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YouTube’s Creator Economy Contributed $55 Billion to U.S. GDP in 2024, Report Finds
YouTube's creative ecosystem generated a staggering $55 billion in economic impact and supported over 490,000 full-time jobs in the United States last year, according to a new report by Oxford Economics released on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 11, 2025
1 min read
Amazon’s Alexa Plus Rolls Out Quietly to Over a Million Users
Amazon’s long-awaited AI-powered voice assistant, Alexa Plus, is finally reaching more Echo users across the U.S., months after its soft launch in March.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 11, 2025
1 min read
Threads to Launch Its Own Direct Messaging Inbox, Separating from Instagram
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the company’s social platform Threads will finally begin testing its direct messaging (DM) inbox, independent from Instagram’s messaging system.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2025
1 min read
ChatGPT is Down
OpenAI's popular AI chatbot, ChatGPT, is currently experiencing widespread issues.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2025
1 min read
OpenAI Hits $10 Billion in Annual Revenue Amid Rapid Growth
OpenAI has reached a major financial milestone, surpassing $10 billion in annual recurring revenue, nearly doubling last year’s $5.5 billion, according to a spokesperson speaking to CNBC.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2025
1 min read
Disney Finalizes Hulu Buyout from Comcast with $438.7 Million Settlement
Disney has officially completed its acquisition of the remaining stake in Hulu from Comcast, ending a years-long valuation dispute.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 10, 2025
1 min read
Samsung Expands Galaxy Watch Sleep Apnea Detection to 70 Countries
Samsung Electronics has announced the global expansion of its Sleep Apnea detection feature on the Galaxy Watch series, now available in 70 markets, including 34 European countries, Australia, and Singapore.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2025
1 min read
North Korea’s Entire Internet Goes Dark, Expert Suggests Internal Cause
North Korea experienced a major internet outage on Saturday, affecting access to all of its public-facing websites, including government and news portals.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 7, 2025
1 min read
OpenAI to Launch More Powerful o3 Pro Model for ChatGPT Pro Users
OpenAI is preparing to roll out a major upgrade to its ChatGPT platform, introducing a new o3 Pro model aimed at boosting performance for $200/month Pro subscribers.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2025
1 min read
Vodafone Fined €45 Million by German Regulator Over Privacy and Security Violations
German data protection authority BfDI has fined Vodafone GmbH, the German subsidiary of the British telecom giant, a total of €45 million ($51.4 million) for multiple data privacy and security breaches.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2025
1 min read
Snapchat Launches Apple Watch App for Quick Message Replies
Snapchat has officially launched a new Apple Watch app, allowing users to preview and respond to messages directly from their wrists.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2025
1 min read
Amazon May Soon Send Robots to Deliver Your Packages
Amazon might soon deliver your online orders using humanoid robots — robots that look and move like humans.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 5, 2025
1 min read
OpenAI Now Has 3 Million Paying Business Users of ChatGPT
OpenAI now supports 3 million paying business users of ChatGPT, up from 2 million announced in February earlier this year, it announced on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 5, 2025
2 min read
OpenAI Adds Note Recording and Cloud Storage Support to ChatGPT
OpenAI has added new features to ChatGPT, including a 'record mode' that lets users capture meetings, brainstorm ideas, or even record their thoughts.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 5, 2025
1 min read
Mozilla Introduces New Security Feature to Stop Malicious Crypto Extensions on Firefox
Mozilla has launched a new security feature to protect Firefox users from harmful browser extensions that target cryptocurrency wallets.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 4, 2025
1 min read
Reddit Adds New Privacy Settings to Let Users Control What Appears on Their Profile
Reddit has announced a new feature designed to give users more control over their privacy.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 4, 2025
2 min read
TikTok Expands Tools to Personalize and Filter Your Feed
TikTok is giving users more control over what they see on their For You feed.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 4, 2025
1 min read
ChatGPT Adds More Personalization for Free Users
OpenAI is now bringing more personalized features to free users of ChatGPT.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 4, 2025
1 min read
Google Drive Now Shows AI Summaries with “Catch Me Up” Feature
Google is adding a new feature to Google Drive called “Catch me up,” powered by its Gemini AI.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 4, 2025
1 min read
Adobe Photoshop Now Available on Android (Beta)
Adobe has launched a beta version of Photoshop for Android, following its earlier release for iPhone in February.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 3, 2025
1 min read
