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.
Google Starts Rolling Out Refunds For Stadia Gamers
Google has begun to issue Stadia refunds for games, add-ons, and subscription fees, before the planned January shutdown of its cloud gaming service.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
1 min read
Musk Will Let Twitter Users Make Digital Payments, Earn More
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has shared his digital payments plans with them where users will be able to send money to others like China's WeChat.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
2 min read
Youtube Music And Premium Hit 80 Million Paid Subscribers
Google-owned YouTube has surpassed 80 million Music and Premium subscribers globally, including trial users.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
1 min read
Elon Musk’s Twitter Blue With Verification Is Now Live
The new Twitter Blue, which now costs $7.99 per month and gets you a blue verified check mark, is officially available in its app for iPhones and iPads.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
1 min read
Microsoft’s iCloud Photos integration For Windows 11 Is Now Rolling Out
Tech giant Microsoft is rolling out iCloud Photos integration into Windows 11.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
1 min read
Three Arrested For Illegal Scheme To Export Controlled Data & Defraud the Department of Defense
A federal indictment was unsealed today following the arrest of three defendants and their initial appearances in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Kentucky.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
3 min read
Indian National Charged In $8 Million COVID-19 Relief Fraud Scheme
A federal grand jury in Newark, New Jersey, returned an indictment today charging an Indian national for fraudulently obtaining millions of dollars in Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
3 min read
Maryland Nuclear Engineer And Wife Sentenced for Espionage-Related Offenses
A Maryland man and his wife were sentenced today for conspiracy to communicate Restricted Data related to the design of nuclear-powered warships.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
5 min read
Elon Musk Abruptly Kills Gray ‘Official’ Badge Within Hours
Tech billionaire Elon Musk killed the gray "official" verification badge after rolling it out for some users saying that the Blue check will be the great leveller on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
1 min read
IBM Introduces 433-Qubit Quantum Processor To Tackle Unsolvable Problems
IBM unveiled a new 433 qubit Quantum processor that has the potential to run complex quantum computations well beyond the computational capability of any typical computer.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2022
2 min read
Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years In Prison For Attempting to Provide Material Support To ISIS
A Pennsylvania man was sentenced yesterday to 208 months, more than 17 years, in federal prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, aka ISIS, a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
4 min read
Zuckerberg Sacks 11,000 Employees, Extends Hiring Freeze At Meta
In one of the worst lay-offs ever in the tech industry, Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday sacked more than 11,000 employees -- about 13 percent of the global workforce - and extended the hiring freeze through Q1 2023.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
3 min read
Russian Hacktivist Group Targets Political Websites With DDoS Attacks
A Russian hacktivist group calling itself “The People’s Cyberarmy” called on its members to target the American Democratic party website at https://democrats.org with DDOS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
2 min read
Meta Gears Up For ‘Broad’ Job Cuts Across Its Global Workforce
After Twitter, Meta was set to lay off thousands of employees and the company's Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg reportedly told the workforce to be ready for what was coming their way.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
2 min read
Apple Airtag Helps Owner Locate Lost Dog In US
Apple's AirTag has helped a woman locate her runaway dog in Florida state in US, media reports said.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
1 min read
Samsung May Launch Galaxy A54 5G Earlier Than Expected
Samsung is likely to launch its upcoming smartphone, Galaxy A54 5G, earlier than expected.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
1 min read
iOS Video Editing App Lumafusion Comes To Android And ChromeOS
LumaTouch has launched the popular video editing app "LumaFusion" to other Android and ChromeOS devices, which was earlier available to iOS devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
1 min read
Apple May Begin Mass Production Of AR Headset In March Next Year
Apple is reportedly planning to start mass production of its AR (augmented reality)-MR (mixed reality) headsets from March next year.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
1 min read
Instagram To Introduce ‘Schedule Posts’ And New Web Design
Meta-owned American photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram has announced that it will roll out a new 'Schedule Posts' feature and a new website design for a better user experience.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
1 min read
Sony Plans 6 Xperia Smartphone Models For 2023
Sony is reportedly planning to launch six Xperia smartphones in 2023, which could be furnished with Snapdragon processors.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2022
1 min read



