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Roblox Open Beta Soon Coming To Meta Quest 2 & Pro
Meta has announced that the gaming platform Roblox is coming to Quest 2 and Pro, starting with an open beta hitting App Lab in the coming weeks.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2023
2 min read
GitHub Announces Public Beta Of Passwordless Authentication
GitHub on Thursday announced the public beta of passwordless authentication on its official website, allowing users to upgrade from security keys to passkeys.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2023
1 min read
Kia To Invest $200 Million To Produce EV9 SUV At US Plant
Kia, South Korea's second-largest carmaker by sales, said on Thursday it will invest $200 million to produce the all-electric EV9 SUV in its US plant next year.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2023
2 min read
Mastodon Experiences Downtime Due To Maintenance
Following downtime due to a major database upgrade on the backend, the decentralized social media platform Mastodon has completed the maintenance and is now back online.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2023
1 min read
Insta’s ‘Rage Shake’ Feature Also Available In Threads
Instagram's 'rage shake' feature that provides users an easy way to report problems on the platform is available in Threads also.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2023
1 min read
Elon Musk Launches xAI Company To ‘Understand True Nature Of Universe’
Elon Musk on Wednesday launched a new artificial intelligence (AI) company called xAI that aims to “understand the true nature of the universe”.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2023
1 min read
Discord Introduces New Tool That Informs Parents About Teen’s Activity
Discord has introduced a new opt-in tool 'Family Center' that makes it easier for teens to keep their parents and guardians informed about their Discord activity while respecting their autonomy.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2023
1 min read
Android 14 Beta 4 Includes ‘Auto-Confirm Unlock’ Feature, Fixes & More
Google has released the Android 14 Beta 4 update which includes an 'auto-confirm unlock' feature, a variety of fixes, system performance improvements, and much more.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2023
1 min read
Meta Introduces Real-Time Avatar Calls For Instagram, Messenger
Meta has announced that it is rolling out real-time avatar calls on Instagram and Messenger.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2023
1 min read
Ex-Amazon Cybersecurity Professional Accused Of Stealing $9 Million In Crypto
Shakeeb Ahmed, a former senior security engineer at Amazon, has been accused in the US of hacking a famous cryptocurrency exchange and stealing around $9 million in crypto.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2023
2 min read
Users Can Now Transfer Netflix Profile To Existing Account
Netflix has updated the profile transfer feature to allow users to transfer their profile to an existing account.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2023
1 min read
Threads To Feature Edit Option, Following Feed & More As It Crosses 100 Million
Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, will soon feature an edit button, following feed, translation option for different languages, and much more, as it has crossed 100 million user sign-ups within a week of its launch.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2023
1 min read
Non-TikTok Users Consider It A National Security Threat: Report
About six-in-ten adults (59 percent) see the Chinese short-video-making app TikTok as a major or minor threat to national security in the US, a new report has shown.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2023
2 min read
MediaTek Launches ‘Dimensity 6000’ Series For Mainstream 5G Devices
MediaTek on Tuesday launched its new 'Dimensity 6000' series along with a chipset designed to enhance the next generation of mainstream 5G devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2023
2 min read
Apple’s Phil Schiller, Google Arrive On Meta’s Threads
Apple fellow Phil Schiller, responsible for leading the App Store and Apple events, as well as Google and YoutTube, have joined Threads.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2023
1 min read
Taliban Supports Musk’s Twitter Over Zuckerberg’s Threads
The Taliban has come out in support of Elon Musk-run Twitter over Mark Zuckerberg-run Threads on Instagram, saying other platforms cannot replace the original micro-blogging platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2023
1 min read
Twitter May Hit All-Time Record For User-Screentime This Week: Musk
Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday said that "cumulative user-seconds per day of phone screentime" might "hit an all-time record" this week.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2023
1 min read
Snapchat To Now Let Users Add Links To Public Profiles
Snap announced that it is rolling out Linktree integration with the link-in-bio tool to allow public accounts to show off their other profiles on Snapchat.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2023
1 min read
Google Messages May Soon Get ‘Animated Emoji’ Feature
Google is reportedly testing an 'animated emoji' feature in the instant messaging application 'Google Messages'.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 10, 2023
1 min read
Meta’s Twitter Rival ‘Threads’ Crosses 100 Million Sign-ups
Meta's Twitter rival, Threads, has finally crossed 100 million user sign-ups within a week of its launch.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 10, 2023
1 min read
