Bijay Pokharel
Bijay Pokharel is the creator and owner of Abijita.com. He is a freelance technology writer focusing on all things pertaining to Cyber Security. The topics he writes about include malware, vulnerabilities, exploits, internet defense, women's safety and privacy, as well as research and innovation in information security. He is a tech enthusiast, keen learner, rational and cool person in his professional activities and challenges.
Now Tiktok Lays off Employees to Reduce Costs
TikTok has joined the Big Tech layoffs, asking a certain number of employees to go to reduce costs.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2024
1 min read
Apple Music to Pay 10% Bonus Royalties to Artists for Spatial Audio Songs
Apple will pay music artists a bonus payout of up to 10 percent in royalties for creating songs in spatial audio.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2024
1 min read
SEC Fake Bitcoin Post Linked to SIM Swapping Attack on X Account
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) provided an update on the incident, stating that an unauthorized party gained control of the SEC cell phone number associated with the account through an apparent 'SIM swap.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2024
2 min read
Apple Releases iOS 17.3, Introducing Stolen Device Protection for your iPhone
Apple has officially released iOS 17.3 and introduced a new security feature to prevent thieves from taking your iPhone, thereby minimizing the risk of unauthorized access to anything stored in iCloud, as well as other important accounts such as your bank or email.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2024
1 min read
NASA Proposes New Solar-Powered Airplane Concept to Explore Mars
US space agency NASA has proposed to develop a new mobility Mars exploration platform that will use solar energy to explore the Red Planet.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2024
2 min read
Massive COVID Test Data Breach Leaks 1.3 Million Patient Records Online
The publicly exposed database contained an estimated 1.3 million records that included 118,441 certificates, 506,663 appointments, 660,173 testing samples, and a small number of internal application files.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2024
1 min read
Meta to Let EU Users Unlink Their Instagram, Facebook, Messenger Accounts
To comply with the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in the European Union (EU), Meta on Monday announced that users will be able to unlink their Instagram and Facebook accounts as well as other services.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2024
2 min read
NASA Back in Touch with the Mars Ingenuity Helicopter
NASA has re-established contact with the Mars Ingenuity helicopter which had lost contact with the Perseverance rover.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2024
1 min read
Musk’s X Fixes Bug that Labelled Legit Posts as ‘Sensitive Media’
X on Monday said it has fixed a bug that caused the platform to incorrectly label numerous posts as ‘Sensitive Media’.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2024
1 min read
Now Quickly Unsubscribe from Unwanted Emails in Gmail on Web, Mobile
Google has introduced new ways to make it even easier to unsubscribe from unwanted emails in Gmail on the web and mobile.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 21, 2024
1 min read
Tesla Recalls Over 4k Vehicles Due to Software Issue
Tesla has recalled more than 4,000 Model 3 and Model Y vehicles made between 2022 and 2023 in Australia due to a software issue.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 21, 2024
1 min read
Elon Musk Denies Report Claiming His AI Firm Secured $500 Million Funding
Tech billionaire and business tycoon Elon Musk has denied the report claiming that his artificial intelligence (AI) company 'xAI' secured $500 million in funding toward a $1 billion goal.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 20, 2024
1 min read
Main Accused Arrested in Rashmika Mandanna Deepfake Video Case
The main accused behind the deepfake video of actor Rashmika Mandanna, which went viral on social media platforms, has been arrested, Delhi Police said on Saturday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 20, 2024
1 min read
What is Bot Traffic? Here’s Why It’s Bad for SEO
While legitimate search engine bots are essential for indexing and ranking your website, artificial or spam bot traffic can have negative consequences.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 20, 2024
2 min read
SLIM Lands Successfully on Moon’s Surface – JAXA Confirmation
Japan has become the fifth country to successfully land on the Moon, after Russia, US, China, and India.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 20, 2024
1 min read
Russian State-Sponsored Hackers Gain Access to Microsoft Corporate Email Accounts
Microsoft has faced a sophisticated nation-state cyberattack by the notorious Russian state-sponsored actor known as Midnight Blizzard, also identified as Nobelium.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 20, 2024
1 min read
Zuckerberg’s Firms Fined $2.8 Billion for Wrongful User Data Processing in Last 4 Yrs: Report
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta and its affiliated subsidiaries have incurred fines totalling $2.8 billion in the last four years due to multiple GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) violations, a new report has revealed.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 19, 2024
1 min read
Meta Documents Show 100k Kids Sexually Harassed Daily on Fb, Insta
A recent court case concerning child abuse on Meta's Facebook and Instagram apps claimed that an internal company estimate from 2021 indicated that up to 100,000 children were subjected to sexual harassment on the platforms on a daily basis, including images of adult genitalia.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 19, 2024
2 min read
X Rolling Out Audio, Video Calls for Android Users
X is rolling out the feature to make audio and video calls directly from the app for Android users.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 19, 2024
1 min read
Apple to Pay iPhone 7 Users Who Faced ‘Loop Disease’ Audio Issues
Apple has reached an agreement to settle a US class action lawsuit, in which the company will be paying $35 million to iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus users, who were prone to audio issues due to a defective chip in the devices.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 19, 2024
1 min read
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