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UK awaits go-ahead for driverless car testing

UK awaits go-ahead for driverless car testing

-- 2017-11-19 12:00:00

British finance minister Philip Hammond’s budget statement this week will include measures to encourage the development of driverless and electric cars, artificial intelligence, and telecommunic...

Siemens workers protest against job cuts in Germany

Siemens workers protest against job cuts in Germany

Reuters 2017-11-19 11:30:48

Siemens employees protested in various German cities on Friday against the company’s proposal to cut 6,900 jobs, which a senior Siemens official said could be revised after negotiations with the...

Apple delays launch of smart speaker

Apple delays launch of smart speaker

BBC 2017-11-19 02:18:16

Apple is delaying the release of its HomePod smart speaker until 2018. The electronics giant said the device, which was due to be released in December this year, still needed development work. It sa...

Growing popularity of WeChat

Growing popularity of WeChat

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

The growing popularity of WeChat is a result of continuous research and development behind making the app not only user-friendly but useful as well. According to public reports, it has garnered over...

Facebook develops ‘trust indicators’ to detect fake news

Facebook develops ‘trust indicators’ to detect fake news

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

Launching a website has become very easy and affordable today. This has led to a rapid rise in Bangladeshi news portals. However, many of these news portals are unverified. These unverified websites o...

Germany bans children's smartwatches

Germany bans children's smartwatches

BBC 2017-11-18 10:33:25

A German regulator has banned the sale of smartwatches aimed at children, describing them as spying devices. It had previously banned an internet-connected doll called, My Friend Cayla, for similar r...

Razer trying to capture mobile gamers through its new phone   

Razer trying to capture mobile gamers through its new phone  

-- 2017-11-16 10:03:44

Razer is a brand known for making high-performance hardware and accessories for gaming. Razer Blade Pro, Razer Blade Stealth, and BlackWidow are some of its most popular products which are used both b...

Supermarkets try face-based ID system

Supermarkets try face-based ID system

BBC 2017-11-15 12:00:00

A new facial recognition app from British start-up Yoti could be trialled in two supermarkets, following a deal with self-service till maker NCR. It would enable shops to check the age of customers b...

Scientists discover cool exoplanet near to Earth

Scientists discover cool exoplanet near to Earth

-- 2017-11-15 12:00:00

Astronomers have found an Earth-sized planet with mild temperatures that's also relatively close to our Solar System. The properties of this newly discovered planet - called Ross 128 b - make it a ta...

Firefox search dumps Yahoo for Google

Firefox search dumps Yahoo for Google

-- 2017-11-15 02:40:22

Alphabet Inc’s Google reclaimed on Tuesday its spot as the default search engine on Mozilla Corp’s Firefox Internet browser in the United States and other regions as the browser maker stun...

Google broadens crackdown on extremists' YouTube videos

Google broadens crackdown on extremists' YouTube videos

-- 2017-11-14 12:00:00

Alphabet Inc’s Google in the last few months has begun removing from YouTube extremist videos that do not depict violence or preach hate, YouTube said on Monday, a major policy shift as social m...

Disinformation on social media reached record-high: Study

Disinformation on social media reached record-high: Study

-- 2017-11-14 08:13:03

The number of countries promoting disinformation on social media rose to its highest level during the past year, a new study has found. The report by Freedom House found manipulation tactics in elec...

Qualcomm may rebuff Broadcom's $103b offer

Qualcomm may rebuff Broadcom's $103b offer

Reuters 2017-11-13 12:00:00

US chipmaker Qualcomm Inc (QCOM.O) is making preparations to reject rival Broadcom Ltd’s (AVGO.O) $103 billion bid as early as this week, four people familiar with the matter said on Sunday, set...

Why your personal info isn't safe

Why your personal info isn't safe

-- 2017-11-12 12:00:00

With the growing internet usage over the years, the private data of more and more people are being stored on several internet platforms. Most of these platforms are search engines or social media web...

Real time traffic updates from Google now in Dhaka

Real time traffic updates from Google now in Dhaka

FE Online Report 2017-11-11 12:00:00

Google Traffic is a feature on Google Maps that displays traffic conditions in real time on major roads and highways. It can be accessed at the Google Maps website, or by using the Google Maps applica...

YouTube restricts 'creepy' kids' videos

YouTube restricts 'creepy' kids' videos

BBC 2017-11-11 11:41:13

YouTube is to restrict the availability of videos showing children's characters in violent or sexual scenes if they are reported by viewers. Last week, a blog post by writer James Bridle highlighted...

World Science Forum 2017 ends in Jordan

World Science Forum 2017 ends in Jordan

-- 2017-11-11 05:30:50

The World Science Forum 2017 concluded at the Dead Sea shores on Friday in Jordan with the issuance of a declaration by the participants, reports xinhuanet.com. They said that science and the ethical...

Facebook messing up human brain: platform's ex-president

Facebook messing up human brain: platform's ex-president

-- 2017-11-10 12:00:00

God only knows what it’s doing to our children’s brains.” A view on social media shared not by some uninformed luddite, but by one of the people responsible for building Facebook in...

‘App errors expose data on 180m phones’

‘App errors expose data on 180m phones’

Reuters 2017-11-10 11:42:54

A simple coding error in at least 685 apps put millions of smartphone users at risk of having some of their calls and text messages intercepted by hackers, cyber-security firm Appthority warned on Thu...

Uber, NASA team up on flying taxis

Uber, NASA team up on flying taxis

-- 2017-11-09 12:00:00

Uber has struck a deal with the US National Aeronautical and Space Administration (NASA) as part of its plans to roll out flying cars in cities around the world. It would work with the space agency t...

Self-driving bus crashes in Las Vegas

Self-driving bus crashes in Las Vegas

BBC 2017-11-09 10:36:02

A self-driving shuttle bus in Las Vegas was involved in a crash on its first day of service. The vehicle - carrying “several” passengers - collided with a lorry driving at slow speed. N...

Appier strengthens team to prop up AI-based solutions

Appier strengthens team to prop up AI-based solutions

FE Online Desk 2017-11-08 12:00:00

Appier, a leading artificial intelligence (AI) company, announced Wednesday the appointment of two new senior executives to prop up the company's ability to scale towards its goal of creating more AI-...

Twitter expands character limit to 280

Twitter expands character limit to 280

AP 2017-11-08 10:55:58

Twitter says it’s ending its iconic 140-character limit and giving nearly everyone 280 characters. Users tweeting in Chinese, Japanese and Korean will still have the original limit. That’...

Google opens merchant account in Bangladesh

Google opens merchant account in Bangladesh

-- 2017-11-07 12:00:00

The Google Play has finally opened merchant account for app developers in Bangladesh. Previously, Google would not allow app develoeprs to open a merchant account on Google Play from Bangladesh and s...

‘Fake WhatsApp’ fools one million Android users

‘Fake WhatsApp’ fools one million Android users

BBC 2017-11-07 11:16:35

A fake version of the WhatsApp messenger app was downloaded more than a million times from the Google Play Store before it was removed. The app, "Update WhatsApp Messenger", appeared to have been dev...

DU holds workshop on ‘Energy and Power’

DU holds workshop on ‘Energy and Power’

-- 2017-11-07 06:05:52

A day-long workshop on ‘Applied Research on Energy and Power’ was held at an auditorium at Dhaka University (DU) today (Tuesday), said a press release. The Institute of Energy (IE) of DU...

Bridge Alliance again wins best-placed enterprise mobility recognition

Bridge Alliance again wins best-placed enterprise mobility recognition

FE Online Desk 2017-11-06 11:11:53

For the second year running, Bridge Alliance emerged top as one of the best-placed enterprise mobility and IoT solutions providers in Asia-Pacific. This is on the back of Bridge Alliance's strong memb...

Sprint, T-Mobile call off merger after months of talks

Sprint, T-Mobile call off merger after months of talks

Reuters 2017-11-05 12:00:00

Sprint Corp (S.N) and T-Mobile US Inc (TMUS.O) said on Saturday they have called off merger talks to create a stronger US wireless company to rival market leaders, leaving No. 4 provider Sprint to eng...

Facebook Developer Circle organises Hack Day

Facebook Developer Circle organises Hack Day

-- 2017-11-05 07:54:50

Facebook Developer Circle: Dhaka organised Hack Day at the Independent University in the city yesterday (Saturday), said a press release.  As with other countries in the world, the Hack Day was...

Chinese archaeologists discover cave-dwelling agrarian society

Chinese archaeologists discover cave-dwelling agrarian society

-- 2017-11-05 04:59:14

Chinese archaeologists have found a large amount of carbonised rice grains in caves dating from the New Stone Age, challenging the conventional view that cave dwellers were solely hunter gathers and d...