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Meta's new wave of layoffs begins May 20: report
19 April 2026, 13:51 PM Tech & Startup
Meta plans to conduct an initial round of widespread layoffs on May 20, cutting about 10% of its global workforce, or close to 8,000 employees, according to a report by Reuters, which cites three sources familiar with Meta's plans.

Pakistan restores social media apps after temporary block on security grounds

Pakistan restored Facebook, Twitter and several other social media apps yesterday after blocking them for about five hours on security grounds amid a crackdown against a violent Islamist group, officials said.
16 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Wolf in sheep’s clothing: Honda FD2 Type R

Honda has always been an unconventional marque; Their first car was a maniacal chain-driven roadster with a threshold exceeding the redline of 9500 rpm. It was a car made by enthusiasts, for enthusiasts.
15 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Facebook's new oversight board will help you take down offensive content, overriding existing policies

Facebook's oversight board on Tuesday announced an expansion of its remit so that users can appeal content left up on the site as well as content taken down.
15 April 2021, 15:03 PM

Instagram considering letting people hide 'likes'

Instagram on Wednesday said it is dabbling with letting users hide “like” counts in an effort to ease the pressure of seeking approval from others. If an experiment at Instagram shows the option is a hit, it could be made permanent and even extended to Facebook, which owns the image-centric social network.
15 April 2021, 14:32 PM

Apple's next big event is on April 20, says Siri

Siri, Apple Inc's virtual assistant, might have spilled the beans by telling users on Tuesday that the iPhone maker is going to host a special event on April 20.
14 April 2021, 16:41 PM

Domino's begins road-testing their autonomous pizza delivery vehicle

Dominos began real-world tests of their Nuro R2 robot pizza delivery vehicles in Houston, Texas, USA.
14 April 2021, 06:15 AM

New Toyota Crown SUV surface in China

Toyotas rumoured Kluger-based Crown replacement makes its unofficial public debut.
13 April 2021, 12:51 PM

Hyundai celebrate its past with this one-off EV Concept

Hyundai's new one-off concept is an ode to their past.
13 April 2021, 08:07 AM

Facebook supports Covid-19 health awareness and vaccine rollout in Bangladesh

Facebook has partnered with Bangladesh’s ICT Division and the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to announce a campaign to raise awareness about Covid-19 and help Bangladeshis get vaccinated. The campaign aims to increase people’s uptake of preventive health practices and vaccination intent in the country.
13 April 2021, 07:53 AM

Google Drive, Docs, Sheets experience global outage

Many of Google's services, including Drive, Docs, Sheets and Slides are down for many users worldwide. Google Docs users are unable to create new documents and are being greeted with the following message from Google:
12 April 2021, 14:36 PM

Samsung brings Galaxy M12 and Galaxy M62

Samsung Bangladesh has expanded its Galaxy M Series line with the Galaxy M12 and the Galaxy M62.
12 April 2021, 06:29 AM

Gracefully matured: 2020 Honda City RS

The Civics' little brother is growing up, and we're starting to see the family resemblance.
12 April 2021, 04:40 AM

High-ranking researcher resigns from Google AI team

Google on Tuesday confirmed a leader of its artificial intelligence team has resigned in a departure that comes after the controversial firing of two colleagues. The internet giant declined to comment further on the resignation of Samy Bengio, who has worked at Google for about four years and specialized in machine learning.
11 April 2021, 17:01 PM

Elon Musk's Neuralink shows monkey with brain-chip playing videogame by thinking

Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's brain-chip startup released footage on Friday appearing to show a monkey playing a simple videogame after getting implants of the new technology.
9 April 2021, 20:36 PM

Symphony debuts the Z40, an entry-level gaming phone

Symphony has rolled out their new Z40 flagship in Bangladesh, a phone with minimal gaming capability.
9 April 2021, 08:52 AM

Fitbit Charge 4: Should you get it?

At thirty grams, the watch is lightweight and easy to strap on. The tracker comes in black and rosewood, while the straps, in addition to the two-tracker colours,
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Ahead of their time

Although Mazda has become synonymous with the rotary engine, they were not the first company to put the Wankel into a production vehicle.
8 April 2021, 18:00 PM

Singapore to accept Covid-19 digital travel pass from next month

Singapore will next month accept visitors who use a mobile travel pass containing digital certificates for Covid-19 tests and vaccines, its aviation regulator said on Monday, becoming one of the first countries to adopt the initiative.
6 April 2021, 16:26 PM

Mark Zuckerberg's personal information leaked in recent FB data breach

The recently leaked personal information of billions of Facebook users around the world includes information about Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, according to The Sun. According to a report in the UK tabloid, Zuckerberg's name, place of residence, marital status, date of birth, Facebook user ID and phone number were exposed in the recent leak that affected more than 500 million Facebook users worldwide, including 3 million Facebook users from Bangladesh.
6 April 2021, 12:51 PM

LG Electronics to close down smartphone business

LG Electronics, South Korea's second-largest appliance firm after Samsung, is closing down its mobile phone business, the company said Monday, after the division lost billions in recent years.
5 April 2021, 10:40 AM
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