Pathshala South Asian Media Institute has announced a new online course titled ‘Immersive Media and Online Journalism’ on November 10, 2021, at a press conference at DrikPath Bhabon.  Pathshala and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) have jointly organised this online course aiming to provide a platform for the journalists and students home and abroad to reshape their journalism and storytelling approach.  Keynote speaker Shahidul Alam said, “By considering the current pandemic situation, one of the good signs was how to think in a different way. Thus possibilities were created to reach many students globally by designing an online course.” He discussed the courses and how online journalism can be a useful medium in future.  Saydia Gulrukh, another keynote speaker,  spoke about how the course was designed by following the Universal Standard Guideline, making it helpful for journalists to establish an ethical framework for them. The course concentrates on Writing Visual Journalism, Photojournalism, Video Journalism, Interactive Journalism & Immersive Experience, Journalism ethics, Investigative Journalism & Safety guidelines. The lectures will be conducted by six Bangladeshi tutors and seven international experts from Asia who shared their experiences on specific topics during the announcement event.  The lectures, as well as registration facilities, are available on the Pathshala website.

People with autism spectrum disorder are not given enough opportunities to have regular and paid jobs due to their developmental condition. However, they are often more focused and have a better long-term memory than most normal people. 

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT Adviser to the Prime Minister, has been awarded the 'ASOCIO Leadership Award-2021' on the second day of the World Congress on Information Technology 2021 (WCIT 2021). 

The World Congress on Information Technology-2021, WCIT 2021, was inaugurated in Dhaka today on November 11, 2021. President Abdul Hamid inaugurated the conference from a video call. The 25th edition of the International Conference on Information Technology, known as the Olympics of the Information Technology world, started today at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center (BICC) with the slogan 'ICT the Great Equalizer'.

Even a few years back, the e-commerce industry in Bangladesh was not in a state of witnessing the meteoric growth that is expected and forecasted now. Things were different then. Back then, different international e-commerce businesses were already on the roll and doing good business.

Realme has launched three smartphones, and several other brand new gadgets in the Bangladeshi market on November 8. The highlight of the launch is realme GT NEO 2 which has been launched in the local market after five days after the global launch.

Facebook for the first time on Tuesday disclosed the prevalence of bullying and harassment on its platform, saying such content was seen between 14 and 15 times per every 10,000 views on the site in the third quarter.

Facebook's parent company said on Tuesday it had unblocked the hashtag for celebrity chef Nusret Gokce's nickname '#saltbae', having found the tag had been blocked globally days after a video was posted online of Gokce feeding a gold-encrusted steak to a senior Vietnamese Communist Party official in London.

Tesla Inc CEO Elon Musk should sell about 10 percent of his Tesla stock, according to 57.9 percent of people who voted on his Twitter poll asking users of the social media network whether he should offload the stake.

OPPO has launched their new device from Reno Series – OPPO Reno6 – for smartphone users on 4 November through an online launch event.

Online shopping is probably the most useful 21st-century technological service. And these days, it's hard to discover someone who doesn't use the modern online buying facilities. When you buy online, you won't have to deal with the aggravating experience of doing your grocery shopping in the hot heat, rain, or stuck in traffic.

The new Honda Civic for 2022 is out, welcoming the 11th generation on their lineup which could almost be taken for an Accord;

When Facebook unveiled a mock-up last week of the “metaverse” -- supposedly the internet of the future -- it showed people transported to a psychedelic world of flying fish and friendly robots. But while even Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledges these kinds of experiences could be many years away, some enthusiasts argue that a more modest version of the metaverse is already here.  

Facebook Inc announced on Tuesday it is shutting down its facial recognition system, which automatically identifies users in photos and videos, citing growing societal concerns about the use of such technology.

Facebook's instant messaging platform Messenger is reportedly down in a global outage for users across the world, including users in Bangladesh. Local users started noticing the issue around 12 AM Bangladesh Standard Time, BST. Global outage detector site Downdetector is also showing a spike in user complaints around the same time.  At the time of filing this report, however, many users are reportedly starting to gain access to Messenger services again. 

Friedrich Naumann Foundation and Preneur Lab have recently organised a conference called "Conference on Innovation in Media".  This conference was organised as a part of the "Future of Media Summit", and this conference was a part of this summit.

Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. But you may not see it in your neighborhood anytime soon.

Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people.

Xiaomi today launched its new tablet Xiaomi Pad 5 in Bangladesh recently. The tab comes equipped with an 11-inch WQHD+ 120Hz display, a 7nm Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 processor with a max clock speed of up to 2.96GHz, 6GB RAM, a battery of 8720mAh, 13MP single back camera and an 8 MP front camera.

Early adopters of the virtual worlds known as the metaverse criticised Facebook's rebranding as an attempt to capitalise on growing buzz over a concept that it did not create.