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Taylor Swift Deepfakes: White House Seeks Law, Nadella Says It’s ‘Alarming’
The White House has pitched for legislation to protect people from deepfakes generated by AI after the spread of fake photos of Taylor Swift went viral on social media this week.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2024
1 min read
Microsoft Teams Suffers Mega Outage, Company Says Fixing
Microsoft Teams experienced a mega outage in several parts of the world, and the company saw “significant improvements or full remediation in many of the Teams features affected by this incident” after hours.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 27, 2024
1 min read
Samsung Replaces Google AI with Baidu AI on Galaxy S24 Devices in China
Samsung will not use Galaxy AI features in its Galaxy S24 lineup in China and would instead rely upon Chinese tech giant Baidu’s Ernie AI, owing to Google’s limited presence in the country.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2024
1 min read
UK Regulator Launches Antitrust Probe into $19 Billion Vodafone-Three UK Merger
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) on Friday launched a formal probe into the proposed $19 billion merger between Vodafone and CK Hutchison-owned Three UK.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2024
1 min read
NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Mission Ends After Suffering Rotor Damage
NASA's history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter, the first aircraft on another world that flew on the Red Planet for more than three years, has ended its mission after suffering rotor damage on its last -- the 72nd -- flight.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2024
2 min read
Intel Reports $15.4 Billion in Revenue in Q4, Profit Reaches $2.66 Billion
Intel has registered $15.4 billion in revenue in its fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023, up 10 percent year-over-year (YoY).
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2024
2 min read
New Galaxy S24 Smartphones Break Preorder Record in South Korea
Samsung Electronics said on Friday that its new flagship Galaxy S24 smartphones have sold more than 1.2 million units in preorders in South Korea.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2024
1 min read
YouTube Removes Over 1,000 Videos of Celebrity AI Scam Ads
YouTube has deleted more than 1,000 deepfake scam ad videos of celebrities from its platform.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2024
1 min read
Microsoft Lays off 1,900 Employees from Activision Blizzard, Xbox
Microsoft is laying off at least 1,900 employees at gaming company Activision Blizzard it acquired recently, as well as at Xbox.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 26, 2024
1 min read
Google Pixel Users Complaining of Storage Bug After Installing New Update
Several Google Pixel owners are reporting issues with their devices after installing the January 2024 Google Play system update, causing them to be unable to access the internal storage.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2024
1 min read
Meta’s New Setting Now Only Allows Followers to DM Teens on Insta, FB
To help protect teens from unwanted contact, and to make it simpler for parents to shape their teens’ online experiences, Meta on Thursday announced 'stricter private messaging settings for teens' on Instagram and Facebook.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2024
2 min read
TikTok Takes on YouTube, Tests 30-Minute Video Uploads
TikTok is testing to help users upload 30-minute videos in a bid to take on Google-owned YouTube.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2024
1 min read
Microsoft Now a $3 Trillion Company, Second After Apple
Microsoft has reached the coveted $3 trillion mark and became the second company after Apple to achieve this feat.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 25, 2024
1 min read
WhatsApp Working On ‘Chat Interoperability’ Feature to Comply with New EU Rules
WhatsApp is working on a chat interoperability feature to comply with new European Union (EU) regulations.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2024
1 min read
Netflix’s Password-Sharing Crackdown Results in Record 13.1 Million Paid Users in Q4 2023
Netflix’s crackdown on password sharing has helped it gain more paid users as the streaming giant added more than 13.1 million subscriptions in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2023 which ended on December 31.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2024
1 min read
France Fines Amazon $35 Million for ‘Excessive’ Worker Surveillance
France’s National Commission on Informatics and Liberty (CNIL) has fined Amazon approximately USD 35 million for "excessively intrusive" worker surveillance.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2024
1 min read
X Adds Passkey Support for iPhones and iPads in US
X (formerly Twitter) now supports passkey log-ins on iPhones and iPads.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 24, 2024
1 min read
WhatsApp to Bring Its File-Sharing Feature Soon
WhatsApp is reportedly working on a new file-sharing feature that will allow users to easily share files with people nearby in the future.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2024
1 min read
MrBeast Giving Away $25,000 from X Video’s $250,000 Earnings To 10 Random People
YouTube sensation Jimmy Donaldson (aka MrBeast) has revealed he made more than $250,000 from posting a video on X, but said it was a ‘bit of a facade’.
Bijay Pokharel,
January 23, 2024
1 min read
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
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