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Zuckerberg apologises to EU for 'not doing enough'

Zuckerberg apologises to EU for 'not doing enough'

-- 2018-05-23 11:17:32

Facebook Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to EU lawmakers, saying the company had not done enough to prevent misuse of the social network and that regulation is “important and inev...

China to explore far side of moon

China to explore far side of moon

-- 2018-05-22 17:32:18

China launched a relay satellite early on Monday designed to establish a communication link between earth and a planned lunar probe that will explore the dark side of the moon, the official Xinhua new...

Tesla Model 3 fails CR brake test

Tesla Model 3 fails CR brake test

-- 2018-05-22 14:13:11

Influential US magazine Consumer Reports will not recommend Tesla Model 3 sedan, saying it braked slower than a full-sized pickup truck, taking the shine off a day of gains for shares in Elon Musk&rsq...

Grab to partner with Maybank for mobile wallet in Malaysia

Grab to partner with Maybank for mobile wallet in Malaysia

-- 2018-05-21 15:25:51

Ride-hailing firm Grab will partner with Malayan Banking Bhd, Malaysia’s biggest bank, to drive the usage and adoption of its GrabPay mobile wallet, the companies said in a statement on Monday....

Xbox reveals controller for disabled gamers

Xbox reveals controller for disabled gamers

-- 2018-05-20 12:45:55

Microsoft has unveiled a new Xbox controller with customisable features for disabled gamers. The company's new accessible device is targeted at users with a range of physical disabilities, and is set...

Smart luggage firms close because of airline battery rules

Smart luggage firms close because of airline battery rules

-- 2018-05-19 13:29:21

Two smart luggage firms have closed in May, with both blaming changes to airline policies regarding how lithium batteries can be taken on board planes. Raden and Bluesmart said the changes, by severa...

Murder leads change of plans for China car app

Murder leads change of plans for China car app

-- 2018-05-18 14:24:31

China's leading car-hailing firm is overhauling its service following the murder of one of its users. It is suspending its carpooling service at night, while it is considering making an audio recordi...

Ramadan-related search on Google starts rising

Ramadan-related search on Google starts rising

FE Online Report 2018-05-18 13:23:02

Ramadan-related search trend on Google has started to rise again as millions of Muslims across the world have started fasting from sunrise to sunset today, marking the start of the holy month. As al...

Aliens could be living in parallel universe, claims research

Aliens could be living in parallel universe, claims research

-- 2018-05-17 17:21:34

Radio astronomers from around the world have been glued to their sets for decades to listen to that one sound from somewhere in space which would prove that an alien life, sufficiently advanced, exist...

US senates bats for net neutrality

US senates bats for net neutrality

-- 2018-05-17 15:44:10

The US Senate voted on Wednesday in favour of keeping open-internet rules in a bid to overturn the Federal Communications Commission decision to repeal net neutrality rules, but the measure is unlikel...

YouTube to launch new music streaming service

YouTube to launch new music streaming service

-- 2018-05-17 13:10:28

Music streaming pioneer YouTube said on Wednesday it will launch a new music streaming service, YouTube Music, next week and unveil soon a premium service that will charge more for its original shows....

a2i wins 3 awards in Malaysian exhibition

a2i wins 3 awards in Malaysian exhibition

-- 2018-05-16 23:30:59

Access to Information (a2i) Programme of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has won three awards. The a2i won the awards at the International Invention Innovation & Technology Exhibition (ITEX)-20...

Amazon opening checkout-free stores

Amazon opening checkout-free stores

-- 2018-05-16 12:45:26

American electronic commerce giant Amazon Inc is bringing its grocery store without checkout lines to Chicago and San Francisco, the company said in a statement recently, confirming reports it will ex...

UK police face recognition tools ‘inaccurate’

UK police face recognition tools ‘inaccurate’

-- 2018-05-15 12:05:19

The accuracy of police facial recognition systems has been criticised by a UK privacy group. Two forces have been testing facial recognition cameras at public events in an effort to catch wanted crim...

German online bank transfers loans via Bitcoins

German online bank transfers loans via Bitcoins

-- 2018-05-13 14:53:14

German Radoslav Albrecht founder of an online bank has created a banking system where clients are able to transfer loans anywhere in the world using Bitcoin. Bitbond uses cryptocurrencies like Bitcoi...

NASA to fly a helicopter on Mars

NASA to fly a helicopter on Mars

-- 2018-05-12 12:51:43

NASA said on Friday it will send a small helicopter to Mars as part of the US space agency’s 2020 mission to place a next-generation rover on the Martian surface, marking the first time such an...

Cos embrace Oracle Cloud

Cos embrace Oracle Cloud

FE Online Desk 2018-05-12 12:03:07

  Companies and organisations around the globe are rapidly adopting Oracle Cloud solutions. Offering its customers a unique advantage, Oracle is the only provider to deliver a complete cloud...

Local ground stations get signal from satellite

Local ground stations get signal from satellite

FE Online Desk 2018-05-12 11:27:00

The country’s ground stations have successfully received initial test signals following the deployment of its first satellite to its geostationary orbit, State Minister for ICT Junair Ahmed Pala...

Bangladesh in space, with a bang

Bangladesh in space, with a bang

-- 2018-05-12 10:02:07

Bangladesh’s space age has dawned with the successful launch of Bangabandhu-1 satellite by SpaceX into orbit after 24 hours of high drama following an automatic abort at the first attempt. The...

US commercial drones get green light

US commercial drones get green light

-- 2018-05-11 14:16:16

Drones that monitor crops, control mosquito populations and deliver defibrillators are to be tested in US airspace. Ten commercial drone projects have been selected to try out new ways for unmanned a...

Bangabandhu-1 satellite: How much commercial viability it has

Bangabandhu-1 satellite: How much commercial viability it has

-- 2018-05-11 13:01:45

Bangladeshis are deeply curious as much about Bangabandhu-1, which is set to ride to orbit early on Saturday, as they are about the commercial possibilities of their first satellite. The government s...

Cisco pulls all online ads from YouTube

Cisco pulls all online ads from YouTube

-- 2018-05-11 11:45:10

Network gear maker Cisco Systems Inc is pulling all online ads from YouTube due to fears of the ads appearing on sensitive content on the platform, Cisco’s chief marketing officer, Karen Walker,...

Satellite to save, earn foreign currency, says Palak

Satellite to save, earn foreign currency, says Palak

-- 2018-05-11 10:11:15

Bangabandhu-1, the first satellite of Bangladesh scheduled to be launched on May 11, is expected to save as well as earn foreign currency, said Sate Minister for ICT Zunaid Ahmed Palak. In a statemen...

Satellite launch postponed at last minute

Satellite launch postponed at last minute

-- 2018-05-11 09:47:22

A last-minute technical glitch prompted SpaceX on Thursday to postpone for at least 24 hours the first commercial flight of its updated Falcon 9 rocket, a launch vehicle tailored for eventual crewed m...

China's J-20 stealth jets start combat drills

China's J-20 stealth jets start combat drills

-- 2018-05-10 15:16:18

China's J-20 stealth fighter jets have begun their first-ever combat training over the ocean, a spokesperson confirmed Wednesday. "It will help the air force better fulfill its sacred duty of safegua...

A lone asteroid tells solar system history

A lone asteroid tells solar system history

-- 2018-05-09 21:13:12

Researchers have observed the first object of its kind - a carbon-rich asteroid in the Kuiper Belt. Orbiting in the collection of icy rubble beyond Neptune, the asteroid's composition strongly sugges...

Google AI to make phone calls for users

Google AI to make phone calls for users

-- 2018-05-09 14:26:46

Google has unveiled artificial intelligence software that books appointments over the phone on behalf of users by conducting voice-based conversations on their behalf. Chief executive Sundar Pichai s...

Volunteers with speed guns charging motorists

Volunteers with speed guns charging motorists

-- 2018-05-08 14:23:54

A growing movement in the UK is shifting the power of catching speeding motorists from the police, to the people. "My daughter was going to school and one of her friends was killed by a vehicle," say...

Bangabandhu-1 now set to launch May 10

Bangabandhu-1 now set to launch May 10

FE Online Report 2018-05-07 13:29:19

The country’s first space satellite Bangabandhu-1 is now finally expected to launch on May 10, following a series of delays and rescheduling. US aerospace company SpaceX has informed Bangladesh...

Memory storage technologies becoming more efficient: Study

Memory storage technologies becoming more efficient: Study

-- 2018-05-06 13:36:42

A team led by University of Washington researchers reported on Thursday in the journal Science a new way to encode information using magnets that are just a few layers of atoms in thickness. The find...