Tech
Chinese scientists discover oldest fossil forest in Asia
Washington, Aug 9 (Xinhua/UNB) -- Chinese scientists discovered the oldest fossil forest in Asia, lending more clues to how those ancient plants evolved to become coal finally.
Report: Facebook offering 'millions' to publishers for news
San Francisco, Aug 9 (AP/UNB) — Facebook is reportedly in talks with news publishers to offer "millions of dollars" for the rights to publish their material on its site. The move follows years of criticism over its growing monopolization of online advertising to the detriment of the struggling news industry.
Robi, ICMAB sign MoU over digital innovation
Dhaka, Aug 8 (UNB) - Robi and ICMAB have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for enhancing the knowledge and skills of ICMAB’s students in digital technologies.
WhatsApp flaw 'puts words in your mouth'
Dhaka, Aug 8 (UNB) -A newly-released tool that exploits a vulnerability in Facebook’s WhatsApp allows you to "put words in people’s mouths", researchers say.
China's lunar rover travels 271 meters on moon's far side
Beijing, Aug 8 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China's lunar rover Yutu-2 has driven 271 meters on the far side of the moon to conduct scientific exploration on the virgin territory.
China's super-thin atomic clocks achieve mass production
Beijing, Aug 8 (Xinhua/UNB) -- China's super-thin rubidium atomic clock, which is just 17 millimeters thick, has been put into mass production, said its manufacturer Thursday.
Samsung ditches headphone jack after jabs at jackless rivals
New York, Aug 8 (AP/UNB) — Samsung executives have long poked fun at rivals for ditching the headphone jack in smartphones. With the new Galaxy Note 10, the company will now be doing exactly the same thing.
Vivo S1 gets huge response in Eid market
Dhaka, Aug 7 (UNB) – Multinational Chinese company Vivo launched a new smart phone- Vivo S1 this week which already getting huge response from customers in the market centering the Eid-ul-Azha.
No more line rent for BTCL connections
Dhaka, Aug 7 (UNB)— The government has decided to scrap line rent for subscribers of Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) from August 16 to make the services more people friendly.
Scientists grow bioengineered mini human livers to study therapies
Washington, Aug 7 (Xinhua/UNB) -- -- Scientists in the United States for the first time grew genetically modified miniature human livers to test therapeutics for human liver diseases.