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Musk Asks X Users to Post Long-Form Articles to Promote Citizen Journalism
Elon Musk encouraged X users to post long-form articles on the platform and create space for citizen journalism.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2024
1 min read
Instagram Extends Gap with Naver as Most Used App in South Korea
Instagram expanded its gap with South Korea's top search engine Naver in terms of hours used, data showed on Sunday, amid the growing popularity of short video clips shared on the social media service operated by Meta Platforms.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 9, 2024
1 min read
NASA Awards Over $10 Million to 7 Firms for Mars Sample Return Mission
NASA on Saturday announced a grant of about $1.5 million each to seven companies for studies exploring more affordable and faster methods for the Mars sample return mission.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 8, 2024
1 min read
Sri Lanka Green Lights Elon Musk’s Starlink Satellite Service
President Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Sri Lanka has approved Elon Musk's Starlink to launch satellite service in the country.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 8, 2024
1 min read
LastPass Says 12-Hour Outage Caused by Bad Chrome Extension Update
LastPass, a popular password manager, experienced a significant outage on Friday, June 7th, leaving users unable to access their password vaults for nearly 12 hours.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 8, 2024
1 min read
Samsung to Optimize Galaxy AI for New Foldables, to Bring ‘Live Translate’ on 3rd-Party Apps
Samsung has announced extending Galaxy AI features beyond its native calling app, along with optimizing the Galaxy AI experience for the upcoming foldable devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 8, 2024
1 min read
28,000 Unionised Workers Of Samsung Set To Stage Walkout Over Wages
Unionized workers of Samsung Electronics were set to launch a one-day walkout over wages on Friday, a union official said, in what would be the first walkout at the technology giant.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 7, 2024
1 min read
eBay to Stop Accepting American Express Cards Due to ‘Unacceptably High’ Fees
eBay, the online marketplace giant, has announced that it will no longer accept American Express (Amex) cards as a payment method starting August 17, 2024.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 7, 2024
1 min read
SpaceX’s Starship Completes 4th Test Flight on Thursday
Elon Musk's SpaceX on Thursday successfully launched its fourth test flight.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 7, 2024
2 min read
Musk’s Starlink Gets Preliminary Approval from Sri Lanka
Elon Musk's satellite-based internet service provider Starlink on Thursday received preliminary approval from Sri Lanka to provide internet service in the island nation.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2024
1 min read
Facebook’s Spam Filter Mistakenly Removing Legitimate Posts
Recently, many Facebook users have reported a troubling trend: the platform's spam filter appears to be overly aggressive, mistakenly flagging and removing legitimate posts.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2024
1 min read
EU Slaps Meta With 11 Complaints for Using Personal Data to Train AI Models
Advocacy group NOYB (None of Your Business) filed these complaints and has called on national privacy watchdogs to take immediate action to stop Meta from using years of personal posts, private images, or online tracking data for its AI technology.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2024
2 min read
SpaceX’s Starship Gets US FAA Nod, To Launch 4th Test Flight on Thursday
Billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX has received approval from the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to launch the fourth test flight of the Starship vehicle.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2024
1 min read
Boeing Starliner Mission Safely on Its Way to ISS
The Boeing Starliner's first-ever crewed mission is safely on its way to the International Space Station (ISS), NASA said on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2024
1 min read
Google Maps Takes Major Step to Enhance Location History Privacy
Google Maps is rolling out a new privacy update aimed at safeguarding users' location history.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2024
1 min read
Nvidia Overtakes Apple, Hits Historic $3 Trillion Milestone
Nvidia has surpassed Apple in market capitalization, briefly hitting a staggering $3.01 trillion valuation.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2024
1 min read
Google Parent Alphabet Appoints Anat Ashkenazi as New CFO
Google parent Alphabet announced on Wednesday the appointment of Anat Ashkenazi as the company's new Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Bijay Pokharel,
June 6, 2024
1 min read
LG Energy Solution Joins US Firm for EV Battery Solutions
LG Energy Solution Ltd. (LGES), South Korea's leading battery maker, said on Wednesday it has signed an initial pact with a US company to strengthen the competitiveness of its electric vehicle (EV) battery management solutions.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 5, 2024
1 min read
Musk Says Will Ensure ‘Porn-Free’ Mode on X Platform
As social media platform X allowed users to post adult and graphic content earlier this week, its owner Elon Musk on Wednesday said he would ensure a ‘porn-free’ experience for those who do not want to watch such content.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 5, 2024
1 min read
South Korea to Invest $1.8 Billion in Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors
South Korea will invest 2.5 trillion won ($1.8 billion) in developing next-generation nuclear reactor technologies by 2034, the science ministry said on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
June 4, 2024
1 min read
