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LinkedIn’s New Tool To Show Verifications Related To Job Posts
LinkedIn has rolled out new tools to help job seekers feel safe and confident in their job search.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2023
1 min read
Disney Begins 3rd Job Cut Round, 2,500 Employees To Be Affected
Disney has started its third round of layoffs that will affect over 2,500 employees across the board, the media reported.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2023
1 min read
TikTok Sues US State Of Montana For Banning The App
Chinese short-video-making app TikTok on Tuesday hit back at the US state of Montana with a lawsuit, after Montana Governor Greg Gianforte banned TikTok in the state last week.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2023
1 min read
Fake AI Image Of Pentagon Explosion Puts Twitter’s Paid Blue Tick In Question
The AI-generated image of an explosion at the Pentagon that appeared on several verified Twitter accounts has once again put Twitter's paid verification program in question that allows anyone to pay $8 a month and get the verified Blue tick.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2023
1 min read
Google Launches Bug Bounty Program For Its Android Applications
Tech giant Google has launched the Mobile Vulnerability Rewards Program (Mobile VRP), a new bug bounty program that will pay security researchers for flaws found in the company's Android applications.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 23, 2023
2 min read
You Can Now Edit Your WhatsApp Messages Up To 15 Minutes After They’re Sent!
Meta-owned WhatsApp has introduced an exciting update that allows users to edit their messages within a 15-minute window.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
1 min read
Twitter Bug Restoring Deleted Tweets For Hundreds Of Clueless Users
A bug in Twitter is apparently restoring deleted tweets and retweets for hundreds of users who have no clue about it and the micro-blogging platform was yet to admit the issue and issue a fix, the media reported on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
2 min read
Tencent Launches Palm-Based Payments In China
Tencent has launched a palm-recognition service for its WeChat Pay service here that allows Metro passengers to pay via waving their palm over a scanner, the media reported on Monday
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
1 min read
Meta Fined Record $1.3 Billion For Violating EU Data Transfer Rules
The Irish Data Protection Commission on Monday fined Meta a record $1.3 billion fine over violating data transfer rules in the European Union (EU).
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
1 min read
China Hits Back At Biden, Bans US-Based Micron Over ‘National Security Risks’
In a tit-for-tat move against the US, China has banned the sale of US-based Micron Technology's chips in the country, citing "national security risks", the media reported on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
2 min read
Axiom Space’s Private Astronauts Headed To ISS With 1st Saudi Woman
American private space habitat company Axiom Space has successfully launched its second mission to the International Space Station (ISS) with the first woman from Saudi Arabia.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
2 min read
Instagram Is Back Again After A Brief Outage
Meta-owned American photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram was down for a few hours on Sunday Evening.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
1 min read
Google Challenger Neeva Search Engine Shuts Down
Neeva, which challenged Google's search engine, is winding up operations as Founders Sridhar Ramaswamy and Vivek Raghunathan admitted that they had faced significant challenges attracting new users.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
2 min read
South Korea Seeks Grace Period For China’s Mandatory Battery Certification
South Korea has asked China to defer the application of its mandatory product certification rules for lithium-ion batteries used in mobile phones, the industry ministry said on Sunday.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
1 min read
IBM To Invest $100 Million To Build A 100,000-Qubit Supercomputer By 2033
IBM on Sunday announced a $100 million collaboration with the University of Tokyo and the University of Chicago to develop a quantum-centric supercomputer powered by 100,000 qubits by 2033.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 22, 2023
2 min read
Samsung Not Planning To Switch From Google To Bing On Its Devices: Report
Samsung Electronics will reportedly not be switching its smartphones' default search engine from Google to Microsoft's Bing anytime soon.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 21, 2023
1 min read
Twitter To Add 15-Sec Forward, Back Buttons Along With Pic In Pic Mode
Tech billionaire Elon Musk has said the microblogging platform will add 15-second forward and back seek buttons during video playback, along with picture-in-picture mode for users to watch while scrolling.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 21, 2023
1 min read
WhatsApp’s New Feature To Let Users Create Stickers Within App
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new feature -- "sticker maker tool", which will let users create stickers right within the application on iOS.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 21, 2023
1 min read
US To Probe Twitter For Breaking Laws Following Lawsuit From Ex-Employees
The city officials here are opening an investigation into Twitter following a lawsuit from former employees who claimed that Elon Musk's transition team deliberately planned to breach contracts and not pay promised severance, among other things.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 20, 2023
2 min read
Instagram To Launch Text-Based App in June, Aiming to Compete with Twitter
Meta-owned American photo and video-sharing social networking service Instagram is planning to release a text-based app that will compete with Twitter.
Bijay Pokharel,
May 20, 2023
1 min read
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