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Instagram Adds Text-to-speech And Voice Effect Options In Reels
Instagram has announced that it is adding 'text-to-speech and 'voice effects' in Reels.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2021
1 min read
Whatsapp Might Let You Hide ‘Last Seen’ From Specific People
Meta-owned WhatsApp is working on a feature that will let you hide your "last seen" status from specific people.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 12, 2021
1 min read
Disney+ Crosses 118.1 Million Subscribers In Just 2 Years
Disney has announced that its subscription video on demand (SVOD) mobile app Disney+ now has crossed 118 million subscribers.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
1 min read
Musk Offloads Tesla Stock Worth $5 Billion After Twitter Poll
Billionaire Elon Musk has offloaded Tesla shares worth $5 billion after he was trolled on Twitter for a controversial poll last weekend where he proposed selling 10 percent of his stock in the electric car-maker.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
2 min read
Youtube Removes Public Dislike Counts On All Videos
Google-owned YouTube announced that the count to dislike button will no longer be visible to the viewers.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
2 min read
Spotify Makes It Easier To Block Other Users
Spotify is rolling out a new feature that will allow users to more easily block others on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
1 min read
Musk Offloads Tesla Shares Worth $1.1 Billion After Twitter Poll Troll
Billionaire Elon Musk has offloaded Tesla shares worth $1.1 billion, after he was trolled on Twitter for a controversial poll last weekend where he proposed selling 10 percent of his stock in the electric car-maker.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
2 min read
Twitter Will No Longer Crop Single Images On Web App
The micro-blogging site Twitter in May removed its automated image cropping on Android as well as iOS for larger image previews and now the company has finally brought the same solution to its web app.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
2 min read
Nasa, SpaceX Finally Launch 4 Astronauts On Crew-3 Mission To ISS
NASA and the Elon Musk-owned private rocket company SpaceX have finally launched four more astronauts on a flight to the International Space Station (ISS).
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
1 min read
Sony Cuts PS5 Production Due To Component Snag
Sony has reduced its PlayStation 5 production outlook for this fiscal year due to component and logistics constraints.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
1 min read
Instagram Is Testing A ‘Take A Break’ Feature
Instagram is testing the long-awaited Take a Break feature to give users reminders when they’ve spent a long time on the platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
1 min read
Justice Department Sues Uber For Overcharging People with Disabilities
The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. (Uber) for charging “wait time” fees to passengers who, because of disability, need more time to enter a car.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 11, 2021
3 min read
Nvidia Announces New Platform For Creating AI Avatars
Nvidia on Wednesday announced 'Omniverse Avatar', a technology platform for generating interactive Artificial Intelligence (AI) Avatars.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2021
1 min read
Tsmc, Sony Partner For New $7 Billion Chip Factory In Japan
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is teaming up with Sony on its new $7 billion chip factory in Japan.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2021
1 min read
Qualcomm Launches ‘Snapdragon Spaces’ Ar Developer Platform
Chip-maker Qualcomm on Wednesday introduced Snapdragon Spaces XR Developer Platform, a head-worn Augmented Reality (AR) developer kit to enable the expansion of existing apps and create new ones to take advantage of AR devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2021
2 min read
Twitter’s Blue Subscription To Allow Undo Tweets, Read Ad-free News
Twitter has announced that its subscription service Twitter Blue is now available in the US and New Zealand for iOS, Android, and web users for a monthly price of $2.99 in US.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2021
2 min read
Facebook And Instagram To Delete ‘Sensitive’ Ads Linked To Race, Religion
Facebook's parent company Meta has announced that it will remove sensitive ads targeting options related to health, race or ethnicity, political affiliation, religion, or sexual orientation starting January 19, 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 10, 2021
2 min read
Bitcoin And Ethereum Prices Jump To New Records
Bitcoin and Ether created a new all-time high of $68,641.57 and $4,857.25 on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
1 min read
Clubhouse Rolls Out Replay To Let Users Record Live Rooms
Clubhouse said it is rolling out a new feature -- Replay -- where users can choose to record the audio chat and then save it to a club or profile.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
2 min read
McAfee To Be Acquired By Investor Group For Over $14 Billion
American global computer security software company McAfee has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an investor group for more than $14 billion.
Bijay Pokharel,
November 9, 2021
2 min read
