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
Meta provided user data to hackers who forged requests: reports
Meta, Facebook’s parent company, provided user information to hackers who pretended to be law enforcement officials last year, a company source mentioned recently. ...
Facebook hired firm to run smear campaigns against TikTok, report suggests
Facebook's owner Meta has hired a consulting firm to carry out a US campaign denigrating its fierce rival TikTok, according to a Washington Post report Wednesday partially confirmed by AFP. The campaign reportedly includes placing letters in major US news outlets and promoting negative stories about TikTok, allegedly using the type of tough tactics familiar to Washington politics.
Check out our top picks for refrigerators under BDT 60K
These days, owning a refrigerator is tantamount to preserving health and leading a healthy lifestyle. Even though we mostly use refrigerators to store food and keep them fresh,
Thinking of buying an AC? Here are our top recommendations
From what we witnessed in the last month, we can all agree that the summer this year too will be brutal.
NASA astronaut returns to Earth after record-breaking space flight
Three astronauts - one American and two Russian, safely landed in Kazakhstan on 30 March after departing from the same capsule from the International Space Station, despite the ongoing hostility between the USA and Russia.
Here’s how you can send messages without notifying receivers on Messenger
Meta, the parent company of Facebook Messenger, is introducing new shortcuts which allow you to send messages silently while you’re chatting with your friends.
US adds Russian antivirus software Kaspersky to national security risk list
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Friday added Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) Corp and China Mobile International USA to its list of communications equipment and service providers deemed threats to US national security.
Apple to sell iPhones via monthly subscriptions: reports
Apple is reportedly launching a brand new subscription-based service in which users can purchase iPhones and iPads.
Elon Musk giving 'serious thought' to launch new social media platform
Tesla Inc Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk is giving "serious thought" to building a new social media platform, the billionaire said in a tweet on Saturday.
Local tech talent platform Airwrk launches its beta program
Airwrk, a brand new US-based Bangladeshi tech talent platform, officially launched its beta program earlier today.