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Turkey fines Meta $18.6m for violating competition law

-- 2022-10-26 16:29:33

Turkey's competition authority has fined Facebook parent Meta Platforms Inc 346.72 million lira ($18.63 million) for breaking competition law, it said on Wednesday. The company held a dominant positi...

WhatsApp back online after global outage

-- 2022-10-25 16:40:44

Messaging app WhatsApp was starting to come back online at 0900 GMT and the company said the issue has been fixed after users across the world reported problems earlier on Tuesday. At around 0750 GMT...

WhatsApp down for thousands of users across the world

-- 2022-10-25 14:42:51

Popular messaging app WhatsApp has stopped working for many users across the world, with users across India, the United Kingdom, South Africa and Asia reporting issues with sending and receiving t...

Win Olympiad for free education in a Russian university

FE Online 2022-10-22 21:18:27

The Association of Global Universities organizes the Russian Scholarship Project. This project is an Olympiad which allows talented international students to pursue higher education in Russia for free...

Netflix opens 'immersive' store for fans of popular shows

-- 2022-10-22 19:57:16

Streaming giant Netflix has opened a Los Angeles store that it hopes will combine retail therapy with an 'immersive' experience for fans of its popular 'Stranger Things,' 'Bridgerton,' and 'Squid Game...

Facebook threatens to block news content over Canada’s revenue-sharing bill

-- 2022-10-22 19:35:03

Facebook warned on Friday that it may block sharing of news content on its platform in Canada over concerns about legislation that would compel digital platforms to pay news publishers. The Online Ne...

Google calls India antitrust watchdog's Android decision a 'setback' for consumers

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-22 11:58:40

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday that the Indian antitrust watchdog's decision to fine it 13.38 billion Indian rupees ($161.95 million) for anti-competitive practices was a "major setback" fo...

A 1990s relic, floppy disks get second life at California warehouse

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-21 10:30:09

It has been two decades since their heyday, but one bulk supplier of the iconic 3.5-inch floppy disk used to store data in 1990s says business is still booming, Reuters reports....

Google fined $162m by India antitrust watchdog for abuse of Android platform

FE ONLINE DESK 2022-10-21 09:49:24

India's competition regulator on Thursday ordered Alphabet Inc's Google to change its approach to its Android platform and fined the US tech company 13.38 billion Indian rupees ($161.95 million)...

Useful AI-enhanced browser extensions to serve your needs  

Sofia Noor 2022-10-20 18:23:19

Artificial Intelligence (AI) isn't a newfound love of technology, but it has spread its wings and gone to variegated extents to prove its prowess. AI has even made its way onto browser extensions, the...

Genetic findings from Siberian caves give glimpse into Neanderthal life

-- 2022-10-20 18:22:39

Bone and tooth remnants from two Siberian caves are helping scientists for the first time decipher the social organisation of our cousins the Neanderthals through genetic sleuthing, including on the r...

Bangladeshi website ‘Blogpotro’ promises productivity with joy

Ahnaf Tahmid   2022-10-20 17:11:17

People use social media to get refreshments and to temporarily escape from their hectic lives. But most of the time, they get hooked on the juicy news and videos. Therefore, they lose both their time...

Webb Space Telescope renders Pillars of Creation with fresh clarity and colour

-- 2022-10-20 16:01:30

One of the most celebrated, awe-inspiring images of modern astronomy, revealing colossal spires of interstellar gas and dust called the Pillars of Creation, has been rendered anew with greater depth,...

Master’s Scholarship at Utrecht University

FE Online 2022-10-19 16:50:13

Utrecht University is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. It has distinguished alumni, including 12 Nobel Laureates. Host Country: Utrecht, the Netherlands Host University: Utrecht Un...

International Talent Scholarship at University of British Columbia

FE Online 2022-10-19 15:41:23

University of British Columbia (UBC) is a leading research university in Canada, one of the Top 2 Canadian universities as per rankings.  Host Country: Canada Host University: University of Bri...

Britain orders Meta to sell animated-images platform Giphy after antitrust battle

-- 2022-10-18 20:15:09

Britain's competition regulator ordered Facebook-owner Meta to sell animated-images platform Giphy on Tuesday after its view that the acquisition reduced innovation in the advertising market was uphel...

Semiconductor industry: A new possibility for Bangladesh

Safrina Kabir 2022-10-18 16:44:26

The hassle of manufacturing long-wired and tubed machines was put to an end by an interesting material named semiconductor chips.  Having the conductance between conductors and insulators, semic...

PhD Scholarship available at University of Ghent

FE Online 2022-10-17 15:04:28

Ghent University is one of the biggest universities in Belgium. It is a regular in the Top 100 global universities. Host Country: Ghent, Belgium Host University: Ghent University  Name of the...

Musk says SpaceX cannot fund Ukraine's Starlink internet indefinitely

-- 2022-10-14 16:53:17

Elon Musk said on Friday SpaceX cannot "indefinitely" fund the Starlink internet service in Ukraine and send it several thousand more terminals after a report suggested that his rocket company had ask...

Google may face EU antitrust charges over its digital advertising business

-- 2022-10-14 15:56:21

Alphabet Inc.’s Google could face EU antitrust charges next year over its digital advertising business, putting the company at risk of its fourth fine in the EU of more than a billion euros, peo...

E-waste: 5 billion phones to be thrown away in 2022

BBC 2022-10-14 11:42:19

This year, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away not recycled, the international waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) forum says. Its estimate, based on global trade d...

Trump's Truth Social approved for Google Play Store

-- 2022-10-13 16:55:16

Alphabet Inc's Google has approved former US President Donald Trump's social media app Truth Social for distribution in the Google Play Store, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. Trump Media &a...

'Although not alive, I can still create art,' robot tells UK lawmakers

-- 2022-10-12 20:23:00

A "robot artist" called Ai-Da told British lawmakers on Tuesday that although it was an artificial creation, it was still capable of producing art, as it spoke at a parliamentary inquiry into ho...

TikTok takes up to 70pc from Syrian children begging on its platform, says BBC

-- 2022-10-12 19:35:51

Displaced families in Syrian camps are begging for donations on TikTok while the company takes up to 70 per cent of the proceeds, a BBC investigation found. Children are live streaming on the social...

Apple, Samsung to upgrade phone software in India for 5G rollout by Dec

-- 2022-10-12 18:44:24

Meta Platforms unveiled its Quest Pro virtual and mixed reality headset on Tuesday, marking a milestone for Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg's break into the higher-end market for extended reality comp...

In first, planetary defence system alters asteroid's path

-- 2022-10-12 16:55:46

The spacecraft NASA deliberately crashed into an asteroid last month succeeded in nudging the rocky moonlet from its natural path into a faster orbit, marking the first time humanity has altered the m...

Full tuition fee waiver for MSc at the Delft University of Technology

FE Online 2022-10-11 19:16:42

Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) is one of the top-ranked universities worldwide for STEM subjects. It is the oldest and largest public technical academic institution in the Netherlands. Hos...

Satellite connectivity in smartphones - connect to satellite when there is no network

Sofia Noor Rafa 2022-10-11 16:34:45

What if your smartphone could fetch you help even when you cannot communicate through any mobile network or the internet? Satellite messengers are already available in the market that serves someone...

Scientists reduce cow burps to save the world

-- 2022-10-11 16:23:55

More than a dozen calves wait at a research farm in New Zealand to be fed Kowbucha, a punnily named probiotic that studies show reduces burps -- or methane emissions.  The Kowbucha powder...

PhD Research Scholarship at the University of Sydney

FE Online 2022-10-11 13:50:25

University of Sydney is the oldest university in Australia. It is one of the Top 2 universities in Australia and one of the Top 100 universities worldwide.  Host Country: Australia Host Univers...