A couple days ago my mother walked into my room while I was watching a web series online.

With tons of content relating to conspiracy theories meandering through YouTube’s algorithm, one would be tired from binging through all the questionable and sometimes dubious stuff that float around your suggested videos.

Anyone who’s been online long enough knows that most surface-level content on the internet is hogwash. And the worst of it all—the absolute bottom of the barrel—is clickbait.

Clue is a period tracking app that allows its users to track their menstrual cycle at a few clicks. This app does not use the euphemisms of pink colour or the symbol of a butterfly or a feather to symbolise its female user base.

Information sounds like quite a broad term, but to survive in this digital era of social media and smartphones, it is definitely a necessity.

Bangladesh Network Operators group – BDNOG, as a part of its continuous effort, is going to start its 10th Conference from April 26-30 at Hotel Shaikat in Chittagong. Online registration for the event has already been started. There will be one day conference on “Internet Operational Technology” and four days technical workshop on IPv6 Deployment and IP Multicast Technology for the Telecom, ISP, Bank and Enterprise organisations engineers.

Bangladesh has recently seen an influx of social media influencers, making it one of the most up and coming career options for the youth.

Hi, my name is Snapshoot. I was a social networking app that had once been on the top, and now I’m rolling down in the mud, trying to cling on so that I don’t fall into the grave Facecopy dug for me.

Social media has been under attack since its inception. It’s a useless tool that wastes our time and makes us lose touch with reality.

An international scientific team announces a milestone in astrophysics - the first-ever photo of a black hole - using a global network of telescopes to gain insight into celestial objects with gravitational fields so strong no matter or light can escape.

TECH BITS

I got my hands on the device at the launching of P30 Series. Huawei’s tagline for the phone hinted at better cameras and to an extent they succeeded by putting together a Leica Quad camera system. T

Apple Card was announced last week as a Wallet app integration for the iPhone. It follows a long list of standalone financial service s provided by big tech conglomerate with Apple Card following the footsteps of Apple’s very own Apple Pay which was launched back in 2014.

Realme… indeed you read it right. What started as a spin-off brand of OPPO, Realme is now operating as an independent venture after its separation from OPPO back in July 2018. Targeting the youth, Realme has already created quite a fan-following in India and has now entered the local market.

ICC Communications, a private internet service provider, launches Bangladesh’s first ever 100Mbps internet network along with internet telephony connection and internet TV.

Huawei has been an aggressive player in the region for quite a while now. With new innovations under the sleeve, Huawei has been punching and pushing competition with a new iteration of phones, laptops and wearables. This year it has brought out several such devices. Leading the way for Huawei this time is the P30 Series. P30 Series consists of three devices: P30 Pro, P30 and P30 Lite.

NASA has made it clear they want astronauts back on the Moon in 2024, and now, they are zeroing in on the Red Planet -- the US space agency confirms that it wants humans to reach Mars by 2033.

Content is changing, along with the way we consume it. Traditional radio was slowly replaced by satellite radio, and the next step in the transition is the podcast.

The internet has been around for as long as we can remember. And although our relationship with the internet has changed over the years, its ability to be there for us when we need it has not.

NASA says the creation of orbital debris has led to new dangers for astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).