ByteDance plans $14 billion AI chip purchase from Nvidia: report

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is planning to spend approximately 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion) on AI chips from Nvidia in 2026, according to a recent report by Hong Kong-based daily South China Morning Post.
31 December 2025

SoftBank finalises $41 billion OpenAI investment

SoftBank Group has finalised a $41 billion investment in OpenAI, acquiring an approximate 11% stake in the ChatGPT developer. The funding round is one of the largest ever private investments.
31 December 2025

TikTok reveals what Bangladeshis were searching for in 2025

TikTok has published a list of the most searched words on its platform in Bangladesh in 2025.
30 December 2025

Nvidia completes $5 billion investment in Intel

Nvidia has completed its purchase of $5 billion worth of Intel shares, finalising a deal first announced in September, as per a recent report by Reuters.
30 December 2025

Meta to acquire AI startup Manus

Meta has recently announced it will acquire the China-founded artificial intelligence startup Manus as part of its push to integrate advanced AI into its products.
30 December 2025

Tech trends that defined 2025

From artificial intelligence becoming a default workplace tool to geopolitical competition shaping chip manufacturing, this year marked a shift from “emerging tech” to “embedded tech”.
30 December 2025

AI will eliminate remote jobs: Google DeepMind co-founder

Shane Legg, co-founder and Chief AGI Scientist at Google DeepMind, has recently stated that advancing artificial intelligence will lead to the elimination of many remote and work-from-home jobs.
29 December 2025

AI overestimates human rationality, study finds

AI systems may be making a basic error when dealing with humans. They assume people are far more rational and strategically sophisticated than they actually are, according to a new study.
29 December 2025

A year wrapped in data, metrics, and gamified moments

We now live inside a series of dashboards. If Spotify is the most visible example, it is hardly alone. Everything from our sleep to our steps to our language-learning streaks comes with a neatly packaged scorecard at the end of the year.
29 December 2025

How bitcoin price drops affect corporate buyers

The sharp year-end drop in cryptocurrency prices has shaken companies that made large investments in bitcoin, causing their stock prices to fall and raising renewed concerns about a market bubble.
28 December 2025

Nvidia licenses tech from AI startup Groq

Nvidia has entered a non-exclusive agreement to license technology from AI startup Groq. As part of the deal, Groq's founder, president, and several engineers will join Nvidia.
28 December 2025

China proposes rules for human-like AI service

China's internet watchdog released draft regulations on Saturday proposing stricter oversight of AI services that mimic human personalities and form emotional connections with users.
28 December 2025

Bangladesh wins 11 awards at International Robot Olympiad 2025

Bangladesh won a total of 11 awards at the 27th International Robot Olympiad (IRO) 2025. Nine students from the country received medals and technical awards in different categories at the international competition.
26 December 2025

Japan plans $19 billion domestic AI project 

Japan is preparing to launch a public-private artificial intelligence project worth an estimated 3 trillion yen (approximately $19 billion) to develop the country's largest AI foundation model.
22 December 2025

You can now use WhatsApp to report social media posts inciting violence

The National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) has urged the public to directly report social media content that incites terrorism or violence through WhatsApp and email, according to a press release issued on December 20, 2025.
20 December 2025

Government introduces Bangla-based AI platform and new font for official use

The government has introduced the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI) platform named “kagoj.ai” developed specifically for the Bangla language, alongside the launch of a new Bangla font called “July” intended for official and institutional use.
15 December 2025

Human typing speed is slowing AI progress: OpenAI executive

Alexander Embiricos, Product Manager of OpenAI's Codex coding agent, has recently stated that a key bottleneck in developing advanced artificial intelligence is the speed at which humans can type.
15 December 2025

AI agent performance: more isn't always better, study finds

It’s long been assumed that if one AI agent is good, more must be better. But new research from Google, DeepMind, and MIT reveals that’s not true. In fact, the study has found that adding AI agents can sometimes slash performance by up to 70%.
14 December 2025

Bangladeshi team wins silver at Seoul International Invention Fair 2025

A team from Bangladesh named Calibrator-Z has won a silver medal at the Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF) 2025, an annually held global tech innovation competition.
12 December 2025

Amazon to invest over $35 billion in India by 2030

Amazon has announced plans to invest over $35 billion in India by 2030, focusing on artificial intelligence, job creation, and export growth. As per an official announcement by the company, the commitment builds on approximately $40 billion Amazon has already invested in the country.
10 December 2025