Technology

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 ...

The Pentagon has awarded contracts worth up to $200 million each to several top U.S. artificial intelligence firms, including Elon Musk’s xAI, despite recent backlash over offensive content generated by its Grok chatbot. Announced Monday by the Pentagon’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office (CDAO), the contracts also include AI companies Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI. The agreements aim to support ...

The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has directed all mobile phone operators to provide 1GB of free Internet to users on 18 July, in observance of ‘Free Internet Day.’ The BTRC took the decision at a meeting,chaired by the commission’s vice chairman, on Tuesday (July 8). As per the directive, the BTRC approved this initiative following instructions from the Ministry ...

Facebook users are being urged to exercise caution before enabling a new feature that allows Meta, Facebook’s parent company, to access and scan photos stored on their phones – including those never shared on social media platforms. The development follows growing concerns over Meta’s use of user data, especially after reports confirmed that the company has been training its artificial ...