DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) developer, has recently disclosed that training its flagship R1 model cost $294,000, a figure far lower than the amounts often associated with the development of other AI models.

Nusaiba Binte Mamun, a student at Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), has been named a Kofi Annan Changemaker 2025, becoming the first Bangladeshi to receive this global recognition. The award, presented by the Kofi Annan Foundation, highlights young leaders between 18 and 30 years of age who are implementing measurable solutions to social challenges around the world.

Meta is preparing to introduce its most ambitious wearable device yet at its annual Connect conference this week, with Mark Zuckerberg expected to unveil a new pair of smart glasses equipped with a built-in digital display.

Nvidia’s newest artificial intelligence (AI) chip designed for the Chinese market, the RTX6000D, has received a muted response from major technology firms, according to a recent report by Reuters.

OpenAI has appointed Mike Liberatore, the former Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Elon Musk’s xAI, as its new business finance officer, according to a recent report by Reuters.

Microsoft is testing a new feature in Windows 11 that allows Xbox controllers to switch between applications more easily. 

Qualcomm has announced its next flagship mobile processor, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5, set to debut at the company’s annual Snapdragon Summit from September 23 to 25. 

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) yesterday announced the integration of five new services from the Directorate of Registration into its online One-Stop Service (OSS) platform, raising the total to 142 services across 47 agencies.

Chinese tech giant Tencent has recruited a prominent artificial intelligence researcher from OpenAI, according to a recent report by Bloomberg News. Yao Shunyu, who previously worked at OpenAI and Google, has joined the Shenzhen-based company to work on integrating AI into its services.

Facebook users across the world are currently unable to search for posts and photos in the platform, after what appears to be a widespread outage affecting the platform’s search function, which began earlier this week.

OpenAI is planning to dramatically reduce the percentage of revenue it shares with Microsoft and partners, cutting from 20% to just 8% by the end of the decade, according to a report by The Information.

Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company, xAI, has laid off at least 500 employees from its data annotation team, according to a recent report by Business Insider. The workers, who help train the company’s Grok chatbot, were notified of the decision by email on Friday.

Robby Walker, one of Apple’s most senior artificial intelligence (AI) executives, is preparing to leave the company next month, according to a recent report by Bloomberg News.

Nepal’s political crisis took an unusual turn this week when thousands of young protesters turned to Discord, a social media platform more commonly associated with online gaming, to rally behind the country’s next leader. 

NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover may have uncovered evidence of ancient microbial life on Mars, according to research published on September 10 in Nature, the scientific journal.

Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and Tesla, briefly lost his position as the world’s richest person to Larry Ellison, co-founder and CTO at Oracle this week, before reclaiming the title by the end of the trading day.

Apple unveiled its slimmest smartphone to date, the iPhone Air, during its annual September event in California. 

Team Crack Platoon from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) is representing Bangladesh in Formula SAE Japan 2025, one of the world’s most prestigious engineering design competitions, where students build and race formula-style electric vehicles.

Apple’s September 2025 event titled “Awe Dropping”, delivered a range of new devices and software, including the iPhone 17 series, updates to earbuds and watches, and a new version of its Final Cut Camera app.

Apple has introduced the iPhone 17 Air, the thinnest iPhone it has ever made, describing it as a combination of lightweight design and professional-level performance. The device was unveiled on September 9 at the company’s headquarters in California.