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Google launches new search experience for job seekers in BD

Google launches new search experience for job seekers in BD

-- 2018-09-05 16:26:37

Google has unveiled a new search experience making it easier for job seekers in three countries of South Asia, including Bangladesh, to find employment opportunities from popular job listing websites,...

Urban wind turbine wins engineering prize

Urban wind turbine wins engineering prize

-- 2018-09-05 15:58:46

A turbine that can capture wind from any direction has won the UK's 2018 James Dyson Award. The O-Wind Turbine aims to capture inner-city wind and turn it into electricity in cities struggling to pro...

In first, UN takes steps to protect high seas from over exploitation

In first, UN takes steps to protect high seas from over exploitation

-- 2018-09-04 17:38:34

The first significant steps towards legally protecting the high seas are to take place at the UN in New York, reports BBC. These waters, defined as the open ocean far from coastlines, are threatened...

PlayStation 2 reaches 'end of life'

PlayStation 2 reaches 'end of life'

-- 2018-09-04 16:45:14

Sony has ended its repair service for the PlayStation 2, more than 18 years after it first went on sale. The console was first released in Japan in March 2000 and remains the best-selling games conso...

Ruckus Networks joins Facebook's certified ecosystem

Ruckus Networks joins Facebook's certified ecosystem

FE Online Desk 2018-09-04 14:20:59

Ruckus Networks is joining Facebook's Express Wi-Fi Certified ecosystem, a programme that allows access point manufacturers to build Wi-Fi hardware compatible with Express Wi-Fi. The company announ...

Caitong goes live with Horizon for options trading on SSE

Caitong goes live with Horizon for options trading on SSE

FE Online Desk 2018-09-04 14:05:51

Horizon Software (Horizon) said on Tuesday the China-based securities firm Caitong Securities has gone live with its Options Trading platform to trade SSE 50 ETF options on the Shanghai Stock Exchange...

Bangabandhu-1 satellite to start maiden transmission Tuesday

Bangabandhu-1 satellite to start maiden transmission Tuesday

-- 2018-09-03 17:07:16

Bangladesh’s first geostationary communication satellite Bangabandhu-I is set to start its maiden transmission on Tuesday through broadcasting of South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Champions...

NASA's effort to get Mars rover back online

NASA's effort to get Mars rover back online

-- 2018-09-03 14:25:25

US space agency NASA is planning to start its effort to restore communication with the Mars rover 'Opportunity'. In a recent statement, NASA said it would begin a 45-day campaign of active efforts to...

China to inspect ride-hailing services vigorously

China to inspect ride-hailing services vigorously

-- 2018-09-02 14:50:39

China will conduct comprehensive inspections on all ride-hailing service companies, the transport ministry said on Friday, after a driver from dominant firm Didi Chuxing murdered a 20-year-old passeng...

Apple’s self-driving car meets first accident during road testing

Apple’s self-driving car meets first accident during road testing

-- 2018-09-01 13:20:11

An Apple Inc (AAPL.O) self-driving car was rear-ended while merging onto an expressway near the company’s Silicon Valley headquarters in the US this month, the company said in an accident report...

Pests to eat more crops in warmer world

Pests to eat more crops in warmer world

-- 2018-08-31 17:29:05

Insects will be at the heart of worldwide crop losses as the climate warms up, predicts a US study. Scientists estimate the pests will be eating 10-25 per cent more wheat, rice and maize across the g...

California looks to adopt Obama-style net neutrality rules

California looks to adopt Obama-style net neutrality rules

-- 2018-08-31 14:16:25

California lawmakers moved on Thursday toward imposing the nation’s strictest net neutrality laws on internet providers, flying in the face of sweeping new Federal Communications Commission (FCC...

Air Canada suffers over data breach

Air Canada suffers over data breach

-- 2018-08-30 16:43:18

Air Canada's app has suffered a data breach resulting in the suspected loss of thousands of its customers' personal details. The airline has warned that users who had entered their passport details i...

Jolly expressions attract goats

Jolly expressions attract goats

-- 2018-08-29 17:00:08

Scientists have found that goats are drawn to humans with happy facial expressions. The result suggests a wider range of animals can read people's moods than was previously thought. The team showed...

Facebook rolls out YouTube-like service

Facebook rolls out YouTube-like service

-- 2018-08-29 16:53:12

Facebook's Watch video-streaming service is rolling out worldwide, just over a year after its US launch. Users will be able to choose from a range of shows - from both established brands and new play...

Berkshire Hathaway buys stake in India's Paytm

Berkshire Hathaway buys stake in India's Paytm

-- 2018-08-29 16:28:13

Berkshire Hathaway Inc has acquired a 25 billion rupees ($356 million) stake in the parent of digital payments company Paytm, a source said, its first investment in an Indian startup as it moves into...

EA cancels gaming events after gamers shot dead

EA cancels gaming events after gamers shot dead

-- 2018-08-28 15:05:20

A major eSports tournament has been suspended by games publisher Electronic Arts (EA) after a shooting that saw two competitors killed on Sunday. Three events have been cancelled while the firm condu...

Musk's U-turn on Tesla deal could intensify his legal woes

Musk's U-turn on Tesla deal could intensify his legal woes

-- 2018-08-27 10:26:01

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) Chief Executive Elon Musk’s decision to abruptly abandon a plan to take his electric carmaker private will not resolve his mounting regulatory and legal woes, and may even mak...

Flow of money in cyber-crime economy

Flow of money in cyber-crime economy

-- 2018-08-26 15:38:11

Turning virtual cash into real money without being caught is a big problem for successful cyber-criminals. They often have to get creative when "cashing out" or laundering the money they have stolen,...

Smart app now detects pests on crops

Smart app now detects pests on crops

-- 2018-08-25 14:23:26

It is difficult for even veteran farmers to recognise every pest variety, making choosing the right pesticide to kill them difficult. But Chinese scientists have made the work as easy as using a smart...

Russia answers Tesla electrically

Russia answers Tesla electrically

-- 2018-08-24 16:57:09

Russian manufacturing firm Kalashnikov has wheeled out a retro-looking electric car it says will give Elon Musk's Tesla a run for its money. The firm behind the famous AK-47 assault rifle presented t...

Nikon mirrorless cameras to battle Sony

Nikon mirrorless cameras to battle Sony

-- 2018-08-24 14:10:15

Nikon Corporation, also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, the company specialises in optics and imaging products and has unveiled its first fu...

Wind mapping satellite lifts off

Wind mapping satellite lifts off

-- 2018-08-23 17:00:14

PA Waves crash into the sea wall at Seaham Harbour Aeolus data should mean there are fewer surprises in the forecasts 1 A British-assembled satellite has been launched into space to make the first tr...

IBM files patent for smart coffee delivery drones

IBM files patent for smart coffee delivery drones

-- 2018-08-23 14:24:57

IBM has spent much of the last decade turning away from its hardware roots towards new, fast-growing technologies like artificial intelligence and cloud computing. A new patent filing suggests the 107...

Stone tools discovered; reveal human-like grip 0.05m years ago

Stone tools discovered; reveal human-like grip 0.05m years ago

-- 2018-08-21 20:35:51

A recent study has revealed our ancestors to have a high precision grip that enabled them to develop advanced stone tools such as spear points, reports Moneycontrol News, As reported by Heritage Dail...

Water ice 'detected on Moon's surface'

Water ice 'detected on Moon's surface'

-- 2018-08-21 19:44:39

  Scientists say they have definitive evidence for water-ice on the surface of the Moon. The ice deposits are found at both the north and south poles, and are likely to be ancient in origin. T...

Largest king Penguin colony in World drops by 90pc

Largest king Penguin colony in World drops by 90pc

-- 2018-08-21 19:19:02

  After three decades out of the public eye, a giant colony of king penguins has lost 90 per cent of its population, according to a new study, reports NY Times. The colony of 500,000 breeding...

Facebook to make MRI scans faster thru’ artificial intelligence

Facebook to make MRI scans faster thru’ artificial intelligence

-- 2018-08-21 19:03:14

Facebook has announced its new research project targeting use of artificial intelligence (AI) for making MRI scans up to 10 times faster. It has been granted access to approximately 3 million MRI imag...

Microsoft claims win over 'Russian political hackers'

Microsoft claims win over 'Russian political hackers'

-- 2018-08-21 18:26:56

  Russian attempts to launch cyber-attacks against US conservative groups have been thwarted, Microsoft says, reports BBC. The software company said Russian hackers had tried to steal data from...

WhatsApp to clamp down on ‘sinister’ messages in India

WhatsApp to clamp down on ‘sinister’ messages in India

-- 2018-08-21 15:19:46

Facebook-owned WhatsApp assured the Indian government on Tuesday that it would develop tools to combat the problem of fake messages, Indian information technology minister said, according to Reuters....