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Oversight Board Asks Meta to Remove Restriction on Arabic Word ‘Shaheed’
Meta's oversight board on Tuesday asked the company to end its blanket ban on the Arabic word "shaheed", roughly translated as "martyr" in English.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 26, 2024
2 min read
YouTube Purges 2.25 Million Videos in India for Violating Its Community Guidelines in Q4 2023
YouTube has removed over 2.25 million videos in India for violating its community guidelines in the fourth quarter of 2023, the popular video streaming platform said in a report on Tuesday.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 26, 2024
1 min read
China Blocks Use of Intel and AMD Chips in Government Computers
China has reportedly implemented new guidelines phasing out US-made microprocessors from government PCs and servers. This means domestic alternatives will slowly replace Intel and AMD chips.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 25, 2024
1 min read
South Korea-Built Nuclear Reactor Connected to UAE Power Grid
The fourth unit of the South Korea-built Barakah nuclear power plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been successfully connected to the Middle East nation's power transmission grid, South Korea's state-run utility company said on Sunday.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 24, 2024
1 min read
Elon Musk Thought That OpenAI Would Fail: Sam Altman
OpenAI's CEO Sam Altman has said that Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk thought that the ChatGPT-maker company would fail and "he chose to part ways".
Bijay Pokharel,
March 24, 2024
1 min read
Russian Soyuz Lifts off to Space with 3 Astronauts
A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts successfully lifted off from the International Space Station on Saturday.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 24, 2024
1 min read
UK Regulator to Launch in-Depth Probe into $19 Billion Vodafone-Three UK Merger
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK on Friday confirmed that it is launching an in-depth investigation into the proposed $19 billion merger between Vodafone and Three UK, saying the deal could lead to higher prices for consumers.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 22, 2024
2 min read
NASA’s Shoebox-Sized Satellite En Route to ISS to Decode Cosmic Blasts
NASA on Friday launched a shoebox-sized satellite, which aims to unravel the mysteries of cosmic blasts, to the International Space Station (ISS).
Bijay Pokharel,
March 22, 2024
1 min read
Proton Pass Now Supports Passkeys Across Devices and Plans
Privacy-focused tech company Proton has announced a significant upgrade to its password manager, Proton Pass.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 22, 2024
1 min read
Musk Showcases First Person Playing Video Games Just by Thinking
Elon Musk on Thursday shared a video clip where a person was seen playing video games just by thinking, courtesy of the Neuralink brain chip.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 21, 2024
1 min read
Mustafa Suleyman Appointed CEO of Microsoft AI
Microsoft Chairman and CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday welcomed Mustafa Suleyman as CEO of the company’s artificial intelligence (AI) venture.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 20, 2024
1 min read
Nvidia Unveils Blackwell B200 GPU: A Quantum Leap in AI Performance
The new B200 GPU offers up to 20 petaflops of FP4 horsepower from its 208 billion transistors.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 19, 2024
1 min read
VPN Use Spikes After Texas Restricts Adult Sites
The Virtual Private Network (VPN) demand in Texas skyrocketed by 234.8% on March 15, 2024, after state authorities enacted a law requiring adult sites to verify users’ ages before granting them access to the websites’ content.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 19, 2024
1 min read
Cisco Acquires Splunk for $28 Billion
Networking major Cisco on Monday announced it has completed the acquisition of Splunk, the leader in cybersecurity and observability, for about $28 billion in the generative AI era.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 18, 2024
1 min read
Netflix, Wavve Face Probe over Alleged Unfair Biz Practice
South Korea's antitrust regulator has launched an on-site inspection into over-the-top streaming platforms Netflix and Wavve on suspicions of their failure to properly notify users of terms of an early subscription cancellation, officials said on Monday.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 18, 2024
1 min read
Qualcomm Unveils Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Chip for Flagship Android Phones
Qualcomm on Monday announced Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform for Android flagship smartphones.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 18, 2024
1 min read
Musk Allows Developers & Researchers to Access AI Chatbot Grok
Elon Musk-run xAI has made its AI chatbot Grok available in open-source mode for developers and researchers.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 18, 2024
1 min read
SpaceX Building Massive US Spy Satellite Network
News reports have surfaced that Elon Musk's SpaceX is quietly developing a massive network of spy satellites for the United States government.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 18, 2024
1 min read
Telegram Launches ‘Greeting Messages’, ‘Quick Replies’ Business Features
Telegram on Friday launched new business features such as greeting messages, quick replies, and others to streamline communication between companies and their customers.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 16, 2024
1 min read
Starship Rocket Will Be On Mars in Next 5 Years: Elon Musk
Elon Musk on Saturday said that the huge starship Starship rocket, which aims to help land astronauts on the Moon in 2026, will be on Mars within five years.
Bijay Pokharel,
March 16, 2024
1 min read
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