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 Limit Replies Only to Verified Users to Avoid Spam: Musk
Elon Musk on Sunday announced that users can now limit replies only to verified users to avoid spam and bots.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 5, 2024
1 min read
Google Backtracks on reCaptcha Update After Breaking Firefox Compatibility
Mozilla Firefox users experienced a frustrating hurdle yesterday when a recent Google reCaptcha update caused the popular anti-bot service to malfunction within the brows
Bijay Pokharel,
May 4, 2024
1 min read
Microsoft Enables Passwordless Logins for Personal Accounts
Microsoft has announced passkey support for Microsoft consumer accounts.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 4, 2024
1 min read
Google Bans Advertisers from Promoting Deepfake Porn Services
Google will ban advertisers from promoting services that people can use to make deepfake porn starting May 30th, 2024.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 4, 2024
1 min read
China’s Chang’e-6 En Route to Retrieve Samples from Moon’s Far Side
China’s Chang'e-6 on Friday successfully lifted off for the Moon's far side to collect and bring back samples from the lunar surface, reports said.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 3, 2024
3 min read
WhatsApp Banned Record over 7.9 Million Accounts in India in March
WhatsApp banned more than 7.9 million accounts in India in March, in compliance with the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 3, 2024
1 min read
Google Paid Apple a Record $20 Billion for Safari Search Dominance in 2022
Apple's Eddy Cue revealed in court documents that Google spent a staggering $20 billion in 2022 to remain the default search engine on Safari.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2024
1 min read
Microsoft To Invest $2.2 Billion To Fuel Malaysia’s Cloud
Microsoft on Thursday announced to invest $2.2 billion over the next four years to advance new cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Malaysia.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2024
1 min read
Law Enforcement Authorities Shuts Down 12 Phone Fraud Call Center
A collaborative effort between German, Albanian, Bosnian-Herzegovinian, Kosovar, and Lebanese police forces led to the raid of 12 call centers.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2024
1 min read
Tired of Seeing Your Ex in Google Photos? “Show Less” Feature in Development
Google is adding a new update to Google Photos that will allow you to control how frequently certain faces appear in your Memories.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2024
1 min read
Dropbox Confirms Security Breach, Customer Data and Authentication Secrets Compromised
Dropbox has disclosed a significant security breach affecting its HelloSign eSignature service (recently rebranded as Dropbox Sign).
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2024
1 min read
Snapchat Will Soon Let You Edit Messages…For a Limited Time
Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, is rolling out a slew of new features, including the most-awaited edit-message feature.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2024
1 min read
Meta Adds New Ways to Organize Events in WhatsApp Communities
Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday announced new features for WhatsApp Communities and its groups.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 2, 2024
1 min read
Qantas App Glitch Exposes Passenger Data
Qantas Airways has acknowledged a data security incident involving the misconfiguration of its mobile app.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 1, 2024
1 min read
Meta Considers Algorithm Overhaul for Threads App
Meta may be exploring significant changes to how content is surfaced on Threads.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 1, 2024
1 min read
OnlyFans Investigated by UK’s Media Regulator over Kids Accessing Porn
UK's media regulator Ofcom on Wednesday said that it has opened an investigation into whether OnlyFans, a subscription-based adult content creation platform, is doing enough to prevent children from accessing pornography on its site.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 1, 2024
1 min read
There is More Ice on Moon Subsurface in Exploitable Depths: Study
A study by the scientists of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and others has revealed there is a higher quantity of ice on the moon within exploitable depths.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 1, 2024
2 min read
Sleep Loss Most Prevalent among Popular Teenagers in School: Study
Teenagers who are popular in school are less likely to get their recommended eight to 10 hours of sleep each night, revealed a study on Wednesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 1, 2024
2 min read
25 Percent of Cyberattacks Motivated by ‘Espionage’ in APAC Region Last Year: Report
About 25 percent of cyberattacks were motivated by 'espionage' in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region last year, which is significantly higher than the 6 percent and 4 percent in Europe and North America, respectively, a new report showed on Wednesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 1, 2024
2 min read
Microsoft Announces to Open Its First Regional Data Center in Thailand
Microsoft on Wednesday announced to build a new cloud and artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure in Thailand, provide AI skilling opportunities for more than 100,000 people, and support the nation's growing developer community.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 1, 2024
1 min read
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