BBC: Google wants pictures of bicycles and birds that can defeat image-recognition algorithms, as part of a contest launched to improve the technology. While it is easy for humans to tell the difference between birds and bikes, computer systems can struggle to do so. Prize money will be awarded for pictures that can fool image-recognition algorithms,…
AFP : A new exodus of boats carrying Rohingya fleeing from Myanmar has begun, with at least six boats carrying hundreds of refugees intercepted at sea or washing ashore over the past month. The recent flurry of voyages making the treacherous crossing of the Andaman sea to seek refuge in Thailand and Malaysia is close…
AFP: Highways clo-gged with people fleeing North and South Carolina early Wednesday as monstrous Category 4 Hurricane Florence rumbled toward the eastern US as the biggest storm there in decades. While many coastal residents heeded mandatory evacuation orders, others boarded up homes and businesses and chose to brave the storm, which is forecast to trigger…
Hossen Sohel: The first woman to accuse US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct has said the assault “drastically altered” her life, reports BBC. It is part of the written testimony Prof Christine Blasey Ford has released before she appears at a crucial Senate panel hearing later yesterday. Judge Kavanaugh, who will also…
Abrar Hussain:Malaysia ‘s ex-leader Najib Razak faced a barrage of charges in court yesterday regarding $681 million of state funds that allegedly ended up in his personal bank account. Najib, who suffered a shock election defeat in May, was arrested on Wednesday by officials investigating claims that the former prime minister and his associates looted…
Hossen Sohel of DOT : Emphasizing the necessity for unity among Muslim countries, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Muslim countries should solve their problems, if any, through dialogue. The prime minister made the statement when the newly-appointed Iranian Ambassador Mohammad Reza Nafar met with her at her office yesterday, reports UNB. “The Muslim Ummah should…
Hossen Sohel: A Bangl-adeshi student accused of stabbing her homestay landlord while he slept told police she travelled to Australia with the sole intention of killing someone on behalf of Islamic State. The confession is contained in an explosive interview with police released to the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court yesterday, where Momena Shoma appeared, facing attempted…
AP, Quito Ecuador’s government says the death toll from last week’s devastating magnitude-7.8 earthquake has risen to 654 with another 58 people missing. The website of the secretariat for risk management said Saturday that 113 people had been rescued alive following the quake that flattened coastal towns and more than 25,000 people remained in…
Nusrat Jahan When we think of someone who is super smart, we somehow tend to imagine them in labcoats or fancy outfits for different conferences and seminars. However, that is actually not the case in real life. Studies show that smart people actually own about fifty to hundred pieces of the same outfit. Sounds odd?…
Reuters: Iran’s navy has mounted a locally built advanced defensive weapons system on one of its warships for the first time, the Iranian navy chief was quoted as saying on Saturday, as tensions mount with the U.S. military in the Gulf. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards confirmed earlier this month it held war games in the Gulf,…