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The ten most leaked passwords of 2022, and the 24 billion credentials for sale
"123456" still leads. Digital Shadows counted 24 billion username-password pairs on criminal markets, a 65 per cent rise in two years. What…
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Cyberbullied in Bangladesh? What to do in the first hour, and exactly where to go
Two real cases, one resolved in 24 hours through 999 and one in three days through the cyber crime unit, plus the numbers, pages and…
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WWDC 2022: the M2 chip, a redesigned MacBook Air, and iOS 16 lets you edit sent messages
Apple's developer conference brought a new laptop chip, the first new MacBook Air design in years, a customisable iPhone lock screen, and…
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Bangladeshis forget things in Ubers most on Fridays, and phones top the list
Uber's sixth Lost and Found Index for Bangladesh: Friday afternoons between 2 and 4 pm, phones, headphones, keys and umbrellas. And the…
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Rajini++: a programming language where "Hello, World" is written in Rajinikanth dialogue
A Python-based language by programmer Aditya Sankar turns the superstar's punchlines into keywords. A joke, but a useful one for anyone…
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How does Facebook know what you are thinking? It is not the microphone
You thought about buying an air conditioner, told no one, and your feed filled with AC ads. Here is the actual mechanism, why the "it…
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Call drops will fall this year, says the minister: what is behind them and what you can do now
With 190 MHz of new spectrum in operators' hands, Mustafa Jabbar expects dropped calls to fall by December. Why calls drop in the first…
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Google I/O 2022: a $449 Pixel 6a, the first Pixel Watch, translating glasses, and an AI that answered in Bangla
Two hours of announcements from Mountain View: Pixel 6a and Buds Pro, a Pixel Watch and tablet, Android 13, Google Wallet, Immersive View…
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WhatsApp now sends 2 GB files, adds emoji reactions and 512-person groups
The 100 MB cap is gone, six emoji reactions arrive for everyone within a week, and groups double to 512 members. What each change is good…
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Data packs that last a year: BTRC forces "unlimited" and daily-cap bundles on the operators
From 31 May every operator must sell year-long data and monthly packs with a daily cap. The prices announced, what "unlimited" really…
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Elon Musk buys Twitter for $44 billion: why he wanted it and what he says he will change
Three weeks from a 9.2 per cent stake to owning the whole company at $54.20 a share. Free speech, an edit button, subscriptions and a…
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Eid buying guide: five smartphones under Tk 20,000 in April 2022, and how to choose between them
Realme 9i, Vivo Y21T, Redmi Note 11, Oppo A76 and Samsung's Galaxy A13: what each does best, what it gives up, and the three questions to…