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Cover Story / Understanding the Metaverse
11 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Microsoft now the world’s most valuable company
4 November 2021, 18:00 PM
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Track your cycle: Our top picks for period tracker apps
21 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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Cover Story / Games that defined us: a tribute to Vice City and San Andreas
21 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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BUET team becomes ‘Champion of the Asia West’ in the ACM ICPC Moscow World Final 2021
14 October 2021, 18:00 PM
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Nissan reviving the GT-R
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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Blood Brothers: exploring Ali and X’s bittersweet friendship
23 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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Germany’s push to an electric future
16 September 2021, 18:00 PM
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'Metaverse': the next internet revolution?
Imagine a world where you could sit on the same couch as a friend who lives thousands of miles away or conjure up a virtual version of your workplace while at the beach. Welcome to the metaverse: a vision of the future that sounds fantastical, but which tech titans like Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg are betting on as the next great leap in the evolution of the internet.
31 July 2021, 17:14 PM
Astronomers seek evidence of tech built by aliens
An international team of scientists led by a prominent Harvard astronomer announced a new initiative Monday to look for evidence of technology built by extraterrestrial civilizations.
31 July 2021, 16:59 PM
A gendered perspective on freelancing and more
It’s been quite some years since the freelancing sector has opened vast career opportunities in our country, and women, no matter how it seems, are not left behind entirely.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Microsoft to offer cloud PC with Windows 365
Microsoft Corp said it will offer its Windows operating system as a cloud-based service, aiming to make it easier to access business apps that need Windows from a broader range of devices.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
OnePlus officially announces Pro noise cancelling earbuds
“OnePlus Buds Pro” in an event that also included the launch of the company’s budget Nord 2. After a couple of generations of wireless earbuds, OnePlus has finally set its sights on the AirPods Pro — and the rest of the premium market.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Netflix to add mobile video games as subscriber growth slows
Netflix Inc said it would take a deeper dive into video games as the movie and TV streaming service projected weak subscriber growth amid growing competition and the lifting of pandemic restrictions that had kept people at home.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Essential skills for budding researchers
Many people are interested in research and it is not uncommon for young people, especially recent graduates, to join think tanks or research centres to try their luck at expanding the frontier of knowledge.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
2021 EA Play Live: Here are the major upcoming games
Hosted by Austin Creed, the show kicked off with Grid Legends, the latest instalment in Codemaster’s beloved Grid franchise.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Tips to stay safe online and protect your privacy
According to the UN, cybercrime is up by 600% due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Such alarming statistics only emphasize the importance of taking certain precautions to bolster our digital safety:
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
5 contemporary Bengali web series you should consider watching
Lately, Bengali OTT platforms have created much buzz over Bengali web content in contrast to traditional TV shows, especially among millennials and gen-z viewers. Here is a list of 5 contemporary Bengali web series featuring intriguing storylines you may consider putting on your watchlist.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
A guide to buying the right car
This is the most important factor taken into consideration when making a purchase and usually the first question asked when seeking a car in the
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladeshi women freelancers are thriving
The reasons behind the skilled cohort of women joining this expanding sector lie in its numerous advantages, major ones being the flexibility of location, freedom to choose clients or projects, utilisation of skills, and a chance to reach financial solvency by becoming self-independent while eradicating the country’s unemployment crisis.
29 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Turn off, turn on: Simple step can thwart top phone hackers
As a member of the secretive Senate Intelligence Committee, Sen Angus King has reason to worry about hackers. At a briefing by security staff this year, he said he got some advice on how to help keep his cellphone secure.
28 July 2021, 07:37 AM
Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract
Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the U.S. space agency awards his company Blue Origin a contract to make a spacecraft designed to land astronauts back on the moon.
27 July 2021, 08:05 AM
Spyware for sale: the booming trade in surveillance tech
Israeli's NSO Group is in the eye of a storm over its Pegasus spyware -- but it is far from the only company helping governments with their covert surveillance operations. Explosive claims that Pegasus was used to spy on activists and even heads of state have shone a spotlight on the software, which allows highly intrusive access to a person's mobile phone. But NSO is merely one player in an industry that has quietly boomed in recent years, arming even cash-strapped governments with powerful surveillance technology.
26 July 2021, 16:28 PM
Smart cards and robots: Saudi Arabia's 'digital hajj'
Thirty years ago, it took Egyptian pilgrim Ibrahim Siam several hours to track down his children when they went missing in crowds of worshippers during the hajj in Saudi Arabia. Fast forward to the modern-day and things are far simpler, meaning Siam, now 64, need not worry about losing track of his family and friends thanks to new technologies.
26 July 2021, 15:53 PM
‘Jogajog’, ‘Alapon’ to be Bangladeshi alternative to Facebook, WhatsApp: Palak
Bangladesh is going to create its own social media platform called “Jogajog” as an alternative to Facebook, and “Alapon” as alternative to WhatsApp, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak said today.
24 July 2021, 15:04 PM
Record sales of sacrificial animals on Digital Haat
The government's digital cattle market launched this year, www.digitalhaat.net, has seen a record sale this year worth 2,424 crore BDT. According to the latest data from digitalhaat.net, a total of 3,49,428 animals have been sold through the online platform across the country ahead of this year's Eid-ul-Azha.
23 July 2021, 12:28 PM
Websites of airlines, banks, tech companies down in widespread outage
Websites of several airlines, banks and technology companies including Delta Air Lines, Costco Wholesale Corp and American Express were facing outages on Thursday.
22 July 2021, 18:18 PM
How can you become a space tourist?
Thrill-seekers will soon be able to get their adrenaline kicks -- and envy-inducing Instagram snaps -- from the final frontier, as space tourism finally lifts off. All you'll need is a bit of patience. And a lot of money. Here's a rundown of where things stand.
20 July 2021, 18:48 PM