92 place 20

180 Bangladesh Is Experiencing a 'Near-Total' Internet Shutdown Amid Student Protests

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 07/19/2024 19:10 EDT

Bangladesh Is Experiencing a 'Near-Total' Internet Shutdown Amid Student Protests

Bangladesh is experiencing a "near-total" nationwide internet shutdown amid government efforts to control widespread student protests against the country's quota system for government jobs. The country's quota system requires a third of government jobs be reserved for relatives of veterans who had fought for independence from Pakistan.

According to Reuters, the protests "have opened old and sensitive political fault lines between those who fought for Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan in 1971 and tho

To see detailed statistics for the news please log in »

Read the original

Add your comment
You must be logged in with Facebook to read and write comments.

A newsletter a day!

You may get 10 most important news around midday in daily newsletter. Press the button and we will send you the most important news only, no spam attached.

or register

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

News from the same source
Slashdot Slashdot
Business Insider
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan @ Business Insider 1 place · 11/28/2024 23:38 EDT

Putin hails Trump as a 'smart and experienced person' who can bring peace to Ukraine

Putin called Trump "a smart and experienced person," who can find "a solution" to the Ukraine war. Trump previously vowed to end the war in 24 hours. Read more

1,311 fresh

🔮
29.11.2024 ♉︎ Today will be a busy and productive day for Taurus in terms of work. You... Read more ›
CNET
Gael Cooper @ CNET 1 place · 11/28/2024 23:00 EDT

Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Nov. 29, #537

Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 537 for Black Friday, Nov. 29. Read more

795 fresh

Business Insider
Amanda Goh @ Business Insider 3 place · 11/28/2024 22:35 EDT

Ted Danson says he's thankful for not meeting his wife earlier

"I was not really fully emotionally baked until shortly before I met Mary," Ted Danson, who married Mary Steenburgen in 1995, said. Read more

752 fresh

Tech Wire Asia
Amresh Kumar @ Tech Wire Asia 1 place · 11/28/2024 09:25 EDT

Brands: Are you chasing trends or predicting them with tech?

In this article, we discuss how the key to brand success lies in not ‘chasing trends,’ but embracing an agile, data-driven approach that prioritises real-time insights and responsiveness. Connecting with consumers in a meaningful way Today’s brands, in and outside of Southeast Asia, face a constant challenge: Cutting through the noise and connecting with consumers... Read more » Read more

584

Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot 1 place · 11/28/2024 21:10 EDT

Google's Chrome Worth Up To $20 Billion If Judge Orders Sale

Alphabet's Chrome browser could go for as much as $20 billion if a judge agrees to a Justice Department proposal to sell the business, in what would be a historic crackdown on one of the world's biggest tech companies. From a report: The department will ask the judge, who ruled in August that Google illegally monopolized the search market, to require measures related to artificial intelligence and its Android smartphone... Read more

377 fresh

Business Insider
Brent D. Griffiths @ Business Insider · 11/28/2024 18:35 EDT

Biden cautions Trump over imposing tariffs on Mexico and Canada: 'I hope he rethinks it'

Joe Biden said Donald Trump's plan to impose a 25% tariff on Mexican and Canadian imports is "counterproductive." Read more

372 fresh

Business Insider
Erin Liam @ Business Insider · 11/28/2024 19:14 EDT

Tired of Chicago winters, this Gen Xer retired at 46 and moved to Bangkok. It cut his monthly spending by half.

Before leaving the US, where he had been spending over $6,000 a month, Chris set a budget of around $3,000 for his new life in Thailand. Read more

269 fresh

Business Insider
Ellen Thomas @ Business Insider · 11/28/2024 21:41 EDT

Canada is Google's latest antitrust legal challenger

Canada's Competition Bureau said the tech giant has abused its position to maintain market dominance. Read more

243 fresh

Business Insider
Kwan Wei Kevin Tan,Aditi Bharade @ Business Insider · 11/28/2024 19:08 EDT

The most auspicious year for Chinese births is almost over. For dragon babies, the competition is just getting started.

Having a child in an auspicious year may be a point of prestige for some parents, but experts say there are real drawbacks. Read more

242 fresh

Business Insider
Julia Pugachevsky @ Business Insider · 11/28/2024 19:35 EDT

Organic eggs sold at 25 Costco stores were recalled for Salmonella risk

Organic eggs sold under the Kirkland brand at multiple Costcos have been recalled due to concerns about Salmonella. Read more

207 fresh

Digital Trends
Trevor Mogg @ Digital Trends 1 place · 11/28/2024 20:30 EDT

NASA’s Mars rover reveals what it’s grateful for this Thanksgiving

Tens of millions of miles from home, NASA's Curiosity rover has shared what it's grateful for this Thanksgiving Read more

193 fresh

Engadget
Igor Bonifacic @ Engadget 1 place · 11/28/2024 22:00 EDT

Canada's Competition Bureau sues to break up Google's ad business

Canada's antitrust watchdog is suing Google to force the breakup of the company’s ad tech unit. In a statement published Thursday, during the US Thanksgiving holiday, the Competition Bureau said a “thorough” investigation had found that Google had abused its dominant position in programmatic web advertising to “maintain and entrench its market power.” Specifically, the watchdog has accused Google of giving its own tools preferential access to online ad inventory.... Read more

169 fresh

Business Insider
Olivia Singh @ Business Insider · 11/28/2024 21:01 EDT

Here's how Renée Rapp's Leighton exits 'The Sex Lives of College Girls'

Ahead of season three of "The Sex Lives of College Girls," Reneé Rapp announced she'd be leaving the show. Here's what happens to her character, Leighton. Read more

121 fresh

Mashable
Mashable 1 place · 11/28/2024 19:05 EDT

The best Black Friday tech deals in Australia for 2024

Deals from all the top brands and retailers, including Apple, LG, Samsung and more! Read more

99 fresh

CNET
Caroline Igo @ CNET 2 place · 11/28/2024 20:50 EDT

12 Best Black Friday Sleep Deals for Sleep Lovers

This Black Friday, shop for better sleep for yourself and all the sleep lovers in your life with our top picks of the best deals on mattress toppers, eye masks, sunrise alarm clocks, sleep tech and more. Read more

92 fresh

The most popular news from the same source for the last week
Slashdot Slashdot
Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot · 11/27/2024 15:41 EDT

LinkedIn Posts Are Now Mostly AI-Written, Study Shows

More than half of longer English posts on LinkedIn are likely generated by AI, according to research from AI detection firm Originality AI. The company analyzed nearly 9,000 public posts over 100 words published between 2018 and 2024, finding AI usage surged 189% after ChatGPT's launch in early 2023, Wired reported Wednesday. LinkedIn, which also offers AI writing tools to premium subscribers, told Wired that it does not track AI-generated... Read more

299

Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/24/2024 00:34 EDT

'Potentially Toxic' Chemical Byproduct May Be Present in 1/3 of US Drinking Water

NBC News reports that a newly identified chemical byproduct "may be present in drinking water in about a third of U.S. homes, a study found." "Scientists do not yet know whether the byproduct is dangerous. But some are worried that it could have toxic properties because of similarities to other chemicals of concern." The newly identified substance, named "chloronitramide anion," is produced when water is treated with chloramine, a chemical... Read more

107

Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot · 11/26/2024 09:00 EDT

Stanford Research Reveals 9.5% of Software Engineers 'Do Virtually Nothing'

A Stanford study of over 50,000 software engineers across hundreds of companies has found that approximately 9.5% of engineers perform minimal work while drawing full salaries, potentially costing tech companies billions annually. The research showed the issue is most prevalent in remote work settings, where 14% of engineers were classified as "ghost engineers" compared to 6% of office-based staff. The study evaluated productivity through analysis of private Git repositories and... Read more

72

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 11/23/2024 08:00 EDT

Is the 'Hour of Code' the New 30-Minute Saturday Morning Cartoon Commercial?

Longtime Slashdot reader theodp writes: Past corporate-sponsored Hour of Code tutorials for the nation's schoolchildren have blurred the lines between coding lessons and product infomercials. So too is the case again with this year's newly-announced Hour of Code 2024 flagship tutorials, which include Microsoft Minecraft, Amazon Music, and Transformers One movie-themed intros to coding. The press release announcing the tutorials from tech-backed nonprofit Code.org, which organizes the Hour of Code... Read more

71

Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot · 11/22/2024 12:57 EDT

Plex's Upcoming App Redesign is a Big Swing at Going Legit

An anonymous reader shares a report: Plex is beginning to test its "newly reimagined Plex experience," which will be available first on mobile and is coming to TV platforms "very soon." Plex says the new experience has been in development for almost two years and is "designed to bring everything you love into one seamless interface." But don't worry -- while the new version of the app is currently missing... Read more

69

Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/24/2024 07:34 EDT

Mars Meteorite Reveals New Evidence That Hot Water Flowed on Ancient Mars

"Scientists have found what seems to be the oldest direct evidence of hot water flowing on Mars during its ancient past," reports Space.com. "The discovery could further indicate that the Red Planet, despite its arid and desolate appearance today, may have been capable of supporting life long ago." The evidence was delivered to Earth and sealed within the well-known Martian meteorite NWA7034, found in the Sahara Desert in 2011. Due... Read more

56

Slashdot
EditorDavid @ Slashdot · 11/23/2024 18:34 EDT

Does GitHub Copilot Improve Code Quality?

Microsoft-owned GitHub published a blog post asking "Does GitHub Copilot improve code quality? Here's what the data says." Its first paragraph includes statistics from past studies — that GitHub Copilot has helped developers code up to 55% faster, leaving 88% of developers feeling more "in the flow" and 85% feeling more confident in their code. But does it improve code quality? [W]e recruited 202 [Python] developers with at least five... Read more

53

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 11/27/2024 19:02 EDT

Tornado Cash Sanctions Overturned By US Appeals Court

A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that sanctions against Tornado Cash, a crypto transaction anonymization service, must be abandoned, stating that its immutable smart contracts do not constitute "property" under U.S. law and that the Treasury overstepped its authority. The ruling is available here (PDF). CoinDesk reports: The decision answers a controversial privacy debate on whether the government -- via a sanctions list maintained by the U.S. Treasury Department --... Read more

52

Slashdot
BeauHD @ Slashdot · 11/26/2024 19:25 EDT

Job Seekers Doubt AI's Promised Productivity Gains

Despite significant enterprise AI hype, most job seekers remain unconvinced of its benefits, with 69% doubting its ability to enhance work performance and 62% skeptical it reduces workloads. The findings come from a study conducted by Resume Genius. The Register reports: Consistent with the majority opinion that AI in the workplace has failed to impress, only 34 percent of respondents said they were worried about being replaced by a bot,... Read more

51

Slashdot
msmash @ Slashdot · 11/25/2024 15:00 EDT

US Says Google Is an Ad Tech Monopolist, in Closing Arguments

Lawyers for the United States on Monday said that Google had created a monopoly with its services to place ads online, closing out an antitrust trial over the company's dominance in advertising technology that could add to the Silicon Valley giant's mounting woes. From a report: The legal case concerns a system of software that is used by advertisers to place ads on websites around the internet. Aaron Teitelbaum, a... Read more

50

Most popular sources

  • You see 777 news out of 777.
  • Sources 63 out of 63.
Business Insider 29% 3
Tech Wire Asia 20% 8
CNET 8% 1
Tom's Hardware 5% 2
Android Authority 5% 2
View sources »

LIKE us on Facebook so you won't miss the most important news of the day!

29.11.2024 00:29
Last update: 00:15 EDT.
News rating updated: 07:20.

What is Times42?

Times42 brings you the most popular news from tech news portals in real-time chart.
Read about us in FAQ section.


Times42 © 2024