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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Twitter accounts of Musk, Gates, Obama hit in major hack
Twitter is investigating a massive hack in which high-profile users from Elon Musk to Joe Biden had their accounts hijacked by scammers, who the social network believes targeted its employees to gain access to internal systems.
'Fortnite' creator Epic Games gets $250 mln investment from Sony
Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game "Fortnite", said on Thursday it had received a $250 million investment from Japan's Sony Corp for a minority stake in the company.
Video game industry faces its #metoo moment
After years of simmering controversy over sexism in the video game industry, change may be on its way after outrage came to a boil with a C-suite massacre at Ubisoft. Following online allegations of sexual misconduct, the publisher of Assassin's Creed and Far Cry launched a probe, resulting in the departure over the weekend of the company's chief creative officer.
Google invests heavily in Jio Platforms, Reliance Group’s push for 5G
Global tech giant Google will invest over Rs 33,737 crore (close to four billion dollars) for 7.7 percent stake in Jio Platforms, India’s leading business group, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said today.
Decapitated body of Pathao co-founder Fahim Saleh found in NY apartment
Fahim Saleh, co-founder of ride-sharing venture Pathao, is found dead in an apartment in New York.
UK to purge Huawei from 5G by 2027, angering China and pleasing Trump
Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain’s 5G network by 2027, risking the ire of China by signalling that the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the West.
Samsung launches battery and camera heavy budget smartphone – Galaxy M21
Samsung Bangladesh has recently launched its latest budget-friendly smartphone -- Galaxy M21 -- available in the market around the nation. The device is the successor of Galaxy M20 and comes with a massive battery of 6,000mAh along with a triple rear camera setup.
#StartKoro Final Demo Day incubated more than 800 participants
#StartKoro online Bootcamp of Bangladesh ended its startup incubation Final Demo Day on 4th July. 3 startups have been selected.
MySoft installs automation solution to serve more than 200 Hospitals
During the COVID-19 pandemic, MySoft, a local software venture installed automation service in more than 200 Hospitals in the country.
Fugaku vs COVID: The Fast and the Fatal
Its Fugaku supercomputer can perform more than 415 quadrillion computations a second, 2.8 times faster than the Summit system developed by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the US, which held the title when the twice-yearly rankings were last published in November.