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.
Google Searches For ‘Sell iPhone’ Skyrocketed 370% After iPhone 15 Launch
Online searches for 'Sell iPhone' on Google skyrocketed by a whopping 370 percent in the UK on September 12 following the Apple event and new iPhone 15 launch, a new report showed.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 16, 2023
1 min read
TikTok Fined $379 Million For Failure To Keep Children’s Data Safe In EU
TikTok has been fined 345 million euros ($379 million) by the Irish Data Protection Commission (DPC) for failing to keep kids’ data safe on its platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 16, 2023
2 min read
X To Notify You When Post On Which You Wrote A Community Note Gets Deleted
X on Saturday said it will now notify you about the person who deletes a post you annotated with a Community Note.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 16, 2023
2 min read
X Introduces Verification Based On Government ID For Paid Users
X has introduced government-ID-based verification checks for X premium users, as it aims to curb impersonation on its platform and doll out more benefits to them like “prioritized support”.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 16, 2023
1 min read
Apple To Issue Software Update For iPhone 12 Users In France Over Radiation Concerns
Apple on Friday said it will issue a software patch for iPhone 12 users in France after the country’s radiation watchdog (ANFR) said that the iPhone 12 breaches radiation exposure limits.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 15, 2023
1 min read
Meta’s Social VR App Horizon Worlds Rolling Out On Web, Mobile
Meta has announced to bring its social virtual reality (VR) app Horizon Worlds to the web and mobile in early access for some users.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 15, 2023
1 min read
Meta Denies Exploring Ads In WhatsApp To ‘Boost Revenue’
Meta on Friday refuted a report that claimed that the Mark Zuckerberg-run company is planning to put ads in WhatsApp, which has over 2 billion users globally.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 15, 2023
1 min read
Paid Users On X Can Now Hide ‘Likes’ Tab From Public View
X (formerly Twitter) has introduced a new feature that will allow Premium subscribers to hide their 'likes' tab from public view.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 15, 2023
2 min read
Iranian State Hackers Target Defense Organizations With Password Spray Attacks: Microsoft
Iranian nation-state threat actor Peach Sandstorm (HOLMIUM) has been using password spray attacks to gain access to thousands of organizations in the satellite, defense, and pharmaceutical sectors around the globe.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 15, 2023
1 min read
Google Agrees To $93 Million Settlement Over Privacy Concerns
Google has reached a $93 million settlement with the state of California over allegations that it violated consumer privacy laws by tracking users' locations even when they had opted out of location tracking.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 15, 2023
1 min read
Threads Now Let You Quote Posts On The Web
X (formerly Twitter) rival Threads has added a new feature that allows users to quote posts on the web.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 15, 2023
1 min read
Spotify Launches New Tool That Lets Artists Pay To Promote Their Music
Spotify has launched a new tool called "Showcase" that will allow artists to pay to promote their music to listeners on the platform’s Home feed.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2023
1 min read
China Has No Laws That Ban Purchase Or Use Of Apple iPhones: Ministry
China has denied it is prohibiting the purchase or use of Apple iPhones in the country, as several media reports claimed last week that the country has banned iPhones from use by certain government officials.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2023
2 min read
Bankrupt Crypto Exchange FTX Allowed To Crypto Holdings Worth $3.4 Billion
Bankrupt crypto exchange FTX can sell and invest its crypto holdings worth over $3.4 billion to pay back creditors, a US judge has ruled.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2023
1 min read
Hackers Steal $53 Million Worth Of Cryptocurrency From CoinEx
Global cryptocurrency exchange CoinEx announced that hackers stole large amounts of digital assets from its hot wallets on September 12, 2023. The stolen cryptocurrency is worth an estimated $53 million.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2023
1 min read
France Demands Apple Pull iPhone 12 Due To High RF Radiation Levels
The Agence Nationale des Fréquences (ANFR), France's radiation watchdog, has asked Apple to withdraw the iPhone 12 from the French market due to its high radiofrequency (RF) radiation levels.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2023
1 min read
Google Lays Off Hundreds Of Employees In Global Recruiting Team: Report
Google is laying off hundreds of employees from its recruiting team globally, as the new hiring has slowed down at the Alphabet company, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2023
1 min read
How To Write A Blog Post That Gets Traffic
Do you want to write a blog post that gets a lot of traffic? If so, you've come to the right place. In this blog post, we will share some tips on how to write a blog post that has the potential to get a...
Bijay Pokharel,
September 14, 2023
4 min read
WhatsApp Is Widely Rolling Out Its Telegram-Like Channels Feature
WhatsApp is widely rolling out its Telegram-like Channels feature to over 150 countries.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 13, 2023
1 min read
X Rival Bluesky Reaches Over 1 Million Users
X (formerly Twitter) rival Bluesky has announced that the platform gained over one million users.
Bijay Pokharel,
September 13, 2023
1 min read





