Probashbangla24 Desk : The FBI has seized control of 15 websites that let people pay to knock individuals and other sites offline. The so-called booters sought to swamp targets with huge amounts of data in what are known as distributed-denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks. Three US men have been charged with allegedly offering DDoS services. “DDoS-for-hire services such…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Two snub-nosed monkeys are pictured resting on a stone and staring intently into the distance. What are they looking at, and what are they thinking? It turns out they are watching a big barney between members of their troop. This image of apparent serenity versus commotion is the overall winner of the…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The US Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it approved Pfizer Inc’s drug for an advanced form of breast cancer tied to an inherited gene mutation. The drug, talazoparib, belongs to a closely watched class of new medicines called PARP inhibitors, which block enzymes involved in repairing damaged DNA, thereby helping…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Social networking giant Facebook is developing a camera-equipped set-top box for TVs that would support functionalities like video-calling, a media report said. Internally codenamed “Ripley”, the device would use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to automatically detect and follow people as they move through the frame during a video call, news website Cheddar reported…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday it would convene an emergency committee to decide whether Congo’s Ebola outbreak is a public health emergency of international concern as confirmed cases and deaths from the virus spiraled. The committee of experts may make recommendations to manage the outbreak, which was declared on…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : nstagram co-founder Kevin Systrom, in his first public appearance since leaving the photo-sharing app, said he felt comfortable moving on because it was already on a path to broader success at parent company, Facebook Inc. “It didn’t feel done by any stretch of the imagination, but it felt like it was in…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Google is reportedly testing a new content discovery interface in the Chrome browser’s new tab page called “Explore”, which users can access on Android by enabling an experimental flag. According to a report by tech website Android Police, the interface is in its early stages, and contains a large number of placeholder…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Scientists say that more than 100 thousand varieties of rice have been safeguarded for the future. Samples in the world’s largest rice gene bank in the Philippines are being used to help farmers develop rice crops that can survive drought and flooding. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) gene bank has secured…
Probashbangla24 online Desk : Scientists say that more than 100 thousand varieties of rice have been safeguarded for the future. Samples in the world’s largest rice gene bank in the Philippines are being used to help farmers develop rice crops that can survive drought and flooding. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) gene bank has secured…
Last month, at Google’s 20th anniversary event, the company’s head of search quickly shut down my question about the firm’s ambitions in China. We’d heard, thanks to a slew of credible leaks, that the firm was developing a search engine for the country, one that would toe Beijing’s line on censorship. “Right now all we’ve…