Legal AI startup Legora raises $550 mln at $5.55 bln Valuation

Legora, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed for legal professionals, has raised $550 million in a Series D funding round, valuing the company at $5.55 billion as it seeks to accelerate its expansion across the United States.
11 March 2026, 03:08 AM

The startup world says it wants women founders. So why doesn’t it trust them?

Bangladesh is very fond of the idea of the woman founder. She appears everywhere the ecosystem likes to flatter itself: on panels, in annual reports, in donor presentations, in the language of “inclusion” and “progress”.
10 March 2026, 10:54 AM

Bluesky CEO steps down to join a newly created position

Bluesky said on March 9 that its CEO, Jay Graber, will step down from the company’s top leadership role and move into a newly created position as Chief Innovation Officer.
10 March 2026, 03:15 AM

Bangladeshi esports team qualify for Honor of Kings Major League

A Bangladeshi esports team named CMF eSports secured qualification for the Honor of Kings Major League Spring 2026, becoming the South Asian representatives in the professional league.
9 March 2026, 15:06 PM

Bill Gates-backed nuclear reactor wins US approval

US regulators have approved the construction of a new nuclear reactor - backed by Bill Gates - in Wyoming, marking the first commercial reactor permit issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade.
9 March 2026, 13:21 PM

This website lets you track fuel price and availability real time

A new website created by a Bangladeshi software developer is helping motorists track fuel prices and availability at filling stations across the country in real time, as fears of supply disruption have led to long queues at pumps.
9 March 2026, 00:19 AM

Google CEO Sundar Pichai eyes new pay package worth $692m

Google parent Alphabet has lined up a new three-year pay package for chief executive Sundar Pichai that could be worth as much as $692m.
8 March 2026, 22:47 PM

Note left by the former special assistant sets out recommendations for new ICT minister

Before leaving office, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, the former special assistant to the Chief Adviser in charge of Bangladesh’s ICT ministry, left behind a set of recommendations for the country’s new ICT minister, Fakir Mahbub Anam.
8 March 2026, 16:58 PM

Special committee formed to examine PayPal launch in Bangladesh

The government has formed a special committee to examine what is needed to launch PayPal in Bangladesh, according to a gazette notification issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on 2 March.
8 March 2026, 15:57 PM

Human advantage in workplace remains critical, study finds

As artificial intelligence transforms how work gets done, organisations that prioritise human-centric approaches are significantly more likely to see returns on their investments, according to financial consulting firm Deloitte's 2026 Global Human Capital Trends report.
8 March 2026, 15:41 PM

Fake AI browser extensions stole data from 900k users, Microsoft finds

Hundreds of thousands of users have installed malicious browser extensions that impersonated legitimate AI assistant tools to harvest chat histories and browsing data, Microsoft has revealed.
8 March 2026, 15:15 PM

GitHub AI agent finds over 80 security flaws in open source code

GitHub's security research team has developed an AI-powered tool that automatically discovers vulnerabilities in software code, leading to more than 80 security issues reported in open source projects so far.
8 March 2026, 14:37 PM

US issues strict AI guidelines as Anthropic dispute continues: report

The Trump administration has established new regulations for civilian AI contracts that require companies to permit "any lawful" use of their models, following the recent dispute between the Pentagon and AI company Anthropic, according to a report by the Financial Times.
8 March 2026, 14:08 PM

OpenAI robotics head resigns over Pentagon deal

A top hardware executive at OpenAI has resigned over the company's recent agreement with the US Department of Defense, citing concerns that the deal was announced without proper safeguards in place.
8 March 2026, 12:56 PM

Anthropic CEO accuses OpenAI of ‘straight up lies’ over Pentagon deal

The chief executive of Anthropic has sharply criticised rival OpenAI over its recent defence contract with the United States government, accusing the company of misrepresenting the circumstances surrounding the agreement.
5 March 2026, 19:23 PM

OpenAI is eyeing contract with NATO: report

OpenAI is considering a contract to deploy its artificial intelligence (AI) technology on the unclassified networks of the NATO, according to a recent report by Reuters citing a person familiar with the matter, days after the company finalised a separate agreement with the United States Department of Defense.
5 March 2026, 18:45 PM

Ubisoft confirms Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag remake

Ubisoft has released the first piece of concept art for Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced, signalling the first official acknowledgement of a long-rumoured remake of 2013’s pirate-themed entry in the franchise.
5 March 2026, 00:48 AM

Apple launches $599 MacBook Neo in push for lower-cost laptop

Apple has announced a new entry-level laptop, the MacBook Neo, starting at $599 in the US, as it seeks to bring its Mac line-up to a lower price point.
4 March 2026, 20:36 PM

State-developed iPhone hacking tools reused by cybercriminals, Google warns

A suite of sophisticated hacking tools originally deployed in government-linked operations against Apple iPhones is now being used by cybercriminal groups, according to a recent blog by Google.
4 March 2026, 17:45 PM

3 deals drive massive $189 bln venture spike in February

Artificial intelligence (AI) companies accounted for the vast majority of global venture capital investment in February, according to a recent report from Crunchbase, with 3 firms alone responsible for most of the record-breaking total.
4 March 2026, 16:04 PM