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.
Microsoft Detects Average 156k Business Email Compromise Attempts Daily
Microsoft Threat Intelligence detected and investigated 35 million Business Email Compromise (BEC) attempts with an average of 156,000 attempts daily between April 2022 and April 2023, the tech giant revealed on Friday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
2 min read
Google Won’t Delete Inactive YouTube Accounts With Videos At This Time
Google has clarified that it will not delete accounts with YouTube videos, after announcing that it will delete personal accounts and their content that haven't been used or signed in for at least 2 years.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
1 min read
Apple Releases iOS 16.5 With New Sports Tab In Its News App
Apple has released iOS 16.5 software update to all users with a new feature -- 'sports tab' in its News app.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
1 min read
Meta May Fire 6k Workers In Its 3rd Round Of Job Cuts Next Week: Report
Meta is reportedly going to start laying off more employees next week in its third round of job cuts.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
1 min read
Vitamin K Can Protect Against Diabetes: Study
Canadian researchers have identified how vitamin K helps prevent diabetes, a finding that could lead to new therapeutic applications for a disease that affects one in 11 people worldwide and has no cure.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
2 min read
Meta Working On New AI Chip, Next-Gen GPUs For Video Workloads
Meta is building its first-generation custom silicon chip for running artificial intelligence (AI) models, saying its AI compute needs will grow dramatically over the next decade as we break new ground in AI research.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
2 min read
Twitter Allows Paid Users To Upload 2 Hours-Long Videos
Twitter has now allowed paid users to upload videos up to two hours in length on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
1 min read
Hyundai, Kia Agree To $200 Million Settlement Over TikTok Car Theft Challenge
Hyundai and Kia have agreed to a $200 million settlement to resolve class-action litigation with owners of certain Hyundai and Kia vehicles without push-button ignitions and immobilizing anti-theft devices, or so-called "Kia Challenge" on TikTok.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
2 min read
Google To Kill 3rd-Party Cookies For 1% Of Chrome Users Early Next Year
Google has announced it will migrate one percent of Chrome users to Privacy Sandbox and deprecate third-party cookies for them in Q1 2024.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
2 min read
Twitter Accuses Microsoft of Unauthorized Data Usage
The microblogging site Twitter alleged that Microsoft violated an agreement over using the social media company's data.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
1 min read
Apple Addresses Exploited Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in iPhones and Macs
Tech giant Apple has addressed three new zero-day vulnerabilities exploited in attacks to hack into iPhones, Macs, and iPads.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
1 min read
OpenAI Launches Free ChatGPT App For iOS
OpenAI has launched an iOS app for ChatGPT.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
1 min read
Israel Signs Deal With Netherlands To Export Rocket Systems
Israel has announced that it had signed a $305 million deal with the Netherlands on the export of Israeli-made artillery rocket systems.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
1 min read
UK Sees Rise In Heart Inflammation In Newborns
The UK has reported an unusual cluster of heart inflammation in newborn babies caused by catching enterovirus, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
2 min read
Justice Department Secures Settlement In Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Missouri Landlord
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured a settlement from a St. Louis, Missouri landlord, who has agreed to pay $110,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging that he violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) when he sexually harassed multiple female tenants.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
4 min read
How To Secure Your Smartwatch From Hackers
Secure your smartwatch from hackers and protect your personal information. Learn how in our blog post. Smartwatches are convenient but vulnerable to security threats.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2023
3 min read
Fake ChatGPT Apps Exploiting Users, Earning Thousands Of Dollars Monthly: Report
Experts have exposed several apps as ChatGPT-based chatbots that overcharge users and bring in thousands of dollars a month, a new report showed on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 18, 2023
2 min read
Astronomers Discover Potentially Volcano-Covered Earth-Size Exoplanet
A team of astronomers has discovered an Earth-size exoplanet, or world beyond our solar system, that may be carpeted with volcanoes and is about 90 light-years away.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 18, 2023
2 min read
Google Launches Workspace Individual Plan In 20 New Countries
Google has launched the Workspace Individual plan in 20 new countries.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 18, 2023
1 min read
Uber Introduces Teen Accounts With Safety Features In US, Canada
Uber has introduced 'teen accounts' with some safety features in select cities in the US and Canada so that younger folks can travel more safely by themselves.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 18, 2023
1 min read





