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Meta Now Lets Creators Publish Instant Games Directly on Facebook
Meta has announced a new distribution model for Instant Games (IG), allowing developers to publish their games directly to people on Facebook, even if the game is in the early stages of development.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 4, 2023
2 min read
Google Ends $15 Billion Deal with Lead Developer for US Campuses Projects
Google has ended its $15 billion deal agreement with Lendlease, the developer the company had been working with on major campus projects in Silicon Valley.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 4, 2023
2 min read
YouTube’s Crackdown on Ad Blockers Leads to Record Number of Uninstalls
YouTube's effort to crack down on users with ad blockers on its platform globally has resulted in a record number of uninstalls, with multiple ad-blocking companies reporting that thousands of people are uninstalling their products after the video-sharing platform began showing warnings to people trying...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 4, 2023
2 min read
Elon Musk’s X Starts Selling Unused Account Handles for Flat $50,000
X has reportedly started selling user accounts that are not in use anymore, asking a flat fee of $50,000 to begin a purchase.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 4, 2023
1 min read
Starlink Internet Service No Longer Losing Money: Elon Musk
Starlink is no longer losing money and has achieved breakeven cash flow, Elon Musk has announced.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2023
1 min read
Musk’s xAI to Release Its 1st AI Product to Select Group This Week
Elon Musk on Friday said that its new artificial intelligence (AI) company called xAI will release its first AI to a select group this week.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2023
1 min read
Amazon To Close 2 Clothing Stores Just 17 Months After Opening 1st Outlet
Amazon has confirmed to close its two "Amazon Style clothing stores" in the US just 17 months after opening the first outlet, marking the latest shift in its physical retail strategy.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2023
1 min read
Threads Now Let You Copy & Paste, Add Multiple Posts on Web
Instagram head Adam Mosseri has announced some new features on the web version of Threads, including the copy and paste option and add multiple posts option.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2023
2 min read
FTX’s Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty on All 7 Counts
Sam Bankman-Fried, co-founder and former CEO of collapsed crypto exchange FTX, has been found guilty on all seven counts related to fraud and money laundering.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2023
2 min read
Meta Lets Creators Test Different Versions of Reels on Facebook
Meta has announced new ways for creators to test their content and understand performance to grow on Facebook, including the ability to test how different Reels perform against each other on the platform. The company said it is rolling out a Reels A/B testing tool...
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2023
2 min read
Amazon Made Extra $1 Bn in Profit via Secret Pricing Algorithm: US FTC
Amazon ran a secret pricing algorithm, codenamed "Project Nessie", that may have generated the e-commerce platform more than $1 billion in extra profits, according to new details that emerged from the US Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) antitrust case against the company.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2023
2 min read
Microsoft Launches New Initiative to Advance Cybersecurity Protection
Microsoft has launched a new initiative called "Secure Future Initiative" (SFI) across the company to advance cybersecurity protection and tackle the evolving cyber threat landscape.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 3, 2023
2 min read
Collins Dictionary Names AI ‘Word of the Year’ in ChatGPT Era
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has earned the title of ‘Word of the Year’ by the makers of Collins Dictionary, as Generative AI and its use have taken the world by storm.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2023
1 min read
Instagram May Be Developing Customizable ‘AI Friend’ Feature
American photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram might be developing an 'AI friend' feature that will let users create a friend as per their liking
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2023
2 min read
Scarlett Johansson Suing AI App Developer for Cloning Her Voice
Actor Scarlett Johansson is reportedly suing an app developer for using her name and an AI-generated version of her voice in an online ad.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2023
1 min read
Google Rolls Out New Features to Help Small Merchants
Google has announced new Shopping features that will allow small merchants to update product imagery using generative AI, making it easier to attract new customers.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 2, 2023
2 min read
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





