European Union antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager has scored two major wins as Europe’s top court has backed her crackdown against Apple’s Irish tax deal and Google’s anticompetitive practices in two landmark cases. Vestager, who ends her term in November, has made a

Apple on Monday announced a new iPhone built for generative artificial intelligence as it seeks to boost sales and show it is keeping up in the technology race. The tech giant has a lot riding on what would be the iPhone 16 and will hope that customers are enticed to buy the latest

X, formerly Twitter, has been banned in Brazil after failing to meet a deadline set by a Supreme Court judge to name a new legal representative in the country. Alexandre de Moraes ordered the "immediate and complete suspension" of the social media platform until it complies

Russian-born Durov, 39, was arrested at Le Bourget airport outside Paris late Saturday, and while the judicial authorities have repeatedly extended his initial period of detention, it can last a maximum of 96 hours. This means that by Wednesday evening he should either be released or

Telegram chief executive Pavel Durov has been arrested by French police at an airport north of Paris. Mr Durov was detained after his private jet had landed at Le Bourget Airport, French media reported. According to officials the 39-year-old had been arrested under a warrant for

Two Nasa astronauts who have been stuck in space for over two months will return to Earth in February 2025 with SpaceX. Nasa said the Boeing Starliner spacecraft the astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore had travelled to International Space Station (ISS) on would return to Earth

Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam today (August 24) directed the telecom regulator to provide free diesel for the generators to keep the mobile network tower operational in Feni district. "In the absence of electricity, a good quantity of

A group of Bangladeshi hackers, known as "SYSTEMADMINBD," has hacked and defaced the official website of Zee Media Corporation Limited on Wednesday. The hackers accused the zee media of making fun of the flood like situation in Bangladesh. Zee Media Corporation Limited is one

OpenAI and global magazine giant Condé Nast have announced a partnership to allow ChatGPT and its search engine SearchGPT to display content from Vogue, The New Yorker, GQ and other well known publications. The multi-year deal is the latest such agreement struck by OpenAI with

NASA has said it will decide by the end of the month how it will bring home two astronauts who were stranded on the International Space Station (ISS) when their Starliner spacecraft malfunctioned. Barry “Butch” Wilmore and Sunita “Suni” Williams took off for the

Chinese car maker Zeekr says its new electric vehicle (EV) batteries charge faster than any of its rivals, including industry leaders Tesla and BYD. The firm claims its upgraded batteries can be charged from 10% to 80% capacity in 10 and a half minutes using its ultra-fast charging

New research suggests there may be enough water hiding in the cracks of underground rocks beneath the surface of Mars to form an ocean. The findings are based on seismic measurements from NASA’s Mars InSight lander, which detected more than 1,300 marsquakes before it shut down

Elon Musk's much-anticipated discussion with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the billionaire’s platform X was marred by technical issues. The conversation, in which Mr Musk asked friendly questions on subjects such as immigration and inflation, began more

ICT Adviser Nahid Islam said on Sunday that actions would be taken against those involved in internet shutdowns.  He said: "Actions will be taken against those involved in internet shutdowns. We will not condone corruption. We will work to build an ICT sector reliant on youth

YouTube ex-CEO and one of the first Google employees Susan Wojcicki has died at the age of 56 after two years of living with cancer, Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai said on social media platform X on Saturday. “Unbelievably saddened by the loss of my dear friend Susan

A US judge has ruled Google acted illegally to crush its competition and maintain a monopoly on online search and related advertising. The landmark decision on Monday is a major blow to Alphabet, Google's parent company, and could reshape how technology giants do business.

The government has issued an order to shut down mobile internet and 4G coverage across the country from 12:30 pm on Sunday (August 4). Mobile internet users in different places reported to the media around 1 pm that they are not able to use 4G internet. On condition of keeping

State Minister for Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak publicly apologised before the nation for his failure to ensure uninterrupted internet connection and to prevent rumors on social media. “I am shouldering all responsibilities for my failure

Turkey on Friday blocked access to the Instagram social media network, the national communications authority said without explanation, following censorship accusations against the U.S. company by a high-ranking Turkish official. The BTK communications authority said in a post on its

Facebook and messaging app Telegram is inaccessible on mobile networks. According to sources, the cache server of Meta platforms, Telegram on mobile networks was halted on Friday (August 2) after 12:30pm. Facebook, Messenger and Telegram were made inaccessible through mobile data as