Bangladeshi scientist receives UK exploration award for Nepal Indigenous knowledge project
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18 August 2026 Technology
Abdullah Rubaet Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi social scientist, has received the SES Elodie Sandford Award from the UK-based Scientific Exploration Society (SES) for a planned research expedition documenting Indigenous ecological knowledge in Nepal’s Himalayan Mustang region.
Nvidia invests $1.5 billion in SoftBank data centre developer to secure OpenAI project
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Nvidia has announced a $1.5 billion investment in SB Energy, a data centre developer backed by SoftBank and OpenAI, cementing its position as the sole supplier of computing infrastructure at a major new OpenAI facility being built in Ohio.

DeepSeek spent $294,000 to train its popular AI model

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.
19 September 2025

YouTube bets on AI as key for creating content

"These are tools, and really just that," Mohan said. "Make no mistake: no studio, network, tech company, or AI tool will own the future of entertainment."
18 September 2025

Meta expands AI glasses line in a bet on the future

Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses have built-in screens that allow wearers to see messages, photos and more
18 September 2025

TikTok to keep operating in US under new deal

US President Donald Trump has announced an agreement between the United States and China that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the US, according to a recent report by Reuters.
17 September 2025

Nusaiba from RUET named Kofi Annan Changemaker 2025

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.
17 September 2025

Meta to unveil costly smart glasses with display at Connect

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.
16 September 2025

Nvidia’s China-only RTX6000D AI chip struggles to attract buyers: Report

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.
16 September 2025

Smartphone maker Nothing reaches $1.3 bln valuation

London-based smartphone manufacturer Nothing has recently secured $200 million in a funding round led by Tiger Global, valuing the company at $1.3 billion. The investment will reportedly support the company's efforts to integrate artificial intelligence into its hardware products.
16 September 2025

OpenAI hires rival xAI’s ex-CFO

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.
16 September 2025

The duet of man and machine

Let’s have a chat about the elephant in every room, on every Zoom call, and in every strategic plan: artificial intelligence. If your feelings about it range between excitement and unease, you’re in very good company.
16 September 2025

AI - the new colleague on your desk

From language models to workflow automation, AI tools are increasingly integrated into everyday work, promising efficiency and insight. Yet adoption remains uneven, in part because misconceptions abound.
16 September 2025

Google says to invest £5bn in UK ahead of Trump visit

The funds would go towards the company's "capital expenditure, research and development
16 September 2025

Windows 11 update might let you jump between apps using Xbox controllers

Microsoft is testing a new feature in Windows 11 that allows Xbox controllers to switch between applications more easily. 
15 September 2025

Qualcomm announces Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for next-gen Androids

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. 
15 September 2025

Starlink reports service outage, thousands of users affected

More than 43,000 users were affected in US
15 September 2025

Five new registration services added to Bida OSS

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.
14 September 2025

Tencent hires top OpenAI researcher: report

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.
14 September 2025

Posts and photos vanish from Facebook’s search option

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.
14 September 2025

OpenAI to cut revenue share of Microsoft and partners: report

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.
14 September 2025

Elon Musk’s xAI lays off 500 employees: report

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.
14 September 2025
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