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Spotify Now Lets Users Exclude Certain Playlists From ‘Taste Profile’
Spotify has announced that it is rolling out a new feature to users on the web, desktop, iOS, and Android, which will provide them the ability to exclude select playlists from their 'Taste Profile'.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
1 min read
Google Announces AI-Enabled Updates To Search, Maps, Translate
Google has announced a number of artificial intelligence-enabled updates across its products, including Search, Maps, and Translate, amid rising competition from Microsoft, which is also integrating AI into its suite of solutions.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
2 min read
Twitter To Charge $100 From Developers For Access To Basic API
The microblogging site Twitter said that it will charge $100 per month for the basic tier of API (Application Programming Interface).
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Blue Users In The US Can Now Write 4,000-Character Tweets
Twitter on Thursday announced that Blue subscribers in the US can now post long tweets of up to 4,000 characters on the micro-blogging platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
1 min read
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Spots Clearest Evidence Of Mars’ Watery Past
NASA's Curiosity rover has discovered the clearest evidence yet of ancient water ripples that formed within lakes on the Red Planet.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
2 min read
Twitter Access Restored In Quake-Hit Turkey
Twitter access in Turkey, which had been blocked two days after the devastating earthquake struck the country on February 6, is now said to have been restored.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Faces Major Global Outage
Twitter faced a major global outage with several users having issues while posting a tweet and sending direct messages (DMs).
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
1 min read
Meta Expands Its Monetisation Feature ‘Gifts’ Across US On Instagram
Meta has announced that it is expanding its Reels-focused monetization feature 'Gifts' across the US on Instagram, offering a way for users to easily begin earning money from their audience.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
1 min read
Netflix Begins The Password Sharing Crackdown
Netflix laid out plans to crack down on password sharing for accounts on its streaming platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 9, 2023
1 min read
Google To End Feature That Shows Playable Podcasts In Search Results
Google has announced that it will end its feature that allows users to access playable podcasts directly from the search results on February 13.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
Meta Plans To Include Younger Teens In Its Horizon Worlds App
Facebook parent Meta is reportedly planning to include more teen and young-adult users in its fledgling Horizon Worlds metaverse app after working to improve the service's design.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
2 min read
NASA Reveals 2 Instruments To Measure Earth-Directed Energy From Sun
NASA has revealed two small instruments that will play a crucial role in powering big scientific insights by measuring and studying the Earth's directed energy from the Sun.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
2 min read
YouTube Music Rolls Out Redesigned Album View For Android, iOS
YouTube Music has rolled out the redesign of the "album view" for Android and iOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
Microsoft To Shut Teams Free Version From April 12
Microsoft has announced that the Teams free version, a legacy app for business, will no longer be available from April 12.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
E-commerce Giant eBay To Layoff 500 Employees
eBay has announced to lay off around 500 workers, about 4 percent of its staff globally, citing the macroeconomic situation.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
Google To Soon Blur Explicit Images In Search Results By Default
Google has announced that it will blur explicit imagery in the search results by default "in the coming months".
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
Volkswagen Recalls 21k Electric SUVs Over Faulty Battery Software
Volkswagen has recalled nearly 21,000 of its 'ID.4' electric SUVs over faulty battery software that could lead to a "loss of propulsion" sans warning.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
2 min read
Microsoft Introduces New Bing Powered By Improved ChatGPT AI
Microsoft has introduced its new Bing-powered by "next-generation" ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI), and also updated its Edge browser with new AI capabilities.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
2 min read
WhatsApp May Soon Let Users Schedule Calls Within Group Chats
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature that will allow users to schedule calls within their group chats.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2023
1 min read
Quora Opens Up Its AI Chatbot App Poe For Public Use
Quora has opened up public access to its new AI product "Poe", which allows users to ask questions, receive instant answers and engage in back-and-forth dialogue with AI chatbots.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 7, 2023
1 min read
