Bangladeshi scientist receives UK exploration award for Nepal Indigenous knowledge project
18 August 2026
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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.
Chip startup Velaura AI hits $1 billion valuation in $110 million round
19 August 2026
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Bangladeshi companies look beyond chatbots with agentic AI
15 August 2026
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OpenAI appoints new CRO
19 August 2026
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Unitree shares surge sixfold in Shanghai debut, valuing robot maker at $50 billion
19 August 2026
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Top AI executive Robby Walker to leave Apple: Report
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.
13 September 2025
Gen Z chose Nepal’s new PM in Discord ahead of official announcement
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.
13 September 2025
Mitsubishi launches Xpander Black Series in Bangladesh
Mitsubishi Motors Bangladesh has officially launched the Xpander Black Series in Bangladesh with the first variant the Xpander Matte Black.
12 September 2025
NASA rover finds possible traces of ancient life on Mars
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.
12 September 2025
World’s richest person alive? Musk and Ellison are fighting over the title
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.
11 September 2025
Frontier technology institute to be set up at Buet
The Bangladesh Hi-Tech Park Authority has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) to establish the Institute of Frontier Technology (IFT) on the Buet campus..The agreement is part of the project, titled “Bangladesh
10 September 2025
Meet Abidur Chowdhury, designer of Apple’s thinnest iPhone
Apple unveiled its slimmest smartphone to date, the iPhone Air, during its annual September event in California.
10 September 2025
Is the iPhone 17 worth buying?
Every September, Apple asks us to upgrade. And every September, we wonder whether the shiny new iPhone is worth stretching our wallets again, or if last year’s model is still good enough. How much better is the iPhone 17 compared to last year’s iPhone 16? And if you are already thinking of spending big, how does it hold up against Android’s superpowers?
10 September 2025
RUET team to represent Bangladesh in Formula SAE Japan 2025
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.
10 September 2025
Everything announced in iPhone 17 event
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.
9 September 2025
Apple announces thinnest ever iPhone 17 Air
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.
9 September 2025
Apple launches iPhone 17
Apple has unveiled the iPhone 17, introducing a series of hardware upgrades and design refinements while keeping the familiar look of its predecessor. The new device was announced on September 9 at the company’s headquarters in California.
9 September 2025
Apple is unveiling the iPhone 17: Watch here LIVE
Apple’s next big product launching event is set to begin at the Apple headquarters in Cupertino, California, at 11 p.m. Bangladesh time on September 9.
9 September 2025
Uber One membership program launched in Bangladesh
Uber has recently introduced its first-ever membership programme in Bangladesh called Uber One.
8 September 2025
Bank worker trains AI, gets fired and replaced by AI later
An employee at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) experienced the stark realities of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace when a chatbot she had helped train ultimately replaced her role.
8 September 2025
Ready for the new iPhone? What Apple might announce tomorrow
Tomorrow's Apple event, titled 'Awe Dropping', is expected to introduce the new iPhone 17 series, alongside possible updates to the Apple Watch and AirPods. Here is a brief rundown on the main things you should expect, based on current industry rumours and speculations.
8 September 2025
Cable cuts in Red Sea disrupt internet across Asia and Middle East
Internet connectivity across South Asia and the Middle East has been disrupted following multiple subsea cable outages in the Red Sea, according to NetBlocks, an internet monitoring group.
8 September 2025
Companies are turning a blind eye to AI’s dirty secret, report finds
The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is driving up energy use and carbon emissions, with many companies investing heavily in the technology while paying little attention to its environmental consequences, according to a recent report by Capgemini, a French information multinational company.
8 September 2025
Jobs of the week
Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
8 September 2025
Tesla’s Musk pay scheme mixes two kinds of madness
Elon Musk really does do things no one else has. Chief among them: squeeze unprecedented paychecks from electric-car maker Tesla. On Friday, the company’s board proposed to award its CEO up to $1 trillion in stock. Becoming the world’s first trillionaire requires hitting goals that range from eyebrow-raising to eyeball-popping. It’s also an example of Tesla’s bizarre governance.
7 September 2025
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