North Korea said Saturday it successfully performed another “crucial test” at its long-range rocket launch site that would further strengthen its nuclear deterrent. Read More »
Tesla Cybertruck: The Future Of Trucking Looks Good
11 Dec 2019 – There was no significant change in the outlook of pickup trucks for almost a century. The world became bored with nearly similar designed trucks decades after decades. Elon Musk, the visionary CEO of Tesla initiated a new era of electronic pickup trucks through unveiling Tesla Cybertruck on 22nd November, 2019. Read More »
Putin offers US to extend key nuclear pact right now
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Moscow is prepared to immediately extend the only remaining nuclear arms reduction pact with the United States. Read More »
SpaceX launches caring robot, beer malt, ‘mighty mice’
SpaceX launched a 3-ton shipment to the International Space Station on Thursday, including “mighty mice” for a muscle study, a robot sensitive to astronauts’ emotions and a miniature version of a brewery’s malt house. Read More »
Google bans Conservative Party YouTube ad with BBC material
LONDON, DECEMBER 04, 2019 – Google has taken down a U.K. Conservative Party ad on YouTube that used BBC news footage, days after Facebook took similar action on grounds that it infringed intellectual property rights. Read More »
Russian scientists present ancient puppy found in permafrost
Yakutsk, Russia, December 02, 2019 (AP/UNB) – Russian scientists on Monday showed off a prehistoric puppy, believed to be 18,000 years old, found in permafrost in the country’s the Far East. Read More »
Local solar incubator that cuts cost, boosts poultry output
SYLHET, DECEMBER 01, 2019-A group of researchers of Sylhet Agricultural University made a solar-powered incubator that is affordable and guarantees a higher percentage of hatching at the same time. Read More »
Video app TikTok unblocks teen who posted on China’s Muslims
SAN FRANCISCO- NOVEMBER 29 -Chinese-owned video app TikTok says it has unblocked a U.S. teenager and restored her viral video condemning China’s treatment of its Muslim minority. Read More »
Instagram, Facebook down for users globally
Instagram and Facebook apps are currently not working for users globally. While most features of both Facebook and Instagram are working, the main issue appears to be the feed not loading. Read More »
Robots deliver baby corals to help revive Great Barrier Reef
Sydney, Nov 27 – Millions of baby corals have been successfully transplanted onto damaged sections of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, utilizing a cutting edge technique involving robots and giant inflatable nurseries, researchers said on Wednesday. Read More »
Nokia 10 Pureview 5G Smartphone: The King is Coming Back
NOVEMBER 27, 2019 – Who can forget the supremacy of Nokia who won the heart of millions of people worldwide through their top quality smartphones under reasonable price-range? Read More »
Web inventor has an ambitious plan to take back the net
World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee released an ambitious rule book for online governance — a bill of rights and obligations for the internet — designed to counteract the growing prevalence of such anti-democratic poisons as misinformation, mass surveillance and censorship. Read More »
Web inventor attacks Tories over misinformation
By Rory Cellan-JonesTechnology correspondent The inventor of the World Wide Web has accused the Conservatives of spreading misinformation during the general election campaign. Read More »
BD Supreme Court asks GP: Pay Tk 2000 crore to BTRC in 3 months
Dhaka, Nov 24 – The BD Supreme Court on Sunday asked mobile phone operator Grameenphone to pay within three months Tk 2,000 crore of the Tk 12,579.95 crore dues as claimed by Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). Read More »
Two astronauts complete 2nd spacewalk
Two astronauts completed on Friday the second complex spacewalk outside the International Space Station (ISS) to repair a cosmic particle detector in searching for dark matter and antimatter. Read More »
Google reins in political advertising
Dhaka – Leonine Chess Club emerged unbeaten champions in the Marcel Air Conditioner First Division Chess League’2019 securing 18 points from nine-round that concluded at the Chess Federation hall room in NSC old Building here on Wednesday. Read More »
53pc web users more concerned about online privacy in 2019
The constantly evolving internet and the rising number of cybercrime threats have affected the trust of global online users. According to PreciseSecurity.com research, 53 percent of them have become more concerned about their online privacy compared to a year ago. The statistics show it is the first time the level of internet privacy concerns has increased since 2014. Read More »
Reskilling vital to keep up with 4th Industrial Revolution
Dhaka, Nov 19 – Bangladesh urgently needs to overhaul its education system with a focus on technology and incorporating robotics into curricula to tackle the challenges to be posed by the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR)’ by reskilling and up-skilling manpower, say experts. Read More »
SC order on HC injunction over Tk 126bn GP dues Nov 24
Dhaka, Nov 18 – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday deferred its order until November 24 on a petition filed by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) seeking a stay on the High Court order that issued an interim injunction for two months against the realisation of Tk. 12,580 crore due from Grameenphone. Read More »
Italy to move ahead with 2020 web tax despite int’l pressures
Italy won’t back down from its plans to introduce a web tax, Deputy Minister of Economy Antonio Misiani said on Friday, despite complaints from the United States that the levy would unfairly target U.S. companies. Read More »
Amazon appeals $10B Pentagon contract won by Microsoft
Dhaka, Nov 15 – Amazon is protesting the Pentagon’s decision to award a $10 billion cloud-computing contract to Microsoft, citing “unmistakable bias” in the process. Read More »
Facebook says it removed 3.2B fake accounts in 6 months
Facebook says it removed 3.2 billion fake accounts from its service from April to September, up slightly from 3 billion in the previous six months. Read More »
Mazda MX-30 elevates electric vehicles to a new altitude
Though the rise of electric vehicle is assumed as a new technology, it was invented long ago. Looking back to the history, we found that electric vehicles debuted in the mid-era of the 19th century. Read More »
Digital centres to transform villages into cities: Minister
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Tajul Islam on Monday said the government is willing to transform villages into cities through digital centres. Read More »
Friends, family support Twitter employee charged in spy case
Seattle, Nov 9 (AP/UNB) — Family and friends of a former Twitter employee accused of spying for Saudi Arabia call him a dedicated husband and father who has overcome recent mental health struggles, according to letters of support filed to federal court. Read More »
China’s lunar rover travels over 300 meters on moon’s far side
China’s lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 318.62 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration of the virgin territory. Read More »
One big step: Google buys Fitbit for $2.1 billion
Google, the company that helped make it fun to just sit around surfing the web, is jumping into the fitness-tracker business with both feet, buying Fitbit for about $2.1 billion. Read More »
Dubai displays tech reputation with global robotics contest
Seeking to bolster its image as a forward-looking metropolis, Dubai hosted the largest-ever international robotics contest this week, challenging young people from 190 countries to find solutions to global ocean pollution. Read More »
Facebook Q3 revenue tops earnings forecast to hit $17.6 bln
Facebook Inc. announced Wednesday a big jump in its total revenue for the third quarter, with a 29 percent increase year-on-year to hit 17.65 billion U.S. dollars. Read More »
‘A bold step’: Democrats laud Twitter for political ad ban
Democratic presidential candidates largely praised Twitter’s decision Wednesday to ban all political advertising, while President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign decried the move as attempting to muzzle conservatives on social media. Read More »