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 launches new tools to report covid misinformation
Users will be able to report misinformation in the same way that they can report harassment or other harmful content, starting today, via the dropdown menu at the top right of every tweet.
Google unveils Pixel 5A 5G
When the Pixel 4A came out last year, it was on the top of the mid-range spec phones where it offered just enough, a 7nm Snapdragon 765G processor, 12.2MP main camera also paired with a 16MP ultra-wide and 6GB of RAM. Although the specs stated do not change in the 5A, there are certain key changes that render the phone more polished and desirable over the older model.
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sues NASA over Moon lander contract
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin sued the U.S government over NASA's decision to award a $2.9 billion lunar lander contract to Elon Musk's SpaceX.
Samsung launches Galaxy M32 in Bangladesh
he phone boasts a 6.4-inch FHD+Super AMOLED Infinity-U Display, 90Hz refresh rate, Helio G80 gaming processor and 6,000mAh battery backed up with a 25W fast-charging support.
Samsung teams up with Google to challenge Apple Watch
But finally, Samsung appears to be ready to make a serious attempt to re-enter the wearables market, teaming up with Google. Samsung is expected to unveil two new smartwatches on August 11th: the Galaxy Watch 4 and Galaxy Watch 4 Classic, both of which have been widely rumored. And with this new release, the wearables war between Samsung, Google and Apple takes a new shape as the company that stands to gain the most from the success of these watches is Google, not Samsung.
Hackers return $260 mln to cryptocurrency platform after massive theft
Hackers behind one of the biggest ever cryptocurrency heists have returned more than a third of $613 million in digital coins they stole, the company at the centre of the hack said on Wednesday.
Apple update will check iPhones for images of child sexual abuse
Personal assistant Siri will be taught to “intervene” when users try to search topics related to child sex abuse, according to the company.
Samsung unveils new foldable smartphones
Samsung unveiled two upgraded folding smartphones on Wednesday as the South Korean sector leader sought to head off rising competition from Chinese firms in a fast-evolving market.
Vivo launches the Y53s in Bangladesh
Vivo today announced the launch of its latest smartphone, Y53s, in Bangladesh.
Xiaomi beats Samsung to become the top global smartphone brand in June 2021
Xiaomi smartphones accounted for 17.1% of the global smartphone market by volume. With 15.7 per cent and 14.3 per cent market share, Samsung and Apple came in second and third, respectively.