NASA on Wednesday announced two finalists for billion-dollar robotic missions—one to explore a comet and another Saturn’s moon Titan—with a launch by the winner planned in the 2020s.
Category: Technology
US military imagines war without GPS
With GPS-guided bombs, armed drones beaming footage via satellite and spy cameras scooping up intel from the heavens, America’s military machine is growing ever more reliant on space-based technology.
Derailed US train lacked automatic safety system
Technology that forces trains to adhere to speed limits was being installed on the express that crashed in the US state of Washington on Monday but was not yet operational, investigators say. Three people died when the train derailed at…
Shahriar for boosting science-minded youths
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, MP, said substantial and sustainable boosting the number of science-minded students and youths can be the vital means of taking the nation forward. He said the young generation should be enriched with science…
MuktiPin’ to archive Liberation War on digital map
With a view to archive the every minute incidents of the War of Liberation of Bangladesh in a single map, Priyo Limited has taken a move to build digital mapping platform “MuktiPin”.
Two astronauts, cosmonaut return from five-month ISS mission
Two astronauts, from the US and Italy, and a Russian cosmonaut on Thursday landed in Kazakhstan after almost five months on the International Space Station, footage from the Russian space agency showed. American Randy Bresnik, Paolo Nespoli of Italy and…
Google opens AI centre in China as competition heats up
Google announced Wednesday that it will open a new artificial intelligence research centre in Beijing, tapping China’s talent pool in the promising technology despite the US search giant’s exclusion from the country’s internet.
British security agency finds flaw in Microsoft Windows system
The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has discovered a severe flaw that would affect Microsoft’s Windows system, including the latest Windows 10, an online report said Monday.
Big Media scrambles to meet challenge from Big Tech
America’s media giants have seen this movie before: Big Tech enters an industry with piles of cash and new ways of doing business, devastating the competition.
Bangladesh joins global iPhone X mania
Bangladesh is now a part of the worldwide iPhone X mania as Compustar PVT Limited (CPL) today officially launched the Apple latest flagship iPhone X which will be available in the local market from tomorrow. The CPL, only authorised distributor…
Bijoy Itihash app to display country’s glorious history
Innovative app “Bijoy Itihash” was launched today which would display the glorious historical events that led to the emergence of independent Bangladesh in 1971. Cultural Affairs Minister Asaduzzaman Noor, MP inaugurated this innovative digital app as chief guest in city’s…
Facebook opens new London hub, creating 800 jobs
Social media titan Facebook will open a new office in London on Monday that is set to be its biggest engineering hub outside America, the company has announced. The investment in the office, near Oxford Street in the heart of…
Google data-saving tool aims to help manage smartphone bills
Google is taking aim at the “next billion” internet users with a way to stop smartphone apps from needlessly burning through costly mobile data allowances. A newly release application dubbed Datally made available free at the Google Play Store this…
Sophia says ‘dhonnobad’ through video message
Sophia, the world’s first artificially intelligent robot from Hanson Robotics, on Wednesday expressed her gratitude through a video massage as the ICT Division of Bangladesh invited her to join this year’s Digital World expo in Dhaka.
Google introduces data saving app ‘datally’
Technology giant Google today introduced smart and simple data saving app ‘datally’ which will enable the android- based Smartphone users understand, control and save mobile data. Google made the announcement of the newly developed app here along with two other…
Russia loses contact with satellite launched from Vostochny: space agency
Russia said on Tuesday it had lost contact with a weather satellite it launched from its new Vostochny cosmodrome just hours earlier. “During the first scheduled communication session with the space vehicle, contact has not been established because it is…
China’s tech giants reach global elite with gamers, shoppers
Powered by Chinese smartphone users splurging billions on mobile games and online shopping, China’s tech giants Tencent and Alibaba are racing up the elite league of the world’s most valuable companies. Hong Kong-listed Tencent, famous for its games and WeChat…
Drone users in UK will have to sit safety tests under new law
Drone users in the UK will be required to do safety awareness tests as part of planned new legislation on their usage. Police will also be given new powers to crack down on illegal use of the unmanned aerial vehicles.…
Digital car insurance launches in Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast has got its first 100-percent digital car insurance with the launch of an online service seeking to make headway in a country where only 20 to 30 percent of drivers are insured. Baloon, the subsidiary of a French…
Scientists prove earth can “absorb” subatomic particles for first time
Australian scientists have observed how earth stops high-energy neutrino particles in their tracks for the first time. The international study, led by University of Adelaide scientists, marked the first time that the earth’s absorption of neutrinos has been observed. Because…
ITER project on schedule for first plasma in 2025
The Members of the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project which is currently under construction in Cadarache, France gathered on 15 and 16 November 2017 at the 21 st ITER Council Meeting to evaluate the outputs of new project performance…
UK to have driverless cars by 2021: govt
British finance minister Philip Hammond is to announce o75 million ($99 million, 84 million euros) funding for Artificial Intelligence and plans to put driverless cars on UK roads by 2021, in his budget speech on Wednesday. Hammond will announce regulation…
Subaru recalls 400,000 cars in Japan
Subaru recalled nearly 400,000 vehicles from its domestic market on Thursday due to an inspection scandal — the latest to hit the beleaguered Japanese car industry. The recall concerns nine models, including a sports car that Subaru manufactures for Toyota,…
Subaru recalls 400,000 cars in Japan
Subaru recalled nearly 400,000 vehicles from its domestic market on Thursday due to an inspection scandal—the latest to hit the beleaguered Japanese car industry. The recall concerns nine models, including a sports car that Subaru manufactures for Toyota, but vehicles…
US approves first pill with digital tracking device
US regulators have approved the first pill that contains a digital tracking sensor to alert doctors and caregivers as to whether a patient is taking a medication as scheduled. The pill, called Abilify MyCite (aripiprazole tablets with sensor), is designed…
BSCIC now under e-filing system
A three-day course for implementing the electronic-filing (e-filing) system at Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) started today for making its administration and the Computer Lab faster. BSCIC chairman Mustak Hasan Mohammad Iftekhar inaugurated the course as the chief…
Fuel removal device installed at meltdown-hit Fukushima reactor
Workers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have installed a device to remove nuclear fuel from a meltdown-hit reactor nearly seven years after the crisis was sparked by a tsunami, a spokesman said Monday. The plant’s operator, Tokyo…
Colossal SoftBank fund could shake up tech world
Japan-based SoftBank is sending tremors through the tech world with a massive new venture capital fund for investing in startups that’s expected to dominate the industry so thoroughly it’s playfully referred to as a “gorilla.” The Vision Fund’s $100 billion…
Volkswagen announces $650 million investment in Argentina plant
German automaker Volkswagen on Friday announced a plan to invest $650 million in an Argentina plant where it will manufacture a new sport-utility vehicle, according to a statement released by the government. Business-friendly President Mauricio Macri, who ushered Argentina out…
China to set up technical institute in Bangladesh
The Chinese government is keen to set up a modern technical institute in Bangladesh to create world standard skilled human resources to mitigate the current demand of skillful manpower for sustaining the country’s fast growing development. “There is a lot…