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
Read Twitter CEO Agrawal's email to its staff about its changes
Inside Twitter, it's a strange, uneasy time as the company prepares to close Elon Musk's $44 billion acquisition later this fall. However, it's unclear why Agrawal made these changes now, or how they relate to Musk's acquisition. Below is the memo Agarwal sent to its employees, that was recently obtained by TheVerge:
$44-billion Twitter deal temporarily on hold: Musk
Elon Musk said on Friday his $44-billion deal for Twitter Inc was temporarily on hold, citing pending details on spam and fake accounts.
Twitter fires 2 top execs, pauses hiring amid Musk takeover
Two senior Twitter (TWTR.N)leaders who oversee the consumer and revenue divisions will depart the social media company, chief executive Parag Agrawal told employees in a memo on Thursday, in one of the biggest shake-ups at the firm since billionaire Elon Musk announced he would buy Twitter for $44 billion.
There's black hole at the centre of our galaxy, here's its first image
An international team of astronomers recently unveiled the first image of a cosmic body known as Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy.
Domino’s Pizza Bangladesh unveils AR pizza box
Domino’s Pizza Bangladesh has launched an AR (augmented reality) pizza box this Ramadan.
Elon Musk buying Twitter at agreed upon $44 bn quite 'unlikely', investors think
The stock market took the view for the first time on Tuesday that it was unlikely that Elon Musk will acquire Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) for $44 billion, as he originally agreed.
Trump's twitter ban will be lifted: Elon Musk
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk said Tuesday he would reverse Twitter's ban on former U.S. President Donald Trump, while speaking at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference.
EA breaks up with FIFA, new games will be called EA Sports FC
After a nearly 30-years run, Electronic Arts, EA, announced Tuesday that FIFA 23 will be the final title to bear the branding of world football's governing body. EA Sports FC will be the company's flagship football video game starting in July 2023.
Facebook parent Meta's physical store officially opens
Facebook parent Meta has officially launched their first physical store in Burlingame, California, US.
Here are the gadgets to gift your mother this Mother’s Day
This Mother's Day, instead of the usuals, you can opt to give useful tech gifts to your techie and modern mom.