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Internet service provider association election on July 6

Internet service provider association election on July 6

-- 2019-06-28 20:16:21

The election to form new executive committee of Internet Service Provider Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) will be held on July 6. Two panels, Team United and Team Catalyst, are vying in the polls f...

Huawei's US research arm builds separate identity

Huawei's US research arm builds separate identity

-- 2019-06-25 15:01:45

The US-based research arm of China's Huawei Technologies Co Ltd - Futurewei Technologies Inc - has moved to separate its operations from its corporate parent since the US government in May put Huawei...

India's space start-ups ignite investor interest

India's space start-ups ignite investor interest

-- 2019-06-23 15:25:36

From companies building palm-sized satellites to those aiming to propel satellites into space using cleaner fuels, a new wave of space technology start-ups are mushrooming in India, catching the atten...

Chinese scientists map out deer’s genomes

Chinese scientists map out deer’s genomes

Xinhua 2019-06-21 18:58:19

An international team led by Chinese scientists explained why deer are less likely to develop cancer, how reindeer adapt to the harsh environments, and how they produce more Vitamin D. The answers cou...

Walmart uses AI cameras to detect theft

Walmart uses AI cameras to detect theft

-- 2019-06-21 17:55:04

US supermarket giant Walmart has confirmed it uses image recognition cameras at checkouts to detect theft. The cameras identify when items are put in a shopping bag without first being scanned by a c...

Facebook maps Bangladesh using AI

Facebook maps Bangladesh using AI

-- 2019-06-21 11:47:33

The Facebook artificial intelligence (AI) researchers have created the world’s most detailed population density maps for Bangladesh and the Asia Pacific. Using its machine-learning capabilities...

Facebook creates detailed population density maps for Asia Pacific

Facebook creates detailed population density maps for Asia Pacific

FE Online Desk 2019-06-20 12:51:44

Facebook is working closely with key non-profit and research partners to use artificial intelligence (AI) and big data to address large-scale social, health and infrastructure challenges in Asia and a...

Facebook plans to launch cryptocurrency

Facebook plans to launch cryptocurrency

-- 2019-06-18 21:38:47

Facebook Inc revealed plans on Tuesday to launch a cryptocurrency called Libra, the latest development in its effort to expand beyond social networking and move into e-commerce and global payments. F...

Huawei files to trademark ‘Hongmeng’ around the world

Huawei files to trademark ‘Hongmeng’ around the world

Reuters 2019-06-13 13:04:53

China’s Huawei has applied to trademark its “Hongmeng” operating system (OS) in at least nine countries and Europe, data from a UN body shows, in a sign it may be deploying a back-up...

Huawei seeks trademark for 'Hongmeng' in Peru

Huawei seeks trademark for 'Hongmeng' in Peru

-- 2019-06-13 11:22:26

Chinese telecoms giant Huawei Technologies has asked Peruvian authorities to trademark its “Hongmeng” operating system, a sign it may be deploying a back-up plan in key markets in case US...

India unveils rocket for second Moon mission

India unveils rocket for second Moon mission

-- 2019-06-12 16:33:47

India's space agency has unveiled its spacecraft that it hopes to land on the Moon by September. If successful, India will be the fourth country to achieve a soft landing on the Moon, following the U...

$35,000 a night - NASA to open space station to tourists

$35,000 a night - NASA to open space station to tourists

-- 2019-06-08 13:21:11

NASA is to allow tourists to visit the International Space Station from 2020, priced at $35,000 per night. The US space agency said it would open the orbiting station to tourism and other business ve...

No Facebook on new Huawei phones

No Facebook on new Huawei phones

-- 2019-06-07 17:01:34

Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant as it struggles to keep its business afloat in the face of a US ban on its...

Huawei to build Russia’s 5G network, China grants licences in domestic market

Huawei to build Russia’s 5G network, China grants licences in domestic market

CNN News 2019-06-06 18:59:16

Embattled Chinese tech company Huawei has struck a deal to build Russia’s first 5G wireless network. The agreement with Russia’s largest carrier, MTS, was signed on the sidelines of talks...

India to order Uber, Ola to go electric

India to order Uber, Ola to go electric

-- 2019-06-06 17:54:45

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India plans to order taxi aggregators like Uber and Ola to convert 40% of their fleet of cars to electric by April 2026, according to a source and records of government meeting...

'Best ever' simulation solves 40-year blackhole mystery

'Best ever' simulation solves 40-year blackhole mystery

DAWN 2019-06-06 16:34:36

Scientists on Thursday unveiled the most detailed simulation of a black hole yet, solving a mystery dating back more than four decades over how the star-devouring monsters consume matter. Coming fre...

Apple asks developers to place its login button above Google, Facebook

Apple asks developers to place its login button above Google, Facebook

-- 2019-06-05 17:41:14

Apple Inc will ask developers to position a new “Sign on with Apple” button in iPhone and iPad apps above rival buttons from Alphabet Inc’s Google and Facebook Inc, according to desi...

Scientist warns of Everest dangers from pollution, melting

Scientist warns of Everest dangers from pollution, melting

-- 2019-06-05 16:48:05

Mount Everest and its surrounding peaks are increasingly polluted and warmer, and nearby glaciers are melting at an alarming rate that is likely to make it more dangerous for future climbers, a U.S. s...

Tech giants to face major US antitrust probe

Tech giants to face major US antitrust probe

-- 2019-06-04 16:25:19

The US government is gearing up to investigate whether Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google misuse their massive market power, sources told Reuters on Monday, setting up what could be an unprecedented,...

Google Maps launches real-time train status in India

Google Maps launches real-time train status in India

-- 2019-06-04 15:59:13

  For a few years now, Google has focused its attention on the Indian market when developing new features for Google Maps. Two-wheeler mode was first introduced in the country, and Google also...

China to release 5G licenses shortly

China to release 5G licenses shortly

-- 2019-06-03 18:05:44

China will release 5G business licences to its three major telecom carriers shortly, a move experts say will catapult the country into a serious 5G industrial revolution, the Ministry of Industry and...

Genetically enhanced fungus kills 99pc of malaria mosquitoes

Genetically enhanced fungus kills 99pc of malaria mosquitoes

-- 2019-05-31 17:46:01

A fungus - genetically enhanced to produce spider toxin - can rapidly kill huge numbers of the mosquitoes that spread malaria, a study suggests. Trials, which took place in Burkina Faso, showed mosqu...

Facebook removes three billion 'fake accounts'

Facebook removes three billion 'fake accounts'

-- 2019-05-26 17:09:20

Facebook has removed more than three billion 'fake accounts', more than ever before, during six-month period  between October 2018 and March 2019. The social media giant also removed more than s...

AI brings Mona Lisa 'to life'

AI brings Mona Lisa 'to life'

-- 2019-05-24 20:33:36

The subject of Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa painting has been brought to life by AI researchers. The video, achieved from a single photo, shows the model in the portrait moving her head, eyes...

Facebook to launch crypto-currency next year

Facebook to launch crypto-currency next year

-- 2019-05-24 17:26:44

Social media giant Facebook is finalising plans to launch its own crypto-currency next year. It is planning to set up a digital payments system in about a dozen countries by the first quarter of 2020...

SpaceX finally launches satellites for Starlink

SpaceX finally launches satellites for Starlink

-- 2019-05-24 11:09:12

High-tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX company launched a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on Thursday on a mission to carry the first batch of five dozen small satellites into low-Earth orbit fo...

Scientists say sea level rise could be bigger than expected

Scientists say sea level rise could be bigger than expected

-- 2019-05-22 18:13:09

Scientists believe that global sea levels could rise far more than predicted, due to accelerating melting in Greenland and Antarctica. The long-held view has been that the world's seas would rise by...

Vodafone UK drops Huawei handset from 5G launch pre-orders

Vodafone UK drops Huawei handset from 5G launch pre-orders

-- 2019-05-22 18:04:11

Vodafone UK said on Wednesday it had dropped a Huawei 5G smartphone from pre-orders for its new service starting in July, because of uncertainty about long-term support and services for the device. &...

Huawei will continue security support for Android smartphones

Huawei will continue security support for Android smartphones

-- 2019-05-20 16:19:22

Huawei will continue to provide security updates and services for its smartphones and tablets after being barred from Google updates to its Android operating system. But it did not say what would hap...

Bangabandhu-1 starts commercial operation

Bangabandhu-1 starts commercial operation

-- 2019-05-19 21:58:22

One year after its launching, Bangladesh's first geostationary communications satellite Bangabandhu-1 started its commercial operation on Sunday with some television channels taking its services. Own...