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Chrome on iOS: Move Your Address Bar to the Bottom for Easier Reachability
Google Chrome on iOS now lets you move the address bar to the bottom of the screen, making it easier to reach, especially on larger phones.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2023
1 min read
Meta’s Targeted Advertising Empire Crumbles in the Face of EU Ban
Meta is facing a major setback in its European operations, as the European Union has agreed to extend a ban on targeted advertising on Facebook and Instagram to all 30 countries in the EU and the European Economic Area.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2023
1 min read
LinkedIn Rolls Out New AI-Powered Experience to Premium Users
LinkedIn rolled out a new AI-powered experience to a select group of Premium subscribers as it celebrates one billion members on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2023
1 min read
AI Chatbots Are Scraping News Reporting and Copyrighted Content, Says US News Media Trade Group
A top US news media trade group is calling out AI technology companies for scraping news material to train their chatbots, a media report said.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2023
2 min read
Meta Purges over 34 Million Bad Pieces of Content on FB, Insta in India in Sep
Meta said that it took down over 29.7 million pieces of content across 13 policies for Facebook and over 4.4 million pieces of content across 12 policies for Instagram in India in September.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2023
2 min read
Google Launches New ‘.Ing’ Domain that Lets You Build Website in Single Word
Google Registry has launched a new domain extension type ".ing" that will let brands and businesses build their website in a single word.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2023
1 min read
Find Your Perfect Match on X Dating, Hire Desirable Candidates Soon: Musk
Elon Musk has expressed his desire to soon make X into a top dating and job hiring platform, as he emphasizes more video live-streaming of sports and political events.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2023
2 min read
Ubisoft to Shut Online Services for 10 Old Games Next Year
Ubisoft has announced that it will shut down the online services for 10 of its older games on January 25, 2024.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2023
1 min read
Nokia Sues Amazon and HP over Patent Infringement, Seeks Compensation
Nokia has sued Amazon and HP for patent infringement, saying the two companies illegally used Nokia’s video-related technologies in their services and devices and has sought compensation.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2023
2 min read
Google, Match Group Reach Settlement in Play Store Antitrust Case
Google has reached a settlement with Match Group, the dating app provider behind Tinder, Hinge, and OkCupid, in the app store antitrust case.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2023
2 min read
YouTube Is Getting Serious about Blocking Ad Blockers
YouTube is getting serious about blocking ad blockers. The video-sharing platform has launched a global effort to encourage users to allow ads or try YouTube Premium, a subscription service that offers an ad-free experience.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out Message Reaction Filtering Feature for Channels
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a message reaction filtering feature for channels on iOS, making it easier for administrators to see which of their contacts have reacted to channel updates.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 1, 2023
1 min read
At $19 Billion, X’s Valuation Now less than Half of What Musk Spent to Acquire It
X Corp has seen its valuation drop to $19 billion — less than half of which Elon Musk bought the social media platform for $44 billion last year. Employees at X (formerly Twitter) were on Monday awarded equity in the company at a valuation of...
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2023
2 min read
Pichai Defends Google’s Biz Practices, Says Our Products Are Good for Internet
Google is paying to remain the default search engine on several platforms for “preload exclusivity on a device-by-device basis”, the company's CEO Sundar Pichai has testified in the ongoing US vs. Google antitrust trial, stressing that they make real good products for the internet as...
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2023
2 min read
Court Rules against Meta over Penalty on Illegal User Info Sharing
Meta Platforms Ireland has lost a legal battle to defy the South Korean data protection watchdog's decision to slap a fine for providing users' personal information to other operators without consent, officials said on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2023
1 min read
US FTC to Pay $100 Mn in Refunds to Vonage Consumers Who Lost Money
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Monday said it is sending nearly $100 million in refunds to consumers who lost money as a result of internet phone service provider Vonage imposing junk fees and creating obstacles to those who try to cancel their service.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2023
1 min read
Meta Launches Paid Ad-Free Subscription for FB, Instagram in EU
Meta introduced a new paid subscription option in the EU, EEA (European Economic Area), and Switzerland that will remove ads from Facebook and Instagram.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 31, 2023
2 min read
Honeywell Unveils Innovative Solutions to Address EV Battery Fires
Honeywell on Monday said it has created innovative solutions to address safety concerns across the spectrum of EV manufacturing and use.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 30, 2023
1 min read
Threads posts are showing on Facebook as “For You on Threads”
Meta is testing a new feature that shows posts from Threads in your Facebook feed. This feature is called "For You on Threads" and it appears as a carousel of posts from people you follow on Threads.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 30, 2023
1 min read
X Posts with Misinformation Ineligible for Revenue Share: Musk
Posts on X that are corrected by users via Community Notes will become ineligible for ad revenue share, Elon Musk has announced.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 30, 2023
2 min read





