A US teenager has won a record-breaking $3m (£2.4m) to become world champion of the computer game Fortnite. It is the largest prize pool in the history of e-sports, with $30m shared amongst the winners. Kyle Giersdorf, 16, won the solo event of the competition in the Arthur Ashe

DHAKA: World's fourth-largest smartphone brand Xiaomi on Wednesday (July 25) announced a refresh in the much-loved Redmi A series lineup with Redmi 7A, said a press release. Redmi 7A brings an overall upgrade over Redmi 6A. Starting at BDT 11,499, it features the powerful Qualcomm

The Federal Trade Commission approved a record $5 billion settlement Wednesday with Facebook over the company’s privacy policies. Shares of Facebook were down slightly following the announcement, but turned positive in the afternoon, up about 1.1% by the end of trading. Facebook

Shenzhen-based telecom equipment manufacturer Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment (ZTE) Corporation has developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based solution with a vow to help mobile phone operators to build ‘next-generation’ networks. According to a handout of ZTE Bangladesh,

The US Justice Department has announced an investigation into leading online platforms, examining whether they are unfairly restricting competition. The DoJ did not name any firms, but companies such as Facebook, Google, Amazon and Apple are likely to be scrutinised in the wide-ranging

Microsoft is paying more than $25 million to settle federal corruption charges that stem from a bribery scheme in Hungary, as well as other foreign offices, U.S. officials said. The tech giant will pay about $16.6 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has canceled the license of 48 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) for not renewing their license. The information was disseminated through two separate orders signed by MA Taleb Hossain, BTRC Director of Legal and

For the first time of its kind in Bangladesh, CTO Forum and UiPath jointly organized The Enterprise Summit 2019 to showcase how Enterprises should come forward with the Automation First mindset that helps enabling the enterprise to quickly adapt to change and thrive in the business

DHAKA: Space Innovation Summit 2019 began on the campus of Independent University Bangladesh (IUB) here amid much enthusiasm and festivity Friday (July 19). ICT State Minister Zunaid Ahmed Palak, as the chief guest, inaugurated the two-day summit, with University Grants Commission

FaceApp, the AI-powered selfie-editing app that’s been having another viral moment of late, has now responded to a privacy controversy. Concerns have been raised that FaceApp, a Russian startup, uploads users’ photos to the cloud — without making it clear to them that processing

DHAKA: Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) decided to give back the recently reduced bandwidth to mobile operators Grameenphone and Robi.  BTRC Chairman Md Jahurul Haque made the disclosure at a press briefing Wednesday (July 17). The decision was taken after

DHAKA: ICT Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sajeeb Wazed Joy launched the state website designed for verifying National Identity (NID) Cards in easiest and quick ways. He opened the portal 'www.porichoy.gov.bd’ at a ceremony held at ICT Tower in Agargaon here

DHAKA: US-based e-commerce giant Amazon expressed interest to collect products from Bangladesh for selling those in the US and Europe markets. The largest e-commerce company seeks policy support from the government of Bangladesh in this regard. The Amazon delegation sat in a meeting

DHAKA: ICT Affairs Adviser to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Sajeeb Wazed Joy is expected to launch the state website designed for scrutinizing National Identity (NID) Cards in easiest and quick ways.  He will inaugurate the portal 'www.porichoy.gov.bd’ at a function of ICT

Uber has said it will link pay for some senior executives to progress made toward improving diversity. Diversity will be used as one "key metric" to assess performance and determine executive compensation for senior leaders, the firm said. The policy also sets a target to increase

DHAKA: Global technology firm Zhongxing Telecommunication Equipment (ZTE) Corporation has launched special solution for network operators run digital transformation. The Chinese telecom giant announced the solution titled UniSeer for fifth generation technology in Mobile World Congress

DHAKA: Visiting Dutch Queen Maxima Zorreguieta Cerruti praised Bangladesh’s progress in ICT sector after visiting Posts and Telecommunications Division. According to a press release of the ministry, Queen Maxima, after holding a meeting with Posts and Telecommunications Minister

A new smartphone malware called "Agent Smith" has been found that has infected 25 million devices worldwide, including 15 million in India, Check Point Research claims.  The malware disguises itself as a Google-related application and then replaces installed applications with

DHAKA: Grameenphone termed the telecom regulator’s decision of blocking internet bandwidth for its users over the pending issue of payment as illegal and illogical. This will increase the risk for customers, local businessmen, investors and international internet gateways (IIGs)

DHAKA: The government has extended the deadline for submitting registration application of existing online news portals till July 15. The Ministry of Information on Wednesday (July 3) has issued a government letter regarding the matter.   June 30 is the last date to apply for news