A wheelchair used by physicist Stephen Hawking has sold at auction for almost 300,000 pounds ($393,000), while a copy of his doctoral thesis fetched almost 585,000 pounds ($767,000), auctioneer Christie’s said Thursday.
Category: Science
Platform work – Breaking barriers or breaking bad?
If you’ve ever ordered a taxi through an app, taken a pizza delivery from a guy on a bike or searched a website for a plumber to unblock your drain, you’ve probably witnessed platform work first hand. The ability to…
Video game action heads for the cloud
Video games are following television and music into the cloud, with console-quality play on its way to being a streaming service as easy to access as Netflix or Spotify.
Should do more to help prevent violence in Myanmar: Facebook
Facebook said Monday that an independent report it commissioned found the company hasn’t always done enough to prevent its platform from being used to spread hate speech that has fueled deadly violence in Myanmar.
EC finalises draft rules to use EVM in national election
The Election Commission on Sunday finalised the draft rules to use Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the general election.
A radically realistic climate vision
By Barbara Unmüßig Berlin – According to the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the world’s main scientific authority on global warming, keeping global temperatures from rising more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is a feasible goal.…
Seychelles issues world’s first blue bond to fund fisheries
The Republic of Seychelles announced on Monday that it has issued a 10-year blue bond to finance fisheries projects, making it the world’s first country to utilise capital markets for funding the sustainable use of marine resources.
Scientists count whales from space
UK scientists have demonstrated the practicality of counting whales from space.
President promulgates ordinance for EVM in election
Dhaka, Oct 31 – President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday promulgated the ‘Representation of the People Order (Amendment) Ordinance, 2018’, paving the way for the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming national election.
Samsung reports 3rd-quarter profit surge on demand for chips
Samsung Electronics Co. has posted a record operating profit for the last quarter with robust demand for its mainstay memory chips compensating for a slowdown in its smartphone business.
No alternative to Awami League: Joy
Dhaka, Oct 28 – Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT Advisor to the Prime Minister on Sunday said, there is no alternative of Awami League. While attending as the chief guest in the award ceremony of young entrepreneurs organised by Young Bangla,…
HUAWEI Mate 20 to hit Bangladesh market soon
Bangladesh’s Leading technology and smartphone manufacturing company Huawei will launch its next flagship phone, the Huawei Mate 20 Series, in Bangladesh soon.
Rumour mill to be stopped from churning: Tarana
The government wants to work in a more focused way to detect rumours and ensure the credible flow of information to mass people, says State Minister for Information Tarana Halim.
EVM must for free-fair polls: Election Commissioner Shahadat
The Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) has been induced for holding free, fair and impartial polls during the upcoming national election, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury on Saturday.
‘New pathology guidelines to help fight breast cancer’
University of Queensland researchers said on Thursday that they have developed new breast cancer pathology guidelines that will give patients a better chance of fighting the major disease.
Apple CEO backs privacy laws, warns data being ‘weaponized’
The head of Apple on Wednesday endorsed tough privacy laws for both Europe and the U.S. and renewed the technology giant’s commitment to protecting personal data, which he warned was being “weaponized” against users.
UK watchdog fines Facebook over users’ data breach
British regulators on Thursday slapped Facebook with a fine of 500,000 pounds ($644,000) — the maximum possible — for failing to protect the privacy of its users in the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
Japan orders Facebook to improve data protection
The Japanese government on Monday ordered Facebook to improve protection of users’ personal information following data breaches affecting tens of millions of people worldwide.
Two DU students develop new formalin detection device
DU Correspondent In a breakthrough in formalin detection mechanism, two thoughtful students of the Dhaka University (DU) have made their mark in this arena developing a portable formalin detection system.
Mobile Number Portability: Robi wins maximum, GP loses most
After the initial launch of Mobile Number Portability (MNP) service in the country, a tendency of leaving Grameenphone network and joining Robi has been seen among most mobile phone subscribers who availed of it.
Japan send spacecraft on 7-year journey to Mercury
European and Japanese space agencies said an Ariane 5 rocket successfully lifted a spacecraft carrying two probes into orbit Saturday for a joint mission to Mercury, the closest planet to the sun.
Developing countries losing out to digital giants
A new United Nations report warns that the potential benefits to developing countries of digital technologies are likely to be lost to a small number of successful first movers who have established digital monopolies.
Ride sharing: blessing for city dwellers for quick movement
In the present competitive world where each moment is counted, recent sprouting of ride sharing in Dhaka metropolis seems to be a blessing and beneficial for its dwellers to cope with traffic jam that causes losing of huge working hours…
BepiColombo spacecraft ready for launch
Europe and Japan are set to launch their joint mission to Mercury, the planet closest to the Sun. The partners have each contributed a probe to be despatched on an Ariane rocket from French Guiana. The duo, together known as…
Facebook sued over video viewing figures
Facebook was aware of inaccuracies in the way it measured how many people viewed video on its site for a year longer than it has previously admitted, court documents have claimed. Newly released papers that are part of a US…
Legal notice issued over Digital Security Act
A lawyer of the Supreme Court on Tuesday issued a legal notice to the concerned authorities for proper amendments to nine sections of the much-debated Digital Security Act.
Microsoft co-founder, philanthropist Paul Allen dies at 65
Paul G. Allen, who co-founded Microsoft with his childhood friend Bill Gates before becoming a billionaire philanthropist who invested in conservation, space travel, arts and culture and professional sports, died Monday. He was 65.
Google Pixel 3 phone aims to automate more daily tasks
New York, Oct 16 (AP/UNB) — There’s not much about the physical details of Google’s new Pixel 3 phone that you can’t find elsewhere. That bigger display and curved design? Apple and Samsung phones already have that.
Draft Bill for commission to oversee tv, radio, online media
Dhaka, Oct 15 – The cabinet has endorsed a new draft of the broadcast law that will facilitate the constitution of a commission to oversee radio, television and online news outlets and ensure they play by the rules.
China to launch first satellite for space-based gravitational wave detection next year
China plans to launch its first satellite to test the technologies of the space-based gravitational wave detection program “Tianqin” by the end of 2019.