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Attaullah Baig, the former head of security at WhatsApp, has filed a federal lawsuit against Meta, accusing the company of widespread cybersecurity failures and retaliating against him for raising concerns. Baig served in the role from 2021 until his termination in February 2025. Filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday, the 115-page complaint alleges that around 1,500 WhatsApp engineers ...

SpaceX is set to launch its tenth test flight of the Starship megarocket on Sunday, aiming to reverse a string of recent failures that have cast doubt on the ambitious project’s future. The launch is scheduled for 6:30 pm local time (2330 GMT) from the company’s Starbase facility in southern Texas. The mission will focus on testing the upper stage’s ...

Elon Musk has reignited his feud with OpenAI, this time turning his criticism toward Apple, accusing the tech giant of favoring OpenAI’s ChatGPT in the App Store rankings and threatening legal action on behalf of his AI startup, xAI. “Apple is behaving in a manner that makes it impossible for any AI company besides OpenAI to reach #1 in the ...

The government is set to bring high-speed satellite internet to 100 schools in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) within the next six months through Starlink connectivity, marking a major step toward digital education in one of Bangladesh’s most remote regions. The initiative aims to enhance access to modern, technology-driven learning for students in hilly and isolated areas, where traditional internet ...

The Trump administration is moving to end two NASA missions that track carbon dioxide levels and plant health, potentially cutting off vital data for scientists, farmers, and policymakers amid a warming planet. The administration’s proposed 2026 budget includes no funding for the Orbiting Carbon Observatories — a free-flying satellite launched in 2014 and an instrument attached to the International Space ...

State-owned Bangladesh Submarine Cables PLC (BSC PLC) has reached a major milestone by delivering 4.00 terabits per second (Tbps) of real-time international bandwidth, marking a significant leap in the country’s internet infrastructure. On Friday (August 1), BSC PLC surpassed the 4.00 Tbps mark in real-time bandwidth supply, following its recent delivery of 200 Gbps for Starlink satellite internet services in ...

Microsoft announced Wednesday that its Azure cloud computing platform has generated more than $75 billion in annual revenue, marking a 34% increase from the previous year. The disclosure came as part of the company’s end-of-year earnings report and highlighted Azure’s central role in Microsoft’s growing artificial intelligence strategy. The report also showed a strong financial performance overall. Microsoft posted a ...

An Australian aerospace company, Gilmour Space Technologies, marked a milestone on Wednesday with the brief but symbolic test launch of its locally built orbital rocket, which carried a jar of Vegemite in its nose cone. The three-stage Eris rocket managed approximately 14 seconds of flight before crashing back to Earth in a plume of smoke. The 23-metre vehicle was launched ...

Bangladesh has officially joined the growing network of countries connected by Starlink, the high-speed satellite internet service operated by US-based aerospace company SpaceX. The launch was formally announced at a press conference held Friday evening at Hotel InterContinental in Dhaka, where government officials and senior Starlink representatives gathered to mark the milestone. Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, Special Assistant to the Chief ...

Mobile phone operators will provide customers with 1GB of free internet data today (Friday). The data will be valid for five days, said a notice issued by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) on Wednesday. The BTRC stated that the free internet is being offered to commemorate the July Uprising Day, fulfill public expectations, and serve the public interest. On ...