Tech companies wage war on disease-carrying mosquitoes
American technology companies are bringing automation and robotics to the age-old task of battling mosquitoes…
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Scientists pick up ‘strange signals’ from a star 11 light-years away
Astronomers say they have detected ‘strange signals’ coming from the direction of Ross 128 —…
Is Facebook preparing to launch its own smartphone?
Facebook could be working on a smartphone, according to paperwork recently spotted by cyber sleuths…
Nano-satellite ‘Brac Onnesha’ starts orbiting Earth
Brac Onnesha, the country’s first nano-satellite, started orbiting the Earth as it was released from…
Social networks ‘lead to anxiety, fear in young’
Research from anti-bullying charity Ditch the Label suggests social media is making youngsters more anxious.…
Marine heatwave off Australian coast
Climate change induced by humans was “almost certainly” responsible for a marine heatwave off Australia’s…
Testing of Bangabandhu Satellite ground stations in Sept: Tarana
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim said on Saturday the testing of the…
Maths ‘genius’ Maryam Mirzakhani dies, aged 40
Maryam Mirzakhani, an Iranian-born mathematician who was the first woman to win the coveted Fields…
When your body becomes eligible for an upgrade
We all like to joke about what might happen if robots, powered by artificial intelligence,…
Unlocking Mysteries in the Sun’s 11-Year Cycle
Our sun may be special to us, but among all the stars in the galaxy,…
India develops ‘beef detection kits’
A government-run laboratory in western India has developed portable “beef detection kits” that will allow…
Facebook to build housing in Silicon Valley for first time
The shortage of housing in California’s Silicon Valley has gotten so severe that Facebook Inc…
Battery-free cellphone invented!
Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) have invented a phone that harvests the few…
Qualcomm seeks Apple iPhone sales ban
Qualcomm, the world’s biggest producer of mobile phone chips, has appealed for the sale of…
NASA plans to save Earth by knocking asteroid off its orbit
Aiming to show how to protect Earth from a future killer asteroid strike, NASA plans…
Malala joins Twitter
Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani campaigner who survived being shot in the head by Taliban gunmen,…
Samsung’s profit hits record high
Samsung Electronics, the world’s largest maker of semiconductors, smartphones and TVs, on Friday posted a…
1b Yahoo accounts exposed in new hack
Yahoo Inc warned on Wednesday that it had uncovered yet another massive cyber attack, saying…