Skype users are scrambling to find an alternative after Microsoft shut down the pioneering internet phone service which let people make cheap long distance calls and chat with other users.

Microsoft is closing down Skype, the video-calling service it bought for $8.5 billion in 2011 and which had helped spark a transformation in how people communicate online.

A man from Canton Township is accused of exchanging 1,600 messages and joining 177 Skype calls with a trafficker in the Philippines who sells sexually abusive webcam sessions involving children, and then paying for those sessions with wire transfers at Rite Aid so his wife wouldn’t find out.

China lashed out at Canada on Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 for joining the U.S. and 56 other countries in endorsing a declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign citizens for political purposes. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)BEIJING – China lashed out at Canada on Thursday for joining the U.S. and 56 other countries in endorsing a declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign citizens for political purposes. Ad“Canada’s so-called declaration looks more like a confession in which the Canadian side admits its mistake in the Meng Wanzhou case," Hua said. China says it has charged Kovrig and Spavor with endangering national security, but little is known about the accusations. In detention, they have been allowed only occasional visits from Canadian diplomats while Meng resides in one of her Vancouver mansions under a loose form of house arrest.

This breakfast bread has a warm, flaky, buttery texture, that eclipses all breakfast pastries. If you have ever tried making them you know there is an art to getting them right. Chef Matt Knio from Cannelle Patisserie joined Tati Amare via Skype to show how he gets his croissants perfect. Chef Matt would know, Cannelle offers a wide variety of croissants that range in flavor from sweet, like Tati’s favorite, the almond croissant, to savory, like their bacon cheese croissant. Watch the video to see how the croissants are rolled at Canelle Patisserie.

Local talent is appearing on-screen as well, like Lemastor Spratling, Velda Hunter, Mike Bonner, and more. While you may not know it, Michigan has quite a few independent movie makers and Reed is happy to be one of them. They are all making a mark on the movie industry nationally. Reed does utilize local talent for his productions but he also likes to tap reality stars for his leading roles. For more information on his films and his thoughts on the film industry in Michigan, watch the clip above.

Binge-watching we all love to do it but sometimes we don’t have hours and hours to sit through our favorite shows. That’s where Quibi comes in. It’s a new streaming platform that brings you entertainment in under 10 minutes,Quibi’s founder, Jeffrey Katzenberg, joined Jason Carr via Skype to talk all about it. He is best known for starting the studio Dreamworks and he was chairman for Walt Disney Studios during the company’s 1990s renaissance. For Quibi, Katzenberg tapped into all of his Hollywood connections and got some big names on the new platform.