Silicon Valley is finding itself entrenched in battle with the far right over ground rules for the digital world, a conflict that mirrors the polarization of American politics in recent years. The recent firing of a Google engineer for questioning…
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Facebook discretely fields China photo-sharing app
Facebook’s interest in China has led it to discretely create a photo-sharing application released there without the social network’s brand being attached. “We have long said that we are interested in China, and are spending time understanding and learning more…
UK govt to consider laser pen licence after attacks rise
Buying powerful laser pens could require a licence in future, the government has said, amid concerns over the number of attacks on aircraft. Ministers say they could also bring in new measures to license retailers and restrict advertising after warnings…
The evolving face of technology and development
Blood-delivering drones? Check. 3D-printer working off the grid to print finger splints? Check. Disadvantaged women trained and employed in software-developing? Check. Is this how technology can deliver for development? First things first. Let’s go back to the first principles. The…
Teletalk to provide technological supports for fertilizer management
State-owned mobile operator Teletalk Bangladesh Limited will provide all sorts of technological supports to the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) to ensure transparency in fertilizer management. In this regard, a corporate memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed today between Teletalk…
Google fires defender of tech gender gap: US media
Google on Monday fired the author of an internal memo defending the gender-gap in Silicon Valley tech jobs as a matter of biology, according to media reports. The move, which was not officially confirmed by Google, splashed fuel on a…
Google fires diversity memo author
A Google employee who wrote a controversial memo about workplace diversity has been fired, the BBC can confirm. The controversial memo broke the firm’s code of conduct, Google’s chief executive Sundar Pichai said on Monday in an email to employees.…
Never too old to code: Meet Japan’s 82-year-old app-maker
When 82-year-old Masako Wakamiya first began working she still used an abacus for maths—today she is one of the world’s oldest iPhone app developers, a trailblazer in making smartphones accessible for the elderly. Frustrated by the lack of interest from…
UK model kidnapped for dark web auction
Milan – A 20-year-old British model was kidnapped in Milan, Italy, to be auctioned off on a pornographic website on the dark web, the Italian State Police said Saturday. The model, who has not been named, was assaulted, drugged, handcuffed…
20,000 ordinary graduates to become skilled human resources by Dec
As many as 20,000 ordinary graduates will be developed as skilled human resources by December this year through world-class Information Technology (IT) trainings. The training of 11,000 post graduate students of colleges and universities have already been completed while the…
Scientists crack mystery of the luckless apostles of Paris
Having lost their heads, been pulled from their plinths, smashed and even buried, things are at last looking up for some of the unluckiest statues in Christendom. For five centuries the 12 apostles looked down on the adoring hordes who…
NHS cyber-defender Hutchins to appear in US court
British cyber-security researcher Marcus Hutchins will appear in court in Las Vegas later charged in a US cyber-crime case. The 23-year-old has been accused of involvement with Kronos – a piece of malware used to steal banking logins from victims’…
Mishap doesn’t dampen enthusiasm for security robots
On his first day at work as a security guard, Steve was greeted warmly, drawing attention from passersby, including some taking selfies with him at the tony retail-residential complex he patrolled. Then he fell into the fountain. Steve was a…
Satellite launched to monitor climate change and vegetation
Two satellites including one dedicated to monitoring the effects of climate change on vegetation were successfully launched into orbit late Tuesday, launch company Arianespace said. They were launched from Korou, in French Guiana, at 10:56 pm (0136 GMT). The Vegetation…
Services growth boost Apple sales
Technology giant Apple, best known for its iPhones and computers, said newer lines of business such as Apple Pay, the App Store and Apple Music helped to drive growth in its third quarter. The services unit was what one analyst…
Florida startup boldly sets sights on moon
Florida startup Moon Express is setting its sights high: ambitiously shooting to become the first private company to launch a small, unmanned craft to the moon before the year’s out. A big success could pave the way for scheduled flights…
Robot cracks open safe live on stage
Using a cheap robot, a team of hackers has cracked open a leading-brand combination safe, live on stage in Las Vegas. The team from SparkFun Electronics was able to open a SentrySafe safe in around 30 minutes. The robot is…
Astronauts gear up for space with tough Russian training
Wearing helmets weighing 100 kilos, spinning in a centrifuge and exercising the weightless Russian cosmonauts and astronauts from abroad have to undergo a gruelling training process before blasting off into space. Helped by an instructor at the famed Star City…
Prime Now makes first foray into South East Asia
Amazon has taken its first foray into South East Asia, launching its Prime Now service in Singapore. The move is seen as the start of an aggressive expansion in the region, which has a population of about 600 million people.…
BB governor for ensuring cyber security in banking system
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Fazle Kabir today urged the commercial bank authorities to take necessary steps to ensure cyber security in the banking system. “Every bank should strengthen its ICT as it is taking forward the banking business. The importance…
Microsoft ties up with local firm to train 50000 students
Microsoft has partnered with a leading youth network of the country for providing basic computer training to around 50,000 students in different educational institutions across the country. Young Bangla, the youth network, has involved 2100 educational institutions and started picking…
Dubai Municipality offers new drone survey service
Dubai – Dubai Municipality has announced the launch of a new aerial survey service using drones to provide orthophotos and topographic maps. The organisation said maps provided through this method would offer 200 times better clarity and 88 per cent…
Elon Musk says successful maiden flight for Falcon Heavy unlikely
SpaceX CEO and founder Elon Musk has downplayed the chances of a successful inaugural flight for his Falcon Heavy space launch vehicle, admitting there is a “good chance it would not make it to orbit in its first launch.” Development…
World’s first child hand transplant a ‘success’
The first child in the world to undergo a double hand transplant is now able to write, feed and dress himself, doctors said Tuesday, declaring the ground-breaking operation a success after 18 months. The report in The Lancet Child &…
Experts for mechanisation of jute fibre extraction
Experts at a discussion here have stressed adoption of semi-automated jute fibre extraction machines and low-cost retting technologies to get high quality of fibre necessary for producing updated jute products. They came up with the opinion at a discussion arranged…
NASA releases new images of raging storm on Jupiter
NASA on Wednesday released a series of stunning images of a raging storm on Jupiter, known as the Great Red Spot, snapped earlier this week as an unmanned probe zipped by. The US space agency’s Juno spacecraft flew over the…
Market value of Chinese listed internet firms rises in Q2
The total market value of Chinese listed Internet firms hit a record high in Q2, according to a report released by China Academy of Information and Communications Technology. The total value reached 7.24 trillion yuan (about 1.1 trillion U.S. dollars),…
US lifts laptop ban on Kuwait Airways, Royal Jordanian
Kuwait: Kuwait Airways and Royal Jordanian have become the latest Middle Eastern airlines to let passengers take laptops in the cabin on US-bound flights. Both carriers said they had worked with US officials to tighten security checks on flights from…
Qualcomm steps up legal battle with Apple, asks iPhone ban
Qualcomm on Thursday escalated its legal battle with Apple, filing a patent infringement lawsuit and requesting a ban on the importation of some iPhones, claiming unlawful and unfair use of the chipmaker’s technology. Qualcomm said it filed two separate legal…
After two delays, SpaceX launches broadband satellite for IntelSat
SpaceX on Wednesday deployed a broadband communications satellite for IntelSat, after twice ditching launch plans in the final seconds before liftoff earlier this week. The satellite, known as IntelSat 35e, soared into the blue sky over Cape Canaveral at 7:38…