Science, Gadgets, and Tech

Science, Gadgets, and Tech

US TV provider given first-ever space debris fine

US authorities have issued a "breakthrough" first-ever fine over space debris, officials said Monday, slapping a $150,000 penalty on a TV company that failed to properly dispose of a satellite

1y ago

UN warns against 'excessive' tech use in classrooms

Heavy reliance on technology in education may be unproductive, or even detrimental, if it interferes with the acquisition of basic skills such as reading, the UN warned on Wednesday

1y ago

Twitter website replaces bird logo with X

Twitter launched its new logo on Monday, replacing the blue bird with a white X on a black background as the company moves toward rebranding as X

1y ago

Musk, top exec say Twitter to be renamed X, get big makeover

Twitter owner Elon Musk and the chief executive he brought aboard just a month ago say the social media network will ditch the bird logo, rebrand the platform with the name X and move quickly into payments, banking and commerce

1y ago

Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction

After a wildly successful first few days, Threads popularity has waned in the weeks since Meta launched its challenge to Twitter, which lives on despite its problems

1y ago

AI news presenters: What they mean for the future of newsroom

Since the debut of the country's first-ever artificial intelligence news presenter named 'Aparajita', there has been a raging debate regarding whether AI news presenters will take over the job of human news presenters in Bangladesh.

1y ago

Netflix adds 6 million subscribers after password crackdown

Netflix on Wednesday said subscriptions to the media streaming service climbed by nearly 6 million in the wake of its crackdown on password sharing

1y ago

Musk says Twitter has lost half its advertising revenue

Twitter owner Elon Musk said Saturday that the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last October has lost roughly half of its advertising revenue

1y ago

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17y ago

Huawei exhibits U-SYS technology

A new age technology that targets the emerging VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) market in Bangladesh, was recently spotlighted at a seminar at a city hotel on November 20.
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17y ago

<i>Walk and talk</i>


Japanese electronics giant Hitachi unveils the company's new humanoid robot "EMIEW 2" (Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate) equipped with the world's first convertible legs, which enable them to convert four-weels, two wheels and two feet to clear maximum three centimeters gaps at the company's laboratory at Hitachinaka city in Ibaraki prefecture on November 21. The robot measures 80cm high and weighs 13kg as it moves during a demonstration.

17y ago

<i>Digit Head</i>


A computer displays the numbers and the record time for Frenchman Alexis Lemaire's calculation on November 15 at the New York Hall of Science in New York. Lemaire (inset), smiles after completing a calculation of the 13th root of a 200-digit number in 72.438 seconds using only his mind.Photo: AFP

17y ago