Bangladeshi students win big at World Invention Creativity Olympics 2026
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Teams of Bangladeshi students won two gold medals and two silver medals at the World Invention Creativity Olympics (WICO) 2026 held in Seoul, South Korea.
Nvidia in talks to back $250 bln for OpenAI's data centre: report
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27 July 2026, 14:27 PM Tech & Startup
Nvidia is in discussions to provide around $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI, a move that would help the artificial intelligence company secure a massive data centre campus in southern Ohio.
Tech giants urge lawmakers not to restrict open-source AI
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Next Step / Jobs of the week
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DeepSeek pauses second fundraising round: report
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Facebook launches free verified badge using selfie checks
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OpenAI sued after ChatGPT allegedly told user not to seek medical treatment
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Magnito Digital wins Silver in Campaign South Asia-Digital Agency of the year 2016

Magnito Digital, one of the leading digital marketing agencies in Bangladesh has won the Silver Award in the prestigious "Campaign South Asia - Digital Agency of the year 2016" in the 'Rest of South Asia' category.
4 December 2016, 09:20 AM

Facebook developing artificial intelligence to flag offensive live videos

Facebook Inc is working on automatically flagging offensive material in live video streams, building on a growing effort to use artificial intelligence to monitor content.
2 December 2016, 04:33 AM

Human ancestor 'Lucy' adept at tree climbing as well as walking

Scientists using sophisticated scanning technology on the fossil bones of the ancient human ancestor from Ethiopia dubbed "Lucy" have determined that she was adept at climbing trees as well as walking, an ability that in her case may have proven fatal.
1 December 2016, 09:22 AM

Sleep as Android

Having a separate alarm app for your phone might seem redundant but bear with me. On my Xiaomi Mi4, I've been having issues with the default alarm app being flaky.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

TITAN FALL 2 - THE SLEEPER HIT OF 2016

The slide and shoot in Titanfall 2 is a thing of beauty. Your sprinting, super-powered pilot drops to their knees, whisking along the ground and out of cover, aiming a shotgun towards a group of bewildered foes.
30 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Google celebrates birthday of Jagadish Chandra Bose

Google is celebrating the 158th birthday of Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose, one of the fathers of radio science, with a doodle which shows him sitting in his laboratory.
30 November 2016, 13:12 PM

Facebook adds free games like 'Pac-Man' to Messenger app

You can now play "Pac-Man" with your Facebook Messenger buddies. Facebook is adding the option to play games with your contacts on the messaging app beginning Tuesday. You can access the feature in the latest version of the app by tapping a game controller icon.
30 November 2016, 05:52 AM

Peugeot for emerging markets

French car-manufacturer Peugeot launched the 301 model line in 2012 to serve as an entry level sedan for emerging markets in Asia,
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

The Myth of depreciation

In the summer of 2015, my neighbor bought a 2014 Toyota Premio. It was pearl white, duller than drying paint, and “loaded with
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

2015 Honda S660

What is nearly as small as a CNG auto-rickshaw, but has four wheels?
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Shift review: 2016 Honda CRV

A large-ish SUV fitted with a 2.4 litre 4 cylinder i-VTEC engine: The Honda CRV is as much a status symbol as any other SUV, yet it’s not pretentious.
29 November 2016, 08:39 AM

The Uber controversy

For a company well-known pretty much everywhere in the world, Uber sure has its fair share of controversy. Recently, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has declared that the service is illegal, after it failed to obtain necessary permissions from the concerned authorities. This comes less than a week after its launch.
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

What the heck is UBER?

Plenty of confusion with what is Uber. Is it anyone’s car that is lying around? Is it a taxi? Is it a plane? The confusion stems from Uber itself for pretending to be like Johnny Depp: reclusive and quiet. Except Depp can handle the grief. Can Uber?
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

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27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Broadband regulation and government policy gets highlighted at ITU conference

Recently in Bangkok, Huawei and the International Telecommuni-cations Union (ITU) jointly hosted the first Asia Pacific Exchange on
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

First Session of EATL-Prothom Alo App Contest 2016 held

First presentation session of top 500 teams in EATL-Prothom Alo App Contest 2016-season 4 was held on Saturday, 26th November
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Top 5 Uber alternatives in Bangladesh

Ride-hailing service Uber is the talk of the town now. Although this very concept of 'Uberisation' is new in Bangladesh, Uber isn't
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Top 5 Uber alternatives in Bangladesh

Ride-hailing service Uber is the talk of the town now. Although this very concept of 'Uberisation' is new in Bangladesh, Uber isn't the first or only ride-hailing service operating in the country. In the last couple of years, we have seen a significant number of local startups (some backed by foreign VCs) getting into the ride-hailing business. Some of these services are very good, providing premium ride quality and levels of service. Others are not so great, but get the job done somewhat. Here are some of the few that caught our attention:
27 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Uber in Europe landmark court battle to escape strict rules

Uber [UBER.UL] is to seek to convince Europe's top court next week that it is a digital service, not a transport company, in a case that can determine whether app-based startups should be exempt from strict laws meant for regular companies.
26 November 2016, 05:45 AM

Navigation system failure cited in crash of European Mars lander

Europe's Schiaparelli Mars lander crashed last month after a sensor failure caused it to cast away its parachute and turn off braking thrusters more than two miles (3.7 km) above the surface of the planet, as if it had already landed, a report says.
24 November 2016, 09:07 AM
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