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Twitter Is Down Globally
Twitter on Saturday faced a major outage globally, which is preventing thousands of users from accessing the social media platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 1, 2023
1 min read
Reddit Users Bid Farewell To Favourite Apps With Heartfelt Posts, Memes
As many popular third-party apps on the social discussion forum Reddit, including the Apollo app, are now shutting down due to the platform's upcoming paid API (Application Programming Interface), fans are sending them off with heartfelt posts and memes.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 1, 2023
1 min read
GM Acquires Software Startup That Detects Early EV Battery Flaws
Automaker General Motors (GM) has announced that it acquired substantially all the assets of Israel-based battery software startup ALGOLiON for an undisclosed sum.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 1, 2023
1 min read
New Image From NASA’s Webb Telescope Reveals Saturn’s Iconic Rings
Researchers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have revealed a new image of Saturn and its rings which seem to glow eerily in the infrared picture, plus it unveiled unexpected features in Saturn’s atmosphere.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 1, 2023
2 min read
Twitter Bans 1.1 Million Accounts For Policy Violations In India
The microblogging site Twitter banned a record 11,32,228 accounts in India between April 26 and May 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 1, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Now Requires Users To Sign In To View Tweets
Twitter will now require users to have an account on the social media platform to view tweets
Bijay Pokharel,
July 1, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out Feature To Let Users Send HQ Videos On Android Beta
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature on Android beta, which allows users to send high-quality videos.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 30, 2023
1 min read
Snapchat+ Crosses 4 Million Paid Subscribers
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has announced that the subscription service 'Snapchat+' has crossed 4 million subscribers in its first year since launching.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 30, 2023
1 min read
OpenAI Sued For ‘Stealing Data’ From Public Without Consent To Train ChatGPT
OpenAI has been sued in a class-action lawsuit in the US for allegedly stealing data from the public to train its AI chatbot ChatGPT.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 30, 2023
2 min read
Meta Planning To Let EU Users Download Apps Through Facebook Ads
Meta is reportedly planning to allow people in the European Union (EU) directly download applications through Facebook ads.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 30, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft Announces AI-Powered Shopping Tools In Bing, Edge
Microsoft has announced new artificial intelligence (AI)-based shopping tools in Bing and Edge, that will help users to shop and save "with confidence."
Bijay Pokharel,
June 30, 2023
2 min read
YouTube Cracks Down on Ad Blockers
Google-owned YouTube is testing a new policy that could restrict video playback for viewers who use ad blockers.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 30, 2023
1 min read
Meta Expands ‘Why Am I Seeing This?’ Feature In Insta, Fb Reels
Meta announced that it is expanding the “Why Am I Seeing This?” feature in the Instagram and Facebook Reels along with Instagram’s Explore page so that users can understand the reason why that post is being shown to them.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 30, 2023
2 min read
Google Rolling Out Q&A, Poll Features To Meet Live Streams
Google has announced that it is rolling out the Q&A and poll features to live-streamed Meet meetings.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 29, 2023
1 min read
Visa Acquires Fintech Startup Pismo For $1 Billion
Credit card major Visa has acquired Pismo, a cloud-native issuer processing and core banking platform, for $1 billion in cash.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 29, 2023
1 min read
The Vatican Creates Own Guidelines Against Misuse Of AI In ChatGPT Era
Amid the call to regulate and create guardrails against the misuse of artificial intelligence (AI), The Vatican has now issued its own handbook for navigating the ethics of AI technology in the ChatGPT era.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 29, 2023
2 min read
Google Introduces Shop Tab On Android TV
Google has introduced a new Shop tab on Android TV devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 29, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out 32-Person Video Calling Feature On Windows Beta
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature to create video calls with up to 32 people, on Windows beta.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 29, 2023
1 min read
Volvo Becomes 4th Automaker To Adopt Tesla EV Charging Standard
European carmaker Volvo has signed an agreement with Elon Musk's Tesla, providing current and future electric Volvo car drivers access to 12,000 Tesla’s vast Supercharger network across the US, Canada, and Mexico.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 29, 2023
1 min read
Zoom Launches AI-Based ‘Intelligent Director’
Zoom on Wednesday announced the launch of the artificial intelligence (AI)-based 'Intelligent Director' for Zoom Rooms.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 28, 2023
2 min read
