Apple To Close Its Stores In US As COVID-19 Precautionary Measure
Apple has taken a step back in its efforts to reopen its stores around the world, with all six of its retail outlets in the US' Michigan closed as a preventative measure
Bijay Pokharel,
April 18, 2021
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Facebook Spent $23 Million On Mark Zuckerberg’s Security In 2020
Facebook spent more than $23 million to provide security for its CEO Mark Zuckerberg in 2020.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 11, 2021
2 min read
Uber Announces $250M Stimulus For Drivers
Uber on Wednesday launched a $250 million "stimulus" plan to lure wary drivers back to the platform as demand for rides outstrips supply.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 8, 2021
1 min read
Facebook Says 530 Million Users’ Data ‘Scraped’ Before September 2019
The social media giant Facebook said on Tuesday that more than 530 million Facebook users' data is obtained by scraping it from their platform prior to September 2019.
Bijay Pokharel,
April 7, 2021
1 min read
Bitcoin Hits $60,000 For The First Time
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest cryptocurrency, on Saturday crossed a record high of $60,000. In a sudden move starting just after 10:00 UTC Saturday, the top cryptocurrency by market cap rose to $60,065.15, according to the CoinDesk 20. The move to $60,000 brings bitcoin’s market cap to...
Bijay Pokharel,
March 13, 2021
1 min read
What’s Coming To Netflix In March 2021
Let’s take a look at the full list of what’s new on Netflix in March 2021, followed by a list of what’s leaving the service this month.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 1, 2021
3 min read
Bitcoin Hits $1 Trillion Market Value For The First Time
The price of bitcoin crossed another major milestone Friday, as the cryptocurrency’s market value surpassed $1 trillion, according to Coindesk..
Bijay Pokharel,
February 20, 2021
1 min read
NASA’s Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet
The largest, most advanced rover NASA has sent to another world touched down on Mars Thursday, after a 203-day journey traversing 293 million miles (472 million kilometers).
Bijay Pokharel,
February 19, 2021
2 min read
PewDiePie’s “Coco” Music Video Has Been Taken Down From YouTube
The video was premiered on YouTube on 14 February 2021. Just four days after upload, on 18 February, YouTube removed the music video for having "violated the Terms of Service".
Bijay Pokharel,
February 19, 2021
1 min read
India Asks Twitter To Remove 1,178 Accounts
India has asked Twitter Inc to take down 1,178 accounts the country says are backed by arch-rival Pakistan or operated by sympathizers of a separatist Sikh movement..
Bijay Pokharel,
February 8, 2021
1 min read
Myanmar Blocks Twitter And Instagram
The military government in Myanmar recently told telecom operators and internet service providers to block access to Facebook. Now it’s doing the same thing to Twitter and Instagram.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 6, 2021
1 min read
Pinterest Announces Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2020 Results
Image sharing and social media service Pinterest announced financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2020.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 5, 2021
2 min read
Myanmar Military Government Orders Telecom Networks To Temporarily Block Facebook
Myanmar’s new military government has ordered local telecom firms to temporarily block Facebook until February 7 midnight, days after the country's military seized power in a coup.
Bijay Pokharel,
February 4, 2021
1 min read
Smartphone Maker Xiaomi Sues US In Bit To Remove Itself From ‘Communist Chinese Military Company ‘
Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has filed a legal action against the US Defense and Treasury departments that seeks to remove itself from the country's official list of Communist Chinese military companies (CCMC).
Bijay Pokharel,
February 1, 2021
1 min read
Intel Invests $475M In Vietnam Facility To Enhance Intel’s 5G Products
The fund injection went towards "enhancing" production of Intel's 5G product line, Core processors integrated with its hybrid technology, and 10th Gen Core chips.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2021
1 min read
Global COVID-19 Cases Surpass 100 Million
Almost 1.3% of the world’s population has now been infected with COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, and more than 2.1 million people have died.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2021
1 min read
Google Workers Announce International Union Alliance
The newly formed coalition, called Alpha Global, is comprised of 13 different unions representing workers in 10 countries, including the United States, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2021
1 min read
Jio Passes $3 Billion In Third Quarter Revenue
The telco increased its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) by 120% from ₹3,857 crores in the third quarter of last year to ₹8,483 crores this year. This flowed through to a 158% increase in net profit to ₹3,489 crores.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2021
1 min read
Twitter Locked Account Of China’s U.S. Embassy Over Xinjiang-Related Tweet
The microblogging site Twitter has locked the account of China’s U.S. embassy for a tweet that defended China’s policies in the Xinjiang region, which the U.S. social media platform said violated the firm’s policy against “dehumanization”, as reported by Reuters. The Chinese Embassy account, @ChineseEmbinUS,...
Bijay Pokharel,
January 21, 2021
1 min read
Streaming Giant Netflix Surpasses 200 Million Subscribers
The streaming giant Netflix has surpassed another major milestone: 203.6 million subscribers around the world.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 20, 2021
1 min read
