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Kaspersky, locally-made REVE rules anti-virus market

Kaspersky, locally-made REVE rules anti-virus market

Md A Halim
Though computer anti-virus is an essential ingredient, there is no survey on it. Most say that more than half of the market is occupied by...Details
WhatsApp to roll out payments service in India

WhatsApp to roll out payments service in India

Reuters
WhatsApp will roll out its payments service in India this year following a year-long pilot, its global chief Will Cathcart has said, as the...Details
Pakistan aims to send first astronaut into space by 2022

Pakistan aims to send first astronaut into space by 2022

Reuters
Pakistan said on Thursday it aims to send its first astronaut into space by 2022 and will begin selecting candidates next year. Neighbour and...Details
NASA competition winning team denied US visas

NASA competition winning team denied US visas

Hitlar A Halim and Nazmul Huda
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) space apps competition was arranged in the country with team 'Alik' of Shahjalal...Details
Apple pays $1b for Intel unit in push for chip independence

Apple pays $1b for Intel unit in push for chip independence

Reuters
Apple Inc took a major step toward supplying its own smartphone chips by purchasing the majority of Intel Corp's modem business in a deal valued at...Details
Australia to 'lift veil' on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect privacy

Australia to 'lift veil' on Facebook, Google algorithms to protect privacy

Reuters
Australia said it would establish the world's first dedicated office to police Facebook Inc and Google as part of reforms designed to rein in the...Details
Facial recognition push at India airports raises privacy concerns

Facial recognition push at India airports raises privacy concerns

Thomson Reuters Foundation
The launch of facial recognition technology at two Indian airports and plans to place it in police stations have stoked fears over privacy and...Details
Facebook removes accounts from Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, Honduras

Facebook removes accounts from Russia, Ukraine, Thailand, Honduras

Reuters
Facebook Inc said on Thursday it had erased over 1,800 accounts and pages from Thailand, Russia, Ukraine and Honduras, its latest move to counter...Details
Facebook warns of costly privacy changes, discloses another US probe

Facebook warns of costly privacy changes, discloses another US probe

Reuters
Facebook Inc said on Wednesday that new rules and product changes aimed at protecting users' privacy would slow its revenue growth into next year...Details
Facebook to pay record $5b fine over privacy violations

Facebook to pay record $5b fine over privacy violations

Reuters
Facebook will pay a record-breaking $5 billion fine to resolve a government probe into its privacy practices and the social media giant will...Details
Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $5b to US to settle allegations

Facebook to create privacy panel, pay $5b to US to settle allegations

Reuters
The Federal Trade Commission is set to announce on Wednesday that Facebook Inc has agreed to a sweeping settlement of significant allegations it...Details
Bangladeshi computer genius’s game on Google Play

Bangladeshi computer genius’s game on Google Play

BSS
Another feather has been added to the crown of Wasik Farhan Roopkotha, a teenage Bangladeshi computer sensation, as an arcade game developed by him...Details
Licences of 48 ISPs revoked

Licences of 48 ISPs revoked

Bangla Tribune Report
The telecoms regulator has revoked licences of 48 internet service providers (ISPs). In a statement issued on Monday (Jul 22), the Bangladesh...Details
India set to re-attempt Moon mission launch on Monday

India set to re-attempt Moon mission launch on Monday

Bangla Tribune Desk
In its second attempt, the Chandrayaan-2 spacecraft, India’s mission to the moon, is scheduled to be launched at 2:43 pm Monday afternoon...Details
NASA aims to build on moon as a way station for Mars

NASA aims to build on moon as a way station for Mars

Reuters
Unlike the Apollo program that put astronauts on the moon 50 years ago, NASA is gearing up for a long term presence on Earth's satellite that the...Details
Buzz Aldrin complains about current US lunar ability

Buzz Aldrin complains about current US lunar ability

Reuters
When President Donald Trump asked Buzz Aldrin, the second human ever to walk on the moon, what he thought about the United States' current ability...Details
Foreign ministry's 'Dutabash' app in Apple Store

Foreign ministry's 'Dutabash' app in Apple Store

Bangla Tribune Report
Foreign ministry's app 'Dutabash' are now available in Apple Store, says an official.Usually Apple Store does not enlist app developed by the...Details
FaceApp security concerns: Schumer asks FBI, FTC to probe

FaceApp security concerns: Schumer asks FBI, FTC to probe

Reuters
US Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer called on the FBI and the Federal Trade Commission to conduct a national security and privacy investigation...Details
'The Dish' still beaming signals 50 years after moon walk

'The Dish' still beaming signals 50 years after moon walk

Reuters
It's known as "The Dish" and it soars above a nondescript paddock in rural Australia. Without it, hundreds of millions of people would never have...Details
BTRC to lift Robi, GP bandwidth block

BTRC to lift Robi, GP bandwidth block

Bangla Tribune Report
The telecom regulatory commission will soon be lifting its block on the bandwidth of leading mobile operators Robi and Grameenphone. Bangladesh...Details
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