US TV provider given first-ever space debris fine
3 October 2023, 13:49 PM
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UN warns against 'excessive' tech use in classrooms
26 July 2023, 15:01 PM
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Twitter website replaces bird logo with X
24 July 2023, 09:31 AM
Tech news
Musk, top exec say Twitter to be renamed X, get big makeover
24 July 2023, 02:43 AM
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Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction
23 July 2023, 05:12 AM
Tech news
AI news presenters: What they mean for the future of newsroom
20 July 2023, 10:52 AM
Tech & Startup
Netflix adds 6 million subscribers after password crackdown
20 July 2023, 02:45 AM
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Musk says Twitter has lost half its advertising revenue
16 July 2023, 01:59 AM
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Twitter rival Threads signs up 100 million users in five days
10 July 2023, 09:34 AM
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Infinix introduces Note 30 and Note 30 Pro in Bangladesh
9 July 2023, 11:25 AM
Tech & Startup
Prepare for a new generation of foldable phones from Google, Samsung, and others
Google and Samsung, as well as several Chinese manufacturers, are set to introduce multiple foldable phones with flexible materials later this year, reports The Elec. The Chinese manufacturers include Honor, Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi. According to reports, the devices will use UTG technology and panels from Samsung Display, BOE, or CSOT said the report.
15 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Telemedicine service to be launched at 16,000 community hospitals: Palak
The government has taken up an initiative to introduce telemedicine service at 16,000 community hospitals across the country and bring 2000 hospitals under purview of digital service, said state minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak.
14 July 2021, 14:53 PM
Twitter sees jump in govt demands to remove content of journalists, news outlets
Twitter Inc saw a surge in demands over the course of last year from governments around the world to take down content posted by journalists and news outlets, data to be released by the social media platform for the first time will show.
14 July 2021, 14:46 PM
Smaller notches, better cameras, and other iPhone 13 rumors ahead of September launch
According to a recent Bloomberg report, Apple's 2021 iPhones will have the same size as last year's models, but with a smaller display notch. According to Bloomberg, when the phones are to be introduced in September, they will be Apple incremental upgrade over the iPhone 12 series, with modest upgrades to their CPUs, cameras, and screens.
14 July 2021, 11:49 AM
France fines Google 500 mln euros over news copyright row
France's antitrust watchdog slapped a 500 million euro ($593 million) fine on Alphabet's Google on Tuesday for failing to comply with the regulator's orders on how to conduct talks with the country's news publishers in a row over copyright.
13 July 2021, 13:49 PM
Facebook, Twitter vow to tackle racial abuse of England footballers
Facebook and Twitter said Monday they were scrambling to take down racially abusive comments directed at members of the England football team following a heartbreaking loss in Sunday's Euro 2020 final.
13 July 2021, 12:22 PM
Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson flying own rocket to space
After a lifetime of yearning to fly in space, Virgin Galactic’s Richard Branson was poised to blast off aboard his own rocket ship Sunday in his boldest, grandest adventure yet.
11 July 2021, 11:35 AM
Realme launches ‘Realme 8 5G’, Watch 2, Watch 2 Pro
Realme has launched thje ‘Realme 8 5G’ phone along with two smartwatches – Realme Watch 2 & Realme Watch 2 Pro, in the Bangladesh market through an online launch event held on July 10, 2021.
10 July 2021, 14:59 PM
Microsoft and Google prepare to fight it out, again
According to reports, a six-year legal truce between Microsoft and Google has come to an end. According to reports in The Financial Times and Bloomberg, Microsoft and Google reached an unusual truce in 2015, which expired in April of this year. But Microsoft and Google are seemingly warming up to get back in the ring.
7 July 2021, 09:01 AM
Paris gets a taste of pizza-making robots
Behind the dark green facade of a new Paris pizzeria, arms wielding ladles and spatulas perform an intricate ballet to churn out made-to-order pies -- but no human hands are involved in the performance.
6 July 2021, 11:51 AM
Smart foam material gives robotic hand the ability to self-repair
Singapore researchers have developed a smart foam material that allows robots to sense nearby objects, and repairs itself when damaged, just like human skin.
6 July 2021, 11:02 AM
The challenges facing Amazon's new CEO, Andy Jassy
Amazon.com Inc on Monday got a new chief executive: Andy Jassy, the mastermind behind its lucrative cloud computing division, who succeeds company founder Jeff Bezos.
Here's a look at the business Jassy is taking over and the challenges that await him on the job.
5 July 2021, 13:52 PM
Hackers demand $70 mln to restore data held by companies hit in cyberattack: blog
Hackers suspected to be behind a mass extortion attack that affected hundreds of companies worldwide late on Sunday demanded $70 million to restore the data they are holding ransom, according to a posting on a dark web site.
5 July 2021, 06:36 AM
Facebook tests alerting users to extremist posts
A Facebook test of pop-up boxes asking people whether they think friends are becoming extremists raised concerns Friday among US conservatives who felt their voices might be stifled.
4 July 2021, 15:13 PM
All phones will be auto-registered by June 30, here’s everything you need to know
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has taken an initiative to have all mobile phones (smartphones/buttoned feature phones) automatically registered by the 30th of June. Moreover, the process of identifying and blocking illegal mobile phones will continue, as from the 1st of July, any unauthorised, cloned or counterfeit handsets bought by evading tax or illegal means will no longer get registered or work
27 June 2021, 11:19 AM
Windows 11: what’s new and how to know if you can get it
‘It’s the beginning of a new generation’, declared Satya Nadella, Microsoft CEO, at the Windows 11 unveiling event. And from the looks of it, it might as well be true.
27 June 2021, 11:11 AM
World Wide Web source code is latest NFT for sale
Tim Berners-Lee's source code for the World Wide Web is the latest non-fungible token (NFT) to go up for sale. Sotheby's in New York is selling the program that paved the way for the internet we know today more than 30 years after its creation.
25 June 2021, 18:46 PM
Dhaka ranks 225th among 264 cities in the Global Fintech Ecosystem Rankings
Dhaka has ranked 225th among 264 cities in the Global Fintech Ecosystem Rankings in 2021 with a score of 0.581.
25 June 2021, 08:53 AM
Games you cannot miss: Key highlights from E3 2021
The fully online E3 2021 showcased many anticipated sequels and updates including Elden Ring, Halo Infinite, Starfield, Breath of the Wild 2 and so on as the biggest gaming conference in the world hits 26 years.
24 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Microsoft rolls out Windows 11; will support Android apps
Microsoft on Thursday unveiled a new version of the Windows software powering most of the world's computers, opening the door to apps tailored for the Google-backed Android operating system. The US technology titan said Windows 11 will be available this holiday season as a free update to its predecessor
24 June 2021, 17:59 PM