US tech titan earnings rise on AI as economy roils
Tech giants Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft this week eclipsed earnings expectations, cashing in on artificial intelligence while navigating economic waters roiled by US tariffs...
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Risk highlighted as Chinese hackers hit Microsoft
Software giant Microsoft is at the centre of cybersecurity storm after China-linked hackers exploited flaws in SharePoint servers to target hundreds of organisations.
Microsoft looks to boost AI performance in European languages
US tech behemoth Microsoft is investing millions of dollars to funnel more European-language data into AI development, company president Brad Smith told AFP Monday...
DIU celebrates Micro-Credentials Day 2025
Based on the theme 鈥榚mpowering futures through micro-credentials鈥�, DIU Micro-Credentials Academy in collaboration with the faculty of science and information technology celebrated DIU Micro-Credentials Day 2025 at the International Conference Hall of the university in Dhaka on Saturday...
Microsoft halts China-based tech support for Pentagon systems
Microsoft said Friday it is making sure that personnel based in China are not providing technical support for US Defense Department systems, after investigative news site ProPublica revealed the practice earlier this week...
MRA welcomes AFI CEO
A high-level event titled 鈥榃elcoming AFI CEO Alfred Hannig at Microcredit Regulatory Authority, Bangladesh鈥� was held on Monday, said a press release...
Prime Bank honours SMEs
Prime Bank PLC recognised seven of its entrepreneur clients from across the country for their outstanding contributions on the occasion of World MSME (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) Day 2025...
More microplastics in glass bottles than plastic: study
Drinks including water, soda, beer and wine sold in glass bottles contain more microplastics than those in plastic bottles, according to a surprising study released by France鈥檚 food safety agency Friday.
BRAC Bank, Priyoshop partner to help rural micro merchants
BRAC Bank has recently partnered with Priyoshop to expand access to digitally processed financing for rural and semi-urban micro merchants, said a press release...
Expat鈥檚 microbus robbed
A rented microbus carrying a female expatriate and her family was robbed on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway in Tangail early Saturday...
Economic justice
MICROFINANCE has long been recognised as a vital tool for combating poverty and empowering low-income populations, particularly in developing countries. By extending small loans to individuals who are often excluded from formal financial systems, microfinance...
PBPLC gifts 2 micros to BAU
Pubali Bank PLC on Tuesday gifted two microbuses to Bangladesh Agricultural University as part of its corporate social responsibility, said a press release...
Yunus stresses need for establishing dedicated Microcredit Bank
Claiming that the microcredit is the 鈥榬eal banking鈥�, chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday stressed establishing a 鈥楳icrocredit Bank鈥� to create more entrepreneurs by disbursing collateral free small credit among young people...
Bill Gates says AI key for health, education innovation
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said artificial intelligence will play a key role in unlocking new tools for health, education and agriculture at a meeting with Indonesia鈥檚 president on Wednesday...
Microenterprises can be vital for growth: Selim Jahan
The development of microenterprises can play a vital role in driving inclusive growth in Bangladesh鈥檚 economy, said renowned economist Selim Jahan...
Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet....
Government providing interest-free microloans, aid to imams, muezzins
The Ministry of Religious Affairs is providing interest-free microloans and financial assistance to imams and muezzins across Bangladesh from Imam-Muezzin Welfare Trust...
Microsoft retires Skype in favour of Teams
Microsoft on Friday announced it was retiring Skype, the online voice and video call pioneer that the tech titan acquired in 2011.
Loan disbursement to CMSME drops by 16pc
Loan disbursements to the Cottage, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (CMSME) sector dropped by 16 per cent in the July-September quarter of FY25 compared to the same period in FY24, due to political turmoil and economic instability during the period...
Soft microfinance: potential game-changer
MICROFINANCE is welcomed as a revolutionary tool to eradicate poverty, providing financial access for those excluded from traditional banking systems. It emerged with a promise to empower small entrepreneurs and poor people, especially women, by offering them loans to do businesses, secure livelihood and achieve financial independence...
BRAC launches 'Livestock Grow Initiative'
BRAC鈥檚 Microfinance programme has officially launched the 'Livestock Grow Initiative鈥� to ensure financial security and sustainable development for livestock farmers across the country...
Implement microfinance progs under one umbrella:聽 adviser
Social welfare affairs adviser Sharmeen Soneya Murshid on Sunday called upon all concerned to implement microfinance programmes under one umbrella...
Microsoft expects to spend $80b on AI this fiscal year
Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year...
Managing drug-resistant bacteria
CONSIDERING the growing inefficacies of antibiotics, a set of empirical studies has claimed that we are sliding back to the 鈥榩re-antibiotic era,鈥� highlighting the present and future crises borne out of antibiotic resistance. In today鈥檚 world, particularly in the global health discourse, antibiotic resistance has turned out to be a focal point of discussion due to its ominous public health concern. This is evident from seven...
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...
Microbus driver hacked to death in Naogaon
A microbus driver was hacked to death allegedly by rivals over a piece of land at Naogaon sadar upazila on Wednesday...
Grameen Bank tax exemption facility reinstated聽聽聽
Microcredit lender Grameen Bank will enjoy income tax exemption until 2029 upon conditions, including submission of annual income tax returns.
Family planning, not microcredit, enhanced women鈥檚 activities in 1980s: Wahiduddin
Planning adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Wednesday said that it was Bangladesh鈥檚 family planning program, not microcredit that first encouraged middle-class and lower-middle-class women to work outside their homes...
bKash launches microfinance payment service
bKash has launched microfinance payment service to help customers pay microfinance loans and savings instalments, said a press release...
AI chatbots must learn to say 鈥榟elp鈥� says Microsoft exec
Generative AI tools will save companies lots of time and money, promises Vik Singh, a Microsoft vice-president, even if the models must learn to admit when they just don鈥檛 know what to do...