Friday, 27 Dec, 2024

Tech

Apple warns of flaw that lets hackers into iPhones, Macs

Apple is warning of a flaw that is allowing hackers to seize control of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, and is urging users to install emergency software updates. Patches were released Thursday and Wednesday by the tech titan to fix what it described as a vulnerability hackers

TikTok to teach influencers about US mid-term election rules

TikTok is taking extra measures to limit misinformation and violations of its policies ahead of the US mid-term elections. The video platform has announced new steps to ensure influencers understand that paid political ads are prohibited. Following 2020 US election the company

Artemis: Nasa readies giant Moon rocket for maiden flight

The American space agency Nasa is rolling out its giant new Moon rocket to prepare it for a maiden flight. Known as the Space Launch System (SLS), the vehicle is being taken to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a lift-off scheduled for 29 August. The debut outing is

Meta's chatbot says the company 'exploits people'

Meta's new prototype chatbot has told the BBC that Mark Zuckerberg exploits its users for money. Meta says the chatbot uses artificial intelligence and can chat on "nearly any topic". Asked what the chatbot thought of the company's CEO and founder, it replied

Disney plus subscribers as Netflix stumbles

The Disney+ streaming service saw its number of paying subscribers leap beyond expectations in the last quarter, as rival Netflix's client count ebbed, results showed Wednesday. The number of people subscribing to Disney+ topped 152 million, up some 31 percent from the same period

ePolli – Towards Smart Bangladesh

Bangladesh has already had success in transforming the country into a digital country. Now it is the time to move toward a smart Bangladesh. The results of digital transformation are the basis for thinking about a Smart Bangladesh. Furthermore, "smart Bangladesh" refers to a

Elon Musk Files Countersuit Against Twitter 

Elon Musk countersued Twitter Inc on Friday, escalating his legal fight against the social media company over his bid to walk away from the $44 billion purchase, although the lawsuit was filed confidentially. Although the 164-page document was not publicly available, under court rules

Facebook parent Meta posts first revenue drop in history

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, among others, is facing several economic constraints. Mark Zuckerberg said he will "get more done with fewer resources." The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms, has posted its first-ever revenue decline on Wednesday.

Buzz Aldrin's moon jacket sells for sky-high $2.8m

The space jacket worn by Buzz Aldrin while flying to the Moon has sold at a New York auction for $2.8m (£2.3m). Adorned with a US flag and Nasa logo, Mr Aldrin wore the white in-flight jacket while speeding through space in Apollo 11's command module Columbia. It is one of

CTO Forum Bangladesh arranged Workshop on Information Security & Digital Act for Women Journalist

CTO Forum Bangladesh has arranged a workshop on information security and digital rights for member journalists of Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendro (BNSK) on Tuesday (July 26) at the software technology park, Dhaka.  Tapan Kanti Sarkar, President of CTO Forum Bangladesh presided

Elon Musk denies affair with Google co-founder's wife

Tesla boss Elon Musk has denied having an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder, Sergey Brin. Mr Musk's comments came after the Wall Street Journal reported that his friendship with Mr Brin had ended over the alleged affair. Replying to a link to the story

Google fires software engineer who claimed its AI chatbot is sentient

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it has dismissed a senior software engineer who claimed the company's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot LaMDA was a self-aware person. Google, which placed software engineer Blake Lemoine on leave last month, said he had violated company

Roundtable on "Use of ICT in Empowering Women in Today’s World" held

A roundtable on "Use of ICT in Empowering Women in Today’s World" was held at BASIS Conference Hall in the Capital on Saturday (July 16).   Samira Zuberi Himika Senior Vice President & Convener, BASIS women's forum, presided over the roundtable. The four

UAE establishes $817 million fund for space sector

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed announced an $817 million fund to support space sector in a post on Twitter early Sunday. The president announced a new $817m national investment and development fund for the space sector, The National Space Fund.  “The establishment of a

TikTok removed 3.4m Bangladeshi videos 

TikTok has removed over 3.4 million videos from Bangladeshi users from January to March this year, states TikTok's recent Community Guidelines report for the first three months of 2022. According to the report, TikTok removed 3,475,456 Bangladeshi videos, with a proactive removal

Facebook users may soon be able to create multiple profiles under their accounts

Facebook is testing an option for users to create multiple profiles from a single account, amid a bid by the platform to reignite user growth. The feature is aimed at helping users "tailor their experience based on interests and relationships," Facebook (FB) spokesperson

Netflix and Microsoft team up for cheaper plan with adverts

Netflix has teamed up with Microsoft to offer a cheaper subscription plan to customers that will show adverts. The streaming giant says the service will be an "addition" to its existing plans, which do not include adverts. In April, shares in Netflix slumped after it

Chinese Scientists Develop Robot Fish To "Eat" Microplastics In The Ocean

Robot fish that "eat" microplastics may one day help to clean up the world's polluted oceans, says a team of Chinese scientists from Sichuan University in southwest China. Soft to touch and just 1.3 centimetres (0.5 inch) in size, these robots already suck up

James Webb telescope takes super sharp view of early cosmos

The first full-colour picture from the new James Webb Space Telescope has been released - and it doesn't disappoint. The image is said to be the deepest, most detailed infrared view of the Universe to date, containing the light from galaxies that has taken many billions of years to

Twitter calls Musk merger withdrawal ‘invalid and wrongful’

“Twitter has breached none of its obligations under the Agreement,” attorneys for Twitter said in a letter to Mr. Musk’s lawyers Twitter demanded on Monday that Elon Musk complete a proposed $44 billion takeover of the social media company, slamming the Tesla