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How to prevent future disruptions

How to prevent future disruptions

From July 14 to August 5, 2024, Bangladesh witnessed an unprecedented internet shutdown, disconnecting the entire country from the rest of the world for over five days. This period of total blackout, compounded by partial disruptions and social media blocks, resulted in significant financial losses

Gadgets & Services

Gadgets & Services

ASUS unveils first copilot+ PC ASUS, a global leader in technology, has launched its first ASUS Copilot+ PC, the ASUS Vivobook S 15. This revolutionary laptop was introduced in Bangladesh at the exclusive event "Next Level. AI Incredible" held by ASUS Bangladesh in Dhaka recently.  ASUS colla

Utility payment more efficient now with bKash

Utility payment more efficient now with bKash

The advent of digital technology in the financial sector has transformed countless aspects of people's lives, from day to day purchases to paying utility bills.Paying bills online eliminates tensions of missing deadlines, managing time during business hours for physical visits atbilling counters,wa

27 Bangladesh teams to vie in NASA Space Apps Challenges-2024

27 Bangladesh teams to vie in NASA Space Apps Challenges-2024

Bangladesh edition of NASA Space Apps Challenge 2024 concluded here last night (Saturday) selecting 27 teams to complete in the final round of the competition to be held in NASA headquarters in the USA in December. The teams were selected from nine cities across the country through the 36-hour hac

Meta announces new AI model that can generate video with sound

Meta announces new AI model that can generate video with sound

Facebook owner Meta announced on Friday it had built a new AI model called Movie Gen that can create realistic-seeming video and audio clips in response to user prompts, claiming it can rival tools from leading media generation startups like OpenAI and ElevenLabs. Samples of Movie Gen's creations


Brazil's top court says X paid pending fines to wrong bank

Brazil's top court says X paid pending fines to wrong bank

Brazil's Supreme Court said on Friday that lawyers representing social media platform X did not pay pending fines to the proper bank, postponing its decision on whether to allow the tech firm to resume services in Brazil. The payment of the fines, which X's lawyers argued that the company had paid

Toffee kicks off Women’s T20 World Cup campaign

Toffee kicks off Women’s T20 World Cup campaign

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup will begin on 3 October. Hopes are running high for Bangladesh’s women’s cricket team in this World Cup. To multiply the excitement and provide a real LIVE experience of the T20 World Cup, the digital entertainment platform Toffee has recently kicked

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