The tech giants spending billions of dollars on them say the water part, at least, is solvable.

An AI-based hiring startup, AgenticHire, founded by two Bangladeshi brothers, has raised more than $30,000 through accelerator programmes, competitions, grants, and institutional support, without giving up any equity in the company.

TechOrators Toastmasters Club held its inaugural meeting in Dhaka on September 5, launching a platform focused on communication, public speaking and leadership skills for people in the technology community.

Research involving children aged three to eight suggests interactive and educational content matters more than screen duration, while only one in five parents stays with children during screen use

Apple is preparing to release iOS 27 with a more capable version of Siri, expanded camera-based intelligence, and additional controls designed to protect younger iPhone users.

Google is expanding its Gemini Spark AI agent to Google Photos, allowing eligible users to organise, edit, and share their photo libraries through natural-language instructions.

Scientists searching for dark matter have detected a particle interaction that could be one of the strongest clues yet to the nature of the invisible material, although researchers stress that the finding does not amount to a discovery.

Apple will hold its next major product launch on September 9, with a new generation of iPhones, Apple Watches, and possibly the company’s first foldable handset expected to take centre stage.

ByteDance has secured a $29.6 billon loan after strong demand from lenders prompted the Chinese technology group to increase the size of the financing, according to a Bloomberg News report cited by Reuters.

Reliance Jio has opened its cloud-based PC service to internet users across India, expanding an offering designed to give ageing computers access to more powerful computing resources without requiring hardware upgrades.

Norway is considering tighter restrictions on smart glasses and other camera-equipped wearable technology as officials raise concerns about surveillance, facial recognition and personal privacy.

Adobe has acquired Indian marketing intelligence startup Rilo as the software company seeks to strengthen its artificial intelligence tools for marketing and customer-experience workflows.

OpenAI and its chief executive, Sam Altman, are facing 30 additional lawsuits connected to the deadly Tumbler Ridge school shooting in British Columbia, expanding the legal challenge against the artificial intelligence company to 37 claims.

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Ulkasemi’s VLSITHON 3.0, a competition aimed at developing VLSI engineering skills among university students, concluded on September 3.

Google has released Lyria 3.5, a new version of its artificial intelligence (AI) model for generating music, making it available through the Gemini app and Gemini API.

Astra can autonomously handle website creation, scientific analysis, game development, cybersecurity, coding, etc., says OpenAI

Users around the world are currently experiencing difficulties accessing ChatGPT and OpenAI services.

A reasoning technique reportedly being used in OpenAI’s forthcoming Astra model has prompted concern among AI safety researchers who fear increasingly complex systems could become harder to monitor.

New York City is set to prohibit students from using artificial intelligence in public schools through eighth grade as part of a broader overhaul of technology use in the country’s largest school district.