Thursday, 02 May, 2024

Tech

ACC opens its website

DHAKA: Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman M Badiuzzaman on Tuesday inaugurated a website (www.acc.org.bd) for the anti-graft body of the state.After the inauguration, Badiuzzaman said henceforth anybody from any country can come to know the activities of ACC by a click.People also

Apple chief slams US ‘dangerous discrimination’ laws

DHAKA: Apple chief Tim Cook slammed what he called a wave of ‘dangerous’ laws in several US states that he said promote discrimination and erode equality, in an editorial published Sunday.Cook, one of the most prominent chief executives to publicly acknowledge his homosexuality, wrote

Apple boss to donate millions to charity

DHAKA: The chief executive of Apple, Tim Cook, has announced he is donating most of his wealth to charity before he dies.The head of the world’s most profitable company is worth over $800m.Cook told Fortune Magazine that he would leave his wealth to philanthropic causes but not before

Bangladesh sets Google-record

DHAKA: Bangladesh set a new record by contributing more than seven lakhs Bangla words in one day in Google Translate, a free online translation service.Target was to add 4-lakhs words in Google. But Bangladesh has crossed the target and set a new world record by adding seven lakhs Bangla

Google doodle on Bangladesh Independence Day

DHAKA: Google joined the celebration of the 45th Independence and National Day of Bangladesh on Thursday changing its doodle with green-red color.The Doodle depicts a sitting Royal Bengal Tiger beside a river inside a red-colored sun – the third alphabet, O, of ‘Google’ word –

Russia- Jordan Agreement on NPP Construction Soon

DHAKA: Jordan will sign an agreement with Russia’s State Corporation- ROSATOM for construction of a nuclear power plant in their territory by the end of current month.Chairman of Jordan Atomic Energy Commission Khalid Toukan disclosed the information while addressing a press conference

Cell phone users reach nearly 122m in Jan

DHAKA: The total number of country’s mobile phone subscribers reached nearly 122 million at the end of January with addition of 1.514 million new users in the first month of the year, statistics of the country's telecom regulator showed Tuesday.According to Bangladesh Telecommunication

India’s top court strikes down ban on ‘offensive’ online comment

DHAKA: India’s top court on Tuesday struck down a controversial law that made posting ‘offensive’ comments online a crime punishable by jail, a ruling which free speech campaigners hailed as a victory.The Supreme Court said the 2009 amendment to India’s Information Technology Act,

Facebook caller ID app soon

DHAKA: Facebook might soon launch a new app that would enable users to know who is calling and automatically block unwarranted calls.The new app - named Phone - would be an addition to Facebook's lengthy repertoire of offshoot apps that include Messenger, Home, Rooms, Groups and

INFOCOM Tech Summit ends to lead future world

DHAKA: The first ever South Asian regional Tech Summit, with the tagline of Driving ICT Innovations and Security, ended on Saturday promising to lead the future world with ICT based young forces.CTO Forum Bangladesh and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) technology concern INFOCOM of India

South Asian Tech Summit kicks off

DHAKA: With the tagline of Driving ICT Innovations and Security, the first ever south Asian regional Tech Summit started at a city hotel on Friday.CTO Forum Bangladesh and Ananda Bazar Patrika (ABP) technology concern Infocom of India and organized the cross border technology summit.There

4-lakh new Bangla words in google translate

DHAKA: Bangladesh is ready to set a world record by adding four lakhs Bangla words in Google Translate, a free online language translation service, with the view to enrich Bangla words on Google on March 26, the Independence Day. The words are being included with the help of Google

Facebook to allow users to send money to friends

DHAKA: Facebook Inc said it is adding a new feature to its messaging app that allows friends to send and receive money through it.Users can tap or click a dollar icon in a new chat window to send money to their friends, after they link a Visa or MasterCard debit card issued by a US bank

Facebook reunites mother-son after 15-yr

DHAKA: In a scene straight from a movie, a Facebook photo has helped a Californian woman reunite with her son after 15 years.15 years back, three-year-old Jonathan was allegedly kidnapped by his father and taken to Mexico.Last year, Jonathan, now 18, posted a childhood photo with his

Electronic skin makes body a computer

DHAKA: A patch of gold, just a few centimeters wide and light as a feather, could reveal your innermost thoughts and feelings.This is the premise of Professor John Rogers' Biostamp. By attaching flexible, miniature sensors to the user's temple, he has been able to track brain waves in

Uber bids for Nokia’s mapping service

DHAKA: Ride-hailing service Uber has submitted a bid for Nokia’s map business, HERE, for as much as US$3 billion.The New York Times reported, citing people with knowledge of the offer, says The Straits Times.Finland’s Nokia said last month it had started a strategic review for HERE, a

Yahoo set to axe 300 jobs

DHAKA: Yahoo! Inc is reportedly shutting down its office in China, a move that will eliminate 200 to 300 jobs, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.The Web portal, which has been consolidating offices and trimming staff around the world, told employees based in Beijing that

Facebook changes removal rules

DHAKA: Facebook is providing the public with more information about what material is banned on the social network.Its revamped community standards now include a separate section on ‘dangerous organisations’ and give more details about what types of nudity it allows to be posted.The

30 Years of .COM - Happy Birthday

DHAKA: Can you believe it has been three decades since the birth of the first web address? While it seems difficult to remember a time when .COM didn’t exist, the exponential growth of the industry has been relatively recent.In 1985, only six domains were registered. That number

Google apps bug leaks 280,000 users’ domain data

DHAKA: It was just discovered that Google leaked the personal data from almost 280,000 websites registered through its Google Apps For Work service since 2013, according to Ars Technica. The leak was revealed in a blog post by Cisco Systems researchers.Unlike most leaks, which are