Anthropic finalising $1.5bn joint venture with Wall Street firms: report
4 May 2026, 13:11 PM
Tech & Startup
Anthropic is reportedly finalising a joint venture worth approximately $1.5 billion with Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, and a handful of other Wall Street firms.
Meta acquires humanoid robotics firm Assured Robot Intelligence
4 May 2026, 13:56 PM
Tech & Startup
Meta has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup focused on teaching humanoid machines to anticipate and react to human behaviour. The financial details of the acquisition remain private.
Next Step / Jobs of the week
3 May 2026, 20:44 PM
Tech & Startup
Ask.com shuts down after 25 years
3 May 2026, 16:46 PM
Tech & Startup
Ubuntu hit by major cyberattack, services disrupted
2 May 2026, 23:56 PM
Tech & Startup
Fake Taylor Swift videos push online scams on TikTok
30 April 2026, 18:29 PM
Tech & Startup
SoftBank eyes $100 bln IPO for robotics unit: report
30 April 2026, 17:20 PM
Tech & Startup
Handy apps to help remember your tasks
Need an extra hand organising your daily chores? Here are some recommendations of apps that will help you out.
4 August 2022, 18:39 PM
Cracking scholarships for international master’s degree
Here's a step-by-step guide that answers all your burning questions about applying for scholarship for a foreign Masters degree.
4 August 2022, 18:36 PM
Cat video game "Stray" helping cats in real life
The virtual cat hero from the new video game sensation “Stray” doesn’t just wind along rusted pipes, leap over unidentified sludge and decode clues in a seemingly abandoned city. The daring orange tabby is helping real world cats as well.
4 August 2022, 15:43 PM
Elon Musk's Twitter countersuit due by Friday
Elon Musk and Twitter, who are suing each other over the world's richest person's effort to exit their $44 billion merger, couldn't even agree on how much to tell the public about their dispute.
3 August 2022, 23:30 PM
Microsoft for Startups Founders Hub launched in Bangladesh
Microsoft has recently launched its Startups Founders Hub in Bangladesh.
3 August 2022, 17:24 PM
DNCC to slap rickshaws with QR codes
DNCC planned to initially launch 2 lakh rickshaws through QR code. The existing rickshaws will be taken off the streets and only rickshaws with QR codes will ply the roads of Dhaka. Scanning the QR codes will reveal the owner and the garage information of the rickshaws.
3 August 2022, 12:41 PM
DNCC to launch ‘digital smart parking’ in Dhaka
According to Atiqul Islam, smart parking is being launched as a pilot project for 500 cars from September 2022. It will be introduced in Gulshan and Banani at first, with plans to be executed for other areas in Dhaka as well if the project is deemed successful.
3 August 2022, 12:29 PM
WhatsApp bans 22 lakh Indian accounts in June
WhatsApp has banned more than 22 lakh Indian accounts in June this year on the basis of complaints received via its grievance redressal channel and through its own mechanism to detect violations, according to the messaging platform.
2 August 2022, 15:37 PM
Save dollars: PM orders suspension of Teletalk’s 5G project
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered the suspension of Tk 236 crore 5G project of Teletalk to keep the country’s foreign exchange reserves stable.
2 August 2022, 10:16 AM
Instagram music is finally here in Bangladesh
Instagram Music, a highly anticipated feature, has finally been made available to Bangladeshi users. If you open the app on your phone, you probably won't even need to update it to use it. This feature was introduced in the USA in June 2018. Bangladeshi users have been demanding this feature for a long time.
2 August 2022, 09:14 AM
Spotify to roll out new user experience for subscribers who pay
Spotify Premium subscribers will soon see Spotify's play and shuffle buttons fully separated. The combined play/shuffle button currently at the top of playlists and artist pages will be replaced by separate buttons for the two actions, the company announced today. Android and iOS devices are anticipated to receive the change "in the coming weeks."
2 August 2022, 09:03 AM
Is Earth rotating faster and could it negatively impact IT systems?
The Earth takes approximately 24 hours to rotate on its axis but this established fact is seeing some major seismic changes. According to scientists, on July 29, 2022, Earth completed a full spin in about 1.59 milliseconds shorter than its standard timeframe (23 hours and 56 minutes), reports WION.
2 August 2022, 07:31 AM
High Court puts stay order on penalty of Tk 2 lakh by Consumer Rights Directorate
High Court has put a stay order on the penalty of Tk 2 Lac by the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection on Shohoz, the ticketing startup. Sources working at Shohoz confirmed the stay order.
31 July 2022, 07:06 AM
Elon Musk now countersues Twitter over $44 billion deal
Elon Musk countersued Twitter Inc on Friday, escalating his legal fight against the social media company over his bid to walk away from the $44 billion purchase, although the lawsuit was filed confidentially.
30 July 2022, 02:51 AM
Putting tech at the forefront of marketing
Understanding the target customers can be a major challenge most marketers will face in Bangladesh.
29 July 2022, 14:45 PM
Google blocks Battlegrounds Mobile India, Indian version of PUBG
Google recently blocked access to Battlegrounds Mobile India (BGMI), the Indian version of popular multiplayer game PUBG, citing an order from the Indian government.
29 July 2022, 10:25 AM
Green technology for a cleaner future
In the first part of this five-article series, we will take a look at how Grameenphone is making environmental contributions to Bangladesh.
29 July 2022, 04:18 AM
How to build a career as a social media influencer
Although there is no tried-and-true formula for becoming an influencer, there are certain steps that you can take to steer your efforts in the right direction.
28 July 2022, 18:26 PM
Infinix Note 12 G96 - The Budget Speedster
Infinix came up with its latest addition in the Bangladesh market last month with the Note 12 G96. The Hong Kong-based smartphone brand has been doing reasonably well in the local market recently, and the newly released Note 12 G96 is a testament to that.
28 July 2022, 18:12 PM
All you need to know about browser cookies
Here are the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about browser cookies.
28 July 2022, 18:04 PM
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