Sci-Tech

Gb news24 desk// NASA's Parker Solar Probe is now closer to the sun than any spacecraft has ever gotten. Parker on Monday surpassed the record of 26.6 million miles (43 million kilometers) set by Helios-2 back in 1976. And it will…

Gb news24 desk// Facebook has uncovered and removed dozens of pages, accounts and groups linked to Iran that the firm says coordinated "inauthentic behaviour", targeting people in the US and UK. The affected posts focused on divisive…

Gb news24 desk// Facebook said Friday that it had removed 82 pages, groups, and accounts that were run from Iran but targeting people in the US and the UK. The company said it had first discovered the pages a week ago and that it was…

Gb news24 desk// Google has sacked 48 people including 13 senior managers over sexual harassment claims since 2016. In a letter to employees, chief executive Sundar Pichai said the tech giant was taking a "hard line" on inappropriate…

Gb news24 desk// Google has dropped plans to open a large campus in a trendy district of Berlin that were strongly opposed by local campaigners. The US tech giant planned to set up an incubator for start-ups in Kreuzberg, but on…

Gb news24 desk// A 16-year-old boy from California was the surprise winner of the grand final of the Classic Tetris World Championship in Oregon. The iconic block stacking computer game is 13 years older than him. Joseph Saelee…

Gb news24 desk// Search engine giant Google has created a new Doodle on its homepage, marking Bangladeshi poet, columnist and journalist Shamsur Rahman’s 89th birth anniversary. The 89th anniversary of the birth of late eminent poet…

Gb news24 desk// China’s former internet chief, Lu Wei, pleaded guilty in court on Friday of taking millions of dollars in bribes, after prosecutors accused him of abusing his power in various government posts over 15 years. The…

Gb news24 desk// In June Google started adding security metadata to all apps and app updates to help verify product authenticity from Google Play. They were doing this to help developers reach a wider audience, particularly in…

Gb news24 desk// Facebook was aware of inaccuracies in the way it measured how many people viewed video on its site for a year longer than it has previously admitted, court documents have claimed. Newly released papers that are part…