Mobile phone use reaches 89.6% in Bangladesh: BBS
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Anthropic weighs new model launch as OpenAI's Astra gains ground: report
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AI safety fears mount as researchers quit and labs admit losing control
20 September 2026
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OWS shipments grow as TWS market declines in Q2 2026
19 September 2026
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Samsung leads global smartphone shipments in H1 2026 as market contracts
19 September 2026
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iPhone Duo v Galaxy Z Fold8: Can Apple challenge Samsung’s foldable lead?
18 September 2026
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Shift / Bangladesh drivers secure podium finishes at Malaysia Festival of Speed
17 September 2026
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Our picks for smartphones under BDT 25,000
17 September 2026
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16 September 2026
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NRB entrepreneur's fintech startup raises $20 million seed round
16 September 2026
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This Bangladeshi-American teen joined SpaceX at 14; now resigning at 16
Kairan Quazi, the Bangladeshi-American prodigy who became SpaceX’s youngest employee at the age of 14, is leaving the rocket company to join Citadel Securities, an American hedge fund and financial services company in New York.
21 August 2025
Google unveils Pixel 10 series
Google has unveiled its latest smartphones: the Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold – followed by the newly unveiled Tensor G5 chip and the Gemini Nano AI model at Made by Google event 2025.
20 August 2025
Black Myth: Wukong is getting a sequel
Game Science, the Chinese developer behind last year’s hit video game Black Myth: Wukong, has announced a sequel titled Black Myth: Zhong Kui, at the Gamescom conference in Cologne on August 20 with a short teaser trailer.
20 August 2025
US adults fear AI could steal jobs, Reuters poll shows
US adults see AI as more of a threat than a promise, with fears ranging from losing jobs to political turmoil, according to a new poll by Reuters and global market research firm Ipsos.
20 August 2025
Royal Enfield’s first rideout brings Dhaka’s Enfield owners together
Dhaka witnessed a royal spectacle on Saturday, August 16, 2025, as Royal Enfield owners from across the city gathered for the first-ever Royal Enfield Rideout 2025.
17 August 2025
Robots stumble, sprint, and spar at World Humanoid Robot Games
The first-ever World Humanoid Robot Games was recently held in Beijing, where more than 500 humanoid robots from around the globe went head-to-head in a mix of sporting clashes and practical challenges.
17 August 2025
Facts vs promises: why real cybersecurity isn’t bought, it’s proven
Cybersecurity, for many organisations, has become a checklist. Buy this, subscribe to that, tick all the compliance boxes. There's a sort of psychological outsourcing of responsibility.
17 August 2025
Robo Life becomes champion at Startup World Cup Bangladesh 2025
Robo Life Technology has won the Bangladesh regional final of the Startup World Cup 2025, receiving a BDT 50,000 in investment funding and securing a place to represent Bangladesh at the Global Startup World Cup competition to be held in San Francisco, USA to compete for a USD 1 million investment prize.
15 August 2025
US government can now get Claude AI for just $1
Amazon-backed AI startup Anthropic will make its Claude AI models available to all three branches of the US government for just $1, the company announced on Tuesday.
13 August 2025
Perplexity wants to buy Google Chrome for $34.5 billion
AI search startup Perplexity has made an unexpected $34.5 billion all-cash bid to buy Google’s Chrome browser - a price much higher than its own estimated valuation of $18 billion.
13 August 2025
AOL to discontinue dial-up internet service
AOL has announced it will officially end its dial-up internet service on September 30, 2025, marking the close of a 34-year chapter in internet history. The US-based online service company shared the news in a brief statement on its website, describing the move as part of a routine evaluation of its products and services.
11 August 2025
LinkedIn winds down test of alternative news feed options
LinkedIn appears to be scaling back its experiment with alternative feed formats, signalling the likely end of a trial that offered users new ways to navigate the professional network’s home page.
11 August 2025
Cybersecurity researchers find vulnerabilities in OpenAI's GPT-5
Two cybersecurity firms have tested OpenAI’s newly released GPT-5, revealing that the AI model remains vulnerable to manipulation despite its advanced safety features. According to separate analyses by NeuralTrust and SPLX, specialised techniques can bypass GPT-5’s guardrails, raising concerns about its readiness for high-stakes enterprise use.
11 August 2025
Inside the making of a local cat food brand
Bangladesh's pet food market is largely reliant on imported products, with limited domestic manufacturing and few established local brands. The industry faces several challenges, including supply chain disruptions, high retail prices, and concerns regarding product authenticity. Although demand for packaged pet food is gradually increasing, particularly in urban areas, the market remains in the early stages of development.
10 August 2025
Instagram’s new map shows exactly where your crew’s at
Instagram has recently introduced some new features to make it easier for people to connect with friends through content along with a new map feature that allows users to share their location with selected friends.
9 August 2025
WhatsApp banned 6.8 million accounts linked to scams
WhatsApp has banned more than 6.8 million accounts in the first half of 2025, citing links to organised scam operations, some of which are believed to be run from criminal centres in Southeast Asia.
9 August 2025
OpenAI unveils GPT-5 with major upgrades in reasoning, writing and safety
OpenAI has announced the release of GPT-5, its most advanced artificial intelligence model to date, promising substantial gains in reasoning, accuracy and real-world utility.
8 August 2025
This Chinese robot can perform kung fu
Chinese robotics company LimX Dynamics has unveiled its latest humanoid robot, the LimX Oli – a 5’4” machine capable of fluid movements, including martial arts, thanks to its 31 degrees of freedom. The robot, an upgrade from last year’s LimX CL-1, is designed for AI researchers and developers working on advanced robotics applications.
7 August 2025
Google Gemini adds 'Guided Learning' following ChatGPT's 'Study Mode'
Google has introduced a 'Guided Learning' feature for its Gemini AI platform, arriving just over a week after OpenAI's July 29 launch of a similar 'Study Mode' for ChatGPT. Both tools provide structured learning assistance rather than direct answers, marking a shift in how AI platforms approach educational support.
7 August 2025
Apple pledges additional $100 billion US investment amid tariff talks
Apple plans to invest an extra $100 billion into US, President Trump announced Wednesday, in a move that may help the tech giant avoid potential iPhone tariffs.
7 August 2025