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New features coming in Android 17
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Google has announced a broad set of updates for Android 17, the newest version of its mobile operating system. Announced at the Android Show on May 12, ahead of the I/O developer conference next week, here are the confirmed highlights.
Android Auto update finally makes use of every inch of car screens
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13 May 2026, 01:50 AM Tech & Startup
Android Auto is set to receive multiple new features aimed at improving the in-car experience, Google announced at Android Show 2026.
Google unveils Googlebook, a new lineup of AI-native laptops
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Steve Jobs honoured with an official $1 coin
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AI models disagree on which jobs AI will disrupt, study finds
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Interactive Cares CEO, cofounder placed on 3-day remand
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Huawei introduces its efforts in fighting COVID-19 and expansion of 5G

Huawei hosted two webinars online on April 23. While the first introduced a new AI-assisted COVID-19 diagnosis solution, the second one unveiled the white paper Technology against Pandemic: Insights and Practice on Telecom Networks.
30 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Elon Musk calls confinement 'outrage,' urges reopening

Tesla chief Elon Musk on Wednesday called the coronavirus confinement a "fascist" action and "an outrage" that infringes on personal freedom, one that will damage the economy.
30 April 2020, 10:39 AM

French Privacy watchdog approves contact tracing app

France's privacy watchdog CNIL on Sunday gave a conditional green light to a government-backed scheme to monitor people infected with coronavirus.
27 April 2020, 07:24 AM

Education in the time of a pandemic

Classes are being taken online; homework is being delivered through online platforms, refrigerators are the new blackboard and home is the new classroom.
26 April 2020, 15:18 PM

SpeedFace-V5L Series: Health safety and premises security delivered in one solution by ZKTeco

SpeedFace-V5L Series is a fully upgraded visible light facial recognition terminal that uses intelligent engineering coupled with facial recognition algorithms and computer vision technology.
26 April 2020, 09:58 AM

Virtual racing replaces real world racing

As the world confronts Coronavirus, causing events to cancel, fans are turning to virtual Simulator Racing events, to make up for the real world races lost to the pandemic.
23 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Country’s first Blockchain Olympiad organised

Aiming to keep pace with the rapid development and adoption of blockchain technology in the country, a business solution competition called Blockchain Olympiad Bangladesh (BCOLBD) has been arranged, said organisers of the competition in an online press conference today.
20 April 2020, 11:57 AM

Facebook launches third-party fact-checking in Bangladesh

Facebook announced the launch of its third-party fact-checking program today in Bangladesh as part of its ongoing efforts to reduce the spread of misinformation and improve the quality of news people find online. Facebook will partner with BOOM, which has been certified by the Poynter Institute's non-partisan International Fact Checking Network.
19 April 2020, 07:55 AM

7 Engaging Websites for Your Little Ones

As the country continues to be on lockdown for an uncertain timeline, toddlers and adults alike grow restless indoors. While the adults
16 April 2020, 18:00 PM

What the auto industry is doing to help during the COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19 has successfully caused the global economy to come to a standstill. The global car market has taken a nosedive with light vehicle sales in the US alone being dropped by 39%. Car production around the world has been shut down to prevent the spread of the virus,
16 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Portable hand washing solution launches in Bangladesh

WaterSHED Holdings Singapore Ltd recently launched the first-ever portable hand washing solution of in world -- called HappyTap -- in Bangladesh.
13 April 2020, 13:55 PM

Motorsport legend Sir Stirling Moss dies aged 90

Motorsport great Sir Stirling Moss has died aged 90 following a long illness, the British driver's wife announced Sunday.
12 April 2020, 12:06 PM

Apple partners up with Google to work on tools to trace coronavirus

Apple and Google announced they are working on a Bluetooth-based contact tracing system for COVID 19, which will allow users to share data through approved apps from health organisations.
10 April 2020, 19:15 PM

Spirited away in a 2012 Mazda RX8 Spirit R S2

I remember my brief (and first) encounter with a rx8 and recall being bewildered by its suicide doors.
10 April 2020, 18:00 PM

Coronavirus: CMP launches mobile app to monitor home quarantine

To prevent spread of coronavirus, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) have launched a mobile app aiming to monitor the home-quarantine of people who came into contact with Covid-19 positive patients.
10 April 2020, 07:23 AM

Robots replace Japanese students at graduation amid coronavirus

Spring graduation ceremonies in Japan have been cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but students at one school were able to attend remotely by controlling avatar robots while logged on at home.
7 April 2020, 10:51 AM

Jobike offers free service for IEDCR staffs

Jobike, the bicycle hailing service, has extended its services for free to the healthcare professionals working at IEDCR. Ten bicycles are to be made available for IEDCR to help medical staff to commute inside the city to collect samples from patients in a safe and convenient way.
7 April 2020, 04:30 AM

Dhaka breathes

As of 7:30pm today (March 29), Dhaka’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stands at 91 -- a giant leap forward from a typical range of 260-319 at the beginning of the year.
29 March 2020, 14:26 PM

Coronavirus awareness: Govt collecting health info through SMS

Mobile operators in the country have started sending text messages to users to determine potential carriers of coronavirus.
29 March 2020, 07:27 AM

Young ones lending a big hand

Despite enduring heavy toll on their businesses, some startups have come forward to help the customers, the community as a whole the country. Here we have listed what some of the startups are doing:
27 March 2020, 19:38 PM
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