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.
Twitter Shuts Down Its Collaborative Posting Feature ‘CoTweets’
Twitter has announced that it has shut down its collaborative posting feature 'CoTweets', which the micro-blogging platform had been testing for the "last several months".
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft To Remove Several Games From Xbox 360 Store On Feb 7
Microsoft has announced that it will remove a bunch of beloved games from the Xbox 360 Marketplace on February 7.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
1 min read
Paypal To Sack 2,000 Employees: CEO
PayPal has announced it is laying off 2,000 full-time employees, or about 7 percent of its global workforce, to address the "challenging macroeconomic environment."
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
1 min read
Instagram Co-Founders Launch Artifact, A Text-Based Version Of TikTok
Instagram co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger have launched 'Artifact', a text-based version of TikTok which will use machine learning to understand users' interests.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
2 min read
OpenAI Releases Tool To Detect AI-Written Text
OpenAI has released an AI text classifier that attempts to detect whether input content was generated using artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft Stops Selling Windows 10 Licenses, Redirecting Users To Windows 11
Tech giant Microsoft is no longer directly selling Windows 10 product keys on its website, instead redirecting users to Windows 11 product pages.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
1 min read
Former Florida CEO Sentenced to Prison for Tax Evasion
A former Jacksonville company CEO was sentenced yesterday to 32 months in prison for willfully attempting to evade the assessment of his federal income taxes.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
2 min read
Michigan Man Convicted On Charges Of Providing Material Support To ISIS
A Michigan man was convicted by a federal jury today in the Eastern District of Michigan on charges of providing, attempting to provide, and conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, in connection...
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
3 min read
Man Pleads Guilty To Coercing And Threatening Children Into Producing Images Of Child Sexual Abuse
A Tennessee man pleaded guilty today to coercing and threatening multiple minors into creating videos of themselves engaging in sexual activity.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
2 min read
Israel’s Cyber Security Chief Blames Iran For Cyberattacks
Gaby Portnoy, Director-General of Israel National Cyber Directorate (INCD), has accused Iran of "leading an aggressive, orchestrated campaign against Israel's cyberspace".
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2023
1 min read
Spotify Surpasses 200 Million Paid Subscribers
Spotify on Tuesday announced its premium subscribers base has touched 205 million, representing a 14 percent increase year-on-year. This makes Spotify the world's first music streaming company to achieve such a large user base.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
1 min read
Meta To Shut Down Social To-Do List App ‘Move’ In March
Meta has announced that it will shut down its social to-do list application 'Move', which allows users to earn points for completing tasks on either their personal or group to-do lists, in March.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Faces Privacy Setting Issue Globally On iOS
WhatsApp is facing a server-side issue, making it impossible to update the privacy setting "who can see when I'm online," globally on iOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
1 min read
US NSF Signs $50 Million Pact With Ericsson, IBM, Intel, And Samsung For Chip Design
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that it has signed a $50 million pact with Ericsson, IBM, Intel, and Samsung to support the design of next-generation semiconductors.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
2 min read
Young Scientist Develops Biosensor That Can Detect Covid From Sweat
A former student of Allahabad University (AU) claims to have developed a biosensor that can detect Covid-19 infection through sweat samples.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
1 min read
Instagram Expands ‘Notes’ Feature To Europe, Japan
Meta-owned Americal photo and video sharing social networking service Instagram has expanded its 'Notes' feature, a way for users to share their thoughts, to Europe and Japan.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
1 min read
Revealed: Only 7 Health Symptoms Directly Related To Long Covid
Long Covid patients are susceptible to developing only seven health symptoms for up to a year following the infection, a new study has revealed.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
2 min read
Musk Plans WeChat-Like Payments System On Twitter That Includes Crypto
Elon Musk is now working on a payments system that will support accepted currencies with crypto functionality embedded into it.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
2 min read
Meta Testing ‘Members-Only Worlds’ In Horizon Worlds
Meta has announced that it is testing a new type of closed space -- members-only worlds -- in its social virtual reality (VR) platform 'Horizon Worlds'.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
2 min read
Netflix Brings ‘Kids Mystery Box’ Feature To Android Devices
Netflix has rolled out its 'Kids Mystery Box' feature on Android devices globally, which provides a fun and safe space for kids to discover their next favorite series and films.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2023
1 min read





