Axiata's integrated digital advertising and analytics agency, ADA, is a WhatsApp Business Solution Provider (BSP) in the APAC region now. Through the WhatsApp Business Platform, ADA will help to empower businesses and enable them to connect with their customers in a private and secure environment across its markets.

Mokam, an initiative of ShopUp, has recently organized an event called 'Mokam Poribarmela, to celebrate the contribution of the retailers, wholesalers, and partners.

Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel will leave Facebook parent Meta's board, the firm said Monday, after a lengthy tenure that saw the network's rise and his vocal support of Donald Trump.

Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg and Snap CEO Evan Spiegel have said that the future of social media looks a lot more like TikTok in a seemingly rapid transition in the sector’s market dynamics.

In a casual conversation, team Oriental Phoenix, winners of this year's Arena of Valor Bangladesh Championship 2021, shares with us the behind-the-scenes journey and future aspirations. Here are key snippets from the conversation.

The ransomware landscape will become both more modular and uniform in the coming days. It will continue to adapt to distribute and deliver ransomware. These findings were made public by Sophos, the global cybersecurity solutions provider, recently in their 'Sophos 2022 Threat Report'. The report also provides a unique multi-dimensional perspective on security threats and trends facing organisations in 2022.

To bring the e-commerce sector of the country under further regulation, the government is launching Unique Business Identification (UBID) numbers for e-commerce platforms. Traders who operate in the f-commerce industry, meaning any individual or business, small or large, that trades goods and items on Facebook, must also register to get their own UBIDs. 

Rockstar has confirmed that it is working on a new Grand Theft Auto, GTA, game. In a recent Grand Theft Auto community update post, a Rockstar spokesperson wrote, "We are pleased to confirm that active development for the next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series is well underway. We look forward to sharing more as soon as we are ready, so please stay tuned to the Rockstar Newswire for official details."

An American hacker by the name of P4x has hacked the nationwide internet access of North Korea, according to a report by the American magazine Wired. 

Mark Zuckerberg lost $29 billion in net worth on Thursday as Meta Platforms Inc’s stock marked a record one-day plunge following a disappointing earnings forecast that shook the global tech landscape.

Meta, the parent company of Facebook, plunged over US$200 billion in stock value, according to stock reports from Thursday. 

In a new Facebook update, if someone takes a screenshot of the disappearing message, the other person will get a notification.

Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc's shares plunged more than 20 percent late on Wednesday after the social media company posted a weaker-than-expected forecast, blaming Apple's privacy changes and increased competition for users from rivals like TikTok.

Bangladeshi automobile makers do not have proper policy support, design and drawing to locally produce two-, three- and four-wheelers, businesses said today.

Startup Bangladesh, the first and only flagship venture capital fund of the government, appointed Sami Ahmed as the new Managing Director. Sami is being appoined for the position which remained vacant for six months now.

Shohoz, the online ticketing platform, has assisted transport workers at Gabtoli and Mohakhali Bus Terminal to register online for covid-19 vaccination.

Since 2013, Facebook, in collaboration with select carriers and operators, has been offering a free text-only version of its browser that–according to Facebook–wouldn’t use up mobile data. The services were targetted particularly towards developing countries with poor connectivity and as of last October, it has more than 300 million users. But recent internal documents reveal that users of the free version ended up being charged anyway. The worst part–Facebook has no idea how much. 

Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud today asked cable TV subscribers to install set-top boxes with TVs in Dhaka and Chattogram by March 31 and other cities of the country by May 30.

To promote a safer internet environment for children, State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has launched a new digital initiative.

India’s will have its own digital currency soon in the current financial year 2022-23 (April to March), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today. Presenting her fourth consecutive annual budget in Lok Sabha, she said the digital currency will be issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in 2022-23 and it would give a big boost to the economy.