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.
NASA Mission Spots 2nd Earth-Size World Within ‘Habitable Zone’
NASA mission has discovered a second Earth-sized, rocky planet within the habitable zone of its star -- the range of distances where liquid water could occur on a planet's surface.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2023
2 min read
Meta To Limit Ads Targeting Teens On Facebook And Instagram
Meta has announced that it is bringing further updates to its ad system, including removing gender as an option for advertisers to reach users under 18 on Facebook and Instagram.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2023
1 min read
Netflix Adds New Game On iOS, Android
Netflix has added a new game to its mobile game lineup titled 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge' which is a modern take on the classic TMNT arcade games.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2023
1 min read
Intel Unveils 4th Gen Xeon Scalable Processors With Better Performancr
Chip-maker Intel on Wednesday unveiled 4th Gen Xeon Scalable processors (code-named Sapphire Rapids) with better performance.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2023
1 min read
Eleven Vulnerabilities Patched In Royal Elementor Addons
The Wordfence Threat Intelligence team discovered 11 vulnerabilities in Royal Elementor Addons, a WordPress plugin with over 100,000 installations.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2023
6 min read
The people’s Republic Of China Citizen Indicted For Allegedly Stalking, Threatening Individuals Promoting Democracy In China
A Berklee College of Music student, who is a citizen of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with allegedly stalking and threatening an individual who posted fliers in support of democracy in China.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2023
2 min read
Federal Charges Announced Against Maine Man Who Carried Out Machete Attack in Times Square on New Year’s Eve in Name of Jihad
Trevor Thomas Bickford, 19, of Wells, Maine, has been charged with federal crimes in connection with Bickford’s efforts to wage jihad by killing U.S. Government officials and his knife attack on three NYPD officers in Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2023
9 min read
Utah Tax Preparer Sentenced To Prison For Tax Scheme And Obstructing IRS
A Utah professional tax preparer was sentenced yesterday to 37 months in prison for tax evasion, conspiring to defraud the United States, and obstructing the IRS’s efforts to collect his tax debt, which exceeded $1.1 million.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2023
1 min read
What is ChatGPT? And How Can You Use It?
ChatGPT was created by San Francisco-based artificial intelligence company OpenAI. OpenAI Inc. is the non-profit parent company of the for-profit OpenAI LP.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2023
2 min read
Microsoft Plans $10 Billion Investment In AI-Driven ChatGPT: Report
Microsoft is planning to infuse $10 billion into OpenAI, the owner of a popular AI platform called ChatGPT, that will value OpenAI at nearly $29 billion, the media reported on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
1 min read
Crypto Exchange Coinbase Fires 950 People, Shuts Down ‘Several’ Projects
Crypto exchange Coinbase on Tuesday laid off 20 percent of its workforce, or about 950 people, to reduce its operating expenses amid the economic recession fears.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
1 min read
Meta Now ‘Rescinds’ Full-Time Job Offers Amid Recession Fears
Meta has reportedly rescinded full-time employment offers to some people, which is a first for the company as it never took back job offers in its history.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
2 min read
Frequent Use Of Antibiotics May Increase Risk Of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Frequent use of antibiotics may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) -- Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis -- in people over the age of 40, a new study has shown.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
2 min read
Google’s Latest Android 13 Update For Pixel Devices Brings New Emojis
Google has released the Android 13 QPR (Quarterly Platform Release) Beta 2 update for Pixel devices which comes with multiple bug fixes and also brings support for Unicode 15 emojis.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft’s New AI Tool Can Copy Any Voice
Microsoft has released its new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, VALL-E, that can replicate any voice in just three seconds.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
1 min read
Google Releases ‘Switch Access’ App In Play Store
Google has released the standalone "Switch Access" app on the Play Store, which was originally part of the Android Accessibility Suite.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
1 min read
1st Space Mission From UK Territory Fails After Rocket ‘Anomaly’
The UK rocket carrying satellites into space suffered an “anomaly” on Tuesday, abruptly ending the first foray into orbital launch from the UK territory. Virgin Orbit, founded by Sir Richard Branson, said it was evaluating the information and would share more information when it could,...
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
1 min read
Samsung Planning To Release Human Assistant Robot In 2023
Samsung Electronics is planning to release a human assistant robot named 'EX1' this year.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
1 min read
Meta To Stop Providing New Updates To Quest 1
Meta is planning to stop supporting the original Quest VR headset with new software updates, and users using this older hardware will soon lose access to some social features.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft Acquires Fungible To Accelerate Data Centre Innovation
Microsoft has announced the acquisition of the US-based technology company, Fungible, a provider of composable infrastructure aimed at accelerating networking and storage performance in data centres with high-efficiency, low-power data processing units (DPUs).
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2023
1 min read





