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
Biden signs bill to promote US production of microchips to compete with China
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed a landmark bill to provide $52.7 billion in subsidies for U.S. semiconductor production and research and to boost efforts to make the United States more competitive with China's science and technology efforts.
Google globally down for thousands of users
Google was down for thousands of users recently, according to outage tracking website Downdetector.com.
Elon Musk challenges Twitter CEO to public debate on bots
Elon Musk recently challenged Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal to a public debate about the percentage of bots on the social media platform.
Twitter deal should go ahead if it provides proof of real accounts: Musk
Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, said that if Twitter could provide its method of sampling 100 accounts and how it confirmed that the accounts are real, his $44 billion deal to buy the company should proceed on its original terms.
Robotics Olympiad held in Bogura for the first time
National Academy for Computer Training and Research (NACTAR) in Bogura today (August 6, 2022) organised a robotics Olympiad in the district for the first time.
Meta removes over 600 Facebook, Instagram accounts allegedly linked to Malaysian police
More than 600 Facebook and Instagram accounts allegedly linked to the Malaysian police have been removed by tech giant Meta, which believes they were part of a "troll farm" used to corrupt or manipulate public discourse.
“Space image actually a slice of chorizo”: Scientist warns of fake news
A French scientist who had posted an image of a distant star on his Twitter feed, claiming it had been taken by the James Webb telescope, has revealed it was actually a slice of chorizo.
Cat video game "Stray" helping cats in real life
The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation “Stray” doesn’t just wind along rusted pipes, leap over unidentified sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring orange tabby is helping real world cats as well.
Elon Musk's Twitter countersuit due by Friday
Elon Musk and Twitter, who are suing each other over the world's richest person's effort to exit their $44 billion merger, couldn't even agree on how much to tell the public about their dispute.
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub launched in Bangladesh
Microsoft has recently launched its Startups Founders Hub in Bangladesh.