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Google Rolls Out ‘Reject All’ Button For Tracking Cookies In Europe And UK
After facing fines from European consumer and market regulators, Google has introduced an equal "Reject all" and "Accept all" buttons for tracking cookies on its platforms.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 22, 2022
1 min read
Japan’s ARM-Based ‘Fugaku’ System Now The World’s Fastest Supercomputer
On Tuesday, the Top500 supercomputing organization crowned a new champion: Japan’s “Fugaku” system. Based in Kobe, Japan, the machine is able to achieve 2.8 times the processing power of the previous record holder, the US' Summit supercomputer.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 21, 2022
1 min read
Meta Empowers 1.5 Million Nonprofits In Instagram Reels On Earth Day
Meta has announced that people in more than 30 countries can donate and create fundraisers directly in Instagram Reels for more than 1.5 million nonprofits.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 21, 2022
1 min read
Spotify Quietly Shuts Creator Fund Sans Any Payout
Spotify has quietly shut down its Greenroom Creator Fund, a live audio app creator fund it had announced for creators last year with much fanfare.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 20, 2022
1 min read
Netflix Loses 200k Paid Subscribers In The First Quarter
Streaming giant Netflix saw its stock tumbling by 20 percent after it reported a loss of 200k paid subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 -- its first subscriber loss in over a decade.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 20, 2022
2 min read
Telegram Now Lets You Set Any Sound For Your Notifications
Secure messaging app Telegram has announced that it’s letting users set any sound as their notification tone. You can use short audio files uploaded from your phone and save voice messages as notification tones from a chat.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 19, 2022
1 min read
WhatsApp Adding Option To Hide ‘Last Seen’ Status From Specific Contacts
WhatsApp is reportedly adding the option to hide your 'Last Seen' status from specific contacts.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 18, 2022
1 min read
DuckDuckGo Reportedly Removes Pirate Sites From Its Search Results
Privacy-focused search engine DuckDuckGo has reportedly removed the search results for many popular pirate sites.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 17, 2022
1 min read
Microsoft Plans Ads In Free-To-Play Xbox Console Games
Microsoft is planning to introduce advertisements in its free-to-play Xbox console games, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 17, 2022
1 min read
Twitter’s Edit Feature May Keep Digital Traces Of Earlier Tweets
Twitter is working on the edit button, as requested by its users as well as Tesla CEO Elon Musk, but the micro-blogging platform is reportedly going to keep a digital trace of your earlier tweets.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 17, 2022
2 min read
Musk Demands Long Form Tweets As 280 Characters Not Enough For Him
Elon Musk said on Saturday that the micro-blogging platform needs long-form tweets which is "way overdue".
Bijay Pokharel,
April 17, 2022
2 min read
Amazon Launches Its First Amazon Kids+ Original Mobile Games
Amazon has announced that Amazon Kids+ is now bringing the fun of mobile gaming to its fans with the release of 'Super Spy Ryan and "Do, Re & Mi, with more games arriving later this year.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 15, 2022
2 min read
Cyberpunk 2077 Sales Climb To 18 Million
CD Projekt has said that Cyberpunk 2077 sales have climbed to 18 million copies, up from 13.7 million at the game's launch in December 2020.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 15, 2022
1 min read
Twitter’s Algorithm Should Be Open Source: Elon Musk
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has revealed that he hopes to "open source" Twitter's algorithm in an attempt at transparency, which would aid the trust users have in the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 15, 2022
1 min read
Meta To Launch Horizon Worlds Social Metaverse Platform On Web
Meta is set to launch a web version of its Horizon Worlds social metaverse platform, which is currently available only on the company's Quest VR headsets.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 15, 2022
2 min read
Whatsapp To Bring Emojis In Chats, Allow 32 People In Group Voice Call
WhatsApp has announced to add emoji reactions directing in its chat app, allow up to 32 people in a single group voice call and increase file sharing to support files up to 2GB, up from the current sharing size of 100MB.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 15, 2022
1 min read
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
