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Google Adds Precise Location Support To Bard For Relevant Responses
In order to provide "more relevant responses," Google has added precise location support to its AI chatbot Bard.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 4, 2023
1 min read
YouTube Stops Removing Fake US Presidential Election Fraud Claims
YouTube has announced to stop removing content that advances false claims that widespread fraud, errors, or glitches occurred in the 2020 and other past US presidential elections.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 4, 2023
2 min read
Google Rolling Out New Viewer Mode In Meet
Google is rolling out a new viewer mode in its video communication service 'Meet', which will allow users to select "Everyone is a viewer" when creating their Calendar invite.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 4, 2023
1 min read
Twitter’s Trust And Safety Head Quits Amid Drama Over Film
Twitter's head of trust and safety, Ella Irwin, has resigned amid ongoing drama over a film.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 2, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out New ‘Updates’ Tab On iOS Beta
WhatsApp is rolling out the first version of a new 'Updates' tab to some beta testers on iOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 2, 2023
1 min read
Zuckerberg Introduces Meta Quest 3
Mark Zuckerberg has introduced the next generation virtual and mixed reality headset 'Quest 3' which will be launched later this year.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 2, 2023
1 min read
NASA, Boeing Detect ’Emerging Issues’ On Starliner Before 1st Crewed Flight
Mission officials at NASA and Boeing said they have detected "emerging issues" on Starliner before its first crewed flight slated in July, according to a new update.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 2, 2023
2 min read
ChatGPT Maker OpenAI Nears Record 1 Billion Unique Users Monthly: Report
OpenAI, the creator of AI-powered conversational chatbot ChatGPT, is rapidly nearing one billion unique visitors per month on its website, making it the fastest-growing website among the top 50 most visited sites on the planet, a new report said on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 2, 2023
2 min read
Google To Shut 3rd-Party Notes, Lists Integration On Assistant App
Google will be shutting down the third-party Google Assistant Notes & Lists integration on June 20.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Working On ‘Discover Channel’ Feature For Android Beta
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a feature for Android beta which will allow users to discover new channels by using filters.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
1 min read
Anti-Harassment Service Block Party Exits Twitter Amid API Modifications
US-based anti-harassment service Block Party, designed to combat abusive content on Twitter, has become the latest third-party app to leave the platform in light of Elon Musk-run Twitter locking most of its API (Application Programming Interface) access behind a paywall.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
1 min read
Meta Threatens To Block News On Facebook, Instagram If California Bill Passes
Meta has threatened to pull news from Facebook and Instagram if California's Journalism Preservation Act passes through.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
2 min read
Snap Introduces New Generative AI Feature For Paid Users
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, has introduced a new generative AI feature for its paid subscribers.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
1 min read
Instagram Testing New ‘Interested’ Option For Recommended Posts
Meta-owned Americal photo and video-sharing social networking platform Instagram is testing a new 'Interested' option for recommended posts which will allow users to indicate what they are interested in.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
1 min read
Amazon Fined $25 Million For Violating Children’s Privacy Law, Deceiving Parents
Amazon will pay a $25 million penalty to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over violating the children's privacy law by keeping their Alexa voice recordings and deceiving parents and users of the Alexa voice assistant service about its data deletion practices.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
2 min read
Amazon’s Ring Agrees To Pay $5.8 Million To Settle FTC Spying Suit
Amazon’s Ring unit has agreed to pay $5.8 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that its doorbells illegally spied on users.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
1 min read
NASA, MIT’s Laser Link Achieves Record-Breaking 200-GB Per Sec Speed
A group of researchers from NASA, MIT, and other institutions have achieved the fastest space-to-ground laser-communication link yet -- 200 gigabits per second -- between a satellite in orbit and Earth, the highest data rate ever achieved by optical communications technology.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
2 min read
Webb Telescope Maps Large Plume Jetting From Saturn’s Moon
A water vapour plume from Saturn's moon Enceladus spanning more than 6,000 miles has been detected by researchers using the world's premier space science observatory James Webb Space Telescope.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 1, 2023
2 min read
Google Ends Support For 1st-Gen Chromecast From 2013
Google ended the support for first-generation Chromecast from 2013 and said there will be no more software or security updates.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 31, 2023
1 min read
Axiom Space’s Private Astronauts Back To Earth After 2nd Mission On ISS
Four astronauts, including the first woman from Saudi Arabia, of the American private space habitat company Axiom Space have returned safely to Earth after spending eight days on their second mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the company has said.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 31, 2023
2 min read





