Gender stereotypes continue to hold women back at work, but a handful of tech firms say they have developed AI (artificial intelligence) systems that can help break biases in hiring and promotion to give female candidates a fairer chance.

In an unveiling ceremony today, Itel launched its first Android TV in Bangladesh. The first of the G-Series Smart TV models, G431 and G321, come with Google-certified PlayStore and built-in Chromecast and AirPlay. 

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'.

The world’s top-selling carmaker Toyota has come joint last in a Greenpeace ranking of carbon emission efforts by auto firms, according to a list published Thursday during the COP26 climate summit.

Hwang Dong-hyuk is best known for his Netflix hit Squid Game, which drew 111 million viewers in its first 17 days on the platform. He’s directed a number of critically acclaimed South Korean films, three of which are now available on Netflix.

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.

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Today we are reviewing Infinix’s Hot 11S, a gaming-focused midrange smartphone priced at BDT 15,990. Here’s our take:

In comparison to Macs, Windows lacks a built-in PDF signing feature. You can, however, sign a PDF document using Windows’ built-in browser, Microsoft Edge. You can also download third-party apps that provide the same functionality.

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.

When it comes to CNG cars, the issue usually is starting up the car when it is completely cold. The car usually does not tend to start and stays stuck in the ignition. As CNG is a drier fuel compared to octane, although it’s cleaner, the engine lubrication is minimal; which ends up drying up engine peripherals.

The term was coined back in 1992 by Neal Stephenson in his novel “Snow Crash”. It referred to a 3D VR environment where humans interacted with one another and software agents as avatars.

Ever since the Metaverse announcement, I couldn’t stop thinking about the movie Ready Player One.

November starts on a good note for us. We finally get to take a new ride out for a spin after a zillion years and we’re so happy that we slammed it for the feature story this week. Turn to the centrefold to read us gushing over the new Honda Civic 2022 and drool over all the pretty pictures we took of the car.

Apple Inc lost its crown as the world’s most valuable public company to Microsoft Corp on Friday, as the iPhone maker’s shares fell about 2%.

Facebook’s name change offers a convenient diversion as scandal plagues the platform, but the new handle is also key to the firm’s costly effort to save itself from very real threats,

In the twenty-first century, interactions with customers have taken a new shape, especially with the emergence of social media. Any single company today interacts with hundreds of target consumers directly, regardless of the industry nature.