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YouTube To No Longer Recommend Videos To Users With Disabled Watch History
YouTube has announced that it will no longer recommend videos to users if their watch history is turned off.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 9, 2023
1 min read
X Introduces Sensitivity Settings, Enhanced Blocklist For Advertisers
Elon Musk's X has introduced two new capabilities, Sensitivity Settings and Enhanced Blocklist, for advertisers.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 9, 2023
1 min read
Google Adds Translation Feature To Gmail Mobile App
Google has announced a native translation integration within the Gmail mobile app.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 9, 2023
1 min read
Netflix Launches New App For Playing Games On TV
Netflix has launched a new application on the Apple App Store that will allow users to play games on their TV.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 9, 2023
1 min read
US Regulators Fine Top Banks $549 Mn Over Use Of WhatsApp, iMessage
Top Wall Street banks, including several Wells Fargo companies, will pay a combined $549 million in fines after admitting that their employees, “including those at senior levels”, often communicated through various messaging platforms on their personal devices, including iMessage, WhatsApp, and Signal, about the business...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 9, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Enables Screen Sharing During Video Calls
Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday announced the latest feature on WhatsApp that enables screen sharing during video calls. The users can initiate screen sharing by clicking on the ‘Share’ Icon and choosing between sharing a specific application or sharing the entire screen. “Whether sharing documents for...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
1 min read
Spotify Expands AI-Powered Personalised Music Feature ‘DJ’ To More Countries
Spotify has announced that it is rolling out its artificial intelligence-powered personalized music feature 'DJ' to more countries around the world.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
2 min read
Don’t Invest In Unlicensed Crypto Platforms, Hong Kong Regulator Warns People
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) here has warned investors to be wary of the risks of trading virtual assets on unregulated virtual asset trading platforms (VATP), saying some cryptocurrency firms are making fake claims about their compliance with the commission.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
2 min read
Zoom Changes Policy That Uses Customer’s Data To Train AI Models
Video conferencing platform Zoom has changed its terms of service following online backlash over a recent update to the company's fine print allowing AI training on customer data.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
2 min read
Snapchat Allowing Users To Enable Dark Mode Without Subscription On Android
Snapchat is now allowing users to enable dark mode without a Snapchat+ subscription, on Android.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
1 min read
SoftBank Reports Unexpected Loss Of $3.3 Billion In Q1
Japanese investment giant SoftBank on Tuesday reported an unexpected loss of 477,616 billion yen ($3.3 billion) in the first quarter (Q1) covering April-June, despite an investment gain from its massive tech-focused Vision Fund.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
2 min read
NASA Study Finds Mars Is Spinning Faster
Scientists have made the most precise measurements ever of Mars’ rotation, for the first time detecting how the planet wobbles due to the “sloshing” of its molten metal core.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
3 min read
WhatsApp For iOS Gets Message Editing Support For Media With Captions
WhatsApp has announced that it is rolling out message editing support for media with captions on iOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
2 min read
Boeing Postpones 1st Starliner Astronaut Launch For NASA To 2024
Boeing said that it has again stalled the first crewed flight of its Starliner capsule and it now plans to take off next year.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
3 min read
X Working On Feature To Sort Posts On Profiles
Elon Musk-owned X is working on a new feature that will allow users to sort posts on someone's profile.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
1 min read
YouTuber MrBeast Faces $100 Million Lawsuit From Ghost Kitchen Partner
The ghost kitchen company that operates MrBeast Burger -- a virtual restaurant chain -- is counter-suing YouTuber Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) for over $100 million.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
2 min read
Norway Fines Meta Over Privacy Breaches
Norway's data protection authority, Datatilsynet, has fined Facebook owner Meta 1 million crowns ($98,500) per day from August 14 until the company complies with the authority's order to stop collecting and using personal data from Norwegian users for targeted advertising.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
2 min read
PayPal Launches Dollar-Backed Stablecoin
PayPal has launched a dollar-backed stablecoin called PayPal USD.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
1 min read
Sony Is Now Streaming PS5 Games At 4K Over The Internet In Public Beta
Sony has begun a public beta test of its PS5 cloud gaming service, which allows players to stream PS5 games to a PS5 console at up to 4K resolution. The beta is currently available to a limited number of users in the United States and...
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
2 min read
YouTube Testing Improvements To Channel Page Layout
YouTube has announced that it is testing improvements to the channel page layout.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 8, 2023
1 min read





