The United States has banned investment in 56 Chinese companies, including Huawei

 

President Joe Biden has added fuel to the fire of an ongoing dispute between the United States and China. In a new executive order, he banned investments in 59 Chinese companies, including Huawei. This order will be effective from August 2.

As a result of the new order, no individual or organization in the United States can invest in Chinese companies. The sanctions were imposed on allegations that the companies were affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party.

Along with Huawei, the long list also includes chip maker SMIC, telecom operator China Mobile, video security company Hickvision and Chinese defense sector company Plethora. A U.S. official confirmed that more Chinese companies could be added to the list next month.

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The price of Bitcoin has dropped by half

 

Bitcoin, the world's largest and most well-known cryptocurrency, is having its worst time. Bitcoin fell 13 percent on Sunday. And through this the price has come down to almost half of the highest price of the year.

On April 14 this year, the value of Bitcoin was about 65 thousand dollars. On Sunday, it came down to 32,601, which is 899.54 less than the previous day.

Meanwhile, the price of ether coins related to the Ethereum blockchain network fell 17 percent to 905, down 391.31 from the previous close.

Prices are falling unexpectedly in the 24-hour Bitcoin market. Elon Musk, known as the chief executive of Tesla and a proponent of cryptocurrency, has come under a lot of pressure due to multiple tweets, including the closure of Bitcoin payment facility at Tesla. In addition, China has stopped trading through cryptocurrency mining.

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Internet Explorer will be shut down on June 15 next year

 

Internet Explorer will be shut down from June 15 next year. After 25 years of operation on the Windows operating system, from that day onwards, that authority is completely shifting to the company's new browser 'Edge'.

Of course, before August 17, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook and other Microsoft web services will also be available on Nintendo Explorer.

In a statement, Shawn Lindersay, program manager at Microsoft Edge, said that the future of Internet Explorer in Windows 10 is Microsoft Edge. Internet Explorer 11 desktop application will be closed on some versions of Windows 10 on June 15, 2022.

Before that, Microsoft Edge was first seen in 2015. From then on, the days of closing Internet Explorer began to count.

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Gmail will compete with WhatsApp-Telegram!

 

This time, maybe the popular communication app WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal want to share the business of Google's email service G-mail. That's why 3 more apps are being added to the Gmail app.

As a result, users are going to get the benefit of chat, meet and rooms from personal accounts as well as mailers.

In the past, users could use the chat messaging app in the Google workspace.

But now you can share media and photos in the Google chat interface from the Gmail app, have access to Google Drive for file sharing and switch directly to Google Meet for video chat.

The most convenient thing is that now the user does not have to switch to different apps separately for Gmail, Chat, Meet and Room.

As a result, their use will increase, and chat and meet options will become a competitor for video meetings and instant messaging platforms such as Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Slack, experts say. The idea is that personal Gmail accounts will also compete with WhatsApp, Telegram and Signal.

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News and weather updates are coming to the Windows 10 taskbar

After testing in Insider, this time Windows 10 users will have the opportunity to see the latest features including weather updates and news. To this end, shortcuts are being added to the taskbar of the operating system. Users will be able to see those updates when they click. News Engadget.

It is known that along with the weather and latest news, sports scores, stock market updates can be seen by clicking on those shortcuts in the taskbar. When a user clicks to view a story in detail, it will open in the browser.

Users can save and share any article for further reading if they wish. But the hope is, apparently there will be no ads.

There will be several options for how the user wants to see the icon. Also those who do not want to enjoy this feature can turn it off if they want. The feature will be available to users in the next few weeks.

 

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This time Apple is bringing Touch ID to iMac

 

Apple's new ultra-colorful iMac will have a wireless Touch ID feature. This Touch ID allows users to log in to iMac, change profiles, and make purchases on the Apple Pay service. News Engadget.

The feature will remain built-in to the scheduled version of the Magic Keyboard to be sold with the new iMac. This Touch ID will be circular in the top row of the keyboard, which will be able to detect fingerprints.

Earlier, the iPhone and iPad had Touch ID feature, but this is the first time the feature is on the company's desktop line.

According to Apple, a secure encryption, encrypted channels and dedicated security components have been used to protect users' fingerprint data. Users can make payments easily, quickly and securely.

Apple will start taking orders for the new iMac from April 30, and delivery will begin in mid-May. Magic keyboard of two versions will be available simultaneously.

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Huawei is going to be banned in Romania!

 

Romania last week approved a new law that would ban Huawei from building a FiveG network in the country. As it relates to the 2019 Washington Accords, any future partnership between Huawei and Romania will be banned.

Not all organizations participating in the creation of the country's FiveG network can be controlled by foreign governments. Everyone must have a transparent and own ownership structure. At the same time there must be legal validity to adhere to transparent corporate practices.

The bill is awaiting parliamentary approval, which is expected to be completed in the next few weeks.

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Timelapse feature has been added to Google Earth

 

Google Earth is showing video images of climate change, urbanization and deforestation. Has released a new feature - Timelaps. In Fordy View, users will be able to see how forests and rivers have been lost in any part of the world in the last four decades.

Timelaps have been used to create 40 million images, 800 archived videos and interactively guided images of artificial satellites over the past 37 years. The feature also uses data from the US space agency NASA, the US Geological Survey's Landsat program and the European Union's Copernicus program.

Reuters reports that Google Earth's timelapse tool highlights riverine areas, ever-growing urban areas and agricultural land changes. It also shows the depletion of glaciers, forests and rivers.

One such video shows Bolivia's nearby forests disappearing into villages and farms. In another, the main reason for the rise of the Amazon forest. The third one is seen melting again in the video

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Fitbit brings ‘luxury’ fitness tracker!

 

This is the first time that Fitbit is going to unveil a device after the acquisition process by Google, even though it is not a Wire OS smartwatch. According to a leaked information from WinFuture, it will be 'Fitbit Lux', which is basically a 'luxury' fitness tracker.

The device uses a stainless steel case. There is an LED screen. There will be GPS, heart rate monitor and swimming-friendly waterproof system. Its interchangeable straps are not commonly found on fitness trackers. Fitbit is building the device with the promise of controlled health with excellent design.

Although the release date is not yet known, it is expected that the device will be unveiled soon. But the biggest challenge will be the price. Surely Fitbit is bringing this device to the premium customers, which will make it harder to compete with the cheaper trackers.

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Google's shopping app is going to be closed in June

 

Google's shopping app will be closed from next June. According to Google, they are going to stop this service from next June.

However, it will only apply to mobile apps. Everyone can enjoy this facility on desktop or web version as now. Nothing is stopping there.

Even if you can't shop through the app, shopping from the desktop will not be a problem. In other words, shopping dot google dot com is the same as before. And you can buy anything you like from it.

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Fake job traps for hackers on LinkedIn

 

Job seekers are looking for jobs after falling victim to the Corona epidemic. And by taking advantage of this opportunity, hacker anagona has increased at an excessive rate on LinkedIn with fake job advertisements.

A recent Gizmodo report uncovered a fake job trap on LinkedIn.

Cybercriminals are using a sophisticated and realistic campaign on LinkedIn to hack into users' devices, according to a report by e-Centaur, a cybersecurity solutions service provider.

The company claims that a certain hacking group has been trying to trap job seekers in various fake jobs by trying to infect them through remote code execution.

With this remote code execution, hackers can gain remote access to the victim's device. As a result, hackers can send, receive, launch or even delete a file on the device without the victim's permission.

According to the report, these hackers are actually associated with many big cybercrime cycles. This group of cybercriminals is known as 'Golden Chicken'.

It is known that hackers send messages directly to the user with job offers. This job offer includes a zip file. And this file contains malware, which helps the hacker to get into the user's device.

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Verizon shuts down 3G It's network

 

Last January, Verizon spokesman Kevin King said the company apparently had no strong plans to shut down its 3G network. However, it has changed quickly. Verizon's 3G network will be shut down on December 31 next year. News Engadget.

Mike Heiberman, vice president of network engineering at Verizon, announced the closure of the 3G network on Wednesday. Currently, less than one percent of Verizon's total subscribers use 3G networks. The remaining 99 percent use 4G LTE or 5G, he said.

Verizon currently has about 9 million subscribers. As such, only nine lakh 40 thousand people are using 3G network.

For almost a year, Verizon has been campaigning to shut down their 3G CDMA services. In 2012, the company launched 4G LTE service. The company has been thinking of shutting down 3G services since 2014.

In 2016, plans were finally announced to shut down the 3G network within the next three years. It was later extended to 2020. Eventually it was extended to 2022. However, it has been informed that there is no plan to extend the term this time.

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Tesla cars can be bought with bitcoin, says Elon Musk

 

Tesla is now accepting bitcoin payments, as promised earlier this year. The information came from Tesla's website and CEO Elon Musk's tweet. News Engadget.

In a series of tweets, the head of Tesla said that Tesla will consider bitcoin payments as bitcoin. It will not be converted to ordinary currency. Tesla has used internal, open source software to launch the service, and Tesla will manage Bitcoin nodes directly.

This service is currently available for US customers only. However, Elon Musk added that Bitcoin payment facilities will be introduced in countries outside the United States later this year.

Apparently Tesla will not accept any cryptocurrency other than Bitcoin. Customers have to pay the full amount through one transaction. This payment can be made by scanning the QR code or copying and pasting the bitcoin address.

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Apple is discontinuing the iMac Pro

 

If you want to buy an iMac Pro for an emergency, you should buy it quickly. Because Apple is going to put an end to this all-in-one workstation. Engadget quoted Apple as saying.

Only those who are interested can buy the limited edition of 10-core Zion configuration. But that too as long as the last supply exists in the market. It will be ordered in the next three to four weeks.

According to Apple, most Pro customers are satisfied with the high-end 2020 iMac. It has SSDS standard, modern graphics facility, RAM up to 128 GB and nano texture display. In addition, customers who demand more than the Mac Pro Tower can buy.

Note that the iMac Pro was unveiled at the end of 2017. The device has become quite popular among those who do photo and video editing. However, the future of the device is uncertain as there is no improvement from the base specification. Many people think that the popular PCT is going to end in this series.

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More than 20,000 organizations have been affected by Microsoft's email error

More than 20,000 organizations have been affected by Microsoft's email error. Reuters quoted a US government official as saying. The attackers are still under investigation. According to some experts, millions of customers have been affected by this cyber attack. And this number may increase further.

Cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs said in a report on Friday that at least 30,000 Microsoft customers had been affected by the attack.

Microsoft, meanwhile, has blamed China for the hacking, claiming state support for the attack, which was carried out using email services.

In this case, the hackers have taken advantage of the weakness of Microsoft's exchange service. Exchange is the organization's mail and calendar server. Government and military contractors, starting with small businesses, use Microsoft's exchange services.

 

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Brazilian court orders investigation of Facebook ads

 

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court has ordered an investigation into the sale of a protected area in the Amazon Rainforest via Facebook.

Brazil's Supreme Court Justice Luis Roberto Barroso has called on the country's attorney general and the justice ministry to investigate, citing a BBC investigative report.

The BBC's investigation into the sale of plots as large as 1,000 football pitches in a Facebook classified ad in the Amazon Forest.

Expressing surprise at the advertisement for the sale of the forest, the court called on the government to take "appropriate civil and criminal action".

Facebook said it was "ready to work with local authorities". But they will not be able to take independent action to stop this trade.

The Amazon is the world's largest rainforest and an important carbon store that slows global warming. It is home to about 3 million species of plants and animals, and 1 million indigenous peoples.

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This is the world's first 18 GB RAM smartphone!

 

18 GB (GB) RAM smartphone has come in the market. The Red Magic 6 Pro model has been dubbed as the world's first 18 GB RAM smartphone by various technology media. 

According to Indian technology media Gadget Now, Tencent Games and Nubia have jointly developed this gaming smartphone.

This smartphone uses AMOLED screen with a refresh rate of 165 Hz. One of the gaming experiences will give a response rate of less than 8 milliseconds.

The display resolution of the smartphone is 1080 * 2400. It uses octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 processor. This smartphone with four and a half thousand mAh battery has 120-watt fast charging facility. The back of the phone has a 64-megapixel main sensor, an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens and a two-megapixel macro camera. There is an 8-megapixel camera on the front.

The smartphone will be available in the Chinese market from March 11 at a price of 4,399 yuan. The phone in the world market

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YouTube has shut down 5 TV channels in Myanmar

The US-based technology company Alphabet's video-sharing site YouTube has removed five television channels run by the Myanmar army from its platform.

The five channels that have been removed include state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) as well as army-controlled Mayawadi Media, MW Variety and MWD Myanmar.

A spokesman for YouTube confirmed to Reuters that several channels had been shut down and many videos had been removed in accordance with the Community Goodline and applicable laws.

He said the move was in response to the military's ouster of a democratic government in the Southeast Asian nation in February.

Earlier, Facebook authorities also banned the Myanmar Army and all related accounts and pages on their platform.
 

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The new iMac is coming in five colors!

Technology giant Apple plans to unveil a smaller Mac Pro and a 24-inch iMac series in a variety of colors.

John Prosser, who leaked the correct information about Apple, said that Apple may unveil the new iMac in many colors. Silver, Space Gray, Rose Gold, Sky Blue and Green can be seen in IMAC.

According to a report by technology site Verge, Apple may have different colors for the new iMac from the memory of the first iMac. Prosara claims that the new design will have a narrower bezel like the Apple iPad Pro.

He said the new iMac may have the same port as last year's iMac. However, this time the location of the port may change.

The Pro Display XDR and iPad Pro could be a combination of the new design iMac. Even if the design is changed, the device does not have Face ID.

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Google Pay has joined 84 banks in 24 countries

Google is working hard on their digital payment system Google Pay. Following this, the service has been newly connected with 84 banks and financial institutions in 24 countries. 

Most of the banks that have joined Google Pay for contactless payments are Canadian. However, the whole list is spread across 5 continents.

The newly listed countries are: Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Poland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Sweden, UAE, UK and Ukraine. 

Note that Google Pay is currently providing services in 40 countries.

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Apple surpasses Samsung in smartphone sales

For the first time since 2016, Apple has surpassed Samsung in global smartphone sales. The iPhone maker achieved this milestone in the last quarter of 2020 as the fourth quarter.

According to Gartner's latest report, global smartphone sales fell 5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2020. Even then, Apple is at the top of sales with its four iPhone 12 models in that quarter.

For the past few years, Samsung or Huawei have been at the top. But with the new iPhone, Apple topped the market with 20.8 percent share. On the other hand, Huawei is at the bottom of the list of top 5 companies. Xiaomi is third and Apo is fourth.

Note that Samsung is at the top in 2020 as a whole. Last year, their market share was 18.8 percent. Apple was in second place with 14.8 percent share.
 

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Black holes many times larger than imagined

 

The time has come for astronauts to change the scope of their expectations about black holes. According to the New York Times, a team of international researchers has come to the conclusion that the size of one of the first black hole inventions, Seasonus X-1, is actually much larger than it is thought.

The binary system-based black hole was previously thought to have only 15 solar masses, but is now believed to be 21 solar masses.

While this may not seem very important compared to the supermassive black holes of millions or even billions of solar masses, it is time to change our perception of black holes.

The research team also found that the size of a black hole measured by X-rays was much larger than that found by the laser interferometer Gravitational-Web Observatory (LIGO).

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NASA rover landed successfully on Mars

 

Called the state-of-the-art man-made astrobiology lab sent into space, the Perseverance Rover has successfully landed on Mars. The US space agency NASA's rover completed the landing at 3pm Bangladesh time on Thursday after a long seven-month journey.

The rover landed in a huge hole near the equator of Mars. Scientists have named the hole Jejero. The rover will try to find out if life ever existed on Mars, NASA said.

The six-wheeled Mars rover will orbit Mars for at least two years. There will be excavation of stones and collection of samples and information.

Shortly after landing, Perseverance sent several black and white images from the surface of Mars. In one of them, the shadow of the rover can be seen on the rocky surface of Mars. NASA has released a photo taken by Perseverance.

Meanwhile, after the rover landed on Mars, NASA workers were overjoyed. U.S. President Joe Biden observed the landing of the rover and congratulated those concerned.

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Facebook stopped showing news in Australia

 

Facebook has blocked access to news content in Australia. The Facebook pages of the country's media are not visible even from outside Australia.

Facebook authorities have stopped showing news on Facebook's newsfeed in Australia since Thursday due to a dispute with the government over a law that would allow profits to be shared with the media.

The Australian government has said the move would jeopardize Facebook's legitimacy.

The BBC's dramatic move has raised concerns among Australians about access to vital information, the BBC reported.

Residents of Australia woke up on Thursday morning to find there was no news content on their news feed, Reuters reported. They can't even see the Facebook page of any local or international media.

Along with the news media page, Facebook also blocked the pages of various departments including health and energy of the Australian government in the morning. However, they later claimed that the official page was closed "by mistake".

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