TikTok launches $200 mn 'creator fund'

TikTok unveiled plans for a $200 million "creator fund" to add content from emerging social media personalities to the fast-growing video-sharing app.
25 July 2020

Top 5 sites that teach programming from scratch

If you can bring value to your online presence, then you can make a positive and measurable impact on any business. Here are some websites to help you enhance your credentials.
24 July 2020

The Bossman

The Bossman
23 July 2020

Microsoft sees growth amid pandemic computing demands

Microsoft on Wednesday reported rising revenues in the past quarter amid strong demand for cloud computing services from pandemic-hit businesses and consumers and big gains in its Xbox gaming operations.
23 July 2020

Xbox cloud gaming service to debut in September

Microsoft said Thursday its cloud video game service will debut in September as a feature available to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers.
22 July 2020

Apple to remove carbon from supply chain, products by 2030

Apple Inc said on Tuesday it plans to remove carbon emissions from its entire business, including its products and sprawling supply chain, over the next decade. The iPhone maker said its global corporate operations such as offices and data centres are already carbon neutral but that it will extend its effort to the thousands of suppliers that contribute to its products.
21 July 2020

Twitter attack was work of a young group of hackers: NYT

Hackers involved in the high-profile hijacking of Twitter accounts earlier this week were young pals with no links to state or organized crime, The New York Times reported Friday. The attack, which Twitter and federal police are investigating, started with a playful message between hackers on the platform Discord, a chat service popular with gamers, according to the Times.
18 July 2020

Five things to know about Huawei

Britain on Tuesday said it would ban mobile carriers from buying new 5G Huawei equipment from 2021 and ordered them to strip out all of the telecom giant's gear by 2027 over long-term concerns with the company's links to the Chinese government.
17 July 2020

The Bossman

The Bossman
16 July 2020

Setting up your workplace at home

If there is one thing this pandemic has taught us, it is that we can work efficiently from the comfort of our homes. And this might be the new normal for some jobs even after the pandemic ends. Here are some setups that you can use at your place and watch your productivity soar.
16 July 2020

The rise and fall of TikTok

TikTok has breathed in a completely new possibility of whiling away one's time other than having meetings on Zoom or chilling with Netflix. While both of the latter activities are primarily connected to work and solitary leisure hours, TikTok acts as a portal of unlimited creative pursuits through dancing, lip-syncing, and memes.
16 July 2020

Twitter accounts of Musk, Gates, Obama hit in major hack

Twitter is investigating a massive hack in which high-profile users from Elon Musk to Joe Biden had their accounts hijacked by scammers, who the social network believes targeted its employees to gain access to internal systems.
16 July 2020

'Fortnite' creator Epic Games gets $250 mln investment from Sony

Epic Games, the creator of the popular video game "Fortnite", said on Thursday it had received a $250 million investment from Japan's Sony Corp for a minority stake in the company.
15 July 2020

Video game industry faces its #metoo moment

After years of simmering controversy over sexism in the video game industry, change may be on its way after outrage came to a boil with a C-suite massacre at Ubisoft. Following online allegations of sexual misconduct, the publisher of Assassin's Creed and Far Cry launched a probe, resulting in the departure over the weekend of the company's chief creative officer.
15 July 2020

Google invests heavily in Jio Platforms, Reliance Group’s push for 5G

Global tech giant Google will invest over Rs 33,737 crore (close to four billion dollars) for 7.7 percent stake in Jio Platforms, India’s leading business group, Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani said today.
15 July 2020

Decapitated body of Pathao co-founder Fahim Saleh found in NY apartment

Fahim Saleh, co-founder of ride-sharing venture Pathao, is found dead in an apartment in New York.
15 July 2020

UK to purge Huawei from 5G by 2027, angering China and pleasing Trump

Prime Minister Boris Johnson orders Huawei equipment to be purged completely from Britain’s 5G network by 2027, risking the ire of China by signalling that the world’s biggest telecoms equipment maker is no longer welcome in the West.
14 July 2020

Samsung launches battery and camera heavy budget smartphone – Galaxy M21

Samsung Bangladesh has recently launched its latest budget-friendly smartphone -- Galaxy M21 -- available in the market around the nation. The device is the successor of Galaxy M20 and comes with a massive battery of 6,000mAh along with a triple rear camera setup.
13 July 2020

#StartKoro Final Demo Day incubated more than 800 participants

#StartKoro online Bootcamp of Bangladesh ended its startup incubation Final Demo Day on 4th July. 3 startups have been selected.
13 July 2020

MySoft installs automation solution to serve more than 200 Hospitals

During the COVID-19 pandemic, MySoft, a local software venture installed automation service in more than 200 Hospitals in the country.
12 July 2020