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Sam Altman Ousted as OpenAI CEO
In a surprising turn of events, Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI, has been fired from the company.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 18, 2023
1 min read
Discord Is Shutting down the Clyde AI Chatbot
Popular communication platform Discord has announced the impending shutdown of its AI chatbot, Clyde.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 18, 2023
1 min read
YouTube Allows Monetization on Videos with Breastfeeding, Twerking
YouTube will allow breastfeeding videos with nudity (but only in cases when a child is present) as well as videos with twerking, grinding, and other “sensual” types of dancing.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 17, 2023
1 min read
IBM Stops Ads on X as Elon Musk Endorses Antisemitism
IBM has stopped advertising on X as its owner Elon Musk continues to endorse far-right viewpoints and agrees with posts that promote antisemitism.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 17, 2023
2 min read
SpaceX Delays 2nd Starship Test Flight to Saturday, to Replace Rocket Part
Tech billionaire Elon Musk-owned SpaceX on Friday delayed the second orbital flight test of Starship and Super Heavy Booster to Saturday, CEO Elon Musk confirmed on X.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 17, 2023
2 min read
Meta Launches AI-Based Video Editing Tools
Meta launched two new AI-based features for video editing that could be used for posting to Instagram or Facebook. One of the flagship tools, Emu Video, generates four-second videos from a simple text description. Users can effortlessly create engaging and shareable content simply by providing...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 17, 2023
1 min read
Bluesky’s Triumph: Alternative to X(formerly Twitter) Reaches 2 Million Users
Bluesky, a decentralized social media platform inspired by Twitter's original vision, has surpassed a significant threshold, reaching an impressive 2 million users.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 17, 2023
1 min read
TikTok Aggressively Removing Videos Promoting Bin Laden Manifesto
Chinese short video app TikTok has taken the commendable step of aggressively removing videos promoting the infamous Osama bin Laden manifesto.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 17, 2023
1 min read
YouTube Testing GenAI Tools to Help Create Music Tracks from Text Prompt, Humming
YouTube on Thursday said it is testing new generative AI features that’ll let people create music tracks using just a text prompt or a simple hummed tune.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 16, 2023
2 min read
Insta Brings New Updates to Reels, Feed Photos to Create Content Easily
Instagram has shared a number of improvements to reels, feed photos, carousels, and stories, as well as new insights to help creators better understand how their content is performing. The company is testing the ability for users to scale, crop, and rotate individual clips.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 16, 2023
2 min read
WhatsApp Channels Reaches 500 Million Monthly Active Users
The company has achieved the feat in just 7 weeks, said Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 16, 2023
1 min read
Instagram Now Let You Limit Posts, Reels to Close Friends
Meta-owned American photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram is expanding its Close Friends feature beyond Stories and Notes to feed posts and Reels.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 16, 2023
1 min read
Instagram’s Threads Testing Hashtags with Select Users
Instagram’s Threads is adding a core feature of X called hashtags to its platform and has started testing the feature with select users.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 16, 2023
1 min read
Tesla Not to Sue Buyers for Reselling Cybertruck, Removes Purchase Clause
Tesla apparently will not sue Cybertruck buyers for reselling the vehicle within the first year of buying it.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 15, 2023
1 min read
Trump’s Micro-Blogging Platform Truth Social Loses $73 Million Since Launch
Former US president Donald Trump’s micro-blogging platform Truth Social has suffered a $73 million net loss since its launch in February 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 14, 2023
2 min read
Amazon Laying off ‘Just Over’ 180 Employees in Its Gaming Division
Amazon is laying off over 180 employees in its games division, as the company shuts down its Crown channel that streams on Twitch, closes its Game Growth effort that helps game makers market their products, and “refocusing” the work it does with its free games...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 14, 2023
2 min read
Uber Introduces New Tools to Address Unfair Drivers’ Account Deactivations
Uber is introducing new features to address unfair deactivations, and drivers and couriers will request an additional review of account deactivation decisions, including the ability to provide new information to support their case.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 14, 2023
1 min read
Nvidia’s New AI Chip: Bigger and Better
Nvidia has announced a new flagship chip for artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. The H200 boasts more high-bandwidth memory than its predecessor, the H100, which will allow it to handle larger and more complex AI models.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 14, 2023
1 min read
Now You Can Delete Threads Account Without Instagram
Meta is planning to roll out a new feature that will allow users to delete their Threads account without having to delete their Instagram account.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 14, 2023
1 min read
Whatsapp Rolling Out New Voice Chat Feature with Large Groups
The messaging app WhatsApp is introducing a new voice chat feature that will be a less disruptive method to connect with large groups on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 14, 2023
1 min read





