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Free land phone connections for Mujib year

Free land phone connections for Mujib year

Md A Halim
On the occasion of Mujib Year, the Post and Telecommunication department has declared free land phone connections and re-connections.After the...Details
Japan to tighten screws on tech giants to ensure transparency

Japan to tighten screws on tech giants to ensure transparency

Reuters
Japan will tighten regulations to prevent technology giants including Facebook Inc and Google from abusing their market power and having unfair...Details
Intel acquires Israel-based Habana Labs for $2b

Intel acquires Israel-based Habana Labs for $2b

Reuters
Intel Corp has acquired Israel-based artificial intelligence firm Habana Labs for about $2 billion, the chipmaker said on Monday.Habana will remain...Details
Law to safeguard personal info soon

Law to safeguard personal info soon

Md A Halim
The government has taken the initiative to formulate a ‘personal information protection’ law to protect personal information. The preliminary work...Details
Telenor picks Ericsson for 5G, abandoning Huawei

Telenor picks Ericsson for 5G, abandoning Huawei

Reuters
Telenor has picked Sweden's Ericsson as the key technology provider for its fifth-generation (5G) telecoms network in Norway, it said on Friday,...Details
US regulator weighs action against Facebook over how its apps interact

US regulator weighs action against Facebook over how its apps interact

Reuters
The US Federal Trade Commission is considering asking a court to stop Facebook Inc from moving ahead with plans to integrate its WhatsApp,...Details
Twitter plans to build 'decentralized standard' for social networks

Twitter plans to build 'decentralized standard' for social networks

Reuters
Twitter Inc plans to set up an independent research group to create an "open and decentralized" system for social networks, CEO Jack Dorsey said on...Details
Thousands of UK political ads go missing from Facebook archive

Thousands of UK political ads go missing from Facebook archive

Reuters
Thousands of UK political ads went missing from Facebook Inc's searchable advertising database on Tuesday, hampering researchers' ability to track...Details
Ericsson to pay over $1b to resolve US corruption probes

Ericsson to pay over $1b to resolve US corruption probes

Reuters
Swedish mobile telecoms company Ericsson has agreed to pay over $1 billion to resolve probes into corruption, including the bribing of government...Details
Tesla boss wins defamation trial over his 'pedo guy' tweet

Tesla boss wins defamation trial over his 'pedo guy' tweet

Reuters
Tesla Inc boss Elon Musk emerged victorious on Friday from a closely watched defamation trial as a federal court jury swiftly rejected the $190...Details
Emotion-sensing robot launches to assist astronauts

Emotion-sensing robot launches to assist astronauts

Reuters
An intelligent robot equipped with emotion-sensing voice detectors was headed to the International Space Station after launching from Florida on...Details
Countries eye tariffs on Internet economy as trade war goes digital

Countries eye tariffs on Internet economy as trade war goes digital

Reuters
A 20-year global moratorium on imposing tariffs on digital trade could end next week if India or South Africa makes good on threats, according to...Details
New app predicts water-related conflict

New app predicts water-related conflict

Thomson Reuters Foundation
Conflicts over water are likely to flare up in Iraq, Mali and India in the coming year, according to the developers of an app launched on Thursday...Details
Ride-hailing service Pathao gets enlisted with BRTA

Ride-hailing service Pathao gets enlisted with BRTA

Bangla Tribune Desk
Local ride-sharing company, Pathao, received license (enlistment certificate) from Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) as the first company,...Details
Facebook to allow transfer of photos, videos to Google Photos

Facebook to allow transfer of photos, videos to Google Photos

Reuters
Facebook Inc said on Monday it has introduced an option to transfer photos and videos from the social media network directly to other services,...Details
China launches facial recognition for mobile phone users

China launches facial recognition for mobile phone users

Reuters
China on Sunday put into effect new regulations that require Chinese telecom carriers to scan the faces of users registering new mobile phone...Details
US weighs new regulations to further restrict Huawei suppliers

US weighs new regulations to further restrict Huawei suppliers

Reuters
The US government may expand its power to stop more foreign shipments of products with US technology to China's Huawei, amid frustration the...Details
Facebook, Instagram experience outage on Thanksgiving Day

Facebook, Instagram experience outage on Thanksgiving Day

Reuters
Facebook Inc's family of apps including Instagram experienced a major outage on Thanksgivings Day, prompting a flurry of tweets on the social media...Details
Uber launches pool services in Dhaka

Uber launches pool services in Dhaka

Bangla Tribune Desk
Uber, the world's largest on-demand ridesharing company, has launched ridesharing option 'UberPOOL' allowing riders to join or pool with other...Details
Futuristic design questioned after Tesla Cybertruck launch

Futuristic design questioned after Tesla Cybertruck launch

Reuters
Tesla Inc's launch of its futuristic Cybertruck pickup suffered a setback when its "armored glass" windows shattered, but it was the overall look...Details
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