Amazon has announced it will eliminate approximately 14,000 corporate positions as part of an ongoing effort to "reduce bureaucracy" and streamline operations.

A focused one-to-one with your manager is the right place to test ideas, map options and, if necessary, set a respectful course away from your current role. Handled well, it protects relationships, reveals opportunities you cannot see from your desk, and reduces the risk of impulsive exits.

Netflix has shut down Boss Fight Entertainment, the game development studio it acquired in 2022 that created the mobile game 'Squid Game: Unleashed'. The closure was confirmed by the studio's former CEO David Rippy and other senior staff in social media posts.

John Nitti has left his position as X’s Global Head of Revenue Operations and Advertising Innovation after ten months with the company, according to a recent report by The Financial Times. His departure marks the latest in a series of executive exits from Elon Musk’s social media platform.

OpenAI has introduced a new 'Company Knowledge' feature for its ChatGPT Business, Enterprise, and Education subscription plans. The function allows the AI system to search through an organisation's connected applications to provide answers using internal company information.

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Samsung Bangladesh has officially launched the Galaxy A17 5G.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is developing a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool capable of generating music from text and audio prompts, according to a recent report by The Information.

WhatsApp will no longer permit general-purpose AI chatbots, such as ChatGPT, to operate on its platform under a new policy that takes effect on January 15, 2026. 

YouTube has begun rolling out a new artificial intelligence (AI) detection tool called “likeness detection” that allows creators to identify and report AI-generated videos that use their facial features without permission.

The Directorate Of Posts has called for public feedback on a newly drafted Postal Ordinance 2025, marking the first major remodeling of its governing framework since the colonial-era Postal Act of 1898.

Smartphones feel inevitable in the hand, yet each one begins as a set of drawings, components and hypotheses. The journey from concept to finished device is a carefully sequenced collaboration between design labs, supplier networks and high-throughput assembly lines. In leading electronics hubs across Asia, that journey can take as little as days once a design is frozen and parts are on site.

Tecno, the smartphone brand, has recently launched the SPARK 40 5G in Bangladesh.

A group of young students from The Tech Academy (TTA) in Dhaka is set to represent Bangladesh at the FIRST Global Challenge (FGC) 2025, an international robotics competition. 

The Team Phoenix Group, a Dhaka-based technology organisation, has recently announced plans to launch SecureNet BD, an initiative designed to strengthen cybersecurity capabilities through Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (CCoE) and a community-driven Security Operations Centre (SOC) or Computer Security Incident Response Team (CSIRT).

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Apple has introduced an updated version of its Vision Pro headset featuring a new M5 processor. The company states the chip provides improved performance for AI tasks and enhances display rendering compared to the previous model.

OpenAI has introduced ChatGPT Atlas, a new web browser that integrates its AI features directly into the browsing experience. As per OpenAI, the browser is designed to allow ChatGPT to assist users across the web without requiring them to switch between tabs or copy and paste information.

A new wave of cyberespionage activity by a hacking group known as “Mysterious Elephant,” targeting government and foreign affairs entities across the Asia-Pacific region, including Bangladesh, according to Kaspersky, the cybersecurity firm.

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