Driverless taxi fleet may soon hit California streets

California regulators on Thursday gave a robotic taxi service the green light to begin charging passengers for driverless rides in San Francisco, a first in the state.
3 June 2022, 12:52 PM

Elon Musk to cut 10% Tesla jobs, has "super bad feeling" about economy

Tesla (TSLA.O) CEO Elon Musk has a "super bad feeling" about the economy and needs to cut about 10% of jobs at the electric carmaker, he said in an email to executives seen by Reuters.
3 June 2022, 10:41 AM

Over 5 lakh malware infections detected: Govt. report shows local telecom operators' users vulnerable to malware

A staggering 5,25,820 counts of malware infections have been identified in the four telecom operators in the country, according to the Horizon Scanning Report for Bangladesh Telecom Operators prepared by the cyber threat intelligence researchers of Bangladesh e-Government CIRT (Computer Incident Response Team).
3 June 2022, 03:55 AM

Meet Javier Olivan, Facebook and Meta's next COO

Meta Platforms veteran Javier Olivan is taking over as the company's chief operating officer after playing a crucial but largely behind-the-scenes role in stoking the social media company's explosive growth for 15 years.
2 June 2022, 05:29 AM

Facebook parent Meta's COO Sheryl Sandberg steps down

Meta's second most powerful executive Sheryl Sandberg made the shock announcement Wednesday she will leave after a 14-year tenure that included helping steer scandal-prone Facebook to advertising dominance.
2 June 2022, 05:18 AM

Return to office or leave Tesla, Musk to employees

Chief Executive Elon Musk has asked employees to return to office or leave the company, according to a memo sent to staff that has been circulating on social media.
1 June 2022, 13:50 PM

HC stays govt decision for installing set-top boxes with TVs

The High Court today (May 31, 2022) stayed for three months a government decision that asked the cable television (TV) subscribers to install set-top boxes with TVs in Dhaka and Chattogram, as this decision was taken without formulating any policy or guideline.
31 May 2022, 14:08 PM

Orgs paid hackers around Tk 7cr to get data back: Sophos report

Organisations paid around BDT 7 Crore to hackers to get their data back, reveals the State of Ransomware 2022 report by Sophos.
29 May 2022, 09:26 AM

Twitter investors sue Elon Musk for delayed disclosure of stake

Billionaire Elon Musk was sued by Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) investors for delayed disclosure of his stake in the company, as the owner of electric carmaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) mounts a $44 billion takeover bid for the social media platform.
26 May 2022, 16:54 PM

Apple production in India can cause “geopolitical risks”: Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple analyst

Setting up new Apple production firms in India can potentially increase geopolitical risks, states Ming-Chi Kuo, a market analyst at KGI Securities and a well-known reporter of Apple-related news. 
25 May 2022, 18:16 PM

Twitter to hold annual meeting amid uncertainty over Musk acquisition

Twitter Inc will face skeptical shareholders on Wednesday during its annual meeting, as doubt remains over whether the social media company will complete its deal to be acquired by billionaire Elon Musk at the agreed-upon price.
25 May 2022, 10:43 AM

Musk says Twitter deal is off unless actual spam bot count is shown

Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter purchase will not move forward unless Twitter shows proof that spam bots constitute less than 5% of all accounts on Twitter, states Musk in a recent tweet. 
17 May 2022, 09:13 AM

Musk responds with poop emoji to Twitter CEO's tweets on spam

Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave the strongest hint yet Monday that he would like to pay less for Twitter than his $44 billion offer made last month.
17 May 2022, 05:41 AM

Musk’s Starlink internet taking preorders for Bangladesh

Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet service, is expected to launch services in Bangladesh by 2023, according to the official website of Starlink, which is currently accepting pre-orders from Bangladesh.
16 May 2022, 07:42 AM

Xiaomi launches the Xiaomi 12 Pro in Bangladesh

Xiaomi has launched its new Xiaomi 12 Pro in the Bangladesh market today. The new Xiaomi 12 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Processor and is equipped with a triple 50MP camera with Sony IMX707 ultra-large primary sensor. It also sports a 32MP in-display front camera.
15 May 2022, 16:19 PM

Brac University team makes it to European Robotics League top 5

The European Robotics League (ERL) is a prominent robotics competition that concentrates on how robots can come in handy during serious challenges. Dichari, a robotics team from Brac University’s Engineering Faculty, has qualified for ERL’s championship round—getting closer to clinching the title. The team will soon travel to Poland to take part in the grand finale in Poznań, wherein they will compete against four other foreign teams from 20 to 25 June.
15 May 2022, 06:58 AM

Musk tweets Twitter legal team accused him of violating NDA

Elon Musk on Saturday (May 14, 2022) tweeted that Twitter Inc's (TWTR.N) legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample size for the social media platform's checks on automated users was 100.
15 May 2022, 05:28 AM

Is Twitter really full of spam bots?

After Musk withheld his $44 billion Twitter takeover because of fake profiles, the question comes up: How many spam bots are actually there on Twitter?
14 May 2022, 14:22 PM

Read Twitter CEO Agrawal's email to its staff about its changes

Inside Twitter, it's a strange, uneasy time as the company prepares to close Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition later this fall. However, it's unclear why Agrawal made these changes now, or how they relate to Musk's acquisition. Below is the memo Agarwal sent to its employees, that was recently obtained by TheVerge:
14 May 2022, 09:14 AM

$44-billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold: Musk

Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts.
13 May 2022, 10:15 AM