Members of a joint force have rescued three forest officials, who were reputedly kidnapped by miscreants from Harikata of Langadu upazila, from Naniachar of the upazila 19 days after the incident. The three forest officials–conservator Farid Mia, range officer Robiul…
Universal Pictures are to make a film based on the life of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, following Sony Pictures’ departure from the project last week.
Fifteen people have been arrested, including four in the UK, in connection with the hijacking of computers.
A US professor is proposing a new way to test whether artificial intelligence (AI) is on a par with that of humans.
Google has unveiled a project that offers web users the option to pay to visit sites rather than see adverts.
It’s an information superhighway that speeds up interactions between a large, diverse population of individuals.
Company plans to unveil ‘clean and modern’ search engine next month and roll out new model on its own website next year Yahoo will replace Google as the default search engine on the Firefox web browser in the US, signalling…
Early adopters of Google’s latest Android operating system are warning others of problems with the software.
Nokia is launching an Android-powered tablet, marking the Finnish company’s return to consumer electronics.
The European Space Agency and Airbus have signed a contract that will see the aerospace giant build the “back end” of America’s new manned spaceship.
High-resolution pictures have now been released of the Philae probe in the act of landing on Comet 67P last Wednesday.
Facebook at Work will look similar to its existing social network, but users will be able to keep their personal profiles separate, the paper says.
While the big-wigs run around making one-size-fits-all fitness bands and smartwatches — most of which are not female friendly — innovators on Kickstarter are leading the charge for smart jewelry.
The Philae lander has attempted to drill into the surface of comet 67/P, amid fears that its battery may die in hours.
After a historic but awkward comet landing, the robot probe Philae is now stable and sending pictures – but there are concerns about its battery life.
European robot probe Philae has made the first, historic landing on a comet, after descending from its mothership. The landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko was confirmed at about 1605 GMT. There were cheers and hugs at the control room in Darmstadt,…
A European spacecraft is on course for the first, historic landing on a comet.
Microsoft has patched a critical bug in its software that had existed for 19 years.
Google latest “moonshot” is an apt one – it is investing in a Nasa-owned airfield to expand research into space exploration and robotics.
A cyclist has ridden a rocket-equipped push bicycle into the record books by attaining speeds of 207mph (333km/h) at a racetrack in France.
Every so often, Dan Frost hears a dull thud and his office floor vibrates.
To investigate, the researchers scanned the brains of 12 people with neurological disorders, who had reported experiencing a ghostly presence.
Silk Road 2.0 and 400 other sites believed to be selling illegal items including drugs and weapons have been shut down.
The BBC’s John Sudworth explains how the malware affects Apple products New malware targeting Apple products is mostly affecting Chinese users, warned an online security researcher.
Chris Bracey, the British artist and designer who owned one of the largest collections of neon signs and sculpture outside the US, has died aged 59.
Investigators probing the Virgin SpaceShipTwo accident have established a “human performance” team to help them understand the actions of the pilots.
Bangladesh government has sought information on 17 users from Facebook in the first six months of 2014. The social media website, however, has not responded to any of the requests, according its report on such pleas from January to June.…
A co-founder of Swedish file-sharing website Pirate Bay has been arrested while trying to cross into Thailand from Laos, local police say.
Facebook has created the ability for users to connect directly to the social network via anonymising “dark web” service Tor. While it was already possible to access Facebook via Tor, the new set-up means all data is encrypted and Tor…
The deal, formed as two joint ventures with Shanghai Oriental Pearl, gives Sony access to an estimated 500 million gamers in China.