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Reddit Faces Brief Outage Amid Protest Against New API Policy
Amid subreddits' protest against the company's new application programming interface (API) pricing changes, the social discussion platform Reddit faced a brief outage.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 13, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out Message Editing Feature On Windows Beta
WhatsApp is rolling out a message editing feature on Windows beta.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 13, 2023
1 min read
FTC Files To Block Microsoft From Buying Activision Blizzard
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is asking for US courts to stop Microsoft from acquiring Activision Blizzard while the government’s bigger case to block the merger plays out.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 13, 2023
1 min read
Netflix Streaming Its First-Ever Sporting Event
Streaming giant Netflix’s first live-streamed sporting event could be coming this fall.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 13, 2023
1 min read
Over 6k Subreddits Go Dark To Protest Reddit’s New API Pricing
Following the upcoming application programming interface (API) pricing changes at the social discussion platform Reddit, more than 6,000 subreddits have gone dark, including many of the platform's most-subscribed communities such as r/funny, r/aww, r/gaming, r/music, and r/science, meaning these communities are no longer publicly accessible,...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
2 min read
Google Making ‘Paginated Mode’ Default On Docs For Android
Google has announced that it is making the 'paginated mode' default on Docs for Android.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
1 min read
Ex-Samsung Executive Indicted For Stealing Trade Secrets To Build Chip Plant In China
A former senior executive of Samsung Electronics has been arrested and indicted for stealing the chip giant's trade secrets to build a copycat chip plant in China, prosecutors said on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
2 min read
Windows 11 Gets New App Privacy Settings, Glanceable VPN Feature & More
Microsoft has introduced new security features for Windows 11, including new app privacy settings and a glanceable VPN.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
1 min read
AI May Help Predict Cybersickness In VR Users
Artificial Intelligence (AI) could be used to help combat nausea, headaches, and dizziness among virtual reality (VR) users and make the technology more accessible, according to a new study.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
2 min read
Microsoft Announces Starfield Xbox Controller, New Series S Console With 1TB SSD & More
Microsoft has introduced the Starfield Limited Edition wireless controller and headset, Xbox Series S in Carbon Black color with 1TB of storage, and much more.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Refuses To Pay Google Cloud Bill, Trust And Safety Services At Risk
Twitter has reportedly refused to pay Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this month.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out Redesigned Emoji Keyboard On Android Beta
WhatsApp is rolling out a redesigned emoji keyboard to some beta testers on Android.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
1 min read
Meta Rolling Out AI Chatbot Trained On Internal Data To Employees
Meta is reportedly rolling out an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot 'Metamate' to its employees, which is trained on internal data.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
1 min read
Twitter’s New Update To Only Let Blue Users Send DMs To Non-Followers
Elon Musk on Monday said that Twitter will "hopefully" roll out a new update this week, which will limit the ability to send DMs to people who don't follow you to Blue users.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 12, 2023
1 min read
Reddit Stands Firm On API Changes, Despite Developer Protests
Social discussion forum Reddit CEO Steve Huffman has hosted an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session to discuss the platform's controversial API changes and confirmed that Reddit is not planning to revive its coming API pricing changes that have caused multiple developers to announce they will...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 11, 2023
1 min read
LinkedIn Introduces AI Copy Suggestion Feature For Ad Creatives
LinkedIn has introduced an AI-generated Copy Suggestions tool that uses generative AI to create high-performing intro text and headlines for ad creatives by leveraging data from an advertiser's LinkedIn Page.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 11, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out New Interface For Group Settings Screen On iOS
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new interface for a group setting screen on iOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 11, 2023
1 min read
Google Patches New Chrome Zero-Day Flaw Used In Exploit
Google has issued a security update for the Chrome web browser to address the third zero-day vulnerability exploited by hackers this year.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 11, 2023
1 min read
Twitter To Soon Start Paying Creators For Ads Served In Replies: Musk
The microblogging site Twitter will soon start paying creators on the platform for the ads served in their replies, Elon Musk announced on Saturday.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2023
1 min read
Los Angeles Times To Reduce 13% Of Staff Amid Advertising Declines
US-based Los Angeles Times has announced to lay off about 13 percent of its newsroom staff, or 74 employees, amid economic pressures brought on by advertising and print readership declines.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2023
2 min read





