Tech
13 lakh people join Robi 10 Minutes School
Dhaka, Dec 27 (UNB)- The largest online school of the country, Robi- 10 Minute School (www.robi10minuteschool.com), has celebrated the milestone achievement of having 13 lakh people on its Robi-10 Minute School LIVE group on Facebook with a unique campaign, aptly titled-“13 Lakh Campaign”.
Robi- Roar Bangla ‘lekhok adda’ held in city
Dhaka, Dec 26 (UNB)- The leading digital service provider, Robi, and the country’s popular alternative digital media, Roar Bangla, jointly organised an informal gathering of young writers- “Robi-Roar Bangla LekhokAdda” recently at the Robi corporate office.
Huawei ships over 200 mln smartphones in 2018
Shenzhen, Dec 25 (Xinhua/UNB)- Chinese technology firm Huawei said on Tuesday that it had shipped more than 200 million smartphones so far this year, a new record high for the company.
Robi brings ‘Mission Kombol’ for cold-hit people
Dhaka, Dec 23 (UNB)- The leading digital service provider of the country, Robi, has come up with a unique digital initiative, “Mission Kombol” to help the cold affected people of the country.
Russia prevents WADA from finding doping data in Moscow lab
Moscow, Dec 22 (AP/UNB) — World Anti-Doping Agency inspectors are leaving Moscow empty-handed after Russian authorities prevented them from accessing key doping data that the country's authorities had agreed to hand over.
Mars lander sets quake monitor on planet's red surface
Cape Canaveral, Dec 21 (AP/UNB) — NASA's new Mars lander has placed a quake monitor on the planet's dusty red surface, just a few weeks after its arrival.
Russia successfully launches military satellite from Baikonur
Moscow, Dec 21 (Xinhua/UNB) -- A military satellite was successfully launched atop the Proton-M carrier rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
3 astronauts return from International Space Station
Moscow, Dec 20 (AP/UNB) — Three astronauts returned to Earth Thursday after more than six months aboard the International Space Station.
Facebook purges more Myanmar accounts for misrepresentation
Bangkok, Dec 20 (AP/UNB) — Facebook has announced its third and biggest purge of military-linked accounts in Myanmar, where critics have charged that the social network did too little to block inflammatory material that fueled communal hatred and violence, particularly against the country's Muslim Rohingya minority.
DC slaps Facebook with latest suit targeting privacy lapses
Washington, Dec 20 (AP/UNB) — The District of Columbia has fired the latest legal salvo against Facebook with a lawsuit seeking to punish the social networking company for allowing data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica to improperly access data from as many as 87 million users .