'Witches' feminist drama sparks outrage in conservative Pakistan

A fiery online series about a group of women who unleash revenge on men has sparked a backlash in conservative Pakistan, where tough censorship rules prevent such shows from appearing on television. Filmed in Karachi but released by an India-based streaming service, “Churails”, or “Witches” in English, centres on four women who open an underground detective agency under the guise of a clothing store to catch cheating husbands.
10 November 2020, 13:16 PM

India's Tata launches faster Covid-19 test as cases rise

India's Tata Group launched a Covid-19 test kit on Monday that it says will process results more easily and faster than the RT-PCR method considered the gold standard for detection, at a time when cases are still rising in the country.
10 November 2020, 13:07 PM

Big Tech welcomes Biden presidency, but battles loom

Silicon Valley is welcoming the election of Joe Biden as US president even as it girds for a series of battles over tech policy in Washington. The transition comes amid a growing “techlash” as lawmakers and policymakers struggle over antitrust enforcement, social media regulation, immigration and other contentious issues. “Tech companies are happy with the outcome but there is some trepidation as well,” said Bob O'Donnell, an analyst at Technalysis Research. O'Donnell said scrutiny of tech giants will likely continue or even intensify in Washington regardless of which party is in power.
10 November 2020, 13:01 PM

World may be tired, but virus 'not tired of us': WHO chief

The World Health Organization's chief called Monday on everyone to keep fighting Covid-19, warning that while we may be sick of battling the pandemic, the virus is “not tired of us”. Speaking to WHO's main annual assembly, which resumed Monday after being cut short in May, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also hailed the election of Joe Biden as the next US president, voicing hope it could signal tighter global cooperation to end the pandemic. It was vital, he said, for people to follow the science and resist the urge to turn a blind eye to the virus. “We might be tired of COVID-19. But it is not tired of us,” he said.
10 November 2020, 12:00 PM

New Xbox hits stores, launching holiday season console war

Microsoft's new Xbox console hit stores worldwide Tuesday, kicking off a holiday season battle with Sony's latest PlayStation model, as the coronavirus pandemic creates unprecedented gaming demand around the world. The Xbox Series X launches just two days before Sony's next-generation PlayStation 5, in a head-to-head likely to dominate the gaming sector this shopping season. The launches are well-placed to capitalise on a massive spike in demand for gaming.
10 November 2020, 11:50 AM

The Trial of The Chicago 7: A trial of reflection

Offering a stellar cast portraying America’s motley mix of stoned rebels, radicals, pacifists, and social activists, the film showcases a scope of talent that truly reflect the happenings of an (in)famous trial.
8 November 2020, 17:03 PM

DNA might soon replace barcodes, study suggests

Easy-to-remove barcodes and QR codes used to tag everything from T-shirts to car engines may soon be replaced by a tagging system based on DNA and invisible to the naked eye, scientists said Thursday.
8 November 2020, 16:54 PM

Could PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X be swansong for consoles?

The upcoming release of a ninth generation of video game consoles by Sony and Microsoft is set to be a sales slam dunk with consumers seeking entertainment during pandemic confinement, but could it also be their swansong as the habits of gamers change?
8 November 2020, 16:29 PM

Motorola re-enters Bangladesh with Moto G8 Power Lite

Motorola recently announced its entry to the Bangladesh Smartphone market with the launch of Moto G8 Power Lite.
7 November 2020, 07:02 AM

Buggati made yet another crazy hypercar, cause why not?

The Italian immigrants French boutique car company has made some pretty crazy wheels under German tutelage, but none are as crazy as this one.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

BanglaCAT debuts trivia-based Facebook game about Bangladesh

Local company BanglaCAT has launched Bangladesh Unlocked, a trivia-based Facebook Instant game which aims to educate Bangladesh citizens about their own history.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Are we ready for virtual reality in corporate training?

Corporate training and development programs have long followed traditional paths, generally with some combination of written materials, videos, e-learning courses, in-classroom workshops, and hands-on observation of an instructor.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Child safety: GPS trackers and wearables

These 4 gadgets have some unique and different functions, but their main purpose is to safeguard the children.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

The not-so suitable adaptation of A Suitable Boy

Vikram Seth’s monumental gigantic 1,488 pages galloping novel, A Suitable Boy finally got its adaptation produced by the BBC and is now streaming on Netflix.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

Moderately mild to hot: EP82 Starlets

With the world acquiring a knack for anything and everything retro, we turn back the clock to 1995, with Johnny Shah’s EP82 starlet GT.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

“Winter is here”

Like the disappointing 8th season of Game of Thrones, winter is finally upon us, bringing the scare of a second wave of Covid-19 along with it.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

SpaceX’s Starlink app to enter public beta

With 800 satellites already in orbit, SpaceX has begun testing the beta app for its official Starlink broadband internet service.
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

HR-tech start-up Kalke organizing Growing Careers by Kalke.co webinar series

Kalke is an HR technology start-up working towards HR innovation with a vision of helping the youth grow their careers and revolutionizing the
5 November 2020, 18:00 PM

The fall of Jack Ma

They say talk is cheap. Tell that to Jack Ma. Corporate China's shiniest star was just days away from seeing his Ant Group list on the stock market in a record $37 billion deal when he chose to launch a blistering public attack on the country's financial watchdogs and banks.
5 November 2020, 14:10 PM

A woman's place? Out hunting with spears, study finds

A new study says a woman's place might never have been at home, to begin with. Scientists said Wednesday they had discovered the 9,000-year-old remains of a young woman in the Peruvian Andes alongside a well-stocked big game hunting toolkit. Based on further analysis of 27 individuals at burial sites with similar tools, a team led by Randall Haas at the University of California, Davis concluded that between 30 to 50 per cent of hunters in the Americas during this period may have been women.
5 November 2020, 14:03 PM