US President Joe Biden belatedly joined TikTok on Sunday, marking his debut on the social media platform with a 26-second video. The move comes after fierce US government criticism of the video-sharing platform in recent years, most notably from Republicans but also from the Biden
This is kind of a cheap Friday post, but I was struck by the fact that OpenAI’s CEO and co-founder Sam Altman just posted on X/Twitter that he thought the new Apple Vision Pro is the “second most impressive tech since the iPhone.” Altman also responded to a reply guy
Driving can be a harrowing experience with babies. Since their car seat is meant to be in the back seat facing backwards, the child is stressed because it’s out of visual contact with their parent. This results in crying, which the driving parent is then unable to deal with without
Papercable has embarked on its journey as the first digital PR platform in the country, revolutionizing the industry with data-driven insights and real-time analytics. This platform aims to assist brands, agencies, and online publishers in streamlining the digital PR process. With
GenWebBuilder, a trailblazer in the tech industry, marked a historic moment on Thursday (February 1) with the successful launch of the World's First AI-Based Website Maker. The groundbreaking event took place at the prestigious BASIS Auditorium in the capital city of Dhaka.
A former CIA officer has been sentenced to 40 years in prison for leaking a trove of classified hacking tools to whistle-blowing platform Wikileaks. Joshua Schulte was also found guilty of possessing child abuse images. Prosecutors have accused him of leaking the CIA’s
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has apologised to families who say their children had been harmed by social media, during a fiery hearing in the US Senate. Mr Zuckerberg - who runs Instagram and Facebook - turned to them and said "no-one should go through" what they had. He and
A simple hangout spot for young people when it arrived on the scene 20 years ago, Facebook has since become a battle-hardened behemoth with an insatiable appetite for your attention. "I will never forget the day that I ran up to my high school's Mac lab and signed up for
Grameenphone, with the commitment to building a Smart Bangladesh, proudly inaugurates its first “Tier III Standard Data Center”, a groundbreaking hi-tech initiative that sets new benchmarks in reliability, efficiency, and sustainability of network. Yasir Azman, Chief
New York City Mayor Eric Adams delivered his State of the City address Wednesday, announcing the Health Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan has declared social media a public health threat. With teen mental health issues on the rise, the mayor called on state and federal lawmakers to do more
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta has not done enough to safeguard children after Molly Russell’s death, according to a whistleblower who said the social media company already has the infrastructure in place to shield teenagers from harmful content. Arturo Béjar, a former
Bangladesh and China have agreed to implement more projects and attract more Chinese ICT companies to invest in Bangladesh. According to the Embassy website, Yao Wen, Ambassador of China to Bangladesh, called on State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and
Bangladesh has won the title of world champion of NASA International Space Apps Challenge 2023 for the third consecutive time and overall fourth time. The ‘Team Voyagers’ of Bangladesh nominated by NASA as the team, became the world champion in the ‘best storytelling
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) on Friday said its Smart Lander for Investigating the Moon (SLIM) has landed on the lunar surface, but the spacecraft was not generating solar power. SLIM, also known as the "moon sniper," was attempting an unprecedented
Former chief operating officer of Meta Sheryl Sandberg is leaving the company's board of directors. Ms Sandberg, one of the most high-profile women in the tech industry, said that "this feels like the right time to step away" as Meta is "well-positioned for the
Apple has once again been banned from selling two smartwatch models in the US, while a legal battle continues over a patent dispute. The tech giant was earlier allowed to sell its Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches while proceedings were ongoing - but a US appeals court has since reversed
Turkish defence firm Havelsan developed the country’s artificial intelligence (AI)-based virtual assistant specialising in natural language processing, scheduled to be made public on February 1. The AI-based assistant runs on the “indigenous GPT model,” or Generative
Artificial intelligence (AI) could affect 60% of jobs in developed economies, according to a study published by the International Monetary Fund ahead of the World Economic Forum in Davos. The study predicted that around half of those jobs will be negatively affected by AI, while the
Artificial intelligence is set to affect nearly 40% of all jobs, according to a new analysis by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). IMF's managing director Kristalina Georgieva says "in most scenarios, AI will likely worsen overall inequality". Ms Georgieva adds
A Chinese startup has unveiled a new battery that it claims can generate electricity for 50 years with the need for charging or maintenance. Beijing-based Betavolt said its nuclear battery is the first in the world to realise the miniaturisation of atomic energy, placing 63 nuclear