Redmond-based Microsoft announced on Friday that it is permanently closing nearly all of its physical stores around the world.

Rakuten Viber, one of the world’s leading messaging apps for free and secure communication, announces it will cut all business ties with Facebook to protect its one billion users. The messaging app will remove Facebook Connect, Facebook SDK, and GIPHY, as well as cease all ad spending on the social networking platform, leveling up the growing #StopHateForProfit movement to boycott the tech goliath.

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‘Design thinking’ is a term that has gained popularity shortly after the shift in work culture in Dhaka was noticed. It is an iterative process in which a clearer, more detailed picture of the problem is perceived.

Cloud gaming, by nature, is also enough to turn heads: It expands the audience for premium games beyond the current console and PC audience by making them accessible anywhere, at any time, and on any device. That huge addressable market is creating a lucrative and growing opportunity for companies gearing up to enter the space, providing a long runway for growth.

Bangladeshi startup Harriken has launched a comprehensive e-education platform dedicated to connecting students with teachers to provide seamless real-time learning for all.

This year Apple went fully virtual with its signature yearly event Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), choreographing the entire keynote session into one immersive experience for viewers amid lockdowns induced by the global coronavirus pandemic.

One of the world’s fastest-growing smartphone brands, realme, has recently launched its 6 series smartphone -- the realme 6i -- with the first Mediatek Helio G80 processor in a smartphone in Bangladesh. With the tagline ‘unleash the power,’ realme 6i promises to smoothen gaming experience and boost up everyday smartphone performance. With 4GB RAM and 128GB ROM, realme’s 6i comes in two vibrant colors -- Green Tea and White Milk -- and is available at BDT 16,990, which is an amazing bargain.

Gowala Food, an e-com venture, is delivering seasonal fruits like mango, litchi along with yoghurts, milk, and other dairy products at home upon online order.

In recent times, the Coronavirus crisis has propelled workplaces to adopt new methods of monitoring and controlling workers and visitors. To cater to the growing need for these products, ZKTeco has launched the SBTL8-33 and ZK-D3180S series of entrance control and metal detector devices in the local market.

Samsung Electronics is planning to shift much of its display production from China to its plant in southern Vietnam this year, state media says.

While offices and workplaces are mostly open, the quarantine hasn’t yet ended for students. For university students like us, this extra amount of time at home doesn’t necessarily need to be all about online classes and virtual working or browsing social media.

Based on the work of researchers from the University of California, Berkley many independent researchers and film enthusiasts have started using deep AI, to colourize many classic black and white films.

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The Information and Communication Technology Division has partnered with Facebook and a local blood bank -- Bloodman Bangladesh -- to promote the use of technology for better access to safe blood to save lives.

The Daily Star’s official mobile application is now available for download via Huawei’s proprietary App Gallery.

Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) says it launched a technology-aided system in some of its facilities to maintain social distancing, called ‘Distance Assistant’.

In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, Uber today announced the launch of a new package delivery service called ‘Uber Connect,’ which will allow Dhaka’s residents to send and receive parcels from each other and also order items from shops within city limits while staying within the safety of their homes.

Xiaomi launched the next iteration of the Note series in Bangladesh with the Redmi Note 9 Pro, Redmi Note 9 S and Redmi Note 9 yesterday.

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