Astronomers find new, nearby planet that is entirely covered in water Astronomers have discovered a nearby exoplanet that may prove to be the first such world covered in water. TOI-1452 b is an exoplanet slightly larger and more massive than Earth about 100 light years away from our

The way Google calculates the climate impact of your flights has changed. Your flights now appear to have much less impact on the environment than they did before. That's because the world's biggest search engine has taken a key driver of global warming out of its online

A former security chief for Twitter has turned whistleblower and testified that the company misled users and US regulators about gaps in its security. Peiter Zatko also claimed that Twitter underestimated how many fake and spam accounts are on its platform. The accusations could

The world’s newest and biggest space telescope is showing Jupiter as never before, auroras and all. Scientists released the shots Monday of the solar system’s biggest planet. The James Webb space telescope took the photos in July, capturing unprecedented views of

A Supreme Court lawyer served a legal notice seeking the removal of the Facebook posts and YouTube videos that can damage the images of important personalities and tarnish the image of Bangladesh. YouTubes; Sabhanaz Rashid Diya, head of Public Policy, Bangladesh, Facebook; as well as

Apple is warning of a flaw that is allowing hackers to seize control of iPhones, iPads and Mac computers, and is urging users to install emergency software updates. Patches were released Thursday and Wednesday by the tech titan to fix what it described as a vulnerability hackers

TikTok is taking extra measures to limit misinformation and violations of its policies ahead of the US mid-term elections. The video platform has announced new steps to ensure influencers understand that paid political ads are prohibited. Following 2020 US election the company

The American space agency Nasa is rolling out its giant new Moon rocket to prepare it for a maiden flight. Known as the Space Launch System (SLS), the vehicle is being taken to Pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida for a lift-off scheduled for 29 August. The debut outing is

Meta's new prototype chatbot has told the BBC that Mark Zuckerberg exploits its users for money. Meta says the chatbot uses artificial intelligence and can chat on "nearly any topic". Asked what the chatbot thought of the company's CEO and founder, it replied

The Disney+ streaming service saw its number of paying subscribers leap beyond expectations in the last quarter, as rival Netflix's client count ebbed, results showed Wednesday. The number of people subscribing to Disney+ topped 152 million, up some 31 percent from the same period

Bangladesh has already had success in transforming the country into a digital country. Now it is the time to move toward a smart Bangladesh. The results of digital transformation are the basis for thinking about a Smart Bangladesh. Furthermore, "smart Bangladesh" refers to a

Elon Musk countersued Twitter Inc on Friday, escalating his legal fight against the social media company over his bid to walk away from the $44 billion purchase, although the lawsuit was filed confidentially. Although the 164-page document was not publicly available, under court rules

Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, among others, is facing several economic constraints. Mark Zuckerberg said he will "get more done with fewer resources." The parent company of Facebook, Meta Platforms, has posted its first-ever revenue decline on Wednesday.

The space jacket worn by Buzz Aldrin while flying to the Moon has sold at a New York auction for $2.8m (£2.3m). Adorned with a US flag and Nasa logo, Mr Aldrin wore the white in-flight jacket while speeding through space in Apollo 11's command module Columbia. It is one of

CTO Forum Bangladesh has arranged a workshop on information security and digital rights for member journalists of Bangladesh Nari Sangbadik Kendro (BNSK) on Tuesday (July 26) at the software technology park, Dhaka.  Tapan Kanti Sarkar, President of CTO Forum Bangladesh presided

Tesla boss Elon Musk has denied having an affair with Nicole Shanahan, the wife of Google co-founder, Sergey Brin. Mr Musk's comments came after the Wall Street Journal reported that his friendship with Mr Brin had ended over the alleged affair. Replying to a link to the story

Alphabet Inc's Google said on Friday it has dismissed a senior software engineer who claimed the company's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot LaMDA was a self-aware person. Google, which placed software engineer Blake Lemoine on leave last month, said he had violated company

A roundtable on "Use of ICT in Empowering Women in Today’s World" was held at BASIS Conference Hall in the Capital on Saturday (July 16).   Samira Zuberi Himika Senior Vice President & Convener, BASIS women's forum, presided over the roundtable. The four

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed announced an $817 million fund to support space sector in a post on Twitter early Sunday. The president announced a new $817m national investment and development fund for the space sector, The National Space Fund.  “The establishment of a

TikTok has removed over 3.4 million videos from Bangladeshi users from January to March this year, states TikTok's recent Community Guidelines report for the first three months of 2022. According to the report, TikTok removed 3,475,456 Bangladeshi videos, with a proactive removal