3+ hour, 4+ min ago   (268+ words) Unlike a web address printed on paper, a QR code hides its destination from the user. Customers cannot immediately determine whether the code directs them to a legitimate payment gateway or a fraudulent website. This characteristic has fuelled the rise…...

17+ hour, 7+ min ago   (187+ words) Meta has recently announced the launch of Facebook Verified, a free verification badge designed to confirm that a profile belongs to a real person through a selfie-based identity check. Unlike the paid Meta Verified subscription, which uses a blue verification…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (192+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes Why secularism is losing ground in South Asia The new world of geoeconomics: From comparative advantage to coercive advantage Interview / Modern Islam has…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (223+ words) Users in Bangladesh reported difficulty accessing their Facebook accounts from desktop and laptop computers from around 1:40pm today, while many said they were still able to access the social media platform through its mobile application. The service disruption blocked users in…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (649+ words) To some, the practice of matchmaking may seem archaic. However, over a decade after the advent of dating apps, a collective exhaustion is palpable in many. Such developments are interesting and worth noting even for the layperson who finds themselves…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (325+ words) Post and Telecommunication Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam today said the government has no plan to sell the state-owned mobile operator Teletalk. He said keeping Teletalk under government control is necessary to maintain competition in the market against other operators. Efforts…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (378+ words) Aunty Eva has reached an age where she no longer understands young people, but continues to observe them with the enthusiasm of David Attenborough watching particularly confused flamingos. Last Sunday, her niece informed her she had been the victim of…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (590+ words) Going out in Dhaka is always limited to two choices: eating out or watching a movie. So, like any normal person, I used to scroll through Instagram and "educate" myself on the most recent brain rot terms. After a few…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (437+ words) An internet service provider’s office was vandalised and looted yesterday after its owner allegedly refused to pay Tk 2 crore in extortion in Chattogram city’s Bakalia Access Road area. The attack was allegedly carried out by associates of Mobarak Hossain Emon,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (369+ words) Meta must change Facebook’s and Instagram’s “addictive design” or face a heavy fine, the EU warned yesterday. Brussels accused the US tech giant of failing to limit the risks the platforms posed to users, especially children and vulnerable adults, because…...