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Twitter To Roll Out Individual DM Replies, Encryption
Elon Musk has said that the company is seeking to enable responding to individual direct messages (DM), use of any reaction emoji, and encryption on the platform later this month.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 5, 2023
1 min read
LinkedIn Introduces ‘Collaborative Articles’ Powered By AI
Professional networking platform LinkedIn has introduced a new feature called -- "collaborative articles", which will use "AI-powered conversation starters" to begin discussions between "experts" on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 5, 2023
1 min read
Meta To Modify Its Controversial Cross-Check Programme On Facebook And Instagram
Meta has agreed to modify Facebook and Instagram's cross-check program to make it more transparent through regular reporting.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 5, 2023
1 min read
Tesla Recalls 3,470 Model Y Vehicles Over Loose Bolts
Billionaire Elon Musk-owned Tesla is recalling 3,470 2022 through 2023 Model Y vehicles in the United States because bolts securing the second-row seatback frames may not have been securely tightened, according to a filing made public Saturday.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 5, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Working On New Chat Attachment Menu For iOS Beta
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a redesigned chat attach menu for the iOS beta.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
Musk Switches Interest From Crypto To AI
Elon Musk has said that his interest has switched from cryptocurrencies to artificial intelligence (AI).
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
Users Can Now Create Facebook Reels Of Up To 90 Seconds
Meta has launched some new "creative expression" features for creators on Facebook, including the ability to create Reels of up to 90 seconds which were earlier limited to only 60 seconds.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
Google Rolls Out PDF Drawing, Highlighting In Drive
Google has rolled out new annotation tools on its cloud service Drive on Android, which will give users a quick way to draw on and highlight PDFs.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Expands Blue Service To More Than 20 Countries
Twitter has expanded its Blue subscription service to more than 20 countries in Europe.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
Google Purges Over 7,500 YouTube Channels Linked To Malicious Operations
Google took down more than 7,500 YouTube channels in Q1 2023 as part of its investigation into coordinated influence operations and terminated 6,285 YouTube channels and 52 Blogger blogs alone linked to China.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
1 min read
NASA-SpaceX Crew-6 Docks Safely At ISS After Hour-Long Delay
NASA SpaceX's Crew-6 astronauts arrived safely at the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, after a 26-hour journey.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 4, 2023
2 min read
Twitter Expands Community Notes To Brazil
Twitter on Friday announced that it has expanded its crowd-sourced fact-checking program "Community Notes" to Brazil, and it is the first country in which users will be able to "write and rate notes predominantly in a different primary language.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 3, 2023
1 min read
Pinterest Tests New Premium Video Ad Format ‘Premiere Spotlight’
Pinterest has started testing a new advertising product, "Premiere Spotlight", allowing brands to reach consumers from a more prominent position within the company's mobile app.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 3, 2023
1 min read
NASA-SpaceX Crew-6 Mission Enroute To Space For Scientific Research
SpaceX on Thursday for the seventh time launched an international crew of four astronauts -- two from NASA and one each from Roscosmos and the UAE.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
3 min read
YouTube’s English Help Forum Disables Posts, New Comments
YouTube has disabled new posts and comments on its English Help forum as it switches to a read-only mode ahead of "improvements" in the next several months.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
1 min read
OpenAI Announces ChatGPT, Whisper APIs For Developers
Microsoft-owned OpenAI has announced that it is now allowing third-party developers to integrate ChatGPT and Whisper into their apps and services with an application programming interface (API).
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
1 min read
Intel’s Next-Gen Chips May Support Windows 12
Intel's next-generation CPUs will reportedly support as-of-yet-announced Windows 12.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out ‘Report Status Updates’ Feature On Android Beta
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature, which will allow users to report status updates, on Android beta.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 2, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Announces ‘Violent Speech’ Policy
Twitter on Wednesday announced that it has updated its rules on "violent content and similar language", and has now "officially launched" its "Violent Speech" policy.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 1, 2023
1 min read
Windows 11 To Get AI Bing Search Box, ‘Phone Link For IOS’
Microsoft has announced new updates coming to Windows 11, including new artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Bing, to the taskbar, and phone link for iOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 1, 2023
2 min read
