xAI hires Nvidia researchers for 'world model' AI development: report

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI has hired two former Nvidia researchers, Zeeshan Patel and Ethan He, to accelerate work on advanced 'world models', according to a recent report by The Financial Times. These AI systems aim to understand and navigate physical environments, going beyond the text-based models that power tools such as ChatGPT and xAI’s Grok.
13 October 2025, 06:24 AM

How just 250 documents can corrupt any AI

Researchers have recently discovered a critical flaw in large language models, the ones powering chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude: it takes far less work to sabotage these AIs than experts had previously believed.
12 October 2025, 10:38 AM

Neuroscientists sue Apple for using copyrighted books to train AI

Apple is facing a new lawsuit in the United States over claims that it used copyrighted material without permission to train Apple Intelligence, its artificial intelligence system, according to a recent report by Reuters.
11 October 2025, 10:30 AM

Bangladesh wins big at World Invention Competition and Exhibition 2025

17 Bangladeshi teams have won medals at the World Invention Competition and Exhibition (WICE) 2025, an international science and innovation contest, featuring projects across various categories. Among them, 14 teams won gold medals and 3 secured silver.
10 October 2025, 13:33 PM

How students can get Google Gemini Pro free in 2025

Google has recently launched a one-year free offer of its Gemini Pro plan exclusively for students, including those in Bangladesh.
9 October 2025, 11:47 AM

The uncomfortable AI resurrection of dead celebrities

A new, and deeply unsettling, trend is flooding social media feeds. It is not a dance challenge or a recipe video. It is the digital resurrection of deceased celebrities, all generated by artificial intelligence.
8 October 2025, 10:26 AM

AI firm Anthropic to open India office in 2026

Anthropic, the artificial intelligence (AI) company backed by Google’s parent Alphabet and Amazon, announced plans to open its first office in India in early 2026.
8 October 2025, 09:10 AM

New 'Standard' Tesla cars start from $36,990

Tesla has launched new 'Standard' lower-priced versions of its Model 3 sedan and Model Y SUV, with starting prices of $36,990 and $39,990, respectively. 
8 October 2025, 09:02 AM

AMD and OpenAI enter multi-billion dollar AI chip deal 

AMD has secured a multi-year agreement to supply AI chips to OpenAI in a deal expected to generate tens of billions of dollars in annual revenue for the chipmaker. The partnership includes an option for OpenAI to purchase up to approximately 10% of AMD's shares.
7 October 2025, 12:40 PM

TikTok launches STEM content feed in Bangladesh

TikTok launched a dedicated in-app science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) content feed in Bangladesh on September 6.
6 October 2025, 10:01 AM

Hackers claim 1 billion Salesforces records were stolen: report

A group of cybercriminals claim to have stolen nearly one billion records from companies using Salesforce software, though Salesforce maintains its own systems were not breached, states a recent report by Reuters. 
6 October 2025, 09:08 AM

Meta tracks employee AI usage with 'games': report

Meta is monitoring employee adoption of AI tools through internal dashboards and has created a gamified system to encourage usage, according to a recent report by Business Insider.
5 October 2025, 10:58 AM

Bitcoin hits record-high value of over $125,000

Bitcoin reached a new all-time high on Sunday, surpassing $125,000 for the first time. 
5 October 2025, 07:24 AM

Indian ministers push local apps over WhatsApp, Google and Microsoft after US tariff

India’s top ministers are publicly backing homegrown technology firms in a renewed push for “Made in India” products, following the United States’ decision to impose a 50 percent tariff on Indian imports in August. 
4 October 2025, 12:13 PM
3 October 2025, 03:10 AM

Supermoon and 2 meteor showers scheduled to happen this October

On October 6, 2025 the Moon will appear significantly larger and brighter than usual which is also known as a supermoon, according to a recent blog by NASA, the space agency. This will be the first of three Supermoons to be observed in 2025. 
2 October 2025, 12:47 PM

Elon Musk announces ‘Grokipedia’ as rival to Wikipedia

Elon Musk has recently said that his artificial intelligence (AI) company, xAI, is developing a digital encyclopedia called “Grokipedia” to compete with Wikipedia, which he has frequently criticised for what he describes as ‘political bias’.
2 October 2025, 11:20 AM

We do not use the phone’s microphone to eavesdrop on you, says Instagram Head

Instagram chief Adam Mosseri has recently addressed widespread speculation that social media platforms listen to private conversations to deliver targeted advertisements.
1 October 2025, 19:42 PM

OpenAI's new video tool can use copyrighted content by default: report

OpenAI's new AI video generator, Sora 2, will use copyrighted material from television and movie studios by default unless rights holders explicitly opt out, as per reports from Reuters and The Wall Street Journal.
1 October 2025, 07:34 AM

Google to make its G more shiny

Google is giving its most recognisable symbol a new look, updating the four-colour “G” that has represented the company for the past decade.
30 September 2025, 14:23 PM