Nobel laureates urge strong AI regulation
Physics Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton and chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis on Saturday insisted on a need for strong regulation of artificial intelligence, which played a key role in their awards.
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Authorities seize 63 tolas gold at Ctg airport, detain two
Customs officials and National Security Intelligence personnel seized 63 tolas of gold ornaments at Chattogram鈥檚 Shah Amanat International Airport on Saturday.
Experts urge for legal framework to boost tech-driven investments
Experts on Monday called for enabling legal framework and enforcement practices in relation to data protection and intellectual property rights to foster technology-driven investments...
BFIU detects Tk134cr deposits in Munni Saha linked account
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has found Tk 134 crore of deposits in a bank account linked to journalist Munni Saha.
US Black Friday online spending put at record $10.8b
American consumers spent a record $10.8 billion online during 鈥楤lack Friday鈥� promotions, with many using artificial intelligence tools to find the best deals, Adobe Analytics announced Saturday...
Transforming safety and sustainability
Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries globally and its transformative potential in environment, health and safety is monumental. By streamlining processes, predicting risks and enhancing decision-making, artificial intelligence promises to revolutionise how organisations approach workplace safety and sustainability. As industries integrate artificial intelligence into environment, health and safety...
Samsung reshuffles leadership amid challenge in AI chips
Samsung Electronics reshuffled its leadership on Wednesday as it looks to gain an edge in the production of microchips used for artificial intelligence servers...
Munier Chowdhury鈥檚 99th birth anniv today
Today is the 99th anniversary of birth of martyred intellectual Munier Chowdhury...
Media and information literacy in combating fake news
IN THE days before the Internet, social media, artificial intelligence, and polarised TV hosts, rumours spread the traditional way, passed from one person to another and neighbour to ighbor. A classic example of this phenomenon can be found in the Bengali poem Pandosram by Shamsur Rahman, where people frantically chase after an eagle, believing...
BFIU seeks info on bank details of 10 journalists
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Sunday summoned bank account details of 11 people, including 10 journalists...
Bank ACs of Saima Wazed鈥檚 Shuchona Foundation frozen
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has frozen the bank accounts of Shuchona Foundation, a non-profit organisation founded by Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina...
Global stocks gain, dollar higher before Nvidia earnings
Major European and Asian stock markets mostly gained and the dollar firmed against main rivals Wednesday following a positive lead from Wall Street, as all eyes turned to upcoming results from artificial-intelligence giant Nvidia...
Japan ramps up tech ambitions with $65b for AI, chips
Japan is readying a $65-billion push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking population...
AI in social transformation
ARTIFICIAL intelligence has a multifaceted impact on digital contents and social media. In recent years, the impact of AI-embedded social media channels has had a profound effect on developing countries. These technologies have transformed both economic activities and social activism by providing new frontiers for growth and civic engagement that...
Of emotional beings and indifferent AI
IMAGINE a planet, dominated by artificially crafted creatures roaming around everywhere 鈥� at sea, on the land and in the sky. Also, fancy that there is the presence of minor creatures such as birds, grasses and trees. There are waves at sea, roaring with surges of swirling water but none to hear and wonder at the wonders of nature. There are birds...
Bank accounts of Premier Bank鈥檚 chair, families frozen
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has frozen the bank accounts of Premier Bank chairman HBM Iqbal and four of his family members, and their companies.
Bank accounts of NRBC chair Parvez Tamal, 2 others frozen
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Thursday froze the bank accounts of NRB Commercial Bank chairman SM Parvez Tamal, its vice president Md Jafar Iqbal Howlader and former executive committee chairman Adnan Imam and their companies...
BFIU summons bank account information of 28 journalists
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, the financial intelligence agency of the central bank, has summoned bank account details of 28 journalists...
ICT allows bail to NSI鈥檚 ex-DG Wahidul
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday allowed conditional bail to former director general of National Security Intelligence Muhammad Wahidul Haque in a crime against humanity case...
Assessment of AI integration in Bangladeshi news media held
An assessment finding sharing meeting in Dhaka on Saturday revealed that many journalists in Bangladesh were leveraging artificial intelligence in their individual work but institutional use in newsrooms operations remained nominal...
US unveils national security plan to step up use of AI
The United States on Thursday ordered the Pentagon and intelligence agencies to step up use of artificial intelligence to advance national security, in the first such strategy to counter...
US charges Indian agent over alleged plot to kill Sikh leader
An Indian intelligence official has been indicted for his role in a foiled plot to kill a Sikh leader in the United States, the Justice Department said on Thursday.
AL leader Matia Chowdhury laid to rest without guard of honour
Veteran politician and Bangladesh Awami League presidium member Matia Chowdhury was buried at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard in Dhaka on Thursday.
Bank accounts of Menon, Momtaz frozen
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Monday froze bank accounts of Bangladesh Workers Party president Rashed Khan Menon and folk singer and former Awami League lawmaker Momtaz Begum...
BFIU asks bank authorities to freeze accounts of Taposh, his family
The bank accounts of Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh, the former mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, have been frozen as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial misconduct...
BFIU freezes bank accounts of Summit Group chair Aziz Khan, family
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Monday instructed banks to freeze the accounts of Summit Group chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan, his brothers, and other family members.
BFIU freezes bank accounts of Bashundhara Group chair, family members
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Sunday froze the bank accounts of Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and seven of his family members.
BFIU seeks bank details of journalist Munni Saha
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Sunday asked the banks to provide details of bank accounts in the name of journalist Munni Saha, who is now facing several cases on charges of murder and crimes against humanity committed during the recent anti-discrimination student movement...
OpenAI鈥檚 $157 billion valuation fuels debate
Fear of missing out has rocketed the value of artificial intelligence companies, despite few signs as to when the technology will turn a profit, raising talk of AI overenthusiasm...
ACC writes to 11 countries for info on ex-BFIU chief Masud
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday sent letters to 11 countries, including the United States of America, Canada, Australia, Dubai, Malaysia, and Singapore, seeking information on the wealth of former chief of Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Md Masud Biswas...