Elon Musk has announced that his rocket company, SpaceX, has acquired his artificial intelligence startup, xAI, in a major transaction.

Palmpay, a multinational fintech company offering digital payments and lending services in emerging markets, has received approval from Bangladesh Bank to run a one-year pilot programme financing the purchase of 10,000 smartphones.

Apple’s long-standing dominance over its global supply chain is showing signs of strain, as artificial intelligence (AI) companies increasingly outcompete the consumer electronics giant for critical components, according to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

Honor has recently launched two new smartphones in Bangladesh, introducing the locally manufactured X5c alongside the flagship Magic8 Pro.

Scammers are exploiting a recent Google update designed to let users replace their email address while keeping the old one as an alias, according to a report by the Daily Mail citing cybersecurity experts.

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI is hiring specialised writers to refine the outputs of its chatbot, Grok, in a role paying up to $125 per hour.

Google has launched an experimental prototype called Project Genie, which allows users to create and explore interactive digital worlds generated by artificial intelligence.

Nvidia plans to make what its chief executive, Jensen Huang, described as a “huge” investment in OpenAI, signalling continued backing for the ChatGPT maker, according to a recent report by Reuters.

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Elon Musk said that measures taken by SpaceX to prevent the unauthorised use of its Starlink satellite internet service by Russia appeared to be effective, amid concerns that the technology had been used in the war in Ukraine.

A technical flaw in an online application system introduced by Bangladesh’s Election Commission ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election has exposed the personal information of at least 14,000 journalists, including photographs, signatures and national ID details, according to accounts from those who observed the incident. The information was accessible for about two hours.

Lifestraw, the global water filtration brand known for its portable purification technologies, has expanded its presence in Bangladesh with a range of compact and high-capacity water filters aimed at households, institutions and humanitarian settings.

Starlink updated its Global Privacy Policy on January 15, according to the Starlink website.

NASA is preparing to send four astronauts on a 10-day journey around the Moon in early 2026, a mission that would mark humanity’s first crewed voyage beyond Earth’s orbit in more than half a century.

Chinese AI company DeepSeek is planning to launch an AI search engine and develop more automated software, according to a report by Bloomberg News. The plans were reportedly revealed in multiple job adverts from the company this month.

AI startup Perplexity has signed a $750 million agreement with Microsoft to use its Azure cloud services, according to a Bloomberg report.

Bisan Owda, an award-winning Palestinian journalist and contributor to Al Jazeera’s AJ+, has said that TikTok permanently banned her account, which had more than 1.4 million followers, days after the platform completed a deal to establish a separate US-controlled entity.

A divisional dialogue organised by JAAGO Foundation Trust in Dhaka has focused on the role of young people and women in strengthening democratic participation, as part of a nationwide series under the AHEAD Bangladesh Project, funded by the European Union.

Xiaomi has launched the Redmi Pad 2 Pro and the Redmi Pad 2 Pro 5G in Bangladesh.

Infinix has launched the Note Edge smartphone in Bangladesh.