Facebook's parent firm opened its Horizon Worlds virtual reality platform on Thursday to the public in North America, in a step toward building its metaverse vision for the future. Horizon Worlds is far from a fully realized metaverse, a future internet where online experiences like chatting to a friend would eventually feel face-to-face thanks to virtual reality (VR) headsets. But headset-wearing users in the United States and Canada can now gather with friends or others, play games and build their own virtual worlds on Horizon as long as they are 18 years old and have the proper equipment.

Laboratory studies released this week suggest that the Omicron variant of the coronavirus will blunt the power of Pfizer and BioNTech's vaccine to prevent Covid-19 infection after two doses, although a third dose Early BioNTech, Pfizer data suggests boosters may protect against Omicron infection may restore that protection. Data is still needed on how protective Covid-19 vaccines remain in real-world use against the highly mutated Omicron variant. The following is what we still need to know:

Team 'Mohakash' from Bangladesh won Global Finalists in the category 'Best Mission Concept' at NASA Space Apps Challenge 2021.

The beautiful art of resto-modding is when classic cars are restored with modern parts and technology working together in a symphony just like Lewis Hamilton and his Mercedes F1 car.

5G is probably one of the most anticipated leap-forwards that the country has been waiting for many years now. Putting an end to all the speculation, on December 12,

There is no end to learning. Whether building your own startup or honing a new skill, there are always key things to consider.

On 2 December, Apple revealed the list of their most downloaded apps this year, as well as choosing 15 apps and games, the winners of the App Store Awards 2021.

Infobip Group, a global cloud communications platform company for customer engagement announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with global VoIP provider Peerless Network,

Switzerland and Bangladesh based technology house SELISE has announced a partnership with Fantom Foundation, which supports one of the largest public blockchain networks in the world.

Even though the company has released wearable companion platforms for Android devices since 2014, this will be the first official smartwatch made by Google, should the project see daylight.

Learning is now accessible to more people than before, thanks to the miracle of the internet. It has formed a solid ground for millions of aspiring learners by creating extensive learning opportunities for them while going beyond geographical borders or other limitations.

Entrepreneurship is the new buzzword for youngsters nowadays. Look around yourself and you’ll see someone or the other on the journey of setting up a small business or a startup.

Despite many release delays and pushbacks, 2021 has been an eventful year for gamers. From the anticipation for Far Cry 6 to the horrors of Resident Evil Village, the year has also treated gamers with indie surprises like Disco Elysium: The Final Cut and Hades.

Today we focus on a few other streaming platforms you can check out to explore a new entertainment space to break free from the autocracy of Netflix. These options have their own ‘educational’ values, are good entertainment sources, and are pocket-friendly.

Some iPhone users may wonder why their smartphones show coloured dots lighting up on their devices. Well, it’s fairly simple. The coloured dots are indicator lights that signal that certain apps or tools have access to the device's camera or microphone.

E-commerce giant Amazon has announced plans to close down its global website ranking system and competitor analysis tool "Alexa.com". The announcement was made this Wednesday saying that Alexa.com will be continuing till May 2022 after which no web traffic-related information will be updated. 

Google announced yesterday that it will be providing an additional bonus worth US$1,600 (Tk. 1,36,000/-) to all international employees this month.

French video game giant Ubisoft on Tuesday launched a platform allowing players to acquire and play non-fungible tokens (NFTs) in its games, in the gaming industry's first large-scale experiment with blockchain technology.

Between January to June this year, the government had made 51 requests to TikTok to remove or restrict content on the social media platform, reveals a recent report published in TikTok’s newly launched Transparency Centre. 

Earlier today Instagram announced that they are enforcing stricter use of the app, including controlling how teenagers view content and the implementation of parental controls starting next year.