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.
Netflix Begins The Password Sharing Crackdown
Netflix laid out plans to crack down on password sharing for accounts on its streaming platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
1 min read
Google To End Feature That Shows Playable Podcasts In Search Results
Google has announced that it will end its feature that allows users to access playable podcasts directly from the search results on February 13.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
Meta Plans To Include Younger Teens In Its Horizon Worlds App
Facebook parent Meta is reportedly planning to include more teen and young-adult users in its fledgling Horizon Worlds metaverse app after working to improve the service's design.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
2 min read
iPhone 15 Pro Max To Feature 2,500 Nits Display Panel From Samsung
Apple's upcoming iPhone 15 Pro Max smartphone will reportedly feature a 2,500 nits display panel from Samsung.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
NASA Reveals 2 Instruments To Measure Earth-Directed Energy From Sun
NASA has revealed two small instruments that will play a crucial role in powering big scientific insights by measuring and studying the Earth's directed energy from the Sun.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
2 min read
YouTube Music Rolls Out Redesigned Album View For Android, iOS
YouTube Music has rolled out the redesign of the "album view" for Android and iOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
American Citizen Convicted of Providing Material Support to ISIS that Resulted in Death and Related Offenses
A federal jury convicted Ruslan Maratovich Asainov, 46, a U.S. citizen and former resident of Bay Ridge, New York, of all five counts of an indictment charging him with conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS; providing material support to ISIS in the form of...
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
6 min read
Apple Expanding ‘Communication Safety’ Feature To More Countries
Apple announced that it is expanding its "Communication Safety" feature to more countries.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft To Shut Teams Free Version From April 12
Microsoft has announced that the Teams free version, a legacy app for business, will no longer be available from April 12.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
E-commerce Giant eBay To Layoff 500 Employees
eBay has announced to lay off around 500 workers, about 4 percent of its staff globally, citing the macroeconomic situation.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
Google To Soon Blur Explicit Images In Search Results By Default
Google has announced that it will blur explicit imagery in the search results by default "in the coming months".
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
CISA Releases Recovery Script For ESXiArgs Ransomware Victims
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has released a script to recover VMware ESXi servers encrypted by the recent widespread ESXiArgs ransomware attacks.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
False Claims Act Settlements And Judgments Exceed $2 Billion In Fiscal Year 2022
Settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.2 billion in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2022, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian M. Boynton, head of the Justice Department’s Civil Division, announced today.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
21 min read
Twenty-three Individuals Charged In $61.5 Million Medicare Fraud Schemes
Court documents were unsealed this week charging 23 Michigan residents for their alleged involvement in two illegal schemes to defraud Medicare of more than $61.5 million by paying kickbacks and bribes and billing Medicare for unnecessary medical services that were never provided.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
8 min read
Volkswagen Recalls 21k Electric SUVs Over Faulty Battery Software
Volkswagen has recalled nearly 21,000 of its 'ID.4' electric SUVs over faulty battery software that could lead to a "loss of propulsion" sans warning.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
2 min read
Microsoft Introduces New Bing Powered By Improved ChatGPT AI
Microsoft has introduced its new Bing-powered by "next-generation" ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI), and also updated its Edge browser with new AI capabilities.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
2 min read
WhatsApp May Soon Let Users Schedule Calls Within Group Chats
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to schedule calls within their group chats.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
Apple Releases New tvOS, HomePod Software Updates
Apple has released new software updates for Apple TV and HomePod users with versions tvOS 16.3.1 and HomePod 16.3.1.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 7, 2023
1 min read
Apple Cuts iPhone 14 Models Prices By Up To $125 In China To Boost Sales
Apple has drastically cut prices of iPhone 14 models by up to $125 (850 yuan) in China to boost sales after it reported a revenue decline in the holiday quarter, the media reported on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 7, 2023
2 min read
Quora Opens Up Its AI Chatbot App Poe For Public Use
Quora has opened up public access to its new AI product "Poe", which allows users to ask questions, receive instant answers and engage in back-and-forth dialogue with AI chatbots.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 7, 2023
1 min read





