In this Monday, Aug. 7, 2017 file photo, an Amazon Alexa display is seen at a store in Hialeah, Fla. Britain’s health agency is teaming up with Amazon’s digital voice assistant to help answer medical queries with advice from the agency’s official website. London, Jul 10 : Alexa will see you now. Britain’s health care service is teaming up with ...
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No scope of arbitration with GP, Robi over dues: BTRC chairman
Dhaka, July 7 : Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Chairman Md Jahurul Haque on Sunday said there is no scope of arbitration with Grameenphone and Robi as per the existing law over realising dues from them. “The path of dialogue is open but the mobile phone operators must pay the dues. They can sit with us anytime they want. However, ...
Read More »Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp photo glitch fixed
Facebook say glitches affecting its platforms have now been resolved. Users across the world had been unable to upload or view photos, videos and other files. The problems had affected its Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp apps.”The issue has… been resolved and we should be back at 100% for everyone,” it tweeted. It added that an unspecified issue had been accidentally ...
Read More »Vodafone switches on 5G network in seven UK cities
London, Jul 4 : Vodafone has become the second UK mobile operator to turn on its 5G network, offering faster speeds and the opportunity for new services, reports the BBC. The network is going live in seven UK cities, including Cardiff, London, Manchester and Glasgow. Making a success of the service could be crucial to the firm which has seen ...
Read More »Nokia distances itself from boss’s warning over Huawei 5G kit
Dhaka, Jun 30 : Telecoms giant Nokia has disowned the comments one of its senior executives made about rival Huawei, reports the BBC. Nokia’s chief technology officer Marcus Weldon told the BBC that the UK should be wary of using the Chinese hardware. He said Huawei’s telecoms kit had vulnerabilities that meant it posed a risk to 5G networks. In ...
Read More »New York City declares a climate emergency, the first US city with more than a million residents to do so
New York City Council members voted to declare a climate emergency. It’s the largest city to make the statement yet. Photo: Collected Dhaka, June 28 : New York City officials declared a climate emergency in an effort to mobilize local and national responses to stall global warming, reports CNN. It’s the largest city in the US, with over 8.62 million ...
Read More »Robots ‘to replace up to 20 million factory jobs’ by 2030
Up to 20 million manufacturing jobs around the world could be replaced by robots by 2030, according to analysis firm Oxford Economics, reports BBC. People displaced from those jobs are likely to find that comparable roles in the services sector have also been squeezed by automation, the firm said. However, increasing automation will also boost jobs and economic growth, it ...
Read More »Antibiotic-resistant superbugs can be transmitted to humans via plant foods
Photo: Representational image. This undated file illustration made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta depicts Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, one of the germs that can evolve to resist antibiotics. San Francisco, June 23 : Antibiotic-resistant bacteria could be transmitted to humans through consumption of plant foods, which may pose health risks for the general public, according ...
Read More »Facebook plans its own currency for 2 billion-plus users
Photo : An address sign for Facebook Way is shown in Menlo Park, Calif. Facebook unveiled a broad plan Tuesday, June 18, to create a new digital currency. San Francisco, Jun 19 : Facebook already rules daily communication for more than 2 billion people around the world. Now it wants its own currency, too. The social network unveiled an ambitious ...
Read More »Facebook set to unveil new cryptocurrency
Facebook is set Tuesday to unveil a bid to bring cryptocurrency payments into the mainstream, reportedly with the endorsement of governments and financial giants. The world’s biggest social network is expected to outline details of a virtual currency launching next year that it hopes will avoid the rollercoaster volatility of “blockchain” technologies such as bitcoin. Facebook is setting up a ...
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