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Qualcomm, Meta Partner To Enable On-Device AI Apps Using Llama 2
Qualcomm Technologies has announced that it is working with Meta to optimise the execution of Meta's Llama 2 large language models directly on-device, without relying on the sole use of cloud services.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 19, 2023
2 min read
Telegram Raises $210 Million Via Bond Sales Amid Funding Crunch
Telegram has raised $210 million from several investors via bond sales. The investors include its founder and CEO, Pavel Durov.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 19, 2023
1 min read
Apple, Amazon Fined $218 Million In Spain For Restricting Competition
Amazon and Apple have been fined a total of $218 million in Spain for allegedly restricting competition around the reselling and marketing of Apple products on the e-commerce giant's e-commerce marketplace in the country.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 19, 2023
1 min read
TikTok Launches Its Own Music Service
TikTok has launched a subscription-based music streaming service to take on market leaders Apple and Spotify.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 19, 2023
2 min read
Satellite To Study ‘Rainbow’ Of X-Rays To Launch In August
A new space mission led by the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), aims to probe high-energy light into the equivalent of an X-ray rainbow.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 19, 2023
3 min read
Apple’s New Patent Hints At Rollable iPhone
Apple's recent patent application suggests that the company could be working on a rollable or scrollable iPhone.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2023
2 min read
Spotify Introduces Shared Volume Feature For Group Sessions
Spotify has introduced a new shared volume control for its group session feature.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2023
2 min read
Threads To Implement Twitter-Like Rate Limits, Musk Reacts
Following Instagram head Adam Mosseri's announcement to implement rate limits on Threads, Twitter-owner Elon Musk reacted to the decision and called it a copycat.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2023
1 min read
Meta Threads Now Under Govt Lens In Us
Threads is now under investigation by the US House Judiciary which has reportedly asked Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg to hand over documents about content moderation on the new platform that has crossed 150 million sign-ups.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2023
1 min read
YouTube Testing Feature That Let Users Easily Watch Videos At 2x Speed
YouTube has announced that it is testing a new feature that allows users to easily watch videos at 2x speed.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2023
2 min read
TikTok Introduces Passkeys for iOS Devices
TikTok announced today that it is introducing passkeys for iOS devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 18, 2023
2 min read
Meta Banned From Running Behavioral Advertising On Facebook And Instagram
Meta has been banned from carrying out behavioural advertising on Facebook and Instagram based on the surveillance and profiling of users in Norway unless the company obtains users’ consent.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2023
2 min read
YouTube Quietly Releases ‘Stable Volume’ Feature To Some Users
YouTube has quietly rolled out a new 'Stable Volume' feature to some users.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2023
1 min read
Tesla Most Wanted Car Brand In The World: Report
Tesla is the most wanted car brand in the world, a new report has shown.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2023
2 min read
Daily Use On Meta Threads Drops By 50% Amid New Sign-Up Surge
According to Sensor Tower data, the Threads platform’s number of daily active users was down about 20 percent since its debut on July 5.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2023
1 min read
Sony and Microsoft Reach 10-Year Deal to Keep Call of Duty on PlayStation
Sony and Microsoft have agreed to a 10-year deal to keep Call of Duty on PlayStation after the proposed Activision Blizzard acquisition.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2023
1 min read
Russia Bans Govt Officials From Using iPhones Over Alleged Surveillance Concerns
Russia has banned Apple iPhones from use by government officials over surveillance claims by the US, the media reported on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 17, 2023
2 min read
Zuckerberg Doesn’t Seem To Care About Threads: Elon Musk
Elon Musk on Sunday said that Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg doesn’t seem to care about Threads.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 16, 2023
1 min read
ChatGPT Can Increase Human Productivity: Study
Open AI’s ChatGPT can help increase productivity for workers assigned tasks like writing cover letters, delicate emails, and cost-benefit analysis, according to a study.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 16, 2023
2 min read
Reddit Removes Chat History Prior To 2023
Reddit has unexpectedly removed users' chat history prior to January 1 of this year.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 16, 2023
1 min read
