Bijay Pokharel
Bijay Pokharel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Abijita.com and a freelance technology writer covering the tech industry since 2017. He specializes in cybersecurity, digital privacy, malware, vulnerabilities, and online safety, with a strong interest in internet protection and women’s online security. A dedicated tech enthusiast and continuous learner, Bijay approaches his professional work with clarity, rational thinking, and a calm, solution-oriented mindset.
Users Can Now Bring GPTs into Any Conversation in OpenAI’s ChatGPT
OpenAI is promoting GPTs, third-party apps powered by AI models, by enabling its AI chatbot ChatGPT users to invoke them in any chat.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2024
1 min read
Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Package Is Unfair, Deeply Flawed: US Judge
A US judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package is unfair and the Tesla board will need to come up with a new pay proposal.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2024
1 min read
Microsoft Posts 33% Increase in Net Income, Gaming Bet Pays off
Microsoft posted $62 billion in revenue and a net income of $21.9 billion during the quarter that ended December 31. Revenue was up 18 percent and net income increased by 33 percent.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2024
1 min read
PayPal Announces a 9% Global Workforce Reduction in 2024
Online payment platform PayPal is planning to cut about 2,500 jobs or 9% of its global workforce in 2024.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2024
1 min read
Toyota Recalls 50k Vehicles in US Over Airbag Issue that Can Cause ‘Serious Injury, Death’
Japanese automotive giant Toyota has issued an immediate "DO NOT DRIVE" advisory, in which it recalled about 50,000 vehicles in the US over faulty airbags issue that can cause "serious injury or death" to the driver or passengers.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
2 min read
Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Donates $1.1 Bn Shares to Charity
Netflix Co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings has donated $1.1 billion of his company shares to charity.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Cauliflowers Will Now Come in Shades of Purple, Yellow, Green
The Chandra Shekhar Azad University for Agriculture & Technology in Kanpur has reported promising outcomes in cultivating cauliflowers in vibrant shades of purple, yellow, and green
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
X Ends Ban on Taylor Swift Searches After Explicit Fake Images Spread
Elon Musk-run X has lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift that blocked queries of her name for several days following the spread of explicit, digitally altered photos of her.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Apple’s Upcoming iOS 18 Tipped to Be ‘Biggest’ Update in iPhone History
Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 software update, which is expected to be announced at the company's annual WWDC event in June, might be “the biggest” update in the company’s history, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Microsoft Introduces More Protections to AI Tool that Created Taylor Swift Deepfakes
Microsoft has introduced more protections to its AI text-to-image generation tool Designer that users were utilizing to create nonconsensual sexual images of celebrities.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
OpenAI Partners Common Sense Media to Minimise AI Risks for Teens
Facing intense scrutiny and government probes, OpenAI has announced to partner with nonprofit organization Common Sense Media to minimize AI risks for young adults.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Apple App Store Changes ‘a Step in the Wrong Direction’: Microsoft
After Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney and Spotify CEO Daniel Ek, Microsoft has also criticized Apple App Store changes in the EU, calling those "a step in the wrong direction."
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
1st Human Gets Brain Implant from Neuralink, Recovering Well: Musk
Elon Musk has announced that his brain-computer interface company Neuralink has successfully achieved its first human implant, and the test subject is recovering well.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
FBI Alert: Scammers Targeting Cash and Metals via Courier Deception
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued a serious warning regarding a significant increase in tech support and government impersonation scams, with a particular focus on victimizing seniors.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
2 min read
TikTok Encourages Users Horizontal Videos to Rival YouTube’s Dominance
Chinese-owned short video-making app TikTok wants users to turn their phones around and start shooting horizontal videos.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Trust Wallet Security Breach Exposes Customers’ Information
Trust Wallet, a leading cryptocurrency service, experienced a security breach within its third-party customer support system, which exposed the names/nicknames and email addresses of its users.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Amazon Terminates $1.7 Bn Deal to Acquire iRobot Amid Regulatory Hurdles
Amazon announced it has terminated its $1.7 billion acquisition of iRobot, the maker of consumer robotic vacuums, on mutual conditions.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
Italian Regulator Notifies OpenAI about Violating Europe’s Privacy Laws
The Italian regulator notified Sam Altman-run OpenAI about breaching European data privacy law, giving the ChatGPT developer 30 days to respond to the allegations.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
7 Best Crowdfunding Platforms for Bloggers and Creators To Raise Funds
Crowdfunding platforms are like your best friends if you're a blogger or creator, giving you a way to ask your community for support.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
3 min read
Samsung to Make Galaxy AI Available on 100 Mn Devices This Year: TM Roh
Samsung will make it's 'Galaxy AI’ available across 100 million mobile devices this year, as customers are eager to try new technologies and AI is no exception, TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile Experience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics, said here on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 29, 2024
2 min read





