Elon Musk offers to pay $44 bn to buy Twitter to end legal battle

Elon Musk is abandoning his legal battle to back out of buying Twitter by offering to go through with his original $44 billion bid for the social media platform.
4 October 2022, 19:29 PM

Reliance Jio to launch $184 4G enabled laptop in India

Reliance Jio will launch a budget laptop priced at $184 (15,000 Indian rupees) with an embedded 4G sim card, aiming to replicate the success of its low-cost JioPhone in India's highly price-sensitive market, two sources told Reuters.
2 October 2022, 14:41 PM

Musk previews Tesla humanoid robot "Optimus"

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Friday the electric vehicle maker's eagerly anticipated humanoid robot 'Optimus' would cost under $20,000 and cautioned it still had way to go before becoming fully functional.
1 October 2022, 05:23 AM

Facebook owes Rohingya reparations for Myanmar violence: Amnesty

With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook.
29 September 2022, 07:00 AM

Bangladesh's first e-bus service to debut for students in December

The country's first environment-friendly electric bus (e-bus) service for school students will likely start its operations this December. 
26 September 2022, 14:01 PM

Instagram rolling out feature to upload uninterrupted Stories

Photo and video-sharing social media platform Instagram is enabling users to create uninterrupted Stories up to 60 seconds long, according to a report by TechCrunch.
26 September 2022, 13:22 PM

UK may fine TikTok USD 29 million for failing to protect children's privacy

Britain could fine TikTok USD 29 million following an investigation that found the short-form video app may have breached UK's data protection law by failing to safeguard privacy of children using the platform.
26 September 2022, 11:42 AM

Samsung Galaxy F22 launched in Bangladesh

Samsung Bangladesh has recently launched the Galaxy F22, the latest addition to its F-Series.
26 September 2022, 10:45 AM

Netflix and Disney+ set to shake up TV ad world

Streaming giants Netflix and Disney+ are expected to bite into the revenue of traditional television channels as the streaming services look toward continued expansion with the launch of cheaper, ad-supported subscriptions.
26 September 2022, 09:39 AM

Nvidia launches the next-gen RTX 40-series GPUs

Nvidia has launched the new RTX 40-series GPUs. The RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 are now both officially released following months of rumours and a recent tease from Nvidia. The RTX 4090 will be available on October 12th for $1,599, while the RTX 4080 will go on sale in November starting at $899. The next-generation Ada Lovelace architecture from Nvidia powers both.
20 September 2022, 18:57 PM

Nvidia officially announces RTX 4080 and RTX 4090 graphics cards

US graphics card maker Nvidia recently announced that it will be officially launching its RTX 40 series GPUs in the global market next month.
20 September 2022, 18:55 PM

Tesla's 'Optimus' robot ready to be unveiled

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk blamed overreliance on factory robots for sending the electric carmaker to "production hell" four years ago, saying humans were better at certain jobs.
20 September 2022, 17:49 PM

Snapchat for Web is now available for all users

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, recently announced that it is making the desktop version of its app, Snapchat for Web, available to all its users.
18 September 2022, 09:11 AM

South Korea fines Google, Meta for privacy violations

South Korea levied millions of dollars in fines on Alphabet's (GOOGL.O) Google and Meta Platforms (META.O) for privacy law violations, authorities said on Wednesday, as Meta considers fighting the decision in court.
14 September 2022, 07:28 AM

How to increase the speed of your internet browser

Some websites take ages to load, even on modern PCs or laptops with high-speed internet. In some cases, the browsers may abruptly shut down. This may occur due to the excessive collection of user information that gets stored up in the browser. However, you can easily fix this issue by clearing your browser's cache, cookies, and browsing history.
13 September 2022, 17:55 PM

Google faces $25.4 billion damages claims in European courts

Global tech giant Google faces damages claims for up to $25.4 billion over its digital advertising practices in two suits to be filed in British and Dutch courts in the coming weeks by a law firm on behalf of publishers.
13 September 2022, 17:19 PM

Most Twitter shareholders vote for sale to Musk: Sources

A majority of Twitter Inc's (TWTR.N) shareholders have voted in favor of the social media company's $44 billion sale to Elon Musk, people familiar with the tally said on Monday.
13 September 2022, 03:01 AM

Twitter to introduce edit button for premium users

Permanently misspelled tweets might soon be a thing of the past.
2 September 2022, 07:51 AM

Snapchat to cut 20% jobs after lowest revenue growth in its history

Snap Inc (SNAP.N) said on Wednesday revenue growth in the third quarter is running at the slowest rate in the company's history, as high inflation, rising interest rates and a deteriorating economy continues to ravage the advertising industry.
31 August 2022, 13:36 PM

Musk issues another letter to scrap Twitter deal after whistleblower claims

Elon Musk has sent an additional letter of deal termination to Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) to include a recent whistleblower complaint from former security head of the social media firm as another reason to scrap the $44 billion deal.
30 August 2022, 14:07 PM