Electric light railway tracks soar over Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, a rare example of mass transit infrastructure on a continent ruled by ramshackle, diesel-spewing buses. But despite government promises, the roads below are still clogged with traffic 14 months after…
The US state of California is easing its rules for autonomous car testing, by allowing testing of vehicles in which there is no human driver. The new rules have yet to be submitted for public consultation, with a final version…
Chinese scientists have assembled four synthetic yeast chromosomes, making China the second country capable of designing and building eukaryotic genomes. The findings were published in Friday’s edition of journal Science, marking a step closer to building synthetic life. In the…
Terming a large number of available mobile apps as potential ‘information hacking source’, State Minister for ICT Division, Junaid Ahmed Palak yesterday asked people to be more cautious about downloading and using mobile apps. Palak was speaking as the chief…
Experts at a ceremony have stressed on proper dissemination of the modern agriculture technologies among the farmers to increase crop production for ensuring national food security amid changing climate. They came up with the opinion at inaugural ceremony of five-day…
By Michaela Smiley On International Women’s Day each year, we celebrate women in our own lives who we respect and admire, and we remember with gratitude women of history who have championed gender equality. We’re also reminded that there is…
The government and IBM today announced a collaboration to launch the IBM Global Entrepreneur Program (GEP) for startups. The program will help startups and entrepreneurs harness the power of IBM Cloud, and Watson APIs on Blumix, said a press release.…
The CIA has become the preeminent hacking operation, sneaking into high-tech phones and televisions to spy on people worldwide, according to an explosive WikiLeaks publication of purported internal CIA documents on Tuesday.
Rajshahi – The Rajshahi University (RU) has launched a smart-phone app named “RU Contacts” consisting the contact numbers and E-mail IDs of Deans, Teachers, Officials and Officers of the university.
Dhaka – State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim at the two-day international workshop on cyber crimes titled “Digital Bangladesh: Focusing on Cybercrime, Safe Internet and Broadband” said that the government is planning on sitting with the social networking…
A German court was due to rule Tuesday on a dispute between Facebook and a Syrian refugee whose post of a selfie with Chancellor Angela Merkel fuelled fake news linking him to terrorism. Online trolls have repeatedly posted doctored images…
Sending tourists for a trip around the moon is the latest big idea launched by Elon Musk, a Silicon Valley star known for turning his passions into visionary enterprises. Musk has become one of the United States’ best-known innovators. He…
Dhaka – The government has initiated the process to launch the 4G service in the country by this year to ensure the fastest data service for mobile phone subscribers. To this end, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) is likely to…
Uber on Friday acknowledged the use of a secret software program to steer drivers away from trouble, including sting operations by local authorities to catch lawbreakers. In the latest in a streak of damaging news for the ridesharing giant, Uber…
Smartphones have become a mine of personal information, holding bank data, credit card information and addresses, making them the preferred target for cybercriminals, experts warn. “Cybercriminals go where there is value, and they have understood that the smartphone has become…
The strengthening of cyber capabilities is an important part of China’s military modernization, the government said on Wednesday, warning that the internet should not become “a new battlefield”. China, home to the largest number of internet users, has long called…
YouTube on Tuesday unveiled a streaming television service offering bundles of live channels, in a direct challenge by the Google-owned network to traditional cable and pay TV. YouTube TV was tailored for younger generations seeking news, films and more programs…
SpaceX said Monday two private citizens have paid money to be sent around the Moon in what would mark the farthest humans have ever traveled to deep space. The United States has not sent astronauts to the Moon since NASA’s…
Dumbphones—handsets that just make calls and send texts—were set to disappear as technology moved on, but they have survived in emerging markets and among nostalgics of simpler devices in the West. Their continued appeal was underscored on Sunday in Barcelona…
Bangladeshi smartphone brand WE has launched first ever bangla website under the dot bangla domain. The site’s address is http://উই.বাংলা(we.bangla) and provides information about WE’s every smartphone along with the details on all the digital services that WE offers, said…
Cape Canaveral, Feb 23 (AP/UNB) — For the first time, astronomers have discovered seven Earth-size planets orbiting a single nearby star — and these new worlds could hold life. This cluster of planets is less than 40 light-years away in…
Transport makes up around 20 percent of our energy use around the world–and that figure is set to grow, according to the International Energy Agency. With sustainable solutions in mind, a new study published by eminent physicist Jo Hermans in…
San Francisco, Feb 22 (AP/UNB) — Yahoo is taking a $350 million hit on its previously announced $4.8 billion sale to Verizon in a concession for security lapses that exposed personal information stored in more than 1 billion Yahoo user…
NASA says it has some big news to tell the world. The leading space agency has announced a press conference to take place on Thursday morning AEST to present new findings on planets that orbit stars other than our sun,…
Donald Trump has a vast online portfolio of domain names — digital addresses that foreshadowed his political career, business projects and accusations of unethical behavior. Before he reached the White House, Trump’s company had laid claim to at least 3,643…
A three-day ‘Rajshahi Divisional Digital Innovation Fair 2017’ ended here Sunday with a call to make people aware about e-services to engage them in the digital activities. In collaboration with ICT ministry and Access to Information (A2I) project of Prime…
As President Donald Trump warns of a crackdown on US government leaks to media, interest is growing in technology tools that allow sources to share information anonymously. One such tool called SecureDrop, being used by at least 30 US and…
Lip service to the crucial function of the Fourth Estate is not enough to sustain it. It’s not that Mark Zuckerberg set out to dismantle the news business when he founded Facebook 13 years ago. Yet news organizations are perhaps…
Samsung’s heir apparent Lee Jae-yong has been placed under arrest in South Korea, accused of bribery and other charges. The case is linked to a scandal that led to the impeachment of President Park Geun-hye. Samsung is accused of giving…
New York, Feb 17 (AP/UNB)- Mark Zuckerberg’s long-term vision for Facebook, laid out in a sweeping manifesto , sometimes sounds more like a utopian social guide than a business plan. Are we, he asks, “building the world we all want?”