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Huawei flourishes in selling smart accessories
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB)- After succeeding in selling smartphones, Huawei is now also flourishing in selling the smart accessories.
Uber drivers enforce 24-hr strike
Dhaka, Oct 14 (UNB) – Uber driver partners under the banner of Dhaka Ridesharing Drivers Union enforced a 24-hour strike from Sunday midnight to realize their various demands, including reduction in the commission taken by the company to 12 percent from the current 25 percent.
Facebook's Libra currency battered by defections, pushback
Dhaka, Oct 12 (AP/UNB) - Facebook faces a rough road ahead with Libra, but defections by high-profile partners are still unlikely to spell the end for the digital currency.
Baidu granted road test licenses for self-driving cars with passengers
Shijiazhuang, Oct. 12 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Licenses to allow road rests for self-driving cars that carry passengers were granted to Chinese artificial intelligence giant Baidu Friday by the government of Cangzhou city in northern China's Hebei Province.
China's Alipay, WeChat Pay ban virtual currency trading
Beijing, Oct. 11 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China's two leading digital payment platforms Alipay and WeChat Pay have made explicit their policies forbidding transactions related to virtual currency trading.
Earnings from software export to reach $5 billion by 2021: Minister
Dhaka, Oct 10 (UNB) – Mentioning that Bangladesh earned US$1 billion from software export in 2018, Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Thursday expressed the hope that the export earnings will reach US$5 billion by 2021.
Robi contributes to labour welfare fund
Dhaka, Oct 9 (UNB)- Robi has recently contributed to the government’s labour welfare fund (Shramik Kalyan Tahabil) from the profit made by the company in 2018.
China's first self-developed carbon-ion therapy system gets market access
Lanzhou, Oct. 9 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China's first self-developed carbon-ion therapy system has been approved by the national drug regulator and obtained market access.
Tough times for chipmakers as Samsung warns of profit drop
Seoul, Oct 9 (AP/UNB) — Samsung provided the latest sign of the tough times afflicting computer chipmakers as it braced investors for a sharp drop in profit.
Doctors turn to thumbs for diagnosis and treatment by text
Sacramento, Oct 8 (AP/UNB) — Dr. Anna Nguyen spoke with none of the five patients she treated on a recent weekday morning. She didn't even leave her dining room.