Tech
Documents show Facebook used user data as competitive weapon
Dhaka, Dec 6 (AP/UNB)- Internal Facebook documents released by a U.K. parliamentary committee offer the clearest evidence yet that the social network has used its enormous trove of user data as a competitive weapon, often in ways designed to keep its users in the dark.
China demands Canada release Huawei executive
Beijing, Dec 6 (AP/UNB)— China on Thursday demanded Canada release a Huawei Technologies executive who was arrested in a case that adds to technology tensions with Washington and threatens to complicate trade talks.
Scientists reveal origin, evolution of golden snub-nosed monkey
Beijing, Dec 5 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Chinese scientists have revealed the origin and population history of the golden snub-nosed monkey in a recent study, the Science and Technology Daily reported Wednesday.
NASA spacecraft arrives at ancient asteroid, its 1st visitor
Cape Canaveral, Dec 4 (AP/UNB) — After a two-year chase, a NASA spacecraft arrived Monday at the ancient asteroid Bennu, its first visitor in billions of years.
Could anyone have stopped gene-edited babies experiment?
Hong Kong, Dec 3 (AP/UNB) — Early last year, a little-known Chinese researcher turned up at an elite meeting in Berkeley, California, where scientists and ethicists were discussing a technology that had shaken the field to its core — an emerging tool for "editing" genes, the strings of DNA that form the blueprint of life.
Marriott security breach exposed data of up to 500M guests
New York , Dec 1(AP/UNB) — Hackers stole information on as many as 500 million guests of the Marriott hotel empire over four years, obtaining credit card and passport numbers and other personal data, the company said Friday as it acknowledged one of the largest security breaches in history.
Space Odyssey helps launch first 8K TV channel
Dhaka, Dec 1 (UNB) -Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey will help launch the world's first super-high definition 8K television channel on Saturday.
China halts work on gene-edited babies
Hong Kong, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — China's government has ordered a halt to work by a medical team that claimed to have helped make the world's first gene-edited babies.
Next US moon landing will be by private companies, not NASA
Cape Canaveral, Nov 30 (AP/UNB) — America's next moon landing will be made by private companies — not NASA. NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced Thursday that nine U.S. companies will compete to deliver experiments to the lunar surface. The space agency will buy the service and let private industry work out the details on getting there, he said.
Internet likely to be cheaper from Dec: Minister
Dhaka, Nov 28 (UNB) – The government is likely to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) for the backward linkage of internet service providers to 5 percent with a view to lowering the internet price for the end users.