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YouTube Becomes the Exclusive Home of the Oscars Starting in 2029
YouTube will become the exclusive platform to stream the Academy Awards beginning in 2029, marking the end of ABC’s long history as the show’s broadcast home.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
2 min read
Adobe Faces Lawsuit Alleging Use of Pirated Books to Train AI Model
Adobe’s growing investment in artificial intelligence has landed the company in legal trouble, as a new lawsuit alleges it used pirated books to train one of its AI models.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
2 min read
FL Studio Is Getting a Web-Based Version
Image-Line has begun beta testing a web-based version of FL Studio, bringing the popular digital audio workstation to the browser for the first time.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
1 min read
Snapchat Launches “Quick Cut” for Fast, Beat-Synced Video Editing
Snap has introduced a new in-app video editing tool called Quick Cut, designed to help Snapchat users quickly turn their saved Memories into beat-synced, ready-to-share videos.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 18, 2025
1 min read
Amazon Eyes $10 Billion Investment in OpenAI
Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest $10 billion in OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2025
1 min read
Adobe Firefly Gets New AI Video Editor With Precise Prompt Based Editing
Adobe has announced a major update to its AI-powered video generation app, Firefly, introducing a new video editor that allows users to make detailed edits using simple text prompts.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2025
2 min read
Instagram Brings Reels to Your TV With a New Big Screen App
The test is launching first in the United States and will be available on Amazon Fire TV devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2025
2 min read
OpenAI Launches Faster and Smarter Image Generator With GPT Image 1.5
OpenAI has announced a major update to its image generation tools with the launch of a new model called GPT Image 1.5 and a redesigned interface inside ChatGPT.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2025
2 min read
X Says Twitter Brand Was Never Abandoned as Company Sues Operation Bluebird
X Corp. has filed a lawsuit against a new startup called Operation Bluebird, accusing it of trying to take over the Twitter name and brand.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 17, 2025
2 min read
Snapchat Rolls Out 2025 Snap Recap to Users
Snapchat announced on Monday that it has begun rolling out its end-of-year 2025 Snap Recap, giving users a personalized look back at their activity over the past year.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2025
2 min read
Meta Shuts Down Facebook Messenger Desktop App for Mac and Windows
Meta has officially discontinued the Facebook Messenger desktop app for Mac and Windows as of December 15, 2025.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2025
2 min read
Meta Expands Threads Communities, Adding New Topics and Features
Meta announced on Monday that it is expanding the number of topics available through Threads’ Communities feature, a move that could draw users away from platforms like Reddit and X.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2025
1 min read
GNOME Bans AI-Generated Extensions From Its Official Store
The GNOME Shell Extensions (EGO) store has updated its review guidelines to explicitly ban AI-generated extensions, according to reports from It’s FOSS and Phoronix.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 16, 2025
1 min read
Starlink and Chinese Satellites Nearly Collided in Low Earth Orbit
A potentially dangerous collision in space was narrowly avoided last week after a newly launched Chinese satellite passed within just a few hundred meters of a Starlink satellite in low Earth orbit.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 15, 2025
2 min read
Russian Administrator Secures Temporary Freeze on €110 Million of Google Assets in France
The administrator of Google’s now-defunct Russian business has obtained a temporary freeze on approximately €110 million ($129 million) worth of Alphabet-owned assets in France, according to official orders reviewed by Reuters.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 14, 2025
1 min read
Reddit Asks Australian High Court to Overturn New Social Media Age Restriction
Reddit has filed a lawsuit in Australia’s High Court, seeking to overturn the country’s new rule that bans people under 16 from using social media.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 12, 2025
2 min read
Fortnite Returns to Google’s Android App Store After Five Years
Fortnite is officially back on the Google Play Store in the United States, five years after it was removed during Epic Games’ fight against major app store policies.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 12, 2025
1 min read
WhatsApp Introduces New Missed Call Messages to Replace Traditional Voicemail
WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that aims to make old-style voicemail feel unnecessary.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 12, 2025
1 min read
Disney Accuses Google of Massive Copyright Infringement After OpenAI Deal
Disney has accused Google of violating its copyrights on a massive level, claiming the company’s AI models have been generating content that looks similar to characters from Frozen, Star Wars, Marvel, and other Disney-owned franchises.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 12, 2025
2 min read
ChatGPT Adult Mode Expected to Launch in Early 2026
OpenAI is getting ready to introduce a new “adult mode” in ChatGPT, and the company now has a clearer timeline for the launch.
Bijay Pokharel,
December 12, 2025
2 min read
