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Amazon’s Alexa Claimed 2020 US Prez Election Was ‘Stolen’: Report
Amazon’s smart assistant Alexa has reportedly claimed that the 2020 US presidential election was “stolen by a massive amount of election fraud”, as concerns rise over artificial intelligence (AI)-driven chatbots and virtual assistants spreading misinformation.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 9, 2023
2 min read
Nissan Recalls over 9k EVs over a Software Defect
Nissan has issued a recall notice for nearly 9,813 model year 2023 Ariya electric SUVs in the US due to a potential drive motor-related software defect.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 9, 2023
1 min read
FTX Used Python Code to Fake Its Insurance Fund Figure: Co-Founder
The collapsed crypto exchange FTX used hidden Python code to misrepresent the value of its insurance fund, according to court testimony by FTX co-founder, Gary Wang.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 9, 2023
2 min read
Intel Prepares for Windows ‘Refresh’ Amid Likely Windows 12 Launch
Intel has teased a “Windows refresh” for 2024, reportedly preparing its Meteor Lake desktop platform for the next generation of Windows likely to be called Windows 12 amid an AI push.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 8, 2023
2 min read
Google Shipped Almost 40 Mn Pixel Phones since 2016, 10 Mn in Last 12 Months
Google has shipped nearly 40 million Pixel smartphones since 2016 and 10 million units in the last 12 months alone, as its newly-launched Pixel 8 series gain initial traction globally.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 8, 2023
1 min read
New AI Algorithm Can Forecast Earthquake with 70% Accuracy
Researchers have developed a novel artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm that correctly predicted 70 percent of earthquakes a week before they happened during a seven-month trial in China, raising hopes that the technology could one day be used to limit earthquakes’ impact on lives and economies.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 7, 2023
2 min read
X Reportedly Testing New Paid Premium Membership Tiers
X is reportedly planning to split its premium paid subscription service into three membership tiers to earn more money and become profitable by 2024.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 7, 2023
2 min read
Truecaller Acquires Fraud Detection Service ‘TrustCheckr’
Truecaller on Friday said it has acquired the Bengaluru-based company Unoideo Technologies Pvt Ltd that provides the service TrustCheckr, which, through a SaaS (software-as-a-service) platform, helps businesses verify customer information and detects risk of fraud based on phone numbers and digital signals.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 6, 2023
2 min read
Musk Predicts Starship to Make Uncrewed Landing on Mars in 3 or 4 Yrs
Elon Musk on Friday predicted that the Starship could make an uncrewed mission to Mars in three or 4 years.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 6, 2023
2 min read
Sleep Apnea Feature Arrives on Samsung Galaxy Watch After Approval
The new sleep apnea feature on the Samsung Health Monitor app has been approved by Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) and will be coming to the Galaxy Watch series in Korea early next year.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 6, 2023
2 min read
US SEC Suing Musk for Refusal to Testify in 2022 Twitter Stock Purchase Probe
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is suing Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk for refusing to testify in an investigation into his purchase of Twitter shares in 2022 before he bought the micro-blogging platform for $44 billion.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 6, 2023
2 min read
Amazon to Shut Live Audio Service ‘Amp’
Amazon has announced to shut down its live audio service -- Amp.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 5, 2023
1 min read
Meta Rolls Out Generative AI Features for Advertisers
Meta has started rolling out generative AI-powered features for ad creatives in its Ads Manager, with global rollout complete by next year.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 5, 2023
2 min read
Musk’s X Ad Revenue Plummets Since Takeover
Elon Musk's acquisition of social media platform X has been a bumpy ride for advertisers. According to third-party data, US ad revenue at X has declined at least 55% year-over-year each month since the takeover in October 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 5, 2023
1 min read
Musk Tops Forbes’ 400 Richest People in US, Bezos Ranks 2nd
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has topped Forbes' 400 richest people in America in 2023 list for the second year in a row, with an estimated fortune of $251 billion, leaving behind fellow tech titans Amazon Founder Jeff Bezos and CTO and Co-founder of Oracle Larry Ellison.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
2 min read
Netflix Plans to Again Raise Prices of Its Services
Netflix is reportedly planning to increase the price of its streaming service again -- starting with the US and Canada first -- to make up for the revenue lost during the Hollywood strike, a media report said.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read
Gmail is Adding Emoji Reactions 🤩
Gmail is getting a new feature that will make it easier than ever to express your reactions to emails: emoji reactions!
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read
X to Pay $1.1 Million in Legal Fees for Ex-Twitter Execs
In a stunning turn of events, X (formerly Twitter) has been ordered to pay $1.1 million in legal fees for former Twitter executives.
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read
Spotify Gives Premium Subscribers 15 Hours of Audiobooks per Month
Audio streaming giant Spotify is giving Premium subscribers a free gift: 15 hours of audiobook listening per month!
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read
Dall-E 3 Is Now Free for Everyone to Use.
Microsoft's text-to-image model from OpenAI, DALL-E 3, is now generally available to everyone within Bing Chat and Bing.com/create—for free!
Bijay Pokharel,
October 4, 2023
1 min read





