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SpaceX Now Has 1,469 Starlink Satellites Active: Musk
Billionaire Elon Musk said that there are now 1,469 Starlink satellites active, with 272 "moving to operational orbits currently.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 16, 2022
1 min read
Apple Allows Dating Apps To Offer 3rd Party Payment Options
Apple will let dating app developers offer alternate payment options in the Netherlands, in compliance with a ruling by the Dutch regulator. The tech giant, however, has decided to appeal against the ruling in a higher court.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 16, 2022
2 min read
TikTok Saw $2.3 Billion In Consumer Spending In 2021
The global consumer spending in TikTok has only continued to grow. Users spent approximately $2.3 billion last year on the mobile app, which includes the iOS version of its Chinese localization Douyin.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 14, 2022
1 min read
Nigeria Lifts Ban On Twitter After 7 Months
The Nigerian government has lifted the ban on Twitter, imposed in June last year, saying the micro-blogging platform has agreed to set "a legal entity" in the West African nation during the first quarter of this year.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 13, 2022
1 min read
Snapchat Adds Bitmoji Reactions And New Features
Snapchat has added some new features along with bitmoji reactions to facilitate fun interaction.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 13, 2022
1 min read
PUBG Is Now Free To Play On PC And Consoles
South Korean video game developer Krafton on Tuesday announced that it's battle royale game PUBG: Battlegrounds is now free-to-play (F2P) on PC and consoles.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 12, 2022
1 min read
Spotify Shuts Down Its Podcast Studio, Lays Off Staff
Spotify has shut down its podcast studio and laid off some members of the team, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 12, 2022
1 min read
WhatsApp Rolling Out Global Voice Note Player For iOS Beta
WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a new global voice note player on iOS beta that will let users listen to a voice message while on a different chat.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 12, 2022
1 min read
Tumblr Rolls Out Sensitive Content Filter For iOS
The microblogging and social networking platform Tumblr has rolled out a new feature "Sensitive Content toggle" for iOS users.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 12, 2022
2 min read
Nvidia Acquires HPC Software Company Bright Computing
Graphics chip giant Nvidia has acquired Bright Computing, a leader in software for managing high-performance computing systems used by more than 700 organizations worldwide, for an undisclosed sum.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2022
2 min read
Worldwide App Downloads Totaled 36.1 Billion Last Quarter
In total, worldwide app downloads reached 36.1 billion in Q4 2021, a 2.7 percent year-over-year increase.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2022
1 min read
Researchers Use AI To Search For Next Sars-Like Virus
An international research team of scientists has demonstrated the power of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to predict which viruses could infect humans, like the Covid virus and which animals host them, and where they could emerge.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2022
2 min read
Tesla Asks Fanbase To Support Push To Allow Direct Sales In NY
Elon Musk-owned electric vehicle company Tesla is using its "Tesla Engage" platform to ask its fanbase to support a new push to convince the New York governor and legislature to allow direct sales of its electric vehicles in the state.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 11, 2022
1 min read
Victims Of $200 Million Bitmart Crypto Hack Still Waiting For Refunds
Victims of a $200 million hack of popular cryptocurrency exchange BitMart are still waiting for their money even after over a month since the exchange was hacked.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2022
1 min read
Github Developer Corrupts Popular Open Source Libraries
A developer has corrupted a pair of popular open-source libraries on Microsoft-owned platform GitHub, leaving thousands of users stunned. The developer has since been suspended from the open-source platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2022
2 min read
Tesla’s Full Self-Driving Beta May Perform ‘Rolling Stops’
Tesla has brought new driver assistance features in its Full Self-Driving (FSD) beta, where the electric car will "not exit passing lanes" and "may perform rolling stops" at traffic lights.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2022
2 min read
Samsung Shuts Down Tizen App Store For New And Existing Users
Samsung has shut down its Tizen app store for both its new and existing users.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2022
1 min read
Apple Silicon Head Jeff Wilcox Joins Intel
Apple's director of Mac System Architecture Jeff Wilcox is departing from the company to join Intel.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2022
1 min read
IBM Likely To Sell Watson Health For $1 Billion
IBM could reportedly be looking to sell the Watson Health division for more than $1 billion, media reports say.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2022
1 min read
Global Chip Shortage Impacts Canon Ink Cartridges
Canon has reportedly become an unusual victim of the global semiconductor shortage, as its printer cartridges are not shipping with chips to confirm they contain genuine ink from the company.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 10, 2022
1 min read
