend of preferring the use of text messages and avoidance of calls in younger people. Modes of communication are changing.

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08934215.2025.2542562

#Communication #Interpersonal #PhoneCalls

This isn't just about boomers bemoaning; there is a real trend of preferring the use of text messages and avoidance of calls in younger people. Modes of communication are changing.

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08934215.2025.2542562

#Communication #Interpersonal #PhoneCalls

This isn't just about boomers bemoaning; there is a real trend of preferring the use of text messages and avoidance of calls in younger people. Modes of communication are changing.

Link: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/08934215.2025.2542562

#Communication #Interpersonal #PhoneCalls

https://www.dw.com/en/us-iran-talks-in-switzerland/live-77641405. The thing about roadmaps is that the people driving can either follow the directions to their destinations - or ignore them. With #Netanyahu still bombing #Lebanon, & #Trump launching expletive-laden #phonecalls & #socialmedia posts threatening #Iran with yet more #bombing, #peace seems very much less than secure, #roadmap or no roadmap.

https://www.dw.com/en/us-iran-talks-in-switzerland/live-77641405. The thing about roadmaps is that the people driving can either follow the directions to their destinations - or ignore them. With #Netanyahu still bombing #Lebanon, & #Trump launching expletive-laden #phonecalls & #socialmedia posts threatening #Iran with yet more #bombing, #peace seems very much less than secure, #roadmap or no roadmap.

https://www.dw.com/en/us-iran-talks-in-switzerland/live-77641405. The thing about roadmaps is that the people driving can either follow the directions to their destinations - or ignore them. With #Netanyahu still bombing #Lebanon, & #Trump launching expletive-laden #phonecalls & #socialmedia posts threatening #Iran with yet more #bombing, #peace seems very much less than secure, #roadmap or no roadmap.

https://www.dw.com/en/us-iran-talks-in-switzerland/live-77641405. The thing about roadmaps is that the people driving can either follow the directions to their destinations - or ignore them. With #Netanyahu still bombing #Lebanon, & #Trump launching expletive-laden #phonecalls & #socialmedia posts threatening #Iran with yet more #bombing, #peace seems very much less than secure, #roadmap or no roadmap.

https://www.dw.com/en/us-iran-talks-in-switzerland/live-77641405. The thing about roadmaps is that the people driving can either follow the directions to their destinations - or ignore them. With #Netanyahu still bombing #Lebanon, & #Trump launching expletive-laden #phonecalls & #socialmedia posts threatening #Iran with yet more #bombing, #peace seems very much less than secure, #roadmap or no roadmap.

How-To Geek: Google just made it way harder for scammers to trick Android users. “One of the worst things about the explosion of AI tools is how much more advanced scam calls have become. It’s now entirely possible to get fake calls with voices that sound exactly like people you know. The June Android drop is here to address this (and add some other goodies).”

How-To Geek: Google just made it way harder for scammers to trick Android users. “One of the worst things about the explosion of AI tools is how much more advanced scam calls have become. It’s now entirely possible to get fake calls with voices that sound exactly like people you know. The June Android drop is here to address this (and add some other goodies).”

How-To Geek: Google just made it way harder for scammers to trick Android users. “One of the worst things about the explosion of AI tools is how much more advanced scam calls have become. It’s now entirely possible to get fake calls with voices that sound exactly like people you know. The June Android drop is here to address this (and add some other goodies).”

How-To Geek: Google just made it way harder for scammers to trick Android users. “One of the worst things about the explosion of AI tools is how much more advanced scam calls have become. It’s now entirely possible to get fake calls with voices that sound exactly like people you know. The June Android drop is here to address this (and add some other goodies).”

How-To Geek: Google just made it way harder for scammers to trick Android users. “One of the worst things about the explosion of AI tools is how much more advanced scam calls have become. It’s now entirely possible to get fake calls with voices that sound exactly like people you know. The June Android drop is here to address this (and add some other goodies).”

"Your call is very important to us. It will be taken behind the shed and disposed of."

#hold #PhoneCalls

"Your call is very important to us. It will be taken behind the shed and disposed of."

#hold #PhoneCalls

"Your call is very important to us. It will be taken behind the shed and disposed of."

#hold #PhoneCalls

"Your call is very important to us. It will be taken behind the shed and disposed of."

#hold #PhoneCalls

Lansing Journal: South Holland students spread positivity with community voicemail line. “The class recently launched a ‘Build Others Up’ voicemail line where community members can call and hear uplifting recorded messages created by students. The project, organized by fourth grade teacher Amy Boerman-Cornell, is designed to spread kindness while helping students practice empathy and […]

Lansing Journal: South Holland students spread positivity with community voicemail line. “The class recently launched a ‘Build Others Up’ voicemail line where community members can call and hear uplifting recorded messages created by students. The project, organized by fourth grade teacher Amy Boerman-Cornell, is designed to spread kindness while helping students practice empathy and […]

Lansing Journal: South Holland students spread positivity with community voicemail line. “The class recently launched a ‘Build Others Up’ voicemail line where community members can call and hear uplifting recorded messages created by students. The project, organized by fourth grade teacher Amy Boerman-Cornell, is designed to spread kindness while helping students practice empathy and […]

Lansing Journal: South Holland students spread positivity with community voicemail line. “The class recently launched a ‘Build Others Up’ voicemail line where community members can call and hear uplifting recorded messages created by students. The project, organized by fourth grade teacher Amy Boerman-Cornell, is designed to spread kindness while helping students practice empathy and […]

Lansing Journal: South Holland students spread positivity with community voicemail line. “The class recently launched a ‘Build Others Up’ voicemail line where community members can call and hear uplifting recorded messages created by students. The project, organized by fourth grade teacher Amy Boerman-Cornell, is designed to spread kindness while helping students practice empathy and […]

🎩🤡 Look, everyone! It's the Captain of Team Management, bravely sailing the seas of #productivity without that dreadful 10-minute call iceberg! 🌊⚓ Who knew a single phone call could derail the entire day of such a delicate genius? 🧠💥
https://orchidfiles.com/build-without-calls/ #TeamManagement #PhoneCalls #WorkLife #Balance #ProductivityHacks #HackerNews #ngated

🎩🤡 Look, everyone! It's the Captain of Team Management, bravely sailing the seas of #productivity without that dreadful 10-minute call iceberg! 🌊⚓ Who knew a single phone call could derail the entire day of such a delicate genius? 🧠💥
https://orchidfiles.com/build-without-calls/ #TeamManagement #PhoneCalls #WorkLife #Balance #ProductivityHacks #HackerNews #ngated

🎩🤡 Look, everyone! It's the Captain of Team Management, bravely sailing the seas of #productivity without that dreadful 10-minute call iceberg! 🌊⚓ Who knew a single phone call could derail the entire day of such a delicate genius? 🧠💥
https://orchidfiles.com/build-without-calls/ #TeamManagement #PhoneCalls #WorkLife #Balance #ProductivityHacks #HackerNews #ngated

🎩🤡 Look, everyone! It's the Captain of Team Management, bravely sailing the seas of #productivity without that dreadful 10-minute call iceberg! 🌊⚓ Who knew a single phone call could derail the entire day of such a delicate genius? 🧠💥
https://orchidfiles.com/build-without-calls/ #TeamManagement #PhoneCalls #WorkLife #Balance #ProductivityHacks #HackerNews #ngated

🎩🤡 Look, everyone! It's the Captain of Team Management, bravely sailing the seas of #productivity without that dreadful 10-minute call iceberg! 🌊⚓ Who knew a single phone call could derail the entire day of such a delicate genius? 🧠💥
https://orchidfiles.com/build-without-calls/ #TeamManagement #PhoneCalls #WorkLife #Balance #ProductivityHacks #HackerNews #ngated

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Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of new ‘Know Your Customer’ rules voted on by the FCC on April 30, as noted by the blog of the D.C. telecom law firm Wiley Rein. Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government […]

Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of new ‘Know Your Customer’ rules voted on by the FCC on April 30, as noted by the blog of the D.C. telecom law firm Wiley Rein. Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government […]

Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of new ‘Know Your Customer’ rules voted on by the FCC on April 30, as noted by the blog of the D.C. telecom law firm Wiley Rein. Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government […]

Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of new ‘Know Your Customer’ rules voted on by the FCC on April 30, as noted by the blog of the D.C. telecom law firm Wiley Rein. Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government […]

Gizmodo: FCC Attempts to Solve Robocall Problem by Potentially Creating Even Bigger Privacy Problem. “Among other sweeping changes, the era of the burner phone could end with the rollout of new ‘Know Your Customer’ rules voted on by the FCC on April 30, as noted by the blog of the D.C. telecom law firm Wiley Rein. Customers would, according to the proposed rules, have to present a government […]

https://www.europesays.com/iran/?p=94919 Iran FM briefs global counterparts on new proposal to end US conflict #FM #Iran #PhoneCalls

Daily Free Press (Boston University): ‘Call A Boomer’ phonebooth fosters cross-country, multi-generational connections. “Outside Pavement Coffeehouse, a plaque on a phonebox installed during the first week of March invites people to ‘call a boomer’ as part of a social experiment. When someone makes a call, a similar phone labeled ‘Call a Zoomer’ located in a senior housing complex in Reno, […]

Daily Free Press (Boston University): ‘Call A Boomer’ phonebooth fosters cross-country, multi-generational connections. “Outside Pavement Coffeehouse, a plaque on a phonebox installed during the first week of March invites people to ‘call a boomer’ as part of a social experiment. When someone makes a call, a similar phone labeled ‘Call a Zoomer’ located in a senior housing complex in Reno, […]