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Trump Denies Involvement in Oracle-Led TikTok Deal
During a flight to Florida on Saturday, President Trump was questioned about ongoing discussions involving TikTok’s potential sale, as reported by NPR.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2025
1 min read
PayPal Settles for $2 Million Over 2022 Data Breach and Cybersecurity Lapses
New York State has reached a $2 million settlement with PayPal following allegations that the company failed to meet cybersecurity regulations, leading to a significant data breach in December 2022.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2025
1 min read
Oracle and Microsoft in Negotiations to Take Over TikTok’s Global Operations
According to NPR, Oracle, along with an investor group that includes Microsoft, is reportedly discussing acquiring TikTok’s global operations.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2025
1 min read
Elon Musk’s X Expands Vertical Video Feed Globally After U.S. Launch
Elon Musk’s X platform has begun rolling out its dedicated vertical video feed to users worldwide, just days after it was first introduced in the U.S.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2025
1 min read
Bankers Preparing to Sell Debt from Elon Musk’s X Acquisition Amid Financial Struggles
Bankers are reportedly making plans to offload the debt used to fund Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition of X (formerly Twitter), which included a hefty $13 billion in financing.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2025
1 min read
Meta Introduces Ads on Threads in Limited Test
Meta has officially announced the rollout of ads on Threads.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2025
1 min read
OpenAI’s Operator Tool May Store Deleted Chats and Screenshots for 90 Days
OpenAI has revealed that its AI agent tool, Operator, may retain customer chats and associated screenshots for up to 90 days, even if users manually delete them.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2025
2 min read
FBI Warns of North Korean IT Workers Exploiting Remote Jobs to Steal Data and Extort Companies
The FBI has issued a warning about North Korean IT workers infiltrating U.S. and global organizations to steal sensitive data and extort employers.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2025
1 min read
Fitbit Fined $12.25 Million Over Ionic Smartwatch Battery Issues
Fitbit has agreed to pay a $12.25 million fine after safety concerns surrounding its Ionic smartwatches, which were recalled in 2022 due to reports of overheating lithium-ion batteries.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2025
1 min read
Threads Now Lets You Schedule Posts and Add Markups
Instagram’s Threads platform has introduced a new feature that allows users to schedule posts, as announced by Instagram head Adam Mosseri.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2025
1 min read
Scientists Discover “Space Chorus” Far From Earth
An international research team led by Chinese scientists has discovered chorus waves more than 160,000 km away from Earth -- a space phenomenon previously believed to occur only near Earth's dipole magnetic field regions, according to a study on Thursday.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2025
2 min read
LG Electronics Q4 Loss Deepens on FX Translation Losses
LG Electronics, South Korea's leading home appliance maker, said on Thursday its fourth-quarter net loss deepened from a year earlier as a weak won pushed up foreign exchange translation losses.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2025
2 min read
Elon Musk, Sam Altman Fight over Stargate on Social Media
The xAI owner Elon Musk and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman are fighting on X about Stargate, the enormous infrastructure project to build data centres for OpenAI across the US.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2025
3 min read
Cloudflare Flaw Exposes User Locations via Image Sharing on Signal, Discord
A security researcher has uncovered a vulnerability in Cloudflare's content delivery network (CDN) that could reveal a user’s approximate location simply by sending them an image on platforms like Signal or Discord.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2025
2 min read
Samsung Launches New Galaxy S25 Series with Advanced AI
Heralding a new AI era, Samsung unveiled its latest Galaxy S series smartphones on Wednesday, featuring more advanced on-device artificial intelligence (AI) with multimodal capabilities and personalized assistance functions.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2025
2 min read
Truecaller Brings Real-Time Caller ID to iOS with iOS 18 Update
Truecaller has finally rolled out real-time caller information for iPhone users, a feature that Android users have enjoyed for some time.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2025
2 min read
OpenAI Announces $500 Bn AI Project, Musk Says ‘They Don’t Actually Have the Money’
As Sam Altman-run OpenAI announced the Stargate Project which intends to invest $500 billion over the next four years in building new AI infrastructure in the US — with SoftBank, Oracle and MGX — Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said “they don’t...
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2025
2 min read
Netflix Adds 18.9 Million Subscribers in Holiday Quarter, Driven by Live Sports and ‘Squid Game’
Netflix reported a massive increase of 18.9 million subscribers during its holiday quarter, far exceeding Wall Street expectations.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2025
1 min read
Indonesia Slaps Google $12.4 Million Over Unfair Play Store Practices
On January 21, Indonesia’s antitrust agency imposed a fine of 202 billion rupiah ($12.4 million) on Google for unfair business practices tied to its payment system on the Google Play Store.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2025
1 min read
DOGE Now Has an Official Government Website
Believe it or not, DOGE now boasts an official government website at doge.gov.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 22, 2025
1 min read
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