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slash crunch IT pro dot t. crunch. Here's your daily crunch. Google announces upgrades to Google Meat,

Amazon is bringing its palm scanner to Whole Foods,

and Microsoft looks at the effect of video calls on our brains.

The big story is Google Meet is getting a number of updates, including a new user interface

that should make the controls more visible, rather than hiding them in menus, the ability

to pin multiple video feeds, auto zoom, which will automatically place you in the center

of the frame, and background replacements starting with just a few scenes.

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