Science, Gadgets, and Tech

Science, Gadgets, and Tech

US TV provider given first-ever space debris fine

US authorities have issued a "breakthrough" first-ever fine over space debris, officials said Monday, slapping a $150,000 penalty on a TV company that failed to properly dispose of a satellite

1y ago

UN warns against 'excessive' tech use in classrooms

Heavy reliance on technology in education may be unproductive, or even detrimental, if it interferes with the acquisition of basic skills such as reading, the UN warned on Wednesday

1y ago

Twitter website replaces bird logo with X

Twitter launched its new logo on Monday, replacing the blue bird with a white X on a black background as the company moves toward rebranding as X

1y ago

Musk, top exec say Twitter to be renamed X, get big makeover

Twitter owner Elon Musk and the chief executive he brought aboard just a month ago say the social media network will ditch the bird logo, rebrand the platform with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce

1y ago

Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction

After a wildly successful first few days, Threads popularity has waned in the weeks since Meta launched its challenge to Twitter, which lives on despite its problems

1y ago

AI news presenters: What they mean for the future of newsroom

Since the debut of the country's first-ever artificial intelligence news presenter named 'Aparajita', there has been a raging debate regarding whether AI news presenters will take over the job of human news presenters in Bangladesh.

1y ago

Netflix adds 6 million subscribers after password crackdown

Netflix on Wednesday said subscriptions to the media streaming service climbed by nearly 6 million in the wake of its crackdown on password sharing

1y ago

Musk says Twitter has lost half its advertising revenue

Twitter owner Elon Musk said Saturday that the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last October has lost roughly half of its advertising revenue

1y ago

Twitter sued over 'unpaid rent' on London office

Twitter's British landlord said Tuesday it is taking the social media to court for not paying rent on its central London offices.

2y ago

Spotify to trim 6% of workforce in latest tech layoffs

Spotify Technology SA (SPOT.N) said on Monday it plans to cut 6 percent of its workforce and would take a related charge of up to nearly $50 million, adding to the massive layoffs in the technology sector in preparation for a possible recession..The tech industry is facing a demand downtur

2y ago

Higher priced Twitter subscription won't carry ads: Musk

Twitter owner Elon Musk tweeted on Saturday that a higher priced subscription of the social media platform will not carry advertisements.

2y ago

'Just because I tweet something, doesn't mean people believe it'

Elon Musk, Tesla Inc's (TSLA.O) chief executive, testified on Friday that investors do not always react to his Twitter messages as he expects, defending himself in a fraud trial over his 2018 tweet that he had funding to take the electric carmaker private.

2y ago

Google announces 12,000 job cuts

Google's parent company Alphabet announced about 12,000 job cuts globally on Friday citing a changing "economic reality", becoming the latest US tech giant to enact large-scale restructuring.

2y ago

Netflix co-founder steps down as CEO, platform soars to 230m subscribers

US streaming giant Netflix ended last year with more than 230 million global subscribers, it said Thursday, beating analysts' expectations as hits such as "Wednesday" and "Harry & Meghan" enticed new viewers.."2022 was a tough year, with a bumpy start but a brighter finish," the company sa

2y ago

Xiaomi Mix Fold 2: Unfolding a powertool

The Xiaomi Mi Mix Fold 2 is a premium foldable smartphone designed with a focus on camera and performance.

2y ago

ASUS releasing 4 new laptops in Bangladesh

The newly released laThe newly released laptops from ASUS are Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402), Zenbook Pro 16X OLED (UX7602), and Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302).ptops from ASUS are Zenbook 17 Fold OLED, Zenbook Pro 14 Duo OLED (UX8402), Zenbook Pro 16X OLED (UX7602), and Zenbook S 13 OLED (UM5302).

2y ago

Amazon to lay off staff in US, Canada and Costa Rica

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) is scheduled to cut some jobs in the United States, Canada and Costa Rica as part of its plan to lay off 18,000 employees, the e-commerce giant has said in a memo to staff seen by Reuters.

2y ago

Microsoft to cut thousands of jobs: Reports

Microsoft Corp (MSFT.O) plans to cut thousands of jobs with some roles expected to be eliminated in human resources and engineering divisions, according to media reports..The expected layoffs would be the latest in the US technology sector, where companies including Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O)

2y ago