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Modern farming promotes cost-effective techniques

RAJSHAHI, Sept 20 (BSS): Modern farming and digital agricultural technologies are promoting cost-effective techniques and revolutionizing crop production across Rajshahi, particularly in Godagari upazila, as young entrepreneurs and grassroots farmers embrace innovation.Two young friends, Sarwar Rashid and Nurullah Sadekin Sourav, have leased 12 bighas of land in the Iswaripur area...

Microsoft hikes Xbox prices in US once again as tariff challenges persist

Microsoft said on Friday it is raising the prices of its Xbox gaming consoles in the US for a second time this year, as the cloud giant's video game division grapples with tariff-induced cost pressures, strong competition and uncertain spending, reports Reuters.The price increases, which Microsoft attributes to "changes in...

Cyberattack leaves passengers stranded at Heathrow, other European airports

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters): A cyberattack on a provider of check-in and boarding systems has disrupted operations at several major European airports including London's Heathrow, the continent's busiest, causing flight delays and cancellations on Saturday.Collins Aerospace, which provides systems for several airlines at airports globally, is experiencing a technical issue...

Musk says xAI is not raising capital after CNBC report on $10b funding

Elon Musk on Friday said that xAI is not raising capital right now, following a CNBC report earlier in the day on the AI firm raising $10 billion at a post-money valuation of $200 billion, reports Reuters."Fake news. xAI is not raising any capital right now," Musk said on X.According...

S&P Global forecasts fewer US corn plantings, more soy in 2026

CHICAGO, Sept 20 (Reuters): S&P Global Commodity Insights projected on Friday that US farmers would plant 94.5 million acres of corn next year, down 4.3 per cent from this year, and 84 million acres of soybeans, up 3.6 per cent, according to a report from the firm seen by Reuters.Farmers...