Microsoft offers voluntary retirement to over 8000 employees
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Microsoft has offered voluntary retirement buyouts to a portion of its US workforce for the first time in its 51-year history
Meta to cut 10% of workforce as it redirects spending towards AI
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Meta is planning to cut approximately 10% of its global workforce, amounting to around 8,000 employees, as the company moves to reduce costs and redirect investment towards artificial intelligence.

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

Rich countries fall short in sciences gender equality: UNESCO

Women still face a massive gender bias in science careers worldwide, UNESCO reported on Wednesday, with several rich western nations way behind poorer ones in terms of gender equality.
11 February 2021, 08:41 AM

UpSkill raises $100 thousand in seed round

After raising its initial pre-seed funding in 2019, Bangladeshi EdTech startup UpSkill confirms that it has now closed over $100,000 seed investment from two investors, along with follow-on investment from a previous investor. The fresh capital is to be used for scaling employment partnerships and product development.
10 February 2021, 10:31 AM

POCO announces M2 Pro

Smartphone brand Poco today announced the launch of their new smartphone, Poco M2 Pro. The smartphone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G and comes with a 33W fast charger in-box.
10 February 2021, 10:25 AM

BSEC launches online BO account opening

The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) inaugurated the digital Beneficiary Owners' (BO) account opening system on Tuesday, February 9. The move opens the path for stock market investors, especially non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to open BO accounts online.
10 February 2021, 10:06 AM

Maya rakes in $2.2mn seed funding

Bangladeshi healthcare startup Maya announced today that it raised $2.2 million in seed funding, the largest ever raised by a Bangladeshi health-tech company, reports TechCrunch.
9 February 2021, 13:28 PM

Google opens paid-for Australia news platform in drive to undercut Canberra's content payment law

Tech giant Google today launched a platform in Australia offering news it has paid for, striking its own content deals with publishers in a drive to show legislation proposed by Canberra to enforce payments, a world first, is unnecessary.
5 February 2021, 07:32 AM

Instagram disables hundreds of accounts tied to hacking of 'OG' usernames

Facebook Inc today took down hundreds of Instagram accounts that were hacked and sold for their high-value usernames, including the accounts of people behind this activity.
4 February 2021, 18:31 PM

Xiaomi Mi Band 5: Bang for the buck

The Mi Band 5 features a barely noticeable upgraded design. For a device that’s supposed to be worn on our wrists for the most part of the day, it could use with a little better look. It’s, however,
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Four EV companies that didn’t make the cut

The rise and fall of Faraday Future were as interesting as it was spectacular. Founded by the Chinese billionaire Jia Yueting in 2014,
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM

Australian leader has ‘constructive’ talk with Google boss

The Australian prime minister said he had a “constructive” meeting on Thursday with the head of Google after the tech giant threatened to remove its search engine from Australia over plans to make digital platforms pay for news.
4 February 2021, 06:27 AM

Symphony launches new smartphone series 'Atom'

Symphony Mobile has launched a new smartphone series called Atom featuring a 1.8 GHz MediaTek Helio A20 quad-core processor and Android 10.0 Go operating system.
1 February 2021, 19:04 PM

Analysis: Robinhood and Reddit protected from lawsuits by user agreement, Congress

Robinhood Markets Inc’s user agreement is likely to protect the brokerage app from a barrage of lawsuits filed by customers after it blocked a frenzied trading rally in companies such as GameStop Corp that was fueled on social media forums.
30 January 2021, 14:03 PM

Haval debuts lifestyle pickup with decent off-road capability

POER is aimed at customers looking for a slice of the off-road lifestyle
30 January 2021, 11:43 AM

India proposes law to ban cryptocurrencies, create official digital currency

India plans to introduce a law to ban private cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin and put in place a framework for an official digital currency to be issued by the central bank, according to a legislative agenda listed by the government.
30 January 2021, 11:11 AM

Haylou Solar LS05: The real deal

Today we bring you an interesting wearable: fitness band or smartwatch- however you term it, this gadget is being sold like hot cake.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

KTM Duke and RC all set to blow the riders’ senses

Inspired by the notion of ‘Ready To Race’ and an unconditional passion for motorcycles, KTM is ready to hit the Bangladeshi bike market after earning accolades all over the world for its high-end bikes. With the launching of two of their premium models - KTM Duke and KTM RC, renowned Austrian motorcycle company KTM has recently begun its inspiring journey in Bangladesh.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

S’pore launches self-driving bus trial

Singapore has moved a step closer to a driverless public transport network with the launch of a new trial of self-driving buses.
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Robot ‘jellyfish’ to protect coral reefs

A robot inspired by the shape and delicate underwater movements of a jellyfish, allowing it to safely explore endangered coral reefs, was unveiled by British scientists.
25 January 2021, 18:00 PM
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