6 Bangladeshi militant groups, 1 individual in Facebook’s secret blacklist

Facebook has developed a secret blacklist of over 4000 individuals and organisations across the world that the social media giant considers “dangerous”, as a part of its Dangerous Individuals and Organizations (DIO) policy, according to internal Facebook documents, as revealed by The Intercept.
13 October 2021, 09:20 AM

Home from home: Mercedes-Benz doubles down on China

Mercedes-Benz, the German company founded by the inventors of the motor car, is pouring more resources into its cutting-edge research and design capabilities in China as the centre of gravity of the new auto world shifts eastwards.
12 October 2021, 08:05 AM

BUET beats IIT to become Asia West champion in Moscow programming contest

'BUET HellBent', a team from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), has earned the title of the ‘Champion of the Asia West' in the International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC) Moscow World Final 2021. Globally, it has also secured the 28th position out of 117 teams participating from over 100 countries in this prestigious yearly multi-tiered programming competition.  
11 October 2021, 07:53 AM

Budget bikes: Our top picks around BDT 1 lac

Budget bikes are a different kind of fun. You do not expect them to do amazing things, but they sometimes surprise you with unique quirks and qualities.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

The push for wearables

The growing popularity of wearables is evident as it has evolved considerably through the past few years.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

A new day

October’s second issue begins as a new day as we, the toggle helm team, is reduced to a ragtag assembly of two. Quartermaster Nahaly Nafisa Khan jumped ship and it’s just me and the captain holding the deck for now.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

BUET grad’s AI startup raises $4.1 million

The company, founded in 2020 by Ariyan Kabir (CEO), Brual Shah (CTO) and Satyandra (S.K.) Gupta (Chief Scientist), develops software and AI algorithms to create robotic assistants that help humans more safely and effectively do surface treatment tasks such as sanding and spraying on manufacturing lines.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Google adds visual search features in shopping

Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday unveiled search features coming soon that will put images rather than text at the heart of queries and potentially expand its role in e-commerce and its dominance in online video.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Netflix acquires first video game studio

Netflix has announced the acquisition of its first video game studio, as the streaming giant bids to expand its entertainment empire with a push into the lucrative gaming sector.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Here are all the upcoming Microsoft surface products

Microsoft, this Wednesday, got done with their Fall Surface keynote event where they announced seven new products which ship with Windows 11 from the factory, including the Surface 8 Pro, Surface Go 3, the new, refreshed Surface Duo 2 and much more.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Amazon’s new multiplayer ‘New World’ looks to be a massive hit

 Amazon’s new multiplayer online game, “New World”, got off to a roaring start for its release, a test for the tech conglomerate seeking to break into this fast-growing sector.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

Amazon launches Astro, a Wall-E style home robot that follows you around

Amazon.com Inc announced a household, canine-like robot called Astro and a deal with Walt Disney Co to imbue its voice-controlled tech in resort hotels, striving to make its virtual aide Alexa a bigger part of consumers’ lives.
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

The biggest announcements and reveals from Tokyo Game Show 2021

Here are the biggest announcements from the Game Show so far:
7 October 2021, 18:00 PM

DataBird LaunchPad 2021 winners announced; Kori and Remotely crowned champions

DataBird - a Bangladeshi IT company working on building an internet ecosystem, recently celebrated the winning of 6 innovative ideas at the Grand Finale of DataBird LaunchPad 2021, held on October 7, 2021, Thursday, at the BCC auditorium, ICT Division, Dhaka.
7 October 2021, 12:01 PM

Inside the Facebook blackout: How the social media giant lost $7bn in a day

On Monday, around 10 PM BST, Facebook and its other services--including WhatsApp and Instagram--went completely down, in a massive outage that’s thought to be the worst since 2019. The websites were restored nearly 12 hours later, after an unprecedented interruption in global communications and the internet economy. 
5 October 2021, 12:22 PM

Google adds visual search features in shopping

Alphabet Inc's Google on Wednesday unveiled search features coming soon that will put images rather than text at the heart of queries and potentially expand its role in e-commerce and its dominance in online video.
1 October 2021, 16:08 PM

Netflix acquires first video game studio

Netflix has announced the acquisition of its first video game studio, as the streaming giant bids to expand its entertainment empire with a push into the lucrative gaming sector. The company announced Tuesday that it has bought the California-based Night School Studio, best known as the creators of paranormal thriller game Oxenfree.
1 October 2021, 16:02 PM

Offline Siri, 3D maps, screen sharing: Here’s what’s new in Apple’s iOS 15

Apple has finally released the iOS 15 for the public and it’s available to download now in Bangladesh. We have received our first update and here are the key highlights:
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM

What’s new on Netflix in October

With a hope to count on October as its promise to bring a little chill with a cold-ish breeze, we got other things to chill with in-store as well. To go with the weather, Netflix has brought along a supply of October’s fresh bunch of series, movies and docuseries’ for you to watch.
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM

A closer look at KUET’s jute-fibre race car

Kilo Flight, a team of Mechanical Engineering students of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), has built a formula racing car out of jute fibre and are looking forward to bringing the technology to regular road cars. The car illustrates not only the young aspirants’ potentials but also the diverse applicability of our golden fibre.
30 September 2021, 18:00 PM