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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
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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
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AI news presenters: What they mean for the future of newsroom
20 July 2023, 10:52 AM
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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
Thai researcher deems chicken feathers rich protein source
A researcher in Thailand is seeking funding to continue his study into how best to convert the nutrient component found in the feathers into a powder that can be transformed into a lean, protein-rich source of edible food.
16 December 2020, 16:16 PM
Nokia says margins at networks business will be zero in 2021
Telecoms equipment maker Nokia’s operating margins at its networks business will be zero in 2021, it said today in an update on strategy to streamline the Finnish company into four business groups.
16 December 2020, 07:47 AM
Google launches Flood Forecasting in Bangladesh; Here's how to use it
Google has recently partnered with the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) and the Access to Information (a2i) Programme to bring the Google Flood Forecasting Initiative to Bangladesh, which experiences more flooding than any other country in the world. Google currently covers more than 40 million people in Bangladesh, and has been working to extend the flood forecasting to the whole country.
15 December 2020, 09:19 AM
Buggy Cyberpunk 2077 shaves billions off company stock
Video game maker CD Projekt RED has lost billions in value since the ill-fated launch of its much-hyped Cyberpunk 2077 title last week, Monday stock figures showed. Rolled-out worldwide on Thursday and reported to be one of the most expensive video games ever made, the dystopian-themed Cyberpunk 2077 triggered a backlash from gamers who complained it was riddled with bugs, performed poorly on standard consoles and even risked triggering epileptic seizures.
14 December 2020, 18:24 PM
iPhone 12 and 12 Pro officially launched in Bangladesh
Executive Machines Limited (EML) has launched the latest flagship devices from Apple Inc, iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro, in Bangladesh as an authorized reseller of the United State-based firm.
14 December 2020, 15:04 PM
Google services, Gmail, YouTube restored after being down for users worldwide
Google and several of its services, including Gmail and YouTube, among others, have been restored after those were down for thousands of users worldwide.
14 December 2020, 12:22 PM
Court bans use of ‘facebook.com.bd’ domain in Bangladesh
Following the hearing of a case filed by the authorities of social media giant Facebook against a Bangladeshi firm called A1 Software, a Dhaka court has banned the use of “facebook.com.bd” domain in Bangladesh.
14 December 2020, 11:00 AM
Cyberpunk 2077 tops Steam chart on debut
Cyberpunk 2077, the highly anticipated game by Polish video games maker CD Projekt, topped Steam's chart at its premiere on Thursday after eight years in development and multiple launch delays.
10 December 2020, 18:57 PM
iPhone 12 Pro Max: The most iPhone you can get in an iPhone
I want to start off with the size -- the iPhone 12 Pro Max is too big. In fact, with its 6.7-inch display, it’s the biggest iPhone Apple has ever
10 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Facebook says some users facing issues with Messenger, Instagram
Facebook Inc has said some users are facing issues while sending messages on Messenger, Instagram and its office collaboration service Workplace.
10 December 2020, 13:13 PM
US government, states sue Facebook for ‘predatory’ conduct
The US government and 48 states and districts sued Facebook Wednesday, accusing it of abusing its market power in social networking to crush smaller competitors and seeking remedies that could include a forced spinoff of the social network’s Instagram and WhatsApp messaging services.
10 December 2020, 05:08 AM
Socially distanced Digital World 2020 begins
Country's biggest technology expo Digital World 2020, co-organised by Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS) and Department of ICT (DoICT) of the Ministry of Post, Telecommunication and IT, was inaugurated by the President M Abdul Hamid on Wednesday.
10 December 2020, 05:05 AM
Mafia Definitive Edition: Great game or wasted potential?
The original Mafia game released back in 2002 was definitely one of the best games of the Pentium era.
9 December 2020, 18:00 PM
WhatsApp adds shopping carts in fresh e-commerce push
WhatsApp on Tuesday added virtual shopping carts people can load with purchases and then use to fire off orders to businesses as the Facebook-owned messaging service pushed deeper into e-commerce. More than 175 million people contact businesses via WhatsApp daily, according to the service, and the new feature is aimed at making it easier for them to use the service for holiday shopping.
9 December 2020, 12:27 PM
Apple launches AirPods Max priced at $549
Apple Inc on Tuesday unveiled its new AirPods Max, a set of wireless over-ear headphones at $549 apiece, pricier than some of its other popular phone and tablet products, in a measure likely to boost sales over the December holiday period.
8 December 2020, 21:06 PM
Apple launches AirPods Max priced at $549
Apple Inc on Tuesday unveiled its new AirPods Max, a set of wireless over-ear headphones at $549 apiece, pricier than some of its other popular phone and tablet products, in a measure likely to boost sales over the December holiday period.
8 December 2020, 14:59 PM
Cyberpunk 2077 prepares for global debut
Adam Lach, a Polish photographer and avid gamer, said Cyberpunk 2077 was “something exceptional in popular culture”. The game raises “questions about our outlook on the world, where we are headed, while other games are just entertainment,” Lach said. The launch has been anything but smooth, however. The game was delayed three times this year, sparking a fierce backlash from gamers -- some of whom even sent death threats.
8 December 2020, 12:08 PM
World's first light-based quantum computer created
Chinese scientists have created the world's first light-based quantum computer that can reliably demonstrate "quantum computational advantage", a milestone in which a quantum machine can solve a problem no classical supercomputer can tackle within a reasonable amount of time.
5 December 2020, 15:40 PM
Top AI ethics researcher says Google fired her; company denies it
A top Google scientist on ethical artificial intelligence says she was fired after criticizing the company's diversity efforts, a claim the Alphabet Inc unit disputed on Thursday, in the latest brush-up between the internet giant and worker activists.
4 December 2020, 17:45 PM
China turns on nuclear-powered 'artificial sun'
China successfully powered up its “artificial sun” nuclear fusion reactor for the first time, state media reported Friday, marking a great advance in the country's nuclear power research capabilities.
4 December 2020, 17:33 PM