Weather

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over divisions with moderately heavy fall at different places over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB.

The country's highest temperature of 34.2 degrees Celsius was recorded on Wednesday at Srimangal and Tarash and the lowest recorded was 24.0 degrees Celsius in Tangail. Read More The Financial Express

Wireless keyboards transmit data for hacking!

Wireless keyboards transmit data for hacking!

Several popular brands of wireless keyboards are betraying their owners, broadcasting their keystrokes for savvy hackers to intercept from hundreds of feet away.

According to research published recently by Bastille, a cybersecurity company, eight wireless keyboards manufactured by major electronics companies transmit information in a way that makes it possible for a hacker to eavesdrop on every sentence, password, credit card number, and secret typed on them.

Wireless keyboards generally protect their users by encrypting the data that they send back to the computers they’re paired with. That way, even if hackers try to listen in on the data stream, they’ll get nothing but an undecipherable mess. Read More The Financial Express

Samsung to release Galaxy J2 Pro version

Galaxy J2 Pro

Samsung officials may think that the recent Galaxy J2 edition is a bit underwhelming as an entry-level device, as the company took the wraps off a new version dubbed the Samsung Galaxy J2 Pro.

According to SamMobile, although the base model, 2016 edition of the Samsung Galaxy J2, has just been released, response to the entry-level device has been lukewarm.

Meanwhile, Samsung Mobile Bangladesh released 2016 edition of the Samsung Galaxy J2 in the country. This new smartphone includes turbo speed technology and smart glow. Read More The Financial Express

Last chance for free Windows 10 update!

free Windows 10 update!

Friday 29 July marks the last day that users can get a free upgrade to the Windows 10 operating system.

Those who do not take advantage of the offer will have to pay for it, with the home edition costing $120 and the professional edition $200.

Eligible devices include tablets and PCs running Windows 7 or newer.

Microsoft has been criticised for heavy-handed tactics in promoting the upgrade. Read More The Financial Express

Clinton campaign hacked in attacks on Democrats

A computer network used by Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s campaign was hacked as part of a broad cyber attack on Democratic political organizations, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

The latest attack, which was disclosed to Reuters on Friday, follows two other hacks on the Democratic National Committee, or DNC, and the party’s fundraising committee for candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives.

A Clinton campaign spokesman said in a statement late on Friday that an analytics data program maintained by the DNC and used by the campaign and a number of other entities "was accessed as part of the DNC hack." Read More The Financial Express

Twitter shares dive after update disappoints

Twitter

Twitter's shares fell hard Tuesday after its quarterly update showed more losses for the struggling social media platform, which has seen sluggish growth in revenues and active users.

Shares were down nearly 11 percent at $16.45 in after-hours trade following the report, which showed Twitter's loss narrowed to $107 million in the second quarter from $136 million a year earlier.

Significantly for investors, the number of monthly active users edged up to 313 million, up three percent from a year ago and only slightly more than the 310 million in the past quarter.

Revenue rose 20 percent from a year earlier to $602 million but lagged expectations. Read More Bbarta24.net

EU permits to run data sharing deal with US for one year

EU permits to run data sharing deal with US for one year

The EU-US Privacy Shield, the new EU-US data sharing agreement, will be able to run for at least a year, European regulators have announced.

The Privacy Shield allows companies to transfer personal data from the EU to the United States.

EU governments approved the pact earlier this month, but 28 data protection authorities had yet to comment. They have now said they will not challenge the deal for at least a year.

This means that no legal objection to the framework will be launched until it has had time to go through its first annual review next summer. Read More The Financial Express