SpaceX, T-Mobile attempt to use satellites to connect remote areas

Elon Musk’s SpaceX and T-Mobile are teaming up in an attempt to connect mobile devices through a network of satellites, providing coverage to even the most isolated places.
26 August 2022, 13:54 PM

Chinese search engine giant Baidu reveals first quantum computer

Chinese search engine giant Baidu Inc revealed its first quantum computer on Thursday and is ready to make it available to external users, joining the global race to apply the technology to practical uses.
25 August 2022, 11:25 AM

Apple issues warning for security flaw in iPhones, iPads, Macs

Apple disclosed serious security vulnerabilities for iPhones, iPads and Macs that could potentially allow attackers to take complete control of these devices.
19 August 2022, 05:58 AM

Meta’s AI chatbot has opinions on Zuckerberg

Tech giant Meta has recently released BlenderBot 3, its most sophisticated conversational artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot so far.
12 August 2022, 07:31 AM

Disney+ overtakes Netflix in subscriber count, sets higher prices for ad-free viewing

Walt Disney Co (DIS.N) edged past Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) with a total of 221 million streaming customers and announced it will increase prices for customers who want to watch Disney+ or Hulu without commercials.
11 August 2022, 15:59 PM

Google against self-regulatory body to hear user complaints in India

Google has grave reservations about developing a self-regulatory body for the social media sector in India to hear user complaints, though the proposal has support from Facebook and Twitter (TWTR.N), sources with knowledge of the discussions told Reuters.
11 August 2022, 10:15 AM

WhatsApp to add “silent exit” feature: No more awkward departure from groups

WhatsApp users will soon be able to avoid social awkwardness by gracefully, and silently, leaving groups, the company has announced.
10 August 2022, 09:27 AM

Anticipating losing legal battle with Twitter, Musk sells $6.9bn worth Tesla shares

Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk sold $6.9 billion worth of shares in the electric vehicle maker, saying the funds could be used to finance a potential Twitter deal if he loses a legal battle with the social media platform.
10 August 2022, 05:05 AM

Snapchat to allow parents to monitor who their kids are chatting with

Snap Inc (SNAP.N), owner of the popular messaging app Snapchat, rolled out its first parental control tools on Tuesday, which will allow parents to see who their teens are talking to, but not the substance of their conversations.
9 August 2022, 19:26 PM

Biden signs bill to promote US production of microchips to compete with China

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a landmark bill to provide $52.7 billion in subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production and research and to boost efforts to make the United States more competitive with China's science and technology efforts.
9 August 2022, 18:26 PM

Robotics Olympiad held in Bogura for the first time

National Academy for Computer Training and Research (NACTAR) in Bogura today (August 6, 2022) organised a robotics Olympiad in the district for the first time.
6 August 2022, 14:03 PM

Meta removes over 600 Facebook, Instagram accounts allegedly linked to Malaysian police

More than 600 Facebook and Instagram accounts allegedly linked to the Malaysian police have been removed by tech giant Meta, which believes they were part of a "troll farm" used to corrupt or manipulate public discourse.
5 August 2022, 13:42 PM

“Space image actually a slice of chorizo”: Scientist warns of fake news

A French scientist who had posted an image of a distant star on his Twitter feed, claiming it had been taken by the James Webb telescope, has revealed it was actually a slice of chorizo.
5 August 2022, 11:28 AM

Cat video game "Stray" helping cats in real life

The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation “Stray” doesn’t just wind along rusted pipes, leap over unidentified sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring orange tabby is helping real world cats as well.
4 August 2022, 15:43 PM

WhatsApp bans 22 lakh Indian accounts in June

WhatsApp has banned more than 22 lakh Indian accounts in June this year on the basis of complaints received via its grievance redressal channel and through its own mechanism to detect violations, according to the messaging platform.
2 August 2022, 15:37 PM

Elon Musk now countersues Twitter over $44 billion deal

Elon Musk countersued Twitter Inc on Friday, escalating his legal fight against the social media company over his bid to walk away from the $44 billion purchase, although the lawsuit was filed confidentially.
30 July 2022, 02:51 AM

Meta, Facebook’s parent company, records first ever revenue drop amid recession fears

Meta Platforms Inc issued a gloomy forecast after recording its first ever quarterly drop in revenue on Wednesday, with recession fears and competitive pressures weighing on its digital ads sales.
28 July 2022, 03:38 AM

Google, world's biggest seller of online ads, may withstand global recession

Google search ads lifted parent Alphabet Inc close to Wall Street sales expectations on Tuesday, sending shares up on relief that the world's biggest seller of online advertising may withstand a global recession better than smaller rivals.
27 July 2022, 04:26 AM

Elon Musk requests to defer Twitter trial to October 17

Elon Musk asked a judge to schedule a five-day trial beginning Oct. 17, not Oct. 10 as requested by Twitter Inc (TWTR.N), to resolve his bid to walk away from his $44 billion deal to acquire the social media platform, according to a court filing on Tuesday.
26 July 2022, 15:50 PM

Google fires engineer who claimed its AI chatbot is sentient

Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Friday it has dismissed a senior software engineer who claimed the company's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot LaMDA was a self-aware person.
23 July 2022, 04:53 AM