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.

2y 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

2y 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

2y ago

Google fires engineer who claimed its AI chatbot is sentient

Alphabet Inc's (GOOGL.O) Google said on Friday it has dismissed a senior software engineer who claimed the company's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot LaMDA was a self-aware person.

2y ago

How to track James Webb Space Telescope on the go

As the telescope continues its mission to uncover more mysteries of the universe, you can check its progress on the go.

3y ago

Facebook launches Feeds tab to curate friends' posts

The Feeds tab will help users find and organise posts from friends in chronological order

3y ago

Intel to increase CPU prices soon

American chip-making giant Intel recently announced that it will increase prices on a majority of its microprocessors and peripheral chip products later this year.

3y ago

"Too much nudity": Many women shun male-dominated Facebook in India

Many women have shunned the male-dominated social network because they're worried about their safety and privacy, according to the Meta research, which hasn't been previously reported.

3y ago

Now you’ll have to pay extra for sharing passwords on Netflix

Streaming giant Netflix has been experimenting to find solutions after months of declining subscriber numbers. The streaming platform took an experimental measure recently in countries like Argentina, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Dominican Republic to prevent password sharing.

3y ago

Twitter, Musk lock horns over US$ 44bn deal as trial set for October

Twitter's lawsuit seeking to hold Elon Musk to his $44-billion takeover will go to trial in October, a judge ruled recently as it adopted a schedule closer to the proposal by the social media giants.

3y ago

Snapchat introducing its web version

Snap, the parent company of Snapchat, recently announced that it is introducing the web version of its popular photo messaging app. The web version will allow users to chat, snap and video call from their computers.

3y ago

Netflix’s future could be in jeopardy

Streaming giant Netflix’s future seems to be hanging by a thread as it is set to report its second-quarter earnings today. The announcement is shaping up to be one of the most significant moments in the history of the streaming platform.

3y ago

Google launches Android Earthquake Alerts in Bangladesh

Google has recently launched the Android Earthquake Alerts System, an earthquake sensor feature for Android phones, in Bangladesh.

3y ago