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Snapchat Stops Rewarding Fully AI-Generated Spotlight Videos to Boost Original Content
Snapchat is changing how content is promoted on Spotlight by no longer rewarding videos created entirely with artificial intelligence.
Bijay Pokharel,
August 1, 2026
1 min read
Anthropic Says Claude AI Breached Three Real-World Systems During Internal Cybersecurity Tests
Anthropic has revealed that an internal investigation uncovered three separate incidents in which its Claude AI model gained unauthorized access to the live systems of three organizations during cybersecurity testing.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 31, 2026
3 min read
Winamp Returns to Streaming With Deezer Partnership, New AI-Powered Music Player Coming in 2027
Winamp is making a major comeback with plans to launch a completely redesigned music player in the first half of 2027, powered by a new strategic partnership with music streaming platform Deezer.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2026
2 min read
US Lawmakers Urge Apple to Reject Chinese Memory Chips Over Security Concerns
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has called on Apple to avoid using memory chips made by Chinese semiconductor companies CXMT and Yangtze Memory Technologies Co. (YMTC), warning that the decision could create long-term national security risks and increase the company's dependence on suppliers linked...
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2026
2 min read
LG Energy Solution Swings to $228 Million Loss as EV Demand Slump Hits Battery Business
LG Energy Solution (LGES), South Korea's largest battery manufacturer, reported a second-quarter net loss on Thursday as slowing global electric vehicle (EV) demand and production disruptions at its U.S. battery plants weighed heavily on earnings.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2026
2 min read
Samsung Posts Record Q2 Profit as AI Chip Demand Drives Explosive Growth
Samsung Electronics reported record second-quarter earnings on Thursday, with net profit soaring nearly 1,300% year over year as booming demand for artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductors more than offset weaker performance in its mobile business.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2026
2 min read
OpenAI’s ChatGPT Is Nearing 1 Billion Weekly Active Users
OpenAI's ChatGPT is reportedly on the verge of reaching a major milestone, with weekly active users expected to surpass the 1 billion mark in the near future.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2026
1 min read
Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Says Billions Will Have Personal AI Agents Within Five Years
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes personal AI assistants will become a normal part of everyday life within the next five years, predicting that billions of people will rely on AI agents that understand their goals and work around the clock on their behalf.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 30, 2026
2 min read
Elon Musk’s X Ends Legal Fight With Global Advertising Group After Settlement
Elon Musk’s X has officially settled its long-running legal dispute with the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA), bringing an end to a high-profile case over advertising practices on the social media platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 29, 2026
2 min read
Russia Charges Telegram Founder Pavel Durov With Aiding Terrorism, Issues International Arrest Warrant
Russia has formally charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with facilitating terrorist activities and issued an international arrest warrant, marking a major escalation in the Kremlin's long-running dispute with the messaging platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 29, 2026
2 min read
HBO Max Adds TikTok-Style Video Feed and AI Search to Make Finding Shows Easier
HBO Max is introducing two new features designed to help viewers spend less time searching and more time watching.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 29, 2026
2 min read
eBay to Pay $56 Million Over Harassment Plot Targeting Journalists
eBay has agreed to pay $56 million to settle a lawsuit brought by Ina and David Steiner, the husband-and-wife team behind the EcommerceBytes newsletter, bringing an end to a legal battle over a shocking harassment campaign orchestrated by former company employees.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 29, 2026
2 min read
ChatGPT Now Refuses to Copy Famous Authors’ Writing Styles
OpenAI has quietly changed how ChatGPT responds to requests that ask it to write in the exact style of well-known authors.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 28, 2026
3 min read
T-Mobile Restores Service After Widespread U.S. Network Outage
T-Mobile has restored service after a nationwide outage left thousands of U.S. users without mobile connectivity on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 28, 2026
1 min read
Hugging Face AI Models Accused of Creating Nude Deepfakes With Simple Prompts
A new report claims several Hugging Face AI models can generate nonconsensual nude deepfakes with minimal safeguards in place.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 28, 2026
2 min read
Elon Musk Launches X Money in the US With Digital Wallet, Visa Card, and 6% APY
Elon Musk has officially started rolling out X Money, a new payment platform built into X as part of his long-term plan to transform the social media platform into an "everything app."
Bijay Pokharel,
July 28, 2026
1 min read
Nvidia Reportedly Plans $250 Billion Financing Backing for OpenAI’s Giant AI Data Center
Nvidia is reportedly in advanced discussions to provide around $250 billion in financing guarantees to OpenAI for one of the world's largest artificial intelligence infrastructure projects.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 27, 2026
2 min read
SpaceX Deploys First V3 Starlink Satellites as Starship Test Ends with Booster Failure
SpaceX successfully launched and deployed its first third-generation (V3) Starlink satellites on Friday during the 13th test flight of its Starship rocket.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 25, 2026
3 min read
Facebook Launches New Seller App, Free User Verification, and Full-Screen Video Experience
Facebook has announced a series of new updates aimed at making the platform more engaging and easier to use.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2026
2 min read
ChatGPT Desktop App Gets New Voice Mode to Control AI Agents and Computer Tasks
OpenAI has updated the ChatGPT desktop app with a new Voice mode that lets users speak naturally to ChatGPT and have it control AI agents while performing tasks on their computer.
Bijay Pokharel,
July 24, 2026
2 min read



