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YouTube Blocks Background Playback on Third Party Mobile Browsers
YouTube has started blocking a long-used workaround that allowed people to play videos in the background using third-party mobile browsers without a subscription.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 4, 2026
1 min read
Adobe Confirms Animate Will Stay Available Despite Earlier Shutdown Plan
Adobe has confirmed that it will not discontinue Adobe Animate, following strong reactions from creators around the world.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 4, 2026
2 min read
Spain Moves to Ban Social Media for Children Under 16
Spain plans to ban access to social media for minors under the age of 16, with platforms set to face strict age-verification requirements, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez announced on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2026
1 min read
OpenAI Launches Codex macOS App to Challenge Agent Based Coding Tools
OpenAI has launched a new macOS app for Codex, marking a major upgrade to its AI-powered coding tools as competition heats up in agent-based software development.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2026
2 min read
Firefox Will Let Users Fully Turn Off AI Features Starting February 24
Mozilla is taking a different approach from most browser makers by giving users direct control over artificial intelligence features in Firefox.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2026
2 min read
Snapchat Blocks Over 415K Underage Users in Australia Under New Social Media Law
Snapchat says it has blocked more than 415,000 underage users in Australia as part of its compliance with the country’s new Social Media Minimum Age law, which restricts access to certain platforms for users under 16.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2026
1 min read
Adobe Animate Is Being Discontinued in March 2026
Adobe will stop selling Adobe Animate after March 1, 2026, giving users limited time to download files as the company shifts toward new tools and AI.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2026
1 min read
Elon Musk Brings SpaceX and xAI Together to Build AI in Space
Elon Musk has merged SpaceX and xAI to develop space-based AI powered by solar energy, aiming to solve Earth’s growing AI computing and energy limits.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 3, 2026
2 min read
TikTok Restores Service in the U.S. After Oracle Data Center Outage
TikTok has confirmed that its services in the United States are fully restored after widespread outages last week that disrupted user experience across the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2026
1 min read
Oracle Plans Massive Job Cuts to Fund AI Data-Centre Expansion: Report
US technology giant Oracle is reportedly planning to cut 20,000 to 30,000 jobs and sell parts of its business as it looks to finance a major expansion of its artificial intelligence (AI) data-centre capacity, according to a new report.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2026
2 min read
Elon Musk’s X Restored After Brief Outage Hits Thousands of U.S. Users
X, the social media platform owned by Elon Musk, was back online after a brief outage disrupted service for thousands of users in the United States on Sunday.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2026
1 min read
Indonesia Lifts Ban on xAI’s Grok Chatbot After Safeguards Promise
Indonesia has lifted its ban on Grok, the AI chatbot developed by xAI, following similar decisions by Malaysia and the Philippines.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 2, 2026
2 min read
AI Successfully Plans Perseverance Rover’s First Autonomous Drives on Mars
The six-wheeled Perseverance rover has completed its first Mars drives planned by artificial intelligence, marking a major milestone in autonomous space exploration, NASA announced.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2026
1 min read
SpaceX Seeks FCC Approval to Launch 1 Million Solar-Powered AI Data Center Satellites
In its filing, SpaceX claims space-based computing could be the “most efficient” way to scale AI while reducing Earth-bound energy constraints.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2026
1 min read
Bluesky Transparency Report Reveals Rapid Growth and Rising Moderation Activity
Bluesky has published its first full transparency report, offering a detailed look at how the platform handled safety, moderation, and regulatory issues over the past year.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2026
3 min read
Instagram May Let Users Leave Close Friends Lists on Their Own
Instagram is working on a new feature that would allow users to remove themselves from someone else’s Close Friends list.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2026
1 min read
Fitbit Users Get More Time to Move Their Accounts to Google
Google has given Fitbit users more time to switch their accounts to a Google account. The company has extended the deadline to May 19, 2026, moving it from the earlier February 2 date that was just days away.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 31, 2026
2 min read
South Korea Launches NEONSAT-1A Nanosatellite to Strengthen Earth Observation Network
South Korea has successfully launched NEONSAT-1A, a nanosatellite designed for Earth observation, as part of the country’s plan to build a satellite constellation by 2027.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2026
1 min read
OpenAI to Retire GPT-4o and Multiple Older Models From ChatGPT on February 13
OpenAI has announced that several older AI models will be retired from ChatGPT on February 13, 2026, including GPT-4o, GPT-4.1, GPT-4.1 mini, and o4-mini, alongside the previously announced retirement of GPT-5 Instant and Thinking variants.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 30, 2026
1 min read
Bluesky Is Testing Live Features to Compete With X
Bluesky is preparing to make its platform feel more real-time and interactive, as it looks to challenge X.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 29, 2026
1 min read
