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 investors sue Elon Musk for delayed disclosure of stake
Billionaire Elon Musk was sued by Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) investors for delayed disclosure of his stake in the company, as the owner of electric carmaker Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) mounts a $44 billion takeover bid for the social media platform.
Apple production in India can cause “geopolitical risks”: Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple analyst
Setting up new Apple production firms in India can potentially increase geopolitical risks, states Ming-Chi Kuo, a market analyst at KGI Securities and a well-known reporter of Apple-related news.
Twitter to hold annual meeting amid uncertainty over Musk acquisition
Twitter Inc will face skeptical shareholders on Wednesday during its annual meeting, as doubt remains over whether the social media company will complete its deal to be acquired by billionaire Elon Musk at the agreed-upon price.
Musk says Twitter deal is off unless actual spam bot count is shown
Elon Musk's $44 billion Twitter purchase will not move forward unless Twitter shows proof that spam bots constitute less than 5% of all accounts on Twitter, states Musk in a recent tweet.
Musk responds with poop emoji to Twitter CEO's tweets on spam
Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave the strongest hint yet Monday that he would like to pay less for Twitter than his $44 billion offer made last month.
Musk’s Starlink internet taking preorders for Bangladesh
Starlink, Elon Musk's satellite internet service, is expected to launch services in Bangladesh by 2023, according to the official website of Starlink, which is currently accepting pre-orders from Bangladesh.
Xiaomi launches the Xiaomi 12 Pro in Bangladesh
Xiaomi has launched its new Xiaomi 12 Pro in the Bangladesh market today. The new Xiaomi 12 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Processor and is equipped with a triple 50MP camera with Sony IMX707 ultra-large primary sensor. It also sports a 32MP in-display front camera.
Brac University team makes it to European Robotics League top 5
The European Robotics League (ERL) is a prominent robotics competition that concentrates on how robots can come in handy during serious challenges. Dichari, a robotics team from Brac University’s Engineering Faculty, has qualified for ERL’s championship round—getting closer to clinching the title. The team will soon travel to Poland to take part in the grand finale in Poznań, wherein they will compete against four other foreign teams from 20 to 25 June.
Musk tweets Twitter legal team accused him of violating NDA
Elon Musk on Saturday (May 14, 2022) tweeted that Twitter Inc's (TWTR.N) legal team accused him of violating a nondisclosure agreement by revealing that the sample size for the social media platform's checks on automated users was 100.
Is Twitter really full of spam bots?
After Musk withheld his $44 billion Twitter takeover because of fake profiles, the question comes up: How many spam bots are actually there on Twitter?