1d ago| Tech & Startup

Getting your smart card driving licence got easier: Here’s how

From January 17 onwards, applicants can now take the biometric verification on the same day as their driving licence exam. You can also receive your Smart Card Driving License in a combined form from the BRTA service portal.

January 14, 2023
January 14, 2023

Musk faces US fraud trial over Tesla tweet

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car giant Tesla, will face trial on Tuesday over allegedly manipulating the stock market with a tweet after a federal judge rejected his request to move the case out of California.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra: How does it fare almost a year later

Maintaining its OG form factor, Galaxy S22 Ultra was expected to meet the expectation of both – the S Series users and the Note series users. To appease these two camps, Samsung went all-in terms of hardware and performance.

January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023

4 reasons why networking is important - and how to do it the right way

Here are some reasons why networking is crucial for your career.

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Bangladeshi creators will be able to earn through YouTube Shorts

To meet the eligibility requirement to earn revenue, creators must have 4,000 hours of non-shorts content views or reach 10 million views on publicly available Shorts during the last 90 days.

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Apple to use in-house wireless chips for future iPhones: reports

Apple is planning on using in-house wireless chips in iPhones from 2025, states a report by Bloomberg.

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

Infinix launches Note 12 Pro smartphone in Bangladesh

Infinix Note 12 Pro features a 6.7-inch FHD+ true-colour AMOLED screen, a 108MP triple camera with a 1/1.67-inch image sensor and a 16P selfie camera.

January 12, 2023
January 12, 2023

4 dinosaur species found in Chilean valley for first time

Scientists have found the remains of four species of dinosaurs, including a megaraptor, in an inhospitable valley in Chilean Patagonia that has emerged over the past decade as an important fossil deposit, researchers said Wednesday.

January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023

OpenAI to monetise ChatGPT

OpenAI has recently released a waitlist for a monetised version of ChatGPT with premium features.

January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023

General Electric finalises separation of GE HealthCare

GE is retaining approximately 19.9% of the shares of GE HealthCare common stock.

January 11, 2023
January 11, 2023

Meta bans ads targeted at teens based on gender

Meta, owner of Instagram and Facebook, on Tuesday said it will stop allowing advertisers to target ads at teens based on gender, as it fights accusations that its platforms are harmful to young users..Beginning in February, the social media giant said advertisers, the source of the company

$5 billion export from ICT industry by 2025?

Bangladesh aims to achieve exports worth $5 billion from its ICT industry by 2025. The Daily Star's Tech section editor Shahriar Rahman speaks to former BASIS President Syed Almas Kabir on how it can be achieved in this episode of Star Connects.

1w ago| Tech & Startup

Flexing the wheels again

From tuner cars to classics as well as featuring some supercars here and there, the latest auto meet had it all. 

1w ago| Tech & Startup

Tips to take care of your car in winter

With a little bit of maintenance and care, you can help your car weather the winter season in good health.

1w ago| Tech & Startup

Take a look inside the grand Vespa meet up in Dhaka

Vespa Club Bangladesh recently hosted their Gentleman’s Ride event, which featured models starting from the 1960s to more recent mopeds.

5d ago| Outer Space

Historic UK rocket mission ends in failure

An attempt to launch the first rocket into orbit from UK soil ended in failure on Tuesday, with scientists reporting an "anomaly" as it neared its goal.

NASA to conduct first global water survey from space

A NASA-led international satellite mission was set for blastoff from Southern California early on Thursday on a major Earth science project to conduct a comprehensive survey of the world's oceans, lakes and rivers for the first time.

NASA's Orion capsule returns to Earth after lunar mission

NASA's Orion capsule barreled through Earth's atmosphere and splashed down in the Pacific ocean on Sunday after making an uncrewed voyage around the moon, winding up the inaugural mission of the US agency's new Artemis lunar program 50 years to the day after Apollo's final moon landing..Th

2d ago| Tech news

Musk faces US fraud trial over Tesla tweet

Elon Musk, the CEO of electric car giant Tesla, will face trial on Tuesday over allegedly manipulating the stock market with a tweet after a federal judge rejected his request to move the case out of California.

3d ago| Tech & Startup

Infinix launches Note 12 Pro smartphone in Bangladesh

Infinix Note 12 Pro features a 6.7-inch FHD+ true-colour AMOLED screen, a 108MP triple camera with a 1/1.67-inch image sensor and a 16P selfie camera.

4 dinosaur species found in Chilean valley for first time

Scientists have found the remains of four species of dinosaurs, including a megaraptor, in an inhospitable valley in Chilean Patagonia that has emerged over the past decade as an important fossil deposit, researchers said Wednesday.