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

Walton launches new all-in-one PCs

The six new models of all-in-one PCs are from the Unify A24 and H24 series.

2y ago

SpaceX Starship booster "likely" returning to pad after explosion: Musk

The Starship rocket booster SpaceX plans to use for an inaugural flight to orbit will "probably" return to its launch mount in Texas next week following a testing explosion on Monday, the company's chief executive, Elon Musk, told Reuters.

2y ago

Netflix to partner with Microsoft for subscription with ads

Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) said on Wednesday it has selected Microsoft Corp as technology and sales partner for its planned ad-supported subscription offering, as the streaming giant looks to plug slowing subscriber growth by rolling out a cheaper plan.

2y ago

"Water detected on distant planet": What else did James Webb Telescope discover?

The James Webb Space Telescope's first images aren't just breathtaking -- they contain a wealth of scientific insights and clues that researchers are eager to pursue.

2y ago

Twitter sues Elon Musk to force him to complete $44 billion deal

Twitter said Tuesday it has sued Elon Musk to force him to complete the $44 billion acquisition of the social media company.

2y ago

Mystic images of the universe unveiled by James Webb Space Telescope

See the birth and death of stars and groupings of galaxies in this new batch of images.

2y ago

Twitter fires back at Musk for “knowingly” breaching agreement

Twitter fired back at Elon Musk on Monday, accusing the world’s richest person of “knowingly” breaching an agreement to buy the social media firm, days after the Tesla Inc chief sought to back out of the $44 billion deal.

2y ago

NASA reveals James Webb's first cosmic image

Here is the first cosmic image by James Webb Space Telescope.

2y ago

Over 65 lakh SIM users left Dhaka to celebrate Eid-Ul-Azha

Mustafa Jabbar, the Posts and Telecommunications Minister, recently announced that more than 65 lakh SIM-card holders left the capital city of Dhaka on July 8 and July 9, to celebrate the holy occasion of Eid-Ul-Azha through a Facebook post.

2y ago

You can now react with any emoji on WhatsApp

Mark Zuckerberg recently announced that users can now react with any emoji on WhatsApp.

2y ago