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Russia Moves to Restrict WhatsApp, Citing Security Concerns
WhatsApp said on Tuesday that Russian authorities are restricting its services, accusing the government of attempting to deny more than 100 million Russians access to private, encrypted communication ahead of the holiday season.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 23, 2025
1 min read
Google Activates Emergency Location Service on Android in India
Google has rolled out its Emergency Location Service (ELS) on Android devices in India, making Uttar Pradesh the first state to fully integrate the advanced caller location technology with its 112 emergency services.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 23, 2025
1 min read
ChatGPT Launches Year in Review Feature Inspired by Spotify Wrapped
ChatGPT is introducing a new annual recap feature that provides users with a personalized summary of their interactions with the chatbot over the past year.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 23, 2025
2 min read
Spotify Introduces New Safeguards After Group Claims Massive Music Archive
Spotify says it has strengthened its security systems after a group known as Anna’s Archive claimed it copied tens of millions of songs from the streaming platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 23, 2025
2 min read
TikTok Shop Launches Digital Gift Cards to Boost Holiday Shopping
TikTok Shop introduces digital gift cards in the U.S., allowing users to send personalized animated gifts and shop millions of products easily.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 22, 2025
1 min read
Italy Fines Apple €98.6 Million Over App Store Dominance and Privacy Rules
Italy’s competition authority has fined Apple €98.6 million ($115.5 million), accusing the U.S. tech giant of abusing its dominant position in the mobile app market.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 22, 2025
1 min read
OpenAI Lets Users Control How Enthusiastic ChatGPT Sounds
OpenAI has introduced new settings that allow ChatGPT users to directly control how warm and enthusiastic the chatbot’s responses feel.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 21, 2025
1 min read
ByteDance Hands Control of TikTok U.S. Operations to American-Led Joint Venture
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, has signed binding agreements to create a new joint venture that will take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations, marking a major step toward avoiding a nationwide ban in the United States.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 19, 2025
1 min read
ChatGPT Reaches 3 Billion Dollars in Mobile App Spending Worldwide
ChatGPT has reached a major milestone, crossing 3 billion dollars in total consumer spending on mobile devices worldwide.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 19, 2025
2 min read
Instacart to Pay 60 Million Dollars After FTC Says Customers Were Misled
Instacart has agreed to pay 60 million dollars in refunds to settle claims by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission that the company misled customers through deceptive advertising and unclear fees.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 19, 2025
2 min read
Instagram Limits Hashtags to Five Per Post to Reduce Spam
Instagram will now allow a maximum of five hashtags per post.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 19, 2025
1 min read
Meta Builds New AI Models for Images Video and Smarter Coding
Meta is working on a new AI system focused on image and video creation, internally known as Mango.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 19, 2025
2 min read
ChatGPT Launches App Directory, Moving Closer to an “Everything App”
OpenAI has officially launched a new ChatGPT App Directory, allowing users to browse and use interactive apps directly inside the chatbot.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
1 min read
South Korean Govt to Form Task Force to Handle Coupang Data Breach Case
The government said on Thursday it will form an interagency task force to handle the recent large-scale data breach at e-commerce giant Coupang Corp.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
2 min read
Meta Tests Limits on Facebook Link Sharing for Non Paying Users
Meta is testing a new change on Facebook that limits how many links some users can post unless they pay for a Meta Verified subscription.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
2 min read
YouTube Becomes the Exclusive Home of the Oscars Starting in 2029
YouTube will become the exclusive platform to stream the Academy Awards beginning in 2029, marking the end of ABC’s long history as the show’s broadcast home.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
2 min read
Adobe Faces Lawsuit Alleging Use of Pirated Books to Train AI Model
Adobe’s growing investment in artificial intelligence has landed the company in legal trouble, as a new lawsuit alleges it used pirated books to train one of its AI models.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
2 min read
FL Studio Is Getting a Web-Based Version
Image-Line has begun beta testing a web-based version of FL Studio, bringing the popular digital audio workstation to the browser for the first time.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
1 min read
Snapchat Launches “Quick Cut” for Fast, Beat-Synced Video Editing
Snap has introduced a new in-app video editing tool called Quick Cut, designed to help Snapchat users quickly turn their saved Memories into beat-synced, ready-to-share videos.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
1 min read
Amazon Eyes $10 Billion Investment in OpenAI
Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2025
1 min read
