Technology

Meta Shuts More Than 750,000 Suspected Under-16 Accounts in Australia

Meta, the owner of Facebook and Instagram, said on Thursday it had disabled more than 750,000 accounts in Australia since the world’s first ban on social media use by children under 16 took effect, while also pledging further action amid possible regulatory steps.

FIFA World Cup craze fuels internet subscriber growth

The ongoing FIFA World Cup appears to have given a strong boost to internet usage in Bangladesh, with industry insiders attributing a sharp rise in internet subscriptions to increased data consumption during the global football spectacle alongside some others aspects.

Starlink Subs Reach 5,000 in BD, but High Costs Limit Wider Market Impact

Starlink has attracted just over 5,000 customers in Bangladesh in the first year since launching its satellite-based internet service, with most of them corporate users, according to Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission data. Stakeholders say strong public interest in Elon Musk’s servi

Space startup to launch India's first private orbital rocket

Indian startup Skyroot Aerospace said Thursday it would hold the maiden test flight of the country's first privately developed orbital-class rocket in the coming weeks. The Vikram-1 rocket, designed to carry small satellites into low-Earth orbit, will lift off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in

Amazon pledges additional $13 bn in India AI investment

E-commerce giant Amazon announced on Thursday an additional $13-billion investment by 2030 to expand its artificial intelligence footprint in India, months after declaring plans to invest more than $35 billion.

IBM unveils chip technology it says will deliver major performance leap

IBM unveiled new semiconductor technology Thursday that the company says could deliver computer chips with 50 percent better performance while dramatically lowering power consumption.