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.
Musk Enters ‘Chill Mode’ After Removing Bots On Twitter
Elon Musk said he has entered a "chill mode" after removing bots on the micro-blogging platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
1 min read
US Army Halts CoD League Sponsorship Over Sexual Harassment Charges
The US Army paused a planned sponsorship with Activision Blizzard's Call of Duty (CoD), esports league, after allegations of sexual harassment at its workplace came to light, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
1 min read
Elon Musk Advises Joe Biden To Just Buy A Tesla
Elon Musk on Sunday advised Joe Biden to buy a Tesla, as the US President revealed plans to build 5 lakh electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the country.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
2 min read
Batteryless Device Detects Covid Droplets In The Air Around You
Researchers have developed a unique batteryless and wireless device that can detect within no time coronavirus in the air if your surroundings contain Covid-19 particles or droplets the moment they enter the vicinity.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
2 min read
Google Terminates Thousand Of YouTube Channels In China, Russia, And Brazil
Google has purged thousands of YouTube channels in China, Russia, and Brazil as part of its investigation into coordinated influence operations.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
1 min read
Will Expand Data Residency Controls And Transparency In India: AWA
As the Indian government asks Big Tech and enterprises to store the residents' data locally, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has said that it will continue to expand its existing capabilities in the country to provide even more fine-grained data residency controls and transparency.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
3 min read
WhatsApp Rolls Out Picture-In-Picture Mode On iOS Beta
Meta-owned messaging platform WhatsApp has started to roll out picture-in-picture mode for video calls on iOS beta.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
1 min read
Samsung, Zigbang Partner To Unveil Unique UWB-Based Smart Door Lock
Samsung has partnered with prop-tech startup Zigbang to unveil a smart door lock with an Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) chip.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
1 min read
Musk Pauses OpenAI Access To Twitter Database
As the world experimented with OpenAI chatbot service that generated amusing results for some, Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Sunday said after he "learned" that OpenAI was accessing the micro-blogging platform's database for "training", he put a pause on it.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
1 min read
Apple Improves Lead Time For iPhone 14 Pro Models
Apple's iPhone 14 Pro models' supply has improved and the lead time for getting them into customers' hands has lessened.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 5, 2022
1 min read
Apple ‘Fully Resumed’ Advertising On Twitter, Says Musk
Elon Musk said Apple has "fully resumed" advertising on the micro-blogging platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 4, 2022
1 min read
Twitter Serving 90 Billion Tweet Impressions Per Day: Musk
Elon Musk has said that the micro-blogging platform is serving 90 billion tweet impressions per day.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 3, 2022
1 min read
Deadly Covid Variants Still Transmissible Between Species, Finds Study
Scientists believe bats first transmitted Covid virus to humans in December 2019, and while the virus has since evolved into several variants such as delta and omicron, a new study reveals the virus is still highly transmissible between mammals.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 3, 2022
2 min read
Tiktok, Bumble Join Initiative To Prevent Sharing Of Non-Consensual Images
TikTok and Bumble have joined an initiative to prevent the sharing of non-consensual intimate images online.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 3, 2022
1 min read
Heart Disease: Women Told To Lose Weight, Men Advised To Take Statins
Women are generally told to lose weight, exercise, and improve their diet to prevent heart disease while men are advised to take statins, new research revealed on Saturday.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 3, 2022
2 min read
Google Tests End-To-End Encrypted Group Chats In Messaging App
Google has announced that it is testing end-to-end encrypted RCS (Rich Communication Services) group chats, which will be available to some users in the open beta program over the coming weeks.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 3, 2022
1 min read
Sextortion: A Humiliating Scam On The Rise
Getting involved with a new romantic interest can be exhilarating. As you get more invested in someone, you may feel comfortable enough to start having more intimate conversations. You might even send that person private photos and videos of yourself. While this might further the...
Bijay Pokharel,
December 3, 2022
7 min read
Hackers Selling 150k Patients’ Data Of TN Hospital On The Dark Web
According to security researchers from AI-driven cyber-security firm CloudSEK, the data fields being sold on the Dark Web include patient name, guardian name, date of birth, doctor's details and address information.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 2, 2022
2 min read
Elon Musk Suspends Kanye West From Twitter For Violating Rules
Elon Musk on Friday said Twitter will again lock rapper Kanye West, who goes by Rapper Ye handle on the platform, for violating rules against incitement.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 2, 2022
1 min read
Google Discovers New Commercial Spyware That Exploits Chrome, Firefox
As commercial spyware like Pegasus puts advanced surveillance capabilities in the hands of governments to spy on journalists, human rights activists, political opposition, and dissidents, Google has discovered a new commercial spyware that exploits vulnerabilities in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Microsoft Defender.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 2, 2022
2 min read





