Bijay Pokharel
Bijay Pokharel is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Abijita, an independent technology and cybersecurity news publication established in 2017. A specialist in cybersecurity journalism, Bijay covers vulnerability research, malware analysis, enterprise data breaches, digital privacy, and emerging technologies. His work translates complex technical threats into precise, accessible, and actionable intelligence for security professionals and general readers alike. His reporting and investigative coverage are routinely cited and republished across leading technology and security media.
ESA Looking To Fix Antenna Glitch On Juice Jupiter Probe
The European Space Agency's (ESA) Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer or JUICE mission, which began its journey to Jupiter two weeks ago, has faced an issue with its antenna.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 29, 2023
2 min read
OpenAI Restores Access To ChatGPT In Italy After Ban
OpenAI has restored access to the ChatGPT service in Italy after the country banned the AI chatbot in response to an order from the local data protection authority over user data concerns.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 29, 2023
2 min read
Instagram To Let Users Add Songs To Photo Carousels
Instagram is testing a new tool that will let users add songs to their photo carousels on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 29, 2023
1 min read
Sony Sells 38.4 Million Playstation 5 To Date, Posts $22.5 Billion Record Sales In Q1
Sony has sold 38.4 million PlayStations 5 gaming consoles to date, shipping 6.3 million PS5 in the March quarter alone, the Japanese giant said on Friday.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
2 min read
Fb, Insta To Soon Mandate Checkout Experience On Shops
Meta has announced that it will be phasing out the onboarding of new Shops without checkout on Facebook and Instagram enabled.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
2 min read
Meta Introduces Improved Avatars With New Body Shapes, Hair, Clothing
Meta has introduced new body shapes, and improved hair, and clothing textures to its avatars to help users better express themselves.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
1 min read
Google Blocks 173k Developer Accounts To Combat Malware And Fraud
Tech giant Google banned 173,000 developer accounts last year to combat malware operations and fraud rings from infecting Android users' devices with malicious apps.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
1 min read
YouTube Music Is Officially Rolling Out Podcasts
Podcasts have finally started to arrive for YouTube Music users in the US
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
1 min read
Windows 10 22H2 Will Be The Final Version Of Windows 10
Windows 10 22H2 will be the final version of the operating system, Microsoft said in a blog post.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out ‘Reply With Message’ Feature Within Call Notifications
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new "reply with a message" feature within call notifications to some beta testers on Android.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
1 min read
Cloud Storage Giant Dropbox Sacks 500 Employees Amid Slowing Growth
Cloud storage giant Dropbox announced on Thursday that it is laying off 16 percent of its workforce, or about 500 employees, due to slowing growth.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
2 min read
Amazon Lays Off Employees In Cloud, HR Units In Fresh Wave
As e-commerce giant Amazon continues to lay off employees, reports have surfaced that the employees impacted by the fresh wave were mostly in its cloud computing and human resources (HR) divisions.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
2 min read
Astronomers Detect First Direct Image Of Black Hole Expelling A Powerful Jet
For the first time, astronomers have detected an image of a powerful jet exploding from a black hole.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
2 min read
Man Sentenced For Stealing Over 712 Bitcoin Subject To Forfeiture
An Ohio man was sentenced today to four years and three months in prison for stealing over 712 bitcoin that were the proceeds of the darknet bitcoin mixer Helix and subject to forfeiture in a then-pending criminal case.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 28, 2023
2 min read
SpaceX’s Starship Launch Comes Under US FAA Scanner
SpaceX‘s giant Starship rocket, which exploded after launch, has now come under the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) scanner for reportedly spreading plumes of potentially hazardous debris endangering human lives as well as habitats of animals. On April 20, the first flight test of SpaceX’s...
Bijay Pokharel,
April 27, 2023
2 min read
Google Blocks Malware That Steals Key Data From Chrome Users
In an effort to protect users from cyberattacks, Google has blocked the notorious CryptBot malware, which the company claims have stolen data from hundreds of thousands of Chrome browser users in the past year.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 27, 2023
2 min read
LG Electronics Q1 Profit Down 23% On Slow Demand
LG Electronics on Thursday said its operating profit for the January-March period declined 23 percent from a year earlier amid the ongoing macroeconomic woes that dampened consumer demand.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 27, 2023
2 min read
Samsung Logs Worst Quarter In 14 Years Amid Memory Chip Glut
Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported its worst quarterly profit in 14 years, as global economic woes dented demand for consumer electronics and a chip glut battered its core business.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 27, 2023
3 min read
GitHub Announces Kyle Daigle As Chief Operating Officer
Microsoft-owned open-source software platform GitHub on Thursday announced Kyle Daigle as Chief Operating Officer (COO), the company's first since 2021.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 27, 2023
2 min read
Microsoft Rolls Out Phone Link For iOS On Windows 11 With iMessage Support
Microsoft has rolled out the Phone Link feature for iOS to all Windows 11 users with iMessage support in 39 languages across 85 markets globally.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 27, 2023
1 min read



