AI is accelerating climate crisis: expert
If you care about the environment, think twice about using AI...
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AI in national security and reforms
ARTIFICIAL intelligence, with its transformation, is swiftly dominating the globe. It compels nations to reconsider forthcoming challenges in every sector. In fact, under the forward-thinking leadership of Dr Muhammad Yunus鈥檚 interim government, Bangladesh now stands at the crossroads through which AI can be utilised not only for the reinforcement of...
China鈥檚 Ant Group launches AI 鈥榣ife assistant鈥�
The fintech firm backed by Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has made a foray into products powered by artificial intelligence after announcing a 鈥榣ife assistant鈥� mobile app...
BFIU freezes ex-DGFI DG Saiful Alam鈥檚 bank accounts
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Tuesday directed banks and financial institutions to freeze bank accounts of former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence...
Apple in talks to invest in OpenAI: report
iPhone juggernaut Apple is in talks to invest in OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT and the biggest name in generative artificial intelligence, a news report said Thursday...
OpenAI, Meta flex muscles as AI race heats up
The world鈥檚 biggest AI companies are releasing new usage data showing significant growth as competition in the generative artificial intelligence sector heats up...
Bank accounts of Salman, Selim frozen
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Wednesday froze bank accounts of Salman F Rahman, former private industry and investment adviser to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and Sheikh Fazlul Karim Selim, a former lawmaker and paternal cousin of Sheikh Hasina...
Bank accounts of former BSEC chair Shibli, 7 others frozen
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Tuesday froze bank accounts of stock market-linked eight persons, including former Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam and his son Juhair Sharar Islam...
BFIU asks banks to freeze accounts of Nowfel, family
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit asked the banks to freeze the accounts of former education minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel and his family members, including his parents, for the next 30 days.
Banks asked to freeze accounts of former Natore-2 lawmaker, family
All banks have been instructed by Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit to freeze accounts of Shafiqul Islam Shimul, former lawmaker from Natore-2, his wife Shamima Sultana Jannati and other family members.
Bank accounts of Anisul, family, MPs Azam, Henry frozen
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Wednesday froze the bank accounts of Anisul Huq and his family members...
Bank accounts of Arafat, Saifuzzaman frozen
Bangladesh Bank鈥檚 Financial Intelligence Unit on Monday froze bank accounts of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and former state minister for Information and...
Major General Faizur Rahman appointed as new DG of DGFI
Major general Md Faizur Rahman has been appointed as the director general of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence...
BFIU freezes bank accounts of ex- foreign minister Hasan, his family
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has instructed all banks in the country to freeze accounts of former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud and his family members...
OpenAI worries its AI voice may charm users
OpenAI says it is concerned that a realistic voice feature for its artificial intelligence might cause people to bond with the bot at the cost of human interactions...
UK probes Amazon partnership with AI firm Anthropic
Britain鈥檚 competition regulator on Friday said it had launched an inquiry into a partnership between US e-commerce giant Amazon and Anthropic, an American developer of artificial intelligence...
Intel to slash workforce to cut costs
US chip maker Intel said Thursday it will slash more than 15 per cent of its workforce as it streamlines operations...
EU鈥檚 sweeping AI law enters into force
The European Union鈥檚 landmark law on artificial intelligence came into force on Thursday, which Brussels vows will drive innovation while protecting...
AI won鈥檛 replace you but will spy on you
SINCE the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, workers have had to contend with the inimical effects of technology on their jobs. From the power loom to the personal computer, each wave of automation has not only increased productivity, but also empowered the owners and managers who dictate how these technologies reshape the workplace. Today, workers worldwide are haunted by the specter of artificial intelligence...
2 more protest leaders,聽ex-BRAC teacher held
Fellows and family members on Sunday alleged that intelligence agencies of police picked up two more coordinators of the Students Movement Against Discrimination and...
Meta oversight board wants deepfake rules for AI Age
Meta鈥檚 oversight board on Thursday called on the tech titan to bring its rules regarding porn deepfakes out of the 鈥榩hotoshop鈥� days and into the era of artificial intelligence...
TSMC Q2 net profit jumps on Gen AI demand
Taiwan chip giant TSMC said Thursday net profit jumped by more than a third in the second quarter of 2024, buoyed by global demand for generative artificial intelligence products...
AIUB holds explainable AI for dementia鈥檚 early detection workshop
The American International University-Bangladesh has recently hosted a workshop on the Explainable Artificial Intelligence for dementia care on its campus in Dhaka, said a press release...
AI consuming significant amount of global energy supply
When Google announced this week that its climate emissions had risen by 48 per cent since 2019, it pointed the finger at artificial intelligence.
Google greenhouse gas emissions grow as it powers AI
Google, despite its goal of achieving net-zero emissions, is pumping out more greenhouse gas than before as it powers data centres needed to support artificial intelligence, the company said...
China leading surge in generative AI patents: UN
The number of international patent filings for innovations using cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence have surged eightfold in six years, the UN said Wednesday, the majority from China-based innovators...
Fascist rule to be ended: Serajul Islam Chy
Dhaka University professor emeritus and prominent public intellectual Serajul Islam Choudhury on Saturday said that fascist rule in Bangladesh would be ended and youths would play a prominent role to end the misrule in the country...
Failure to have product registered for GI tag unacceptable
THE government鈥檚 failure to protect the intellectual property of agricultural or cultural artefacts with unique ties to the geography and history of Bangladesh is unacceptable. That the government has been negligent, or slow, in having registered geographical indication tag for unique products and ensuring the production and marketing of the products..
Govt raises ration prices
The government has increased the price of per kilogram rice and wheat rationing to 10 authorised entities by around Tk 9, but the new prices still remain below the price of rice distributed to destitute people...