Technology

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Google’s attempt to block a sweeping court order that requires significant changes to its Android Play Store — a decision that reinforces a jury’s ruling last year declaring the app marketplace an illegal monopoly. In a brief, one-sentence decision, the Court declined to grant Google a stay, meaning the tech giant must now ...

Apple has formally called on the European Union to repeal its landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), arguing the law harms user experience and introduces security risks. The company submitted its position in a 25-page document during the European Commission’s consultation period on the legislation, which ended Wednesday night. “The DMA should be repealed while a more appropriate fit for purpose ...

Satellite-based broadcasting operations in Bangladesh may be disrupted from September 29 due to a solar interference, informed Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) on Wednesday. The BSCL said that solar interference was a normal astronomical event affecting geo-stationary satellites, occurring twice a year. It occurs when the sun lines up directly behind a satellite and overwhelms the signal with its strong ...

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 ...