AI and iPhones likely stars of Apple event
Apple was set to unveil its iPhone 17 lineup on Tuesday, with enhanced artificial intelligence features expected to take centre stage...
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AIoT and Bangladesh鈥檚 future
WE LIVE in an age defined by the fourth industrial revolution, where technological progress is advancing at a pace previously unimaginable. Expanded data storage, massive information flows and lightning-fast processing already reveal how far innovation has carried us. Yet the real transformation lies in the convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT) and...
Anthropic valued at $183b in new funding round
Anthropic announced Tuesday that it raised $13 billion in a funding round valuing the artificial intelligence startup at $183 billion...
AI and health care
THE integration of artificial intelligence into healthcare is ushering in a new era of medical innovation and practice, promising to revolutionise how diseases are diagnosed, treated and managed. With its ability to analyse massive datasets, automate...
Transactions of BFIU chief Shahinul under scrutiny
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has begun scrutinising the financial transactions of its chief, AFM Shahinul Islam, including those linked to his wife, Suma Islam, according to BFIU officials...
High school students in Denmark to be allowed to use AI for English exams
Students in some high schools in Denmark will be allowed to use artificial intelligence to prepare for English language exams from next year, the education ministry announced on Friday.
Google unveils latest Pixel phones packed with AI
Google on Wednesday unveiled new Pixel 10 smartphones that promise more artificial intelligence capabilities, as it seeks to elbow out competition in the emerging AI-assistant market...
SEBPLC hosts bank training prog in Narayanganj
Under guidance of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, Southeast Bank PLC as lead bank recently arranged a training programme on 鈥楶revention of money laundering and combating financing of terrorism鈥� in Narayanganj, said a press release...
BFIU chief sent on forced leave amid controversies
Bangladesh Bank has sent Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit chief AFM Shahinul Islam on mandatory leave following a series of controversies...
IUB wins Best Paper Award at IEEE QPAIN 2025
The department of electrical and electronic engineering of Independent University, Bangladesh has recently received the Best Paper Award in the Poster Paper Presentation category at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Quantum Photonics, Artificial Intelligence, and Networking...
AI and electoral integrity
THE emergence of artificial intelligence brings both promise and peril to the democratic process as Bangladesh prepares for its national and local elections. While artificial intelligence offers tools for efficiency, communication and data management, it also poses threats to electoral integrity, political stability and social trust. Without proactive measures, the...
Semiconductors costing Nvidia, AMD dearly
US semiconductor giants Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices will pay the United States government 15 per cent of their revenue from selling artificial intelligence chips to China, according to media reports...
Nasdaq ends at record high
The Nasdaq posted a second straight record Friday as US equities concluded a winning week on an upbeat note amid optimism over artificial intelligence and less uncertainty over trade policy...
OpenAI releases free, downloadable models in competition catch-up
OpenAI on Tuesday released two new artificial intelligence models that can be downloaded for free and altered by users, to challenge similar offerings by US and Chinese competition...
AI gives global stocks a lift, dollar mixed
Investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence helped lift Wall Street Thursday as Microsoft surfed a tech wave to pass $4 trillion in market value even as traders weighed Federal Reserve rates caution...
Urgent need for global approach on AI regulation: UN
The world urgently needs to find a global approach on regulating artificial intelligence, the United Nations鈥� top tech chief said this week, warning that fragmentation could deepen risks and inequalities...
Use of AI in medical science inevitable: BMU VC
Bangladesh Medical University vice-chancellor Professor Dr Md Shahinul Alam at a seminar in Dhaka on Monday said that the use of artificial intelligence in medical science was inevitable...
Jensen Huang, AI visionary clad in leather jacket
Unknown to the general public just three years ago, Jensen Huang is now one of the most powerful entrepreneurs in the world as head of chip giant Nvidia...
Tech giants scramble to meet AI鈥檚 looming energy crisis
The artificial intelligence industry is scrambling to reduce its massive energy consumption through better cooling systems, more efficient computer chips, and smarter programming 鈥� all while AI usage explodes worldwide...
BFIU seeks info of Islami Bank chairman and family
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) on Monday asked all commercial banks to submit detailed banking information of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC chairman Obayed Ullah Al Masud and his family members following multiple allegations against him...
Tk 1,874cr tax evaded in 7 months
The newly formed Income Tax Intelligence and Investigation Unit has uncovered revenue evasion worth Tk 1874 crore in the preliminary investigation of tax evasion of 183 individuals/organisations based on intelligence activities in the seven months since December last year...
Malaysia clamps down on export, transit
Malaysia clamped down Monday on the export, transshipment and transit of all US-made artificial intelligence chips, seeking to stop illegal trade to countries including China...
Bangladesh capital Dhaka ranks world鈥檚 3rd worst liveable city
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, has moved three notches down in the Global Liveability Index of The Economist Intelligence Unit and now ranks the 3rd worst liveable city, next to war-ravaged Syria鈥檚 Damascus and Libya鈥檚 Tripoli.
Discussion for making youths prepared for AI challenges
Speakers at a discussion on Saturday urged the government to equip youths with the skills necessary to explore the opportunities offered by Artificial Intelligence as well as tackle the challenges it posed, said a press release...
Can Kenya attract outsourcing jobs of the AI future?
In a leafy Nairobi suburb, a Kenyan firm helps foreigners track shoplifters, monitor lung damage from Covid-19 and identify whales 鈥� tapping into the outsourcing market鈥檚 artificial intelligence-boosted boom.
ACC asked to freeze bank accounts of ex-DGFI chief Hamidul
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Monday allowed the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze four bank accounts of former director general of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Major General (retired) Hamidul Hoque over allegations of corruption...
AI robots fill in for weed killers and farm hands
Oblivious to the punishing midday heat, a wheeled robot powered by the sun and infused with artificial intelligence carefully combs a cotton field in California, plucking out weeds...
AI robots fill in for weed killers, farm labourers
As US farms face labour shortage and weeds grow resistant to herbicides, startup Aigen says its robot can save farmers money, help the environment and keep harmful chemicals out of food...
Intelligence before AI
IN A world increasingly driven by artificial intelligence, we find ourselves captivated by machines that emulate what we call 鈥榠ntelligence鈥�. But before we marvel at neural nets and language models, we must ask: whose intelligence are we referring to when we use the term? The rise of AI, paradoxically, urges us to reflect not just on technology, but on what...
Meta鈥檚 AI talent war raises questions about strategy
Mark Zuckerberg and Meta are spending billions to recruit top artificial intelligence talent, triggering debates about whether the aggressive hiring spree will pay off in the competitive generative AI race...