BASIS Students’ Forum signs MoU with Zenetic Esports and LEVEL7

BASIS Students’ Forum, an arm of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS), the national trade body for the Software & IT Enabled Service industry, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zenetic Esports and LEVEL7, a Bangladeshi esports management and production venture, to advance esports and gaming education across educational institutions in Bangladesh.
5 December 2024, 02:30 AM

TikTok hosts workshop for small businesses in Bangladesh

TikTok has concluded a workshop aimed at empowering small and medium businesses (SMBs) in Bangladesh.
4 December 2024, 17:40 PM

Straight out of Shark Tank: Vibe Gaming secures investment from Adcomm

Vibe Gaming, a Bangladesh-based video gaming and electronics retailer, has secured strategic investment from Adcomm Holdings on November 28 following their pitch on Shark Tank Bangladesh.
4 December 2024, 10:39 AM

Meta is looking for nuclear energy reactor developers

Meta has announced plans to explore nuclear energy as part of its efforts to power artificial intelligence advancements and support its environmental objectives. The company revealed on Tuesday that it will issue a request for proposals (RFP) to identify developers capable of building 1 to 4 gigawatts of new nuclear power capacity reactors in the United States.
4 December 2024, 04:29 AM

Amazon unveils Nova, new set of AI models

Amazon has introduced Nova, a collection of advanced AI models designed for tasks like analysing text, generating images, and creating videos. These models, announced at the AWS conference in Las Vegas on Tuesday, aim to help businesses reduce costs, speed up processes, and customise AI for their specific needs, says Amazon in an official blog post.
4 December 2024, 03:31 AM

Apple accused of spying on employees' personal devices

Apple is facing a new lawsuit alleging that the company illegally monitors employees’ personal devices and prevents them from discussing their working conditions. The complaint was filed in the California state court by Amar Bhakta, an employee at Apple's digital advertising division.
3 December 2024, 03:04 AM

Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger retires amid company struggles

Intel CEO Patrick Gelsinger has stepped down after less than four years, as the company struggles to compete with industry leaders like Nvidia and TSMC. The decision followed a board meeting where directors expressed concerns about the slow progress of Gelsinger’s turnaround plan.
3 December 2024, 02:31 AM

AI firm Nebius secures $700 mln investment from Nvidia and others

Nebius Group, an artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure company, has recently announced that it has raised $700 million in a private funding round led by Nvidia, venture capital firm Accel, and accounts managed by Orbis Investments, according to a recent report by Reuters.
2 December 2024, 14:01 PM

Brain rot is Oxford’s 2024 word of the year. What does it even mean?

Oxford's 2024 word of the year, 'brain rot,' spotlights growing concerns over the mental toll of endless social media scrolling.
2 December 2024, 11:52 AM

Robot dog successfully completes full-course marathon

A robot dog in South Korea has made history by becoming the first four-legged robot to complete a full-length marathon without needing to recharge its batteries. Named RAIBO2, the advanced quadrupedal robot, developed by researchers at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), covered the 42-kilometer distance of the Sangju Dried Persimmon Marathon in a time of 4 hours, 19 minutes, and 52 seconds.
2 December 2024, 11:11 AM

Ever wanted to take a space selfie? Now you can

Imagine a selfie with Earth as the backdrop—not a digitally generated image, but a photograph taken in orbit. This is the concept behind the Space Selfie project, launched by CrunchLabs, an initiative founded by Mark Rober, a former NASA engineer and YouTube content creator.
2 December 2024, 09:59 AM

Talking with AI can help reduce stress: studies show

Two peer-reviewed studies, one published in November 2024 and one in October 2023, shed light on how interacting with AI chatbots can help people manage stress, express emotions, and even improve their overall emotional health.
2 December 2024, 03:01 AM

Avik Anwar shines at Renault Clio Cup Middle East

Avik Anwar, along with his all-Bangladeshi team, has delivered a stellar performance at the Renault Clio Cup Middle East.
1 December 2024, 16:19 PM

Samsung launches Galaxy S24 FE in Bangladesh

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy S24 FE in Bangladesh.
1 December 2024, 10:55 AM

Australia's social media ban for under-16s sparks mixed reactions

Australia has passed a new law banning children under the age of 16 from using social media platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and Facebook. The law, approved on Thursday, forces companies to block kids under 16 from logging in, or they could face fines of up to A$49.5 million (US $32 million). The government says the ban will protect children from harmful content online, but it has sparked mixed reactions from young people, parents, and tech companies.
1 December 2024, 03:23 AM

Internet services will be disrupted for 3 hours on December 2

Internet service will temporarily be disrupted for 3 hours on December 2 due to maintenance of SEA-ME-WE4, the country's first submarine cable system in Cox's Bazar.
30 November 2024, 12:25 PM

Casio revives 1983 classic with the G-Shock DW-5000R

Marking 41 years since the launch of the first G-Shock, Casio has recently unveiled the G-Shock DW-5000R, a near-identical recreation of the original 1983 DW-5000C.
30 November 2024, 06:22 AM

xAI to launch its own app soon: Report

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence venture, xAI, is preparing to launch its own app for the Grok chatbot as early as December, according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal. 
30 November 2024, 04:23 AM

Meta plans to build $10 bln global subsea cable network

Meta is planning to construct a vast $10 billion fibre-optic subsea cable network, spanning over 40,000 kilometres and avoiding areas of geopolitical tension, according to a recent report by TechCrunch.
30 November 2024, 02:56 AM

5 Canadian news media begin legal action against OpenAI

Five Canadian news media companies have initiated legal action against OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, accusing the company of copyright infringement and violating online terms of use on 29 November.
30 November 2024, 01:51 AM