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WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger to 'merge'

WhatsApp, Instagram, Messenger to 'merge'

-- 2019-01-26 13:41:04

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is planning to unify the underlying messaging infrastructure of the WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger services and incorporate end-to-end encrypti...

Scientists anticipate big rise in atmospheric CO2 this year

Scientists anticipate big rise in atmospheric CO2 this year

-- 2019-01-25 18:06:32

Met Office researchers expect to record one of the biggest rises in atmospheric concentrations of CO2 in 2019. Every year, the Earth's natural carbon sinks such as forests soak up large amounts of CO...

Amazon delivers parcels by robot

Amazon delivers parcels by robot

-- 2019-01-25 14:53:35

Amazon is experimenting with delivery robots, starting with a little truck called Scout which is taking to the pavements in Washington State. Six of the autonomous electric trucks will deliver parcel...

India to launch world’s lightest satellite

India to launch world’s lightest satellite

-- 2019-01-24 18:09:25

India is due to launch what it says is the world's lightest satellite ever to be put into orbit. Weighing only 1.26kg (2.6lb), the Kalamsat-V2 has been made by students belonging to a space education...

China deletes ‘malicious’ mobile apps including a Tencent game

China deletes ‘malicious’ mobile apps including a Tencent game

-- 2019-01-24 14:38:09

China’s cyber watchdog said on Thursday it has deleted close to 8,000 ‘malicious’ mobile apps including a video game distributed by tech giant Tencent Holdings Ltd, as regulators ste...

Microsoft says Bing inaccessible in China

Microsoft says Bing inaccessible in China

-- 2019-01-24 10:05:31

Microsoft Corp’s Bing search engine is currently inaccessible in China and the company is exploring its next steps, a company spokesperson was quoted by Reuters as saying in a statement.

Rush to fix computers in England's courts

Rush to fix computers in England's courts

-- 2019-01-23 13:50:18

The Ministry of Justice is rushing to fix IT issues affecting courts across England. Lawyers say trials have been delayed, jurors are unable to enrol and witness statements are inaccessible. Twitter...

China approves release of third batch of video games

China approves release of third batch of video games

-- 2019-01-22 13:30:26

China’s broadcasting regulator on Tuesday approved the release of a third batch of video games after a freeze for most of last year, with industry-leader Tencent Holdings Ltd still absent from t...

WhatsApp restricts message-sharing

WhatsApp restricts message-sharing

-- 2019-01-21 17:24:32

WhatsApp is limiting all its members to forwarding any single message up to five times in an effort to tackle the spread of false information on the platform. The Facebook-owned business had already...

Scientists say Saturn’s rings are very young

Scientists say Saturn’s rings are very young

-- 2019-01-20 17:01:23

We're looking at Saturn at a very special time in the history of the Solar System, according to scientists. They've confirmed the planet's iconic rings are very young - no more than 100 million years...

Robots more like colleagues, not replacement: Manpower

Robots more like colleagues, not replacement: Manpower

-- 2019-01-19 21:18:14

Fears that robots will eliminate your job are unfounded with a growing number of employers planning to increase or maintain headcount as a result of automation, staffing company ManpowerGroup said in...

Netflix now has nearly 140m subscribers

Netflix now has nearly 140m subscribers

-- 2019-01-18 14:52:48

US- based Netflix ended 2018 with more than 139 million paid subscribers, adding 8.8 million members in the three months to December 31. The streaming giant said the growth reflected the success of i...

RCC civic services to be digitalised

RCC civic services to be digitalised

-- 2019-01-18 11:32:50

Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) intends to make all its civic services digitalised and automated in phases for benefit of the city dwellers. “We are pledged bound to make the services transpare...

60pc of world’s coffee species face extinction

60pc of world’s coffee species face extinction

-- 2019-01-17 16:23:54

The first full assessment of risks to the world's coffee plants shows that 60 per cent of 124 known species are on the edge of extinction. More than 100 types of coffee tree grow naturally in forests...

Bangladesh eyes 5G rollout in 2020

Bangladesh eyes 5G rollout in 2020

-- 2019-01-17 16:07:04

Bangladesh is set to rollout 5G, the latest generation of cellular mobile communications, services next year, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has said. Steps are underwa...

Robotics carnival begins at BUET

Robotics carnival begins at BUET

-- 2019-01-17 11:32:46

A two-day "Robo Carnival-2019" has begun at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Thursday to engage the robotics enthusiasts of different institutions of the country. State M...

Nike rolls out self-lacing trainers

Nike rolls out self-lacing trainers

-- 2019-01-16 16:38:55

Nike has launched self-lacing trainers, which fit themselves to the shape of the foot and are controlled via a smartphone. It is the latest iteration of the futuristic footwear, first referred to in...

YouTube bans harmful or dangerous prank videos

YouTube bans harmful or dangerous prank videos

-- 2019-01-16 11:00:02

YouTube clips that depict dangerous or emotionally distressing “pranks” have been banned from the platform. The move comes in response to so-called “challenges” that have some...

China to collect samples from moon this year

China to collect samples from moon this year

-- 2019-01-14 15:52:47

China will launch a probe to collect samples from the moon around the end of this year, a space official said on Monday, weeks after Beijing hailed the successful touch down on the far side of the moo...

Termites can help reduce impact of drought: Study

Termites can help reduce impact of drought: Study

-- 2019-01-13 15:26:52

A new study by international researchers has revealed for the first time that termites play a significant role in lessening the effects of drought in rainforests, showing once again that even the smal...

Apple to launch three iPhones with new camera features

Apple to launch three iPhones with new camera features

-- 2019-01-12 13:54:47

Apple Inc plans to launch three iPhone models this year with some new camera features, including three rear cameras for the most expensive model and two for the other models, the Wall Street Journal r...

Galaxy S10 launches Feb 20

Galaxy S10 launches Feb 20

-- 2019-01-11 17:25:00

Samsung has finally announced the launch date of its next flagship smartphone, expected to be called the Galaxy S10. The South Korean technology giant sent an invite to media for an event in London o...

China launches Zhongxing-2D satellite

China launches Zhongxing-2D satellite

-- 2019-01-11 14:33:58

China fired Zhongxing-2D satellite into space on a Long March-3B carrier rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Centre in Sichuan Province at 1:11am on Friday. The satellite has entered the preset...

Scientists receive mysterious signals from deep galaxy

Scientists receive mysterious signals from deep galaxy

-- 2019-01-10 17:23:49

Astronomers have revealed details of mysterious signals emanating from a distant galaxy, picked up by a telescope in Canada. The precise nature and origin of the blasts of radio waves is unknown. Am...

Hyundai unveils concept for 'walking car'

Hyundai unveils concept for 'walking car'

-- 2019-01-09 13:15:27

Hyundai Motors has unveiled the concept for 'walking car' on legs, a small model of a car it says can activate robotic legs to walk at 3mph (5km/h) over rough terrain, at the CES technology fair in La...

Vietnam accuses Facebook of violating cybersecurity law

Vietnam accuses Facebook of violating cybersecurity law

-- 2019-01-09 11:54:08

Facebook has violated Vietnam’s new cybersecurity law by allowing users to post anti-government comments on the platform, state media said on Wednesday, days after the controversial legislation...

Intel teams up with Facebook on AI chip

Intel teams up with Facebook on AI chip

-- 2019-01-08 10:42:15

US-based tech giant Intel said that it is working with Facebook to finish a new artificial intelligence chip in the second half of this year. The chips are Intel’s gambit to retain hold of a fa...

Nearly 9.0m British jobs could be lost by 2030

Nearly 9.0m British jobs could be lost by 2030

-- 2019-01-07 19:40:51

Nearly nine million British jobs are at risk from robots, with those working in retail, manufacturing and business support services most at risk, figures reveal. The rise of Artificial Intelligence i...

Apple inks deal with Samsung to distribute iTunes shows

Apple inks deal with Samsung to distribute iTunes shows

-- 2019-01-07 15:15:04

Samsung Electronics says that it will add an app to its smart televisions in the coming months to let owners watch content bought on Apple's  iTunes service, a possible first sign Apple is look...

Sahara desert climate changes in every 20,000 years: Study

Sahara desert climate changes in every 20,000 years: Study

-- 2019-01-06 16:15:56

A study published recently in the journal Science Advances has shown that the Sahara desert and North Africa in general swing between wet and dry climates every 20,000 years. Researchers from Massach...