Tech Happening

Tech Happening

PRESS RELEASE / Government ICT officers forum elects new leadership

The Government ICT Officers Forum, a body of first-class gazetted ICT officers in the government sector, held its biannual election on July 13. Thirty-one candidates competed for 17 positions across six categories.

5m ago

AI vs humans: influencers face competition from virtual models

Social media influencers have embraced artificial intelligence to spice up their content but they are also facing growing competition from AI-generated Instagramers, TikTokers and YouTubers

8m ago

'Game of Thrones' author, other writers sue ChatGPT creator over copyrights

"Game of Thrones" author George RR Martin and other best-selling fiction writers have filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the tech startup of violating their copyrights to fuel its generative AI chatbot ChatGPT.

1y ago

AI both a risk and opportunity for journalism: study

AI is both a threat and an opportunity for journalism, with more than half of those surveyed for a new report saying they had concerns about its ethical implications on their work.

1y ago

Musk says X could charge all users 'small monthly payment'

Online platform X could introduce a monthly fee for all users, its owner Elon Musk said Monday, citing the need to cut down on bots.

1y ago

Twitter's blue ticks start vanishing

Twitter began the mass removal of its blue ticks on Thursday, as the symbol previously used to signify a verified account vanished from users including the Pope, Donald Trump and Justin Bieber.

1y ago

Indian celebrities, politicians lose Twitter blue ticks

Twitter has removed verified blue ticks from the accounts of a host of Indian celebrities and politicians ranging from Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

1y ago

Will AI help achieve gender equality at workplaces?

Gender stereotypes continue to hold women back at work, but a handful of tech firms say they have developed AI (artificial intelligence) systems that can help break biases in hiring and promotion to give female candidates a fairer chance.

3y ago

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sues NASA over Moon lander contract

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sued the U.S government over NASA's decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX.

3y ago

Afghans scramble to delete digital history, evade biometrics

Thousands of Afghans struggling to ensure the physical safety of their families after the Taliban took control of the country have an additional worry: that biometric databases and their own digital history can be used to track and target them.

3y ago

Samsung launches Galaxy M32 in Bangladesh

he phone boasts a 6.4-inch FHD+Super AMOLED Infinity-U Display, 90Hz refresh rate, Helio G80 gaming processor and 6,000mAh battery backed up with a 25W fast-charging support.

3y ago

Hackers return $260 mln to cryptocurrency platform after massive theft

Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of $613 million in digital coins they stole, the company at the centre of the hack said on Wednesday.

3y ago

Apple update will check iPhones for images of child sexual abuse

Personal assistant Siri will be taught to “intervene” when users try to search topics related to child sex abuse, according to the company.

3y ago

Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones

Samsung unveiled two upgraded folding smartphones on Wednesday as the South Korean sector leader sought to head off rising competition from Chinese firms in a fast-evolving market.

3y ago

Vivo launches the Y53s in Bangladesh

Vivo today announced the launch of its latest smartphone, Y53s, in Bangladesh.

3y ago

Xiaomi beats Samsung to become the top global smartphone brand in June 2021

Xiaomi smartphones accounted for 17.1% of the global smartphone market by volume. With 15.7 per cent and 14.3 per cent market share, Samsung and Apple came in second and third, respectively.

3y ago

The chips are down: why there's a semiconductor shortage

A shortage of semiconductors has sent shockwaves through the global economy, squeezing supplies of everything from cars to headphones. The dearth of chips has exposed the modern world's reliance on these minuscule components, the basic building blocks of computers which allow electronic devices to process data. Why is the shortage happening, and what can be done about it?

3y ago

Spanish engineers extract drinking water from thin air

A Spanish company has devised a system to extract drinking water from thin air to supply arid regions where people are in desperate need.

3y ago