Electric car batteries could boost grid storage: study

Electric car batteries could significantly boost the storage capacity of electricity grids and accelerate the transition away from planet-harming greenhouse gases, a new study found yesterday.
17 January 2023, 16:55 PM

Bangladesh wins 13 awards at 24th Int’l Robot Olympiad

The team from Bangladesh won 13 awards, including 1 gold and 2 silver medals, at the 24th International Robot Olympiad.
16 January 2023, 09:33 AM

Mobile operators must pay their dues: BTRC chairman

Four private telecom operators -- Grameenphone, Banglalink, Robi, and Airtel -- owe an amount of Tk2,413 crore to the government which remains due as VAT on 2G spectrum fees and licence fees, said the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).
15 January 2023, 19:27 PM

Musk faces US fraud trial over Tesla tweet

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car giant Tesla, will face trial on Tuesday over allegedly manipulating the stock market with a tweet after a federal judge rejected his request to move the case out of California.
14 January 2023, 02:53 AM

Infinix launches Note 12 Pro smartphone in Bangladesh

Infinix Note 12 Pro features a 6.7-inch FHD+ true-colour AMOLED screen, a 108MP triple camera with a 1/1.67-inch image sensor and a 16P selfie camera.
12 January 2023, 09:08 AM

4 dinosaur species found in Chilean valley for first time

Scientists have found the remains of four species of dinosaurs, including a megaraptor, in an inhospitable valley in Chilean Patagonia that has emerged over the past decade as an important fossil deposit, researchers said Wednesday.
12 January 2023, 02:56 AM

General Electric finalises separation of GE HealthCare

GE is retaining approximately 19.9% of the shares of GE HealthCare common stock.
11 January 2023, 09:56 AM

Meta bans ads targeted at teens based on gender

Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, on Tuesday said it will stop allowing advertisers to target ads at teens based on gender, as it fights accusations that its platforms are harmful to young users..Beginning in February, the social media giant said advertisers, the source of the company
11 January 2023, 03:06 AM

Tesla slashes prices in Asian markets as sales stumble

Tesla (TSLA.O) cut prices in China for the second time in less than three months on Friday, fuelling forecasts of a wider price war amid weaker demand in the world's largest autos market.
7 January 2023, 07:19 AM

Twitter hacked, email addresses of 200 million users leaked

Hackers stole the email addresses of more than 200 million Twitter users and posted them on an online hacking forum, a security researcher said Wednesday.
6 January 2023, 04:13 AM

Canada court approves class action alleging Facebook ad discrimination

A Canadian court of appeal will allow a class action suit to be brought by social media users accusing Facebook of age, gender and race discrimination in online advertisements, the plaintiffs' lawyer said Wednesday..The class action could see the social media giant paying damages to thousa
5 January 2023, 03:13 AM

Amazon job cuts to exceed 18,000 roles, CEO says

Amazon.com Inc's (AMZN.O) layoffs will now increase to more than 18,000 roles as part of a workforce reduction it previously disclosed, Chief Executive Andy Jassy said in a public staff note on Wednesday..The layoff decisions, which Amazon will communicate starting Jan. 18, will largely im
5 January 2023, 03:02 AM

What happened to Spotify Wrapped in Bangladesh?

The outrage following Spotify's inability to deliver has resonated with all its users in Bangladesh.
29 December 2022, 16:50 PM

Twitter down for thousands of users

Thousands of Twitter users reported an outage on Wednesday, according to tracking sites Downdetector.com and Netblocks, but the issue appeared to be resolving, with error messages and missing tweets reappearing.
29 December 2022, 02:20 AM

Musk says nearly 100 Starlinks 'active' in Iran

Nearly 100 Starlink internet terminals are currently operating in Iran, SpaceX chief Elon Musk said Monday..The tycoon had promised to bring the satellite internet network to the country in September as Iranian authorities imposed increasingly severe access restrictions, in a move activist
27 December 2022, 03:19 AM

ASUS showcasing flexible devices with Zenbook OLED laptops

The Zenbook laptops come with a 360° ErgoLift hinge that helps users stream content effortlessly.
26 December 2022, 12:02 PM

5 gadgets that will make the best gifts this holiday season

Gadgets make great gifts because they're both functional and fun, and there are so many options to choose from.
25 December 2022, 17:06 PM

Twitter rolling out View Count feature

The view count feature generally allows users to see how many times someone has viewed their tweets on the Musk-owned microblogging platform.
25 December 2022, 05:25 AM

Microsoft to battle US over $68.7B Activision Blizzard deal

Microsoft recently filed a formal response to the FTC's claims that the $68.7 billion deal is an illegal acquisition that should be stopped.
25 December 2022, 02:30 AM

China's ByteDance admits using TikTok data to track journalists

Employees of Chinese tech giant ByteDance improperly accessed data from social media platform TikTok to track journalists in a bid to identify the source of leaks to the media, the company admitted Friday.
23 December 2022, 11:29 AM