IT

Nobel prize honors breakthroughs on lithium-ion batteries

Shawdesh Desk: If you’re reading this on a cellphone or laptop computer, you might thank the three winners of this year’s Nobel Prize in chemistry for their work on lithium-ion

Facebook to settle advertiser lawsuit for $40 million

Shawdesh Desk: Facebook has agreed to pay $40 million to advertisers who said it inflated the amount of time its users watched videos. The San Jose Mercury News says the

Japan’s JERA invests USD 330 million to buy 22 percent stake in Summit Power

Shawdesh Desk: In a move to establish major energy infrastructure, including power generation projects in Bangladesh, Japan’s largest energy company JERA Co., Inc. (“JERA”), has acquired a 22% stake in

ISRO releases pictures of moon surface taken by camera on Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter

Shawdesh Desk: The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has released the pictures of the moon surface clicked by the Orbiter High Resolution Camera (OHRC) mounted on the Chandrayaan-2 Orbiter. According

Iran hackers ‘targeted US 2020 campaign’

Shawdesh Desk: Hackers that appear to be linked to Iran’s government have targeted the 2020 US presidential election, according to tech company Microsoft. The group attacked more than 200 email

Bangladesh a successful name in IT: Jabbar

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh is a successful name in Information Technology (IT) among the Commonwealth countries in the world, said Posts and Telecommunications Minister Mustafa Jabbar on Monday. Jabbar made the

Man shares image of ‘crocodile receptionist’

Shawdesh Desk: The Internet often presents netizens with such images that are equal parts weird and interesting. An old image of an alligator in an office setting is one such

Russia rolls out the red carpet for Huawei over 5G

Shawdesh Desk: While the US banned Huawei for alleged espionage and asked its allies to do the same, Moscow has rolled out the red carpet for the Chinese tech company,