Author: Dipesh Duwal

If you use the popular messaging app WhatsApp regularly, you should be careful about a security loophole in WhatsApp which was discovered this week. In this recent loophole, an attacker can block your WhatsApp account remotely just by using your phone number. However, WhatsApp has not provided any solution yet for this grave issue. Security researchers at Forbes, Luis Marquez Carpintero and Ernesto Canales Perena first reported this flaw along with a proof-of-concept attack. They properly tested the method before exposing the potential threat. Currently, WhatsApp is working to resolve the loophole in its security. Experts have suggested WhatsApp users to…

Just when we are recovering from the recent Facebook Data Leak, we have suffered from another major LinkedIn data breach. This time the personal information of half a billion LinkedIn users was posted online. On a hacker forum, an individual was found to be selling the data scraped from 500 million LinkedIn user profiles. Among the leaked data, a sample data of 2 million users is floating around the internet for free access. The leaked information consists of various information such as LinkedIn ID, Full names, Email addresses, Phone numbers and much more. What LinkedIn is Saying LinkedIn claims that…

Nepal’s own online shopping platform, Gyapu Marketplace is now ranked number #1 App in the Shopping category in Google Play Store. This is a huge feat for a Nepali e-commerce company considering the market capitalization of other giant companies with foreign investment. Developed by Nepali Entrepreneurs, Gyapu has been uplifting the aspirations of local business enthusiasts by providing a platform to sell their items. About Gyapu Gyapu is a Nepal-based E-commerce platform revolutionizing the traditional ways of buying and selling things here in Nepal. Gyapu comes up with a whole bunch of different offers, deals, and opportunities time and again.…

Nepal’s prominent digital payment service provider, E-sewa has announced a partnership with WorldRemit, a leading digital cross-border payments company on Thursday. This partnership allows Nepalese around the world to send money directly to the eSewa mobile wallet of their family and friends in Nepal. Currently, this partnership allows Nepalese people to receive remittances from 50+ countries to Nepal. About eSewa E-sewa is a mobile wallet that allows you to make online and offline payments to merchants. Besides this, it facilitates transfer of funds to banks and many more services. Not only you can make utilities and bill payments but also book…

The popularity and usefulness of Artificial Intelligence are skyrocketing with each passing day. Every day we see the continued development of new technologies, new applications, and greater investment in AI and Machine Learning. It is not an exaggeration to state that no major technology exists today without AI being built into the heart of it. Nowadays, AI can be used in various sectors ranging from business, medicine, to engineering. In that sense, the use of AI has become ubiquitous in today’s world. However, the use of AI is more likely to increase in the future with its improvement. Now, let’s…

Today, mobile apps are no longer just ordinary communication devices like they used to be. The applications of mobile phones are ever-increasing with the tremendous improvement in mobile technology. The usability of mobile phones has reached up a point where we cannot imagine our daily lives anymore without them. Such popularity has become possible only due to the availability of different categories of mobile apps. Now, let us look at the most popular and top apps worldwide in 2021. 1. Top in Downloads In terms of download, TikTok comes as the most downloaded mobile app in the first quarter of…

Just a few days ago, the personal data of 533 million Facebook users surfaced online for free access. The leaked data contained the full name, contact numbers, approximate locations, email, and other biographical information. It was found that Facebook CEO and Founder Mark Zuckerberg’s phone number was also leaked in this breach. But now, a security expert has revealed that Mark Zuckerberg uses the Signal app for daily communication. Signal is the prominent rival for Facebook-owned Whatsapp messaging app. https://twitter.com/Daviey/status/1378424183856697348?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1378424183856697348%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.indiatoday.in%2Ftechnology%2Fnews%2Fstory%2Fleaked-phone-number-of-mark-zuckerberg-reveals-he-is-on-signal-1787396-2021-04-05 About Signal Signal is a cross-platform messaging app that mainly emphasizes users’ privacy. The company claims that privacy is not…

Today we cannot imagine our life without the internet. The Internet has become an integral part of our lives for better or worse. Due to the advancement in technology, the use of the internet is skyrocketing along with its uses. Speaking in the context of Nepal, more and more people are signing up for internet service every day. Despite the age being old or young, we can find many people using the internet on daily basis. According to the recently published NTA MIS Report, Broadband Internet Access in Nepal now has surpassed over 2 crores and 54 lakhs users. Internet…

Over the past few years, Youtube viewers have been expressing their likes and dislike for videos through the ‘like’ and ‘dislike’ buttons. Just like the trending cancel culture, there has been an ongoing trend among users to dislike the videos which they do not agree upon. Due to this trend, Google-owned video-sharing platform has doubted that this way of randomly disliking videos has brought a decline in Creators’ mental health. Now, Youtube launches tests on hiding dislikes count on their videos. In a tweet made by Youtube, they explained that this campaign was started “in response to creator feedback around…

Ludo, an all-time favorite game for Nepalese has crossed 50 Million Downloads milestones recently. The game was developed by Nepali youths under the studio name, Yarsa Games. Now, it reigns among the few apps made by Nepalis that have crossed over 50M+ downloads. This achievement is really noteworthy considering the game was released just 2 years ago. About Yarsa Games Yarsa Games is a game studio started by Yarsa Labs. Yarsa Labs is a Pokhara-based software company that focuses on building and distributing high-quality software applications. They started developing games with the main objective of teaching their disciples to develop…