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.
Facebook To Discontinue Some Location-tracking Features
Due to "low usage", Facebook is reportedly discontinuing several services that tracked your real-time location, including Nearby Friends, location history, and background location.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 10, 2022
1 min read
ESA Astronaut Makes History With 1st Tiktok From Space Station
The European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has become the first-ever TikToker to post a video from the International Space Station.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 10, 2022
1 min read
EU To Enforce New Regulation To Tame Big Tech In Spring 2023
The European Union (EU) is planning to enforce the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to tame the Big Tech companies in the spring of next year.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 9, 2022
2 min read
United States Offers $15 Million Reward For Info On Conti Ransomware Gang
The Department of State is offering a reward of up to $10,000,000 for information leading to the identification and/or location of any individual(s) who hold a key leadership position in the Conti ransomware variant transnational organized crime group.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 9, 2022
2 min read
iOS 15.5 To Reintroduce Apple Music API For 3rd-party Apps
Apple has now decided to reintroduce that feature with iOS 15.5.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 8, 2022
1 min read
NASA Now Likely To Launch Artemis 1 Moon Rocket In Aug: Report
NASA has yet again delayed its Artemis 1 moon rocket launch and now the US space agency is planning it for August, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 8, 2022
2 min read
Giant Groundwater System Discovered Below Antarctic Ice
A team of scientists has mapped a huge, actively circulating groundwater system in deep sediments in West Antarctica.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 8, 2022
2 min read
Tesla Sues Former Engineer For Stealing Supercomputer Tech Secrets
Elon Musk-run Tesla has sued a former engineer for allegedly stealing "confidential and tightly guarded" secrets related to supercomputer technology.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 8, 2022
1 min read
Xbox Is Down Globally With Users Unable To Play Games
The Xbox Live services are currently down in a major outage, impacting customers worldwide and preventing them from launching or buying games.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 7, 2022
1 min read
Spotify Will Shut Down Its Radio-Like Listening App Stations On May 16th
Spotify has started notifying users that the app will shut down on May 16th.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 7, 2022
1 min read
Public Wi-Fi Security: Tips For Staying Safe
Staying safe while using public Wi-Fi has been a growing concern for years. That’s because anyone with the network password could potentially hack into devices that are connected to it
Bijay Pokharel,
May 7, 2022
5 min read
Twitter Rolls Out Spaces Analytics Access To All Hosts, Co-Hosts
Twitter has announced that Spaces hosts and co-hosts can now have access to analytics on both iOS and Android platforms.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 6, 2022
1 min read
Chinese Firms Rush To Singapore, HK Bourses Amid US Delisting Threat
After the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) added more than 80 Chinese firms to its list facing possible delisting from the American exchanges, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) start-up Nio said on Friday it has received a conditional eligibility-to-list letter from the Singapore bourse.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 6, 2022
1 min read
SpaceX Successfully Returns NASA, ESA Astronauts From Space Station
Three NASA astronauts and one from the ESA (European Space Agency) landed safely on Earth from the International Space Station on Friday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 6, 2022
2 min read
Microsoft Rolls Out Improved Sign-up Experience For OneDrive
Microsoft has started rolling out a new sign-up experience for OneDrive on the iOS platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 6, 2022
1 min read
Facebook To Shut Down Its Podcast Platform Next Month
Facebook is shutting down its podcast platform next month, within less than a year of its launch as the company "re-evaluates" its audio offerings in a fast-changing world of technology.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 4, 2022
1 min read
Nozomi Networks Discovers Unpatched DNS Bug in Popular C Standard Library Putting IoT at Risk
Nozomi Networks Labs discovered a vulnerability affecting the Domain Name System (DNS) implementation of all versions of uClibc and uClibc-ng, a popular C standard library in IoT products.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 4, 2022
3 min read
This Is How Twitter’s Edit Button Will Finally Work
As Twitter plans to give its users an Edit button, after a push by its soon-to-be boss Elon Musk, to help them correct errors in their tweets, app researcher and reverse engineer Jane Manchun Wong on Tuesday revealed the first glimpse of the new tool.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 3, 2022
2 min read
Hyundai, Kia Report Poor April Sales Amid Chip Shortage
Hyundai Motor and its affiliate Kia said on Monday their vehicle sales continued to fall last month due to the impact of the global chip shortage on vehicle production.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2022
1 min read
Warren Buffett Won’t Pay Even $25 For All Bitcoin In The World
As Bitcoin hovers in the range of $38,000-$40,000 per digital coin, billionaire Warren Buffett has said that he will not even pay $25 for all the Bitcoin in the world.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2022
2 min read





