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NASA Mission To Avert ‘Internet Apocalypse’ That Could Pause Online Access For Months
NASA has launched a spacecraft as part of a mission in an effort to avert a potential "internet apocalypse" that could leave people without access to the internet for months.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2023
2 min read
Netflix Subscriptions Rise After Password-Sharing Crackdown
Streaming giant Netflix saw a huge spike in subscribers in the US after it notified users about its paid sharing policies on May 23rd, according to the data analytics company Antenna.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2023
1 min read
Webb Telescope Finds Over 700 Galaxies Of Early Universe
The James Webb Telescope has discovered that the early universe had more than 700 galaxies, a finding not known before.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2023
2 min read
Spotify Testing New Feature ‘Your Offline Mix’
Spotify is officially testing a new feature called -- 'Your Offline Mix', a playlist designed for users when they might not be online and still wants to listen to their favorite playlist.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2023
1 min read
Google Testing Cinematic Image Creator In Photos: Report
Google is reportedly testing an on-demand cinematic effect feature in the photo-sharing and storage service 'Google Photos'.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
1 min read
Samsung’s One UI 5 Beta Lets Users Quickly Transfer Galaxy Watch To New Phone
Samsung's One UI 5 Watch beta allows users to transfer their Galaxy Watch to a new phone without resetting the watch.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
1 min read
Meta Testing Reels On Quest Headset
Meta has started testing the short-video feature 'Reels' on the Quest headset.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
1 min read
Google To End Drive App Support On Windows 8, 8.1
Google announced that it will end support for "Drive for Desktop" on Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2012, and all 32-bit versions of Windows, in August.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
1 min read
Boeing Sued Over Claims Of Theft Of IP Related To NASA’s Artemis Mission
Aerospace giant Boeing has been sued by Colorado-based Wilson Aerospace over alleged theft of intellectual property (IP) related to NASA's Artemis rocket mission.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
2 min read
Instagram Suffers Major Global Outage, Users React
Instagram on Friday briefly went down for thousands of users globally, including in India, after it faced a technical issue that impacted its services.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
1 min read
Messenger To Soon Offer AI-Generated Stickers
Meta will start testing a new artificial intelligence (AI)-generated stickers feature for the instant messaging platform Messenger.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
1 min read
Users Can Now Create Desktop Shortcut For Google Password Manager
Google has introduced new features for the Password Manager, including the ability to create a desktop shortcut.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
1 min read
EU Warns Zuckerberg To Protect Kids On Instagram Or Face ‘Heavy Sanctions’
The European Union (EU) has warned Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to take immediate action on protecting kids on Instagram or face "heavy sanctions".
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
1 min read
Foreign National Pleads Guilty to Role in Identity Fraud Scheme
A foreign national pleaded guilty today for his role in a scheme to sell identity documents belonging to U.S. citizens to undocumented noncitizens and others residing within the United States without lawful authority.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
2 min read
Chief Compliance Officer Convicted of $50M Medicare Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a Florida man today for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
2 min read
Hyundai, Kia Sued Over Car Thefts That Went Viral On TikTok In Us
Automaker Hyundai and its subsidiary Kia have now faced a new lawsuit from New York City in the US, following a large number of vehicle thefts that went viral on TikTok and other social media platforms in recent years. The US Attorney’s Office for the...
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
2 min read
ChatGPT On iOS Gets ‘Drag And Drop’ Support
OpenAI on Thursday updated the ChatGPT application on iOS and iPadOS with the introduction of 'Drag and Drop' support.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2023
1 min read
Adobe Brings Firefly Generative Image Creator To Enterprises Globally
Adobe on Thursday announced that its Firefly generative image generator will be available to enterprise customers globally, with the ability to customize the model with their own branded assets.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 8, 2023
1 min read
Google Introduces 2 New Voices For Assistant App
Google has introduced two new voices, Lime and Indigo, for its virtual assistant software application 'Google Assistant'.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 8, 2023
1 min read
Minecraft Now Officially Available On Chromebooks
Google has announced that the 'Minecraft: Bedrock Edition' game is now officially available on Chromebooks.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 8, 2023
1 min read
