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Apple’s Privacy Features To Cost Facebook $12.8 Billion In 2022
Months after tech giant Apple launched App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a new analysis has predicted its second year will still see major disruption to advertisers, with Facebook, YouTube, and more collectively losing around $16 billion.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2022
2 min read
Worldwide Semiconductor Revenue Grew 26% In 2021: Report
The worldwide semiconductor revenue totalled $595 billion in 2021, an increase of 26.3 percent from 2020, a report said on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2022
2 min read
South Korean Regulator Starts Review Of Microsoft Takeover Deal
South Korea's antitrust regulator said on Thursday it has started to review the proposed deal by US software giant Microsoft to buy leading game developer Activision Blizzard.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2022
1 min read
Elon Musk Offers $54.20 Per Share In Cash To Buy Twitter
Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday made his "best and final" offer of $54.20 per share in cash to buy 100 per cent of Twitter, in an updated filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2022
2 min read
Samsung Likely To Expand Use Of Recycled Parts To Repair Smartphones
Samsung Electronics has reportedly come up with an idea to increase the use of recycled parts in repairing smartphones.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2022
1 min read
Video Chat App Zoom Unveils New Products As Its Stock Nosedives
As countries reopen and millions rejoin offices, video collaboration, and chat app Zoom has seen a massive erosion in its stock value -- nearly 80 percent -- from its high in 2020.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2022
1 min read
Qualcomm Tops Global Cellular IoT Chip Market
Qualcomm topped the global cellular internet of things (IoT) chipset market with a 38 percent share in terms of shipments in the fourth quarter of 2021, a new report has said.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2022
1 min read
Tiktok Testing Private Dislike Button For Comments
TikTok is testing a private dislike button for comments and the users can flag comments they find 'irrelevant or inappropriate' without the dislike being visible to others.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 14, 2022
1 min read
Netflix Adds ‘Two Thumbs Up’ To Offer Better Recommendations
Netflix has added a new 'Two Thumbs Up' rating option for users to offer better recommendations.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 12, 2022
1 min read
Whatsapp Likely To Roll Out New Drawing Tool Features
WhatsApp is likely to roll out new drawing tool features for its users.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 12, 2022
1 min read
European Commission Hits Back After EU Drops $1.2 Billion Intel Fine
The European Commission (EC) and Intel have been having a spat since 2009 regarding the latter's rebate practices which, at the time, prompted the EC to say Intel was abusing its dominant market position and now the EC has confirmed it will be appealing that motion.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 10, 2022
2 min read
Musk Is Now $100 Billion Richer Than Jeff Bezos
Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is continuing to grow his status as the world's richest man as his net worth is skyrocketing over the rest of the top earners in 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 10, 2022
1 min read
Twitter Testing New Feature To Let Users ‘Unmention’ Themselves
Twitter said it is testing a new way for users to remove themselves from conversations they do not want to be a part of.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 8, 2022
1 min read
Twitter Brings ALT Badge And Improved Image Descriptions Globally
The micro-blogging site Twitter has announced that its new accessibility features, ALT badge, and improved image descriptions, are now available globally.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 8, 2022
1 min read
Axiom’s First Private Mission To Space To Launch On Friday
American private space habitat company Axiom Space's first-ever private mission to the International Space Station (ISS) is ready for launch on Friday.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 8, 2022
2 min read
Snapchat’s New Lens Aims To Teach Users American Sign Language
Snapchat has announced that it is rolling out a new ASL Alphabet lens to encourage users to start learning American Sign Language.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 8, 2022
1 min read
Ex-Twitter Ceo Jack Dorsey Reveals Hardware Crypto Wallet
Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey's firm Block is working on a hardware crypto wallet, a device to help people "safely own and manage their Bitcoin".
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2022
2 min read
Instagram ‘Slashes’ Payouts To Creators By 70% On Reels
Instagram has reportedly slashed creators' payout by as much as 70 percent while increasing target metrics for monetization for them on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2022
1 min read
NASA Finds Novel Ways To Track Climate Change
NASA has been observing climate change and groundwater loss across the planet.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2022
2 min read
Zoom Awards $1.8 Million In Bug Bounty Rewards Over 2021
Zoom on Thursday said that it has awarded $1.8 million to researchers who submitted bug bounty reports over 2021.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2022
1 min read





