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UAE Applies Digital Identity To All Service Systems
The Finance Ministry of the UAE has announced the implementation of digital identity in all service systems as part of the country's efforts to promote digitalization, media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 3, 2023
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Reddit Back After ‘Major’ Outage
Reddit on Thursday said that it has "resolved" an issue causing elevated error rates.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 3, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Releases Update To Fix Call Quality Issue On Android Beta
WhatsApp has released a bug-fix update to address an issue with the call quality on Android beta.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Blue Users Can Now Hide Their Blue Checkmarks
X has allowed paid users under its Blue service to hide their verification marks on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
1 min read
Tinder To Launch ‘High-End’ Membership, Product Refresh This Fall
Dating giant Tinder's parent company Match Group has announced that it is preparing to launch a new “high-end” membership later this fall as well as a product refresh to better satisfy its core Gen Z audience.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft Rolls Out Spatial Audio On Teams For Desktop
Microsoft has rolled out spatial audio on Teams for desktop, to improve communication and reduce meeting fatigue in audio and video conferences.
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August 2, 2023
1 min read
Musk’s X Corp Sues Anti-Hate Firm Over ‘Improperly’ Accessing Twitter Data
X accused the UK-based nonprofit of accessing data from Twitter to “falsely claim it had statistical support showing the platform is overwhelmed with harmful content”.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
1 min read
Voyager 2’s “Heartbeat” Signal Restored After Mishap
NASA has restored contact with Voyager 2, the space probe that has been exploring the universe for over 45 years.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
1 min read
US Traffic Agency Probing 280k Tesla Cars Over Loss Of Steering Control
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating approximately 280,000 Tesla vehicles (Model 3 and Model Y) over reports of loss of steering control while driving.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
1 min read
Rogue Amazon Employees Peddling Bad Review Removals On Social Media: Report
Some rogue Amazon employees are reportedly helping third-party sellers by removing bad reviews on their products on the e-commerce platform via secret groups on Telegram, WhatsApp, and Facebook.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
2 min read
YouTube Shorts To Get Collab Tool, Q&A Sticker & More
YouTube has introduced new creation tools for short, vertical videos 'YouTube Shorts', including a Collab tool, Q&A sticker, and much more.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
2 min read
Meta Blocks News in Canada in Protest of New Law
Meta has begun blocking news content in Canada in response to a new law that requires tech giants to pay news publishers for their content. The law, known as the Online News Act, was passed by the Canadian parliament in June 2021.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
1 min read
YouTube Tests AI-Generated Video Summaries
YouTube is testing a new feature that uses artificial intelligence to generate summaries of videos. The summaries are designed to give users a quick overview of what a video is about, without having to watch the entire thing.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 2, 2023
1 min read
Samsung Galaxy SmartTag 2 Tracker Appears On FCC Filing, Reveals New Design
Samsung's Galaxy SmartTag 2 tracker has appeared on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) listing which revealed the new design of the upcoming location tracker.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2023
2 min read
Meta Takes Down Over 27 Million Pieces of Harmful Content in India in June
Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has released a report stating that it took down over 27 million pieces of bad content on its platforms in India in June.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2023
2 min read
Reddit Rolls Out Improved Web Experiences For Logged-Out Users
After facing subreddits' protest against the company's new application programming interface (API) pricing changes, the social discussion platform Reddit has made several updates to its website for logged-out users.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2023
2 min read
Dell Expands AI Offerings To Boost Generative AI Initiatives Globally
Dell Technologies on Tuesday introduced new artificial intelligence (AI) offerings to help customers quickly and securely build Generative AI models on-premises to accelerate improved outcomes and drive new levels of intelligence.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2023
2 min read
Jimmy Donaldson Aka MrBeast Suing Ghost Kitchen Partner Over ‘Inedible’ MrBeast Burgers
Jimmy Donaldson aka MrBeast is suing the company responsible for his branded line of fast food including the MrBeast Burger, due to delivering "inedible" food to customers.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2023
2 min read
X Sign Taken Down From Headquarters Following Complaints
The big X logo on the Elon Musk-run company's San Francisco headquarters has been taken down due to multiple complaints.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2023
1 min read
Uber Driver In 1st-Ever Deadly Self-Driving Crash Sentenced To 3 Years Probation
An Uber driver in the US who was involved in the first-ever fatal autonomous crash in 2018 has pleaded guilty to one count of endangerment and was sentenced to three years of probation.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2023
2 min read
