It’s official: Spotify finally launching in Bangladesh

In a recent official announcement, Spotify has announced that it will be opening up operations in 80+ territories including Bangladesh. In addition to Bangladesh, Spotify will simultaneously be opening up operation in a few neighbouring countries as well i.e. Pakistan, Bhutan, Nepal, Maldives etc.
23 February 2021, 06:34 AM

Facebook says it will lift its Australian news ban soon

Facebook said on Tuesday it will lift its ban on Australians sharing news after it struck a deal with Australia’s government on legislation that would make digital giants pay for journalism.
23 February 2021, 04:40 AM

Australia health chiefs freeze Facebook ads

Australia's health department will no longer advertise on Facebook, it has announced, the latest escalation of the government's feud with the social media giant, which continues to block news content from its platform in the country.
22 February 2021, 07:20 AM

Australia won't change planned content laws despite Facebook block: lawmaker

Australia will not change proposed laws that would make Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook pay news outlets for content, a senior lawmaker said on Monday, despite vocal opposition from the Big Tech firms.
22 February 2021, 06:22 AM

Facebook has 'tentatively friended' us again, Australia says

Facebook Inc is back at the negotiating table, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday after the tech giant this week blocked news on its site in the country.
20 February 2021, 06:39 AM

Canada vows to be next country to go after Facebook to pay for news

Canada vowed on Thursday to make Facebook Inc pay for news content, seeking allies in the media battle with tech giants and pledging not to back down if the social media platform shuts off the country’s news as it did in Australia.
19 February 2021, 04:20 AM

Poco M3 reviewed

First things first, the M3 features a drastic different look and build. It features an impressive polycarbonate back and bright colours with a large slab at the back to house the camera and the POCO logo.
18 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Huawei and Buet to set up Bangladesh’s first ICT Academy by April

Huawei and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) today to set up the first ICT Academy in Bangladesh.
18 February 2021, 12:47 PM

Facebook unfriends Australia: news sites go dark in content row

Australians woke to empty news feeds on their Facebook Inc pages on Thursday after the social media giant blocked all media content in a surprise and dramatic escalation of a dispute with the government over paying for content.
18 February 2021, 05:17 AM

Italian watchdog fines Facebook 7 million euros over improper data use

Italy’s competition watchdog said today it had fined Facebook 7 million euros ($8.5 million) for not complying with a request by the regulator to correct improper commercial practices in the group’s treatment of user data.
17 February 2021, 09:21 AM

Australia says content laws already working after Nine-Google deal reports

Australia on Wednesday said promised laws forcing tech giants to pay media outlets for content had already succeeded after reports that publisher and broadcaster Nine Entertainment Co Holdings Ltd agreed on a licensing deal with Google.
17 February 2021, 07:46 AM

Hackers launch malware posing as Bangladeshi critical service websites

A malware campaign targeting Bangladeshi critical service websites has been uncovered recently. Cyber Threat Research team of Bangladesh Government's e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) recently observed and identified these ongoing development of attacks and malware campaign by the well-known threat actor ‘KASABLANKA’ specifically targeted to Bangladeshi infrastructure.
17 February 2021, 06:58 AM

Australia to amend laws to make Google and Facebook pay

Australia’s government said on Tuesday it will amend draft laws that would make Google and Facebook pay for news to clarify that publishers would be paid in lump sums rather than per click on news article links.
16 February 2021, 10:40 AM

Major Australian media company strikes Google news pay deal

Australia’s Seven West Media Ltd became the country’s first major news outlet to strike a licensing deal with Google, as the government pushes ahead with a law that would force the internet giant to pay media companies for content.
15 February 2021, 05:28 AM

UAE's 'Hope' probe sends home first image of Mars

The UAE's "Hope" probe sent back its first image of Mars, the national space agency said Sunday, days after the spacecraft successfully entered the Red Planet's orbit.
14 February 2021, 12:17 PM

Kludio ramps up operation: Raises funds and expands operation in Dhaka

Kludio, the app-based cloud kitchen & digital food court, has ramped up its operation in recent times. In a disclosure, as reported by e27.com, Kludio has raised pre-Series A round of investments from former Chief Economist at Grab Indonesia SteveVickers and Singapore-based seed-stage VC firm Impiro. The exact amount of investment raised was not mentioned though.
12 February 2021, 12:52 PM

Australia to introduce landmark legislation to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content

Australia will introduce landmark legislation to force Alphabet’s Google and Facebook to pay publishers and broadcasters for content next week, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said on Friday.
12 February 2021, 04:56 AM

Symphony Z30 Pro: A let down

The phone looks fantastic for an entry level smartphone thanks to the glossy back and slim size. The default transparent plastic cover ruins it when applied so better consider a better looking third party option. The bezel is thick and there’s a distinctive notch which might be a mood killer for some.
11 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Gaza burn victims get 3D-printer face masks made close to home

Ahmed Al-Natour was working at his Gaza market shoe stall when a fire started in a nearby bakery and swept through a crowd of shoppers last March.
11 February 2021, 11:01 AM

Sonia Bashir Kabir joins Dell’s CXO Advisory Board

Tech giant Dell Technologies has appointed Sonia Bashir Kabir to its Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) CXO Advisory Board. Twenty-two members across Asia have been chosen to join Dell’s APJ CXO Advisory Board.
11 February 2021, 10:43 AM