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Jeff Bezos to Sell 50 Million Amazon Shares in Next 12 Months
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is planning to sell at least 50 million company shares in the next year, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2024
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SpaceX Invites Research Proposals for Dragon Human Spaceflight Missions
SpaceX has quietly invited proposals for exceptional science and research ideas that will enable life in space and on other planets, to be executed in orbit using its Dragon spacecraft capsule.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2024
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Tesla Recalls More than 2 Million Vehicles in US Over Warning Lights Issue
Tesla is recalling more than two million vehicles -- almost all of the cars it sold in the US -- due to incorrect font size on warning lights.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2024
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Zuckerberg Fifth Richest Person in the World Following Surge in Meta Share Price
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg is now the fifth richest person in the world following a surge in Meta’s share price that has seen his net worth increase more than any other individual this year, MarketWatch reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2024
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Threads Reaches More than 130 Million Monthly Users
X (formerly Twitter) rival Threads has reached 130 million monthly active users, up 30 million from the last quarter, the company has announced.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2024
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YouTube Surpasses 100 Million Music & Premium Subscribers Globally
YouTube has surpassed 100 million Music and Premium subscribers globally, including trials, as of January this year.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2024
1 min read
Amazon Logs Record $140 Billion in Net Sales in Holiday Quarter
Net sales for Amazon increased 14 percent to $170 billion in the holiday quarter that ended December 31, 2023, compared with $149.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2024
1 min read
Meta Purged Over 26 Million Bad Pieces of Content on FB, Insta in India in Dec 2023
Meta said that it took down over 19.8 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 6.2 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in December 2023.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2024
2 min read
Musk Announces to Shift Tesla’s Incorporation to Texas After $56 Billion Pay Snub
Elon Musk has announced that Tesla will move immediately to hold a shareholder vote to change its legal home from the US state of Delaware to Texas.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2024
1 min read
eBay Agrees to Pay $59 Million to Settle Lawsuit Related to Sales of Pill-Making Tools
eBay has agreed to pay $59 million to settle a lawsuit alleging that it assisted in the sale of pill press machines that can be used to manufacture illegal drugs, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2024
2 min read
Musk’s Tesla Sued for Hazardous Waste Handling in US
Tech billionaire Elon Musk-owned Tesla has been sued in the US for its hazardous waste handling.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2024
2 min read
YouTube, Facebook Most Used Social Media Platform among US Adults: Report
Social media platforms YouTube and Facebook are the most used online platforms among US adults, according to a report on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2024
2 min read
Meta CEO Zuckerberg Apologies to Families at Social Media Hearing in US
Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg have apologized to families at the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on kids' online safety in the US.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2024
2 min read
US Bill Proposes to Let Victims Sue over Digitally Fake Sexual Images
As AI-generated explicit images of Taylor Swift create massive debate among policymakers, US lawmakers have proposed a bill that would let victims sue over digitally faked sexual images.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2024
1 min read
Users Can Now Bring GPTs into Any Conversation in OpenAI’s ChatGPT
OpenAI is promoting GPTs, third-party apps powered by AI models, by enabling its AI chatbot ChatGPT users to invoke them in any chat.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2024
1 min read
Elon Musk’s $56 Billion Pay Package Is Unfair, Deeply Flawed: US Judge
A US judge has ruled that Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package is unfair and the Tesla board will need to come up with a new pay proposal.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2024
1 min read
PayPal Announces a 9% Global Workforce Reduction in 2024
Online payment platform PayPal is planning to cut about 2,500 jobs or 9% of its global workforce in 2024.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2024
1 min read
Toyota Recalls 50k Vehicles in US Over Airbag Issue that Can Cause ‘Serious Injury, Death’
Japanese automotive giant Toyota has issued an immediate "DO NOT DRIVE" advisory, in which it recalled about 50,000 vehicles in the US over faulty airbags issue that can cause "serious injury or death" to the driver or passengers.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
2 min read
Netflix Co-Founder Reed Hastings Donates $1.1 Bn Shares to Charity
Netflix Co-founder and CEO Reed Hastings has donated $1.1 billion of his company shares to charity.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
X Ends Ban on Taylor Swift Searches After Explicit Fake Images Spread
Elon Musk-run X has lifted the ban on searches for Taylor Swift that blocked queries of her name for several days following the spread of explicit, digitally altered photos of her.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2024
1 min read
