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YouTube Now Highlights Most Replayed Parts Of Videos
Google-owned music streaming platform YouTube will now highlight the "most replayed" parts of videos in its web player and mobile apps to let users skip the boring parts.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 19, 2022
1 min read
You May Soon Exit WhatApp Groups Silently
Meta-owned WhatsApp is likely working on a new feature that will allow users to silently exit groups.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2022
1 min read
Meta Tests E2EE For Quest’s VR Messenger App
Meta (formerly Facebook) is now testing end-to-end encryption (E2EE) features on its Quest virtual reality (VR) Messenger headsets.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2022
2 min read
Elon Musk, Parag Agrawal Spar On Twitter Over Fake User Accounts
The knives were finally out on Monday between Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Parag Agrawal as the Twitter CEO went into finer details on how the micro-blogging platform is fighting spam and fake accounts, to which Musk has objected and put the $44 billion Twitter...
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2022
3 min read
Apple Will Let Your Subscription Apps Charge You More Money Without Asking
Tech giant Apple has updated its App Store rules to make it so subscriptions can auto-renew without your explicit permission, even if the developer has raised the monthly or annual price.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 17, 2022
1 min read
China’s Semiconductor Output Shrinks To 2020 Level
China has suffered a major setback as its semiconductor output shrank 12.1 percent to 25.9 billion units in April, its lowest since December 2020, the media reported on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 16, 2022
2 min read
Ex-Meta Crypto Head David Marcus Announces Bitcoin Startup
David Marcus, former head of Meta's crypto unit, has launched a Bitcoin payments startup that is backed by venture capital firms Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) and Paradigm.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 15, 2022
2 min read
Snoop Dogg Jokes That He’ll Consider Buying Twitter
Rapper Snoop Dogg has gone viral after suggesting he 'may have (to) buy Twitter now' after Tesla CEO Elon Musk's $44 billion takeovers were put on pause.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 15, 2022
3 min read
Netflix Is Likely Exploring Live Streaming Feature
Netflix is reportedly planning to live stream its upcoming slate of unscripted shows and comedy specials.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 15, 2022
1 min read
Samsung Likely To Raise Chip Prices By 20%
Samsung is reportedly planning to raise chipmaking prices by up to 20 percent.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 14, 2022
1 min read
Elon Musk Now Gets Busy Counting Fake, Spammy Accounts On Twitter
Annoyed at the presence of fake users on Twitter after putting the $44 billion takeover deal on hold, Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Saturday that his team was busy finding out the presence of fake/spam accounts with the random sampling process.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 14, 2022
1 min read
Facebook Pay Becomes Meta Pay In Metaverse Era
Meta has announced to rename its digital payments platform Facebook Pay as Meta Pay, as the company doubles down on metaverse.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 13, 2022
1 min read
Intel Unveils 7 New 12th Gen Chips For Mobile Creators, Gamers
Chip-maker Intel has unveiled seven new mobile processors to the 12th Gen Intel Core family for the growing community of content creators and gamers on smartphones, as the world grapples with chip shortage.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 11, 2022
1 min read
Netflix Set To Stream Ads This Year Amid Slow User Growth
Battered by slow growth and a diminishing global user base, Netflix has fast-forwarded its plans to bring ads right into its TV shows and movies.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 11, 2022
2 min read
YouTube Launches Memberships Gifting Tool For Creators In Beta
Google-owned YouTube on Wednesday rolled out a Beta version of 'Channel Memberships Gifting' to a small group of creators to help them earn more money.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 11, 2022
1 min read
Facebook To Discontinue Some Location-tracking Features
Due to "low usage", Facebook is reportedly discontinuing several services that tracked your real-time location, including Nearby Friends, location history, and background location.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 10, 2022
1 min read
ESA Astronaut Makes History With 1st Tiktok From Space Station
The European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti has become the first-ever TikToker to post a video from the International Space Station.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 10, 2022
1 min read
EU To Enforce New Regulation To Tame Big Tech In Spring 2023
The European Union (EU) is planning to enforce the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) to tame the Big Tech companies in the spring of next year.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 9, 2022
2 min read
NASA Now Likely To Launch Artemis 1 Moon Rocket In Aug: Report
NASA has yet again delayed its Artemis 1 moon rocket launch and now the US space agency is planning it for August, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 8, 2022
2 min read
Tesla Sues Former Engineer For Stealing Supercomputer Tech Secrets
Elon Musk-run Tesla has sued a former engineer for allegedly stealing "confidential and tightly guarded" secrets related to supercomputer technology.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 8, 2022
1 min read





