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
Shohoz Health: bringing healthcare online during the pandemic
The current doctor-patient ratio in Bangladesh is only 5.26 per 10,000 population, which places the country at the second position from the bottom, among the South Asian countries, according to the WHO. And to fill this gap, Shohoz introduced a technology empowered solution for the healthcare sector, "Shohoz Health”, with over 150 specialised doctors and over 20 medical specialisations in the country.
Tech trends to go green: Sustainability initiatives that might just save the Earth
April 22nd, celebrated worldwide as Earth Day, subtly reminds us that the world needs to change if it is to survive. The term ‘Going Green’ is not limited to only planting more trees anymore (though equally important),
Apple goes to battle with Spotify in premium podcast push
Apple Inc is fighting to retain control of the fast-growing podcasting market it popularized years ago but did not monetize, analysts and industry experts told Reuters.
Apple launches new iPad Pro, slim iMacs using own chips
Apple Inc announced a line of slim iMac computers and iPads with higher-quality video that use its own processors, as it speeds its migration away from Intel and caters to a work-from-home world.
Nine Bangladeshi youths on Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list
For the first time, a total of nine Bangladeshis have made the 'Forbes 30 under 30' Asia list for their work in three sectors: enterprise technology, social impact & retail & e-commerce.
Facebook to announce new audio products on Monday - Recode
Facebook (FB.O) will announce a series of products under the umbrella of "social audio" on Monday, including its take on audio-chat app Clubhouse and a push into podcast discovery and distribution, Recode reported on Sunday.
Drobboo.com, a new e-commerce platform, launched
Drobboo.com, a new e-commerce platform, starts to offer its services with the promise of a hassle-free online shopping experience. From its inception, Drobboo promises to bring in discounts offers and benefits for customers and offer choice to customer across its wide range of products.
Pathao launches “Pathao Health” in partnership with Maya
The features, dubbed “Pathao Health”, include asking health-related questions anonymously, getting e-prescriptions from practising doctors, and having access to blogs and other knowledge bases.
Walton launches three new All-in-One PCs
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched three new Unify S22 series models of All-in-One PC for the Bangladesh market.
'NASA rules,' Musk says as SpaceX wins $2.9 billion moon lander contract
NASA awarded billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk's space company SpaceX a $2.9 billion contract to build a spacecraft to bring astronauts to the moon as early as 2024, the agency said.