Apple chief executive Tim Cook has thanked customers and employees as he prepares to leave the company’s top job in September, bringing his 15-year tenure as CEO towards a close.

Anthropic researchers have demonstrated an automated system capable of developing techniques to reduce problematic behaviour in artificial intelligence models.

Nvidia has reportedly agreed to acquire Hugging Face for $12.9 billion, in a deal that would give the US chipmaker control of one of the artificial intelligence industry’s most prominent platforms for sharing open-source models.

AI personal assistant startup Instinct has raised $250 million in a new funding round that values the company at $2.5 billion, highlighting investors' continuing appetite for AI agents designed to carry out everyday tasks on behalf of users.

Stability AI, the company behind the Stable Diffusion image-generation model, has raised $76 million in a Series B funding round backed by some of the world's largest entertainment companies.

Apple has introduced a new generation of the Mac Mini powered by its M6 processor, with the entry-level model priced at $899 as the company places greater emphasis on local artificial intelligence workloads.

Barishal Division recorded the slowest median mobile download speed among Bangladesh’s divisions in the first half of 2026. The division posted a median mobile download speed of 22.57 megabits per second (Mbps) during the January-to-June period, according to Ookla’s Bangladesh Speedtest Connectivity Report H1 2026.

Meta has agreed to pay up to $18bn to settle claims brought by 29 US states alleging that its social media platforms harmed children and were deliberately designed to encourage addictive use.

The Dutch Data Protection Authority has fined Uber €825m, about $966m, over the use of automated systems to suspend or deactivate driver accounts without adequately informing those affected.

Cyber insurers are reviewing their policies as autonomous AI agents raise difficult questions about what should be covered, according to a recent report by Reuters.

Apple has unveiled two new processors, the M5 Ultra and M6, as it steps up the computing power available for artificial intelligence and other demanding workloads on its Mac computers.

Alibaba has launched Wan3.0, its latest artificial intelligence video-generation model, as the Chinese technology group increases investment in AI.

Google has expanded its Gemini Enterprise artificial intelligence platform with tools designed specifically for lawyers and law firms.

Brazil’s data protection authority, ANPD, has fined ByteDance 153.8 million reais ($29.81 million) for allegedly violating the country’s General Data Protection Law. According to a report by Reuters, the decision was published in the official gazette on Tuesday.

Bengaluru-based drone startup Airbound has raised $37m in a Series A funding round as it seeks to make aerial delivery more competitive with road transport.

Spotify has launched Playlist Notes, a new feature that allows users and the streaming service’s editors to add explanations and context to items included in playlists.

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said on Monday his party will introduce a bill in Parliament that would ban children under 16 from using social media.

Xiaomi unveiled its in-house Xring O3, O100, and D100 processors manufactured by TSMC for smartphones, AI workloads, and autonomous driving.

GhushSite is tracking what Bangladeshis say when they are asked to pay bribes.

Nvidia is in discussions to invest in Perplexity as part of an equity funding round that would value the AI startup at more than $30 billion, The Information recently reported.