AI

Meta signs AI deals with several news publishers

Meta has announced commercial agreements with several news publishers to use their content for its AI services. The deals include outlets such as CNN, Fox News, The Washington Examiner, USA Today, and France's Le Monde.
7 December 2025, 11:13 AM

Google will surpass OpenAI in AI race: 'Godfather of AI'

Geoffrey Hinton, a leading AI researcher often referred to as the 'godfather of AI', has recently stated that Google is likely to surpass rival OpenAI in the AI race.
7 December 2025, 04:58 AM

What it means to teach writing in the age of AI

To promote critical thinking in the backdrop of easily accessible AI tools, writing instructors need to design activities that push students towards critical thinking.
4 December 2025, 08:57 AM

AI is augmenting, not replacing, engineers: Thrive Capital investor

Philip Clark, a partner at the venture capital firm Thrive Capital, has recently stated that AI tools are enhancing the work of software engineers, rather than replacing their jobs, as per a recent report by Business Insider.
1 December 2025, 09:14 AM

16 days of activism: AI fuelling cyber violence against women

Experts warn justice system ill-equipped to handle digital crimes
30 November 2025, 18:40 PM

Meta’s Chief AI Scientist is leaving the company

Yann Lecun, Meta’s Chief AI Scientist and founding director of its Fundamental AI Research unit (FAIR), is leaving the company after 12 years. His departure follows weeks of significant layoffs affecting FAIR, the unit he created to advance artificial intelligence (AI) research.
20 November 2025, 12:48 PM

Meta to measure employee performance by 'AI impact': report

Meta will formally incorporate "AI-driven impact" into its employee performance reviews starting in 2026, according to an internal company memo seen by Business Insider.
17 November 2025, 06:16 AM

97% of listeners can't spot AI-generated songs, survey finds

A new survey, conducted by polling firm Ipsos for the streaming service Deezer, has revealed that 97% of listeners cannot tell the difference between songs created by AI and those composed by humans.
12 November 2025, 10:38 AM

Wikipedia asks AI firms to stop scraping and pay up

The Wikimedia Foundation has called on AI companies to stop freely scraping Wikipedia's content and instead use a paid service, arguing that the future of both the free platform and reliable AI depends on it.
12 November 2025, 08:49 AM

Amazon adds AI translation for Kindle authors

Amazon has recently introduced Kindle Translate, a new AI-powered service designed to help independent authors translate their books into different languages.
10 November 2025, 07:51 AM

Breaking Bad creator’s new show was 'made by humans'

Gilligan’s closing message signals a stand for human creativity over AI
9 November 2025, 08:27 AM

AI could replace human jobs in 10-20 years, warns DeepSeek researcher

Victor Chen Deli, a senior researcher from Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, has recently expressed pessimism about artificial intelligence’s long-term effect on employment and society. He made the remarks during a rare public appearance at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China.
9 November 2025, 07:15 AM

Bangla sign language translator wins at FutureMakers

At first glance, Feroza Mahzabin appears to be just another computer science (CS) student at BRAC University – someone quietly fascinated by algorithms and the possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI). But her latest project may transform communication for an entire community in Bangladesh that has long been left unheard.
6 November 2025, 15:28 PM

The trouble with companies using AI for the sake of it

It has become almost fashionable for companies to claim they are using AI. Every boardroom, every quarterly report, every strategic offsite seems to revolve around the same language of transformation.
6 November 2025, 09:06 AM

Xania Monet becomes first AI singer to debut on Billboard charts

Xania Monet has become the first known artificial artiste to get enough radio play to appear on a Billboard chart.
5 November 2025, 06:58 AM

Cisco launches AI platform to manage IT infrastructure

Cisco has introduced a new AI system called Cisco IQ, designed to help businesses manage their IT infrastructure. As per an official blog post by the company, the platform aims to address challenges companies face with the complexity of AI-powered operations.
5 November 2025, 06:58 AM

What the Nobel Prize in economics teaches us about innovation and survival

Our schools and universities should move away from rote learning.
3 November 2025, 04:00 AM

The future of retail banking

Retail banking in Bangladesh is entering a moment of reckoning. With the Bangladesh Bank (BB) preparing to issue digital banking licences, and with more organised mobile financial services, AI and platform technology becoming mainstream, it is no longer enough for a bank to be a place where peop
1 November 2025, 19:48 PM

YouTube launches AI detection tool

YouTube has begun rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) detection tool called “likeness detection” that allows creators to identify and report AI-generated videos that use their facial features without permission.
25 October 2025, 08:06 AM

How can AI democratise rural healthcare in Bangladesh?

Imagine a future where a tablet or phone in a village clinic can perform the work of expensive lab tests and specialists.
24 October 2025, 18:00 PM