Monday, 18 Nov, 2024

Tech

Facebook and Instagram to restrict news access in Canada

Meta has said it will begin to restrict news on its platforms to Canadian consumers after parliament passed a controversial online news bill. The bill forces big platforms to compensate news publishers for content posted on their sites. Meta and Google have both already been testing

Apple's Vision Pro Headset: A New Era of Visual Search and Interaction

Apple's latest innovation -- the Vision Pro headset -- is set to revolutionize the way we interact with the world around us. Powered by the visionOS operating system, the headset introduces a groundbreaking feature known as "Visual Search." This feature, reminiscent of the

Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight

Two of the world's most high-profile technology billionaires - Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg - have agreed to fight each other in a cage match. Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was "up for a cage fight" with Mr Zuckerberg. Mr

Australia gives Twitter 28 days to sort out ‘toxicity and hate’

Australia’s internet safety watchdog has given Twitter 28 days to clean up “toxicity and hate” on its platform, threatening to fine the company if it fails to comply. Twitter has become Australia’s most complained about platform since Elon Musk, one of the

Musk vows to take Tesla to India after meeting Modi 

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said the electric carmaker will be in India "as soon as humanly possible". His comments followed a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a state visit to the US. The Indian government said it had invited Mr Musk to explore

Chinese tech giant Alibaba names next CEO

Chinese tech giant Alibaba announced on Tuesday that it will replace chairman and CEO Daniel Zhang with current executive vice chairman Joseph Tsai in September. Zhang said in a statement it was "the right time" for him to step down as the firm looks to implement a full

SpaceX launches satellite to boost Indonesia's Internet coverage

Elon Musk's company SpaceX and Indonesia have launched a satellite from the United States aimed at bringing high-speed internet to remote areas across the sprawling archipelago of more than 17,000 islands. Over a third of Indonesia's population do not have access to the web,

Twitter sued by music publishers in copyright case

A group of 17 music publishers in the US has sued Twitter, claiming the platform enabled copyright violations involving nearly 1,700 songs. The National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) is seeking more than $250m (£197.7m) in damages. In a lawsuit filed at the Federal

Five key challenges to make AI safe

Artificial-intelligence experts generally follow one of two schools of thought - it will either improve our lives enormously or destroy us all. And that is why this week's European Parliament debate on how the technology is regulated is so important. But how could AI be made safe?

India threatened to shut Twitter: Jack Dorsey

Former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has alleged that the Indian government had threatened to shut the platform and raid employees' houses in the country. In an interview with a US-based YouTube channel, Mr Dorsey said India requested removal of several tweets and accounts linked to the

Meta introduces broadcast tool Channels on WhatsApp

Meta Platforms on Thursday introduced WhatsApp Channels, a feature that the social media giant said would help make the app a “private broadcast messaging product.” Users in Colombia and Singapore will be the first to receive access to Channels. Over the coming months, Meta

UK to host world's first AI summit

Britain will host the world's first summit on artificial intelligence [AI] later this year, in a bid to broker a common approach by countries to limit the technology's potential doomsday risks while harnessing its potential, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. "AI has an

Apple unveils a $3,500 headset to hit world of virtual reality

Apple on Monday unveiled a long-rumored headset that will place its users between the virtual and real world, while also testing the technology trendsetter's ability to popularize new-fangled devices after others failed to capture the public's imagination. After years of

Microsoft Will Pay $20M to Settle U.S. Charges of Illegally Collecting Children's Data

Microsoft will pay a fine of $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it illegally collected and retained the data of children who signed up to use its Xbox video game console. The agency charged that Microsoft gathered the data without notifying parents or obtaining

Three Chinese astronauts return safely to Earth

Three Chinese astronauts working at the country’s space station have returned safely to earth, state media reported on Sunday, hailing the mission as a “complete success”. The return capsule of the Shenzhou-15 spaceship touched down at a landing site in northern

YouTube stops deleting false 2020 election claims

YouTube will stop removing videos with false claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election, the social media platform announced on Friday. The move, ahead of the 2024 elections, is a reversal of its policy put in place after the 2020 vote. The company said it has deleted tens of

Kamal proposes to increase allocation for ICT Division by Tk 452cr

The finance minister on Thursday (June 1) proposed an increase in allocation for the ICT Division by Tk 452 crore to Tk 2,368 crore in the budget for 2023-24 fiscal year. According to him, the 23.59 per cent rise in allocation in the ministry comes as the government has set out a plan

18cr mobile SIM users, internet users 13cr 

More than 18 crore mobile SIMs are being used while 13 crore people are using the internet across the country. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal came up with the information while placing national budget for the fiscal year 2023-24 at the Jatiya Sangsad here today (June 1). 

Dangers posed by AI on a par with ‘pandemics, nuclear war’

Global leaders should be working to red­u­­ce “the risk of extinction” from artificial intelligen­ce technology, a group of ind­ustry chiefs and experts warned on Tuesday, urging policymakers to equate its threat on a par with risks posed by pandemics and

Should AI be stopped before it is too late?

Steve Wozniak is no fan of Elon Musk. In February, the Apple co-founder described the Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter owner as a “cult leader” and called him dishonest. Yet, in late March, the tech titans came together, joining dozens of high-profile academics, researchers and