Sci-Tech

GBNEWS24 DESK// With "one of the coolest jobs in the world," NASA rover operator Vandi Verma hopes women's high profile in the latest Mars mission will inspire a new generation to pursue careers in a sector traditionally…

GBNEWS24 DESK// A team of high school students in this west Japan city has developed a bicycle that runs on a compressed air engine which has been officially certified by Guinness World Records as the "fastest compressed air powered…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Twitter chief Jack Dorsey backed the messaging platform’s ban of US President Donald Trump, but said Wednesday it sets a “dangerous” precedent and represents a failure to promote healthy conversation on the social…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Google service abruptly went down on Monday evening, impacting hundreds of users. Among the services that were disrupted at the time of writing include Gmail, Google Search, YouTube, and Google Maps among…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Facebook on Sunday lodged a case seeking Tk 44 lakh compensation against Bangladeshi citizen SK Shamsul Alam who was allotted a domain from Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL). According to sources,…

GBNEWS24 DESK// One of the world’s fastest-growing apps, TikTok could usher in an era where Asia – not Silicon Valley – leads the tech industry. That change could be transformative. F For more than 30 years, a small parcel of…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Our galaxy is filled with potentially habitable planets -- at least 300 million of them, according to NASA. The US space agency's Kepler Space Telescope spent nine years on a planet-hunting mission, successfully…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Chinese tech company Xiaomi overtook Apple as the world's third-biggest seller of smartphones in the third quarter of the year, according to a new report. Xiaomi sold 46.5 million devices – nearly 5 million more than…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Twitter Inc said on Thursday its social networking site was down for many users due to an inadvertent change it had made to its internal systems but the platform seemed to be returning to normal after about an…

GBNEWS24 DESK// Facebook on Tuesday announced a ban on ads that discourage people from getting vaccinated, in light of the coronavirus pandemic which the social media giant said has "highlighted the importance of preventive health…