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Tesla Fires 229 Employees From Autopilot Team, Shuts Office
Elon Musk-run Tesla has laid off 229 annotation employees from its Autopilot team and closed one of its offices in the US.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2022
1 min read
Spotify Expands Video Podcasts For Creators In 6 New Countries
Swedish music streaming platform Spotify has announced to expand video podcasts for creators in six new countries, including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Mexico. This is the first time Spotify has allowed this feature in non-English speaking countries. “These are markets with especially strong...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2022
1 min read
Twitter Sues Musk As He Walks Out Of $44 Billion Deal
With an aim to force Elon Musk to follow through with his $44 billion Twitter acquisition deal, the microblogging site has now sued the tech billionaire as he walked out of the deal.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 13, 2022
2 min read
Us Lawmakers Ask Facebook And Instagram Why They Removed Abortion Posts
US Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) have sent a letter to Facebook and Instagram, calling them to address their reported censorship of posts related to abortion services following the Supreme Court's overturning of the Roe vs. Wade case last month.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2022
2 min read
Samsung Leads Global Dram Chip Market Despite Sales Drop
Samsung Electronics, the world's top memory chip maker, saw its DRAM sales fall in the first three months of the year for a second-quarter on weaker prices and other negatives, but the company retained its top spot in the global market, data showed on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2022
2 min read
Twitter Still Thinks The $44 Billion Musk Deal Is Not Terminated
Despite Tesla CEO Elon Musk declared that he has terminated the $44 billion Twitter deal, the micro-blogging platform's position continues to be "the agreement is not terminated."
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2022
2 min read
Webb Telescope Delivers First View Of Deepest Infrared Image Of Universe
James Webb Space Telescope has produced the deepest and sharpest infrared image of the distant universe to date.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 12, 2022
2 min read
Apple May Launch 2nd Affordable AR Headset In 2025
Apple is likely to launch another augmented reality (AR) in 2025 that will be more affordable than the one the tech giant is set to launch next year to join the metaverse race, a famed Apple analyst said on Monday. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2022
1 min read
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Sends 46 Starlink Satellites Into Orbit
Billionaire Elon Musk’s space venture SpaceX has successfully launched 46 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit. Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency broadband Internet across the globe. It has more than 2,50,000 users globally. The 46 satellites took off to space on Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2022
2 min read
Musk Pokes Fun At Twitter Over Filing Lawsuit, Bot Presence
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday poked fun at Twitter for taking him to court and shared a meme that made fun of the micro-blogging platform. Twitter has announced it was suing Musk for terminating the $44 billion takeover deal. Musk’s meme read: “They said...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2022
2 min read
Leaked ‘Uber Files’ Reveal How It Broke Laws, Lobbied Govts To Expand Globally
A sensational leaked trove of internal Uber documents has revealed the dark side of the ride-hailing platform, that allegedly broke laws and secretly lobbied governments as it planned to expand globally. According to The Guardian which accessed ‘Uber Files with over 1,24,000 documents from 2013...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 11, 2022
3 min read
Twitter Tests New Feature To Let Two Users Co-Author A Tweet
Twitter has confirmed that it has started testing a new feature -- CoTweets -- that allows two accounts to co-author a tweet and both to be tagged in a single tweet.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 8, 2022
1 min read
Twitter Fires 30% Of Employees From Its Talent Acquisition Team
Micro-blogging platform Twitter has laid off 30 percent of employees from its talent acquisition team amid the $44 billion takeovers by Elon Musk, the media reported on Friday.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 8, 2022
1 min read
7 Kids Die After Attempting Deadly ‘Blackout Challenge’ On Tiktok
At least seven kids, under the age of 15, have lost their lives owing to the infamous 'blackout challenge' on the Chinese short-video making app TikTok that encourages users to "choke themselves with belts, purse strings, or anything similar until passing out."
Bijay Pokharel,
July 8, 2022
1 min read
Meta Quest Headsets To No Longer Require Facebook Account
Meta has announced that users can now log in to virtual reality (VR) headsets without using their Facebook credentials.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 8, 2022
1 min read
Volkswagen To Invest Over $20 Billion To Build EV Batteries
German automaker Volkswagen will invest $20.38 billion to build electric vehicle (EV) batteries, creating 20,000 jobs and generating more than $20 billion in annual sales.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 8, 2022
2 min read
Musk’s $44 Billion Twitter Deal In Serious Trouble: Report
Elon Musk's offer to buy the microblogging platform Twitter for $44 billion is in serious trouble, media reports say.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 8, 2022
2 min read
Samsung Estimates $11 Billion In Q2 Profit Riding On-Chip Biz
Samsung Electronics said on Thursday it is likely to report its best second-quarter earnings in four years on the back of solid chip demand.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 7, 2022
2 min read
Meta Open Sources Early-Stage AI Translation Tool
Tech giant Meta has created a single artificial intelligence (AI)-based model capable of translating across 200 different languages, including many not supported by current commercial tools.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 7, 2022
1 min read
Tiktok To Restrict Livestreams To Viewers Who Are 18 Years And Above
Chinese short-video making app TikTok is reportedly restricting live streams to viewers who are 18 years of age and above, to prevent minors from encountering adult content.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 6, 2022
1 min read





