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Samsung Begins Shipping Most Advanced 3nm Chips
Samsung Electronics on Monday marked the first shipment of 3-nanometer semiconductors at a ceremony, a key milestone in the race to build the most advanced and efficient chips to date.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 25, 2022
2 min read
SpaceX Launches 53 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit
Billionaire Elon Musk's space venture SpaceX launched a batch of Starlink satellites -- the sixth launch for the program in July alone, and the company's 33rd launch of 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 25, 2022
1 min read
YouTube Music Test Feature To Offer Content Based On Listening Behaviour
Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube Music has started testing a new feature, Dynamic queue, that will help get queue and radio updates based on users listening behavior. As per initial reports, YouTube Music will change the playback queue if users skip to a new track...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2022
1 min read
SpaceX Sends 46 Starlink Satellites Into Space, Sets New Record
Elon Musk-run SpaceX has made it through its second attempt to launch 46 Starlink satellites into Earth's orbit successfully.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2022
2 min read
Snapchat Loses $10 Billion As Stock Hits New 52-Week Low
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, suffered a nearly $10 billion loss after its shares hit a new 52-week low over disappointing quarterly results (Q2) amid poor future forecasts.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2022
1 min read
Netflix Rolls Out External Sign-Up Page For iOS Users
Popular video streaming platform Netflix has started directing users on iPhones and iPad to an external webpage where they can sign up for the service. The change comes just months after Apple started letting “reader” apps that provide access to digital content, like Netflix and...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2022
2 min read
Whatsapp May Soon Display Past Participants Of Group Chat
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will soon display past participants of group chat on the iOS platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2022
1 min read
Elon Musk Questions Twitter’s ‘Monetizable’ Daily Active User Numbers
After scrapping the $44 billion Twitter deal over the presence of fake/spam accounts, Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Sunday questioned the company's way of measuring its user base, which it uniquely calls "monetizable daily active users" (mDAUs).
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2022
2 min read
Youtube To Crack Down On Abortion-Related Misinformation
Google-owned streaming platform YouTube has announced that it will pull videos with information on unsafe abortion methods on its platform. On the microblogging platform, YouTube said it will launch an information panel under all abortion-related videos. “Starting today and ramping up over the next few...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2022
1 min read
Snapchat Reports $422 Million Loss In Q2, Shares Tank 25%
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, saw its shares plunging over 25 percent in after-hours trading after it reported a net loss of $422 million compared to $152 million in the prior year as the company “substantially” reduced hiring. “Our financial results for Q2 do...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2022
2 min read
Zoom Brings E2EE For Its Cloud Phone Service
Zoom has announced that it is bringing an end-to-end encryption feature to its cloud phone service Zoom Phone and it will soon be available on Breakout Rooms. The platform said that users will have a new option to upgrade to end-to-end encryption during one-on-one Zoom...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2022
2 min read
My Big Coin Founder Convicted Of Cryptocurrency Fraud Scheme
A federal jury convicted a New York man today in connection with a scheme to defraud investors by marketing and selling fraudulent virtual currency. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Randall Crater, 51, of East Hampton, founded My Big Coin Pay Inc....
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2022
2 min read
Facebook ‘Home’ & ‘Feeds’ Tabs To Make User’s Experience Better
With an aim to enhance users’ experience, Meta-owned Facebook has announced that it is rolling out two tabs — Home and Feeds — that will now be available for iOS and Android users. Home is the new name of the tab that users first see...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2022
1 min read
Twitter Now Lets Users Share Spaces Clips On iOS And Android
Twitter has announced that now anyone can share Twitter Spaces clips on iOS and Android platforms. The company recently said that it started testing a new clipping tool for Spaces. Now, the feature is being rolled out to all the users. “Testing went well. We...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 22, 2022
1 min read
Tesla Sold 75 Percent Of Its Bitcoin
Tesla execs reveal the company has sold 75 percent of its Bitcoin holdings, adding $936 million in cash to its balance sheet. Last year, Tesla made a $1.5 billion investment in Bitcoin and announced that it would accept Bitcoin as payment. Tesla started accepting Bitcoin...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 21, 2022
1 min read
Netflix Adds 1.1 Million Paid Subscribers In Asia-Pacific In Q2
Netflix added 1.1 million paid subscribes in the Asia-Pacific region in the second quarter (Q2) this year. The Average Revenue per Membership (ARM) was -2 per cent (year-over-year), due to the impact from “our price decrease in India last December as well as plan mix,”...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 20, 2022
1 min read
Samsung To Unveil New Foldable Phones Next Month
Samsung Electronics said on Wednesday it will unveil its latest foldable smartphone series next month, as the tech giant aims to achieve a breakthrough in the stalled smartphone business. The next-generation foldable smartphones, Galaxy Z Flip 4 and Galaxy Z Fold 4, are expected to...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 20, 2022
1 min read
Installation Art Company Meta Sues Facebook Over Trademark Violation
Meta, a small business operating in the immersive and experiential technology industry since 2010, has filed a lawsuit against Facebook for trademark violation, alleging that Mark Zuckerberg’s name change violated its established brand. The installation art company said that for 12 years, it has powered...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 20, 2022
2 min read
‘Stranger Things 4’ Generates A Record 1.3 Billion Hours Viewed: Netflix
‘Stranger Things’ season four has generated a record 1.3 billion hours viewed to date, making it the biggest season of English TV ever, Netflix has announced. The streaming giant said that its slate in the second quarter (Q2) is “headlined by season four of Stranger...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 20, 2022
2 min read
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon Chips For Next-Gen Smartwatches
Qualcomm on Tuesday unveiled new Snapdragon chips for smartwatches and OPPO and Mobvoi will be among the first companies to use the new wearable platform, with 25 designs in the pipeline across segments. Snapdragon W5+ Gen 1 and Snapdragon W5 Gen 1 are designed to...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 20, 2022
1 min read





