City Bank client data sold to hacking forums: BCSI
Bangladesh Cyber Security Intelligence in a blog post said that a threat actor breached City Bank data and sold the bank鈥檚 financial statements to underground hacking forums...
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Bank account details of 21 more journalists sought聽
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit on Sunday sought the bank account details of 21 more journalists after the similar request for 12 journalists past week.
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...
Former BFIU chief, ex-postal DG among others sued聽for graft
The Anti-Corruption commission on Thursday filed three separate cases against former lawmaker Solaiman Haque Joarder, former chief of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit Masud Biswas, and...
A new set of wolves?
THERE is a good side to the story. After a politically influential group 鈥榲isits鈥� a TV station asking the top brass to 鈥榯ake appropriate action鈥� against journalists whose reporting they dislike, the matter is now being debated. There is no DGFI [Directorate General of Forces Intelligence] involved. No guns are on display. No false cases have been filed. No one...
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven 鈥榠ntention economy鈥�
The research argues the potentially 鈥榣ucrative yet troubling鈥� marketplace emerging for 鈥榙igital signals of intent鈥� could, in the near future, influence everything from buying movie tickets to voting for political candidates...
Good, bad and automated
ARTIFICIAL intelligence has made profound advancements over the decade, with applications spanning various fields. One of the most significant domains impacted by artificial intelligence is writing.
550 individuals鈥� Tk 15,000cr frozen for investigation
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has frozen bank accounts of nearly 550 individuals and entities, holding around Tk聽15,000 crore, over allegations of accumulating substantial assets through unethical means.
Google renews push into mixed reality headgear
Google is ramping up its push into smart glasses and augmented reality headgear, taking on rivals Apple and Meta with help from its sophisticated Gemini artificial intelligence.
BFIU seeks Hasina, Rehana bank account details
Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, the financial intelligence agency of the central bank, has sought the bank account details of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her younger sister Sheikh Rehana...
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.
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.
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...
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.
