When roads go under: how to drive safely and protect your car
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Dhaka's roads have turned into a flood zone after days of relentless monsoon rain, with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department recording 110mm in just 27 hours and warning more is on the way. Driving through it safely means slowing down, avoiding any water deeper than 10cm or moving water, never restarting a stalled engine, and getting the car professionally checked afterward for hidden damage to the brakes, engine, and electrics.
Anthropic is asking the public to send in questions about AI
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Anthropic, the company behind the AI assistant Claude, is asking people to submit questions they have about artificial intelligence.
This T-Rex is expected to go for $30 million at auction
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No plan to sell Teletalk: Telecom minister
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Meta pulls AI image tool after public backlash
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Shift / How to keep your motorcycle safe from rain
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2027 will be the worst memory supply shortage in history: SK Hynix CEO
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Musk launches new company called ‘Macrohard’
Elon Musk has announced plans for a new AI software company called Macrohard, describing it as a “purely AI software company” in a post on X dated August 22. He stated that while the name was “tongue-in-cheek,” the project is “very real.”
25 August 2025, 06:35 AM
World-first: Scientists create skin model with blood supply
A team of researchers at the University of Queensland’s Frazer Institute in Australia has used stem cells to create a replica of human skin, complete with blood vessels, capillaries, hair follicles, tissue layers, and immune cells in the laboratory.
24 August 2025, 15:39 PM
2.5 billion Gmail users at risk after Google hack: report
Hackers have broken into a Google database, potentially exposing the accounts of more than 2.5 billion Gmail users to targeted scams, according to a report by The Daily Mail.
24 August 2025, 13:27 PM
Musk says xAI open sources Grok 2.5, promises Grok 3 in 6 months
Elon Musk has announced that his artificial intelligence company xAI has open-sourced its Grok 2.5 large language model (LLM) and intends to do the same with its latest version, Grok 3, within the next six months.
24 August 2025, 13:05 PM
China drafts internet platform pricing rules amid complaints
China has proposed new rules governing the way internet platforms set prices, following years of complaints from merchants and consumers about unfair or misleading practices, according to a recent report by Reuters.
24 August 2025, 12:01 PM
China unveils plan to build 610 sq km solar farm
China has unveiled plans to build what it says will become the world’s largest solar farm, a sprawling facility high on the Tibetan plateau covering 610 square kilometres - about the size of Chicago. Once fully complete, the project will host more than 7 million solar panels and generate enough electricity to power 5 million households, according to a recent report by Associated Press.
24 August 2025, 10:00 AM
Tesla to add Chinese AI voice assistants in cars: report
Tesla plans to introduce new in-car voice assistant features in China using AI models from DeepSeek and ByteDance’s Doubao, according to a terms and service document published on the company’s official website, as per a report by Bloomberg News.
24 August 2025, 09:12 AM
Jobs of the week
Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
24 August 2025, 08:03 AM
Coinbase CEO fires engineers who resisted AI tools
Brian Armstrong, CEO of US-based cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, recently revealed that he fired software engineers who refused to adopt AI tools following a company-wide mandate.
24 August 2025, 06:50 AM
Bangladesh goes online with certificate verification, apostille system
Bangladesh has introduced a fully digital system for verifying educational and professional certificates, a move set to cut costs and ease the process for students and workers seeking opportunities abroad.
23 August 2025, 18:31 PM
Meta partners with Midjourney to license ‘aesthetic tech’
Meta has recently partnered with Midjourney, the generative artificial intelligence startup, to license its “aesthetic technology” for use in the company’s future models and products.
23 August 2025, 11:08 AM
Apple in talks with Google to revamp Siri with Gemini: Report
Apple has entered preliminary discussions with Google to integrate the company’s Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) system into a redesigned version of Siri, Bloomberg News reported on August 22, citing people familiar with the matter.
23 August 2025, 09:02 AM
OpenAI to launch office in India this year
OpenAI, the Microsoft-backed company behind ChatGPT, will open its first office in India later this year, establishing a base in New Delhi, according to a recent report by Reuters.
23 August 2025, 08:01 AM
AI app Poultry Pal launched in Bangladesh
Nevronus Systems, a Bangladeshi IT startup, has launched an artificial intelligence-driven mobile application called ‘Poultry Pal’, designed to help poultry farmers detect and prevent chicken diseases.
21 August 2025, 11:41 AM
This Bangladeshi-American teen joined SpaceX at 14; now resigning at 16
Kairan Quazi, the Bangladeshi-American prodigy who became SpaceX’s youngest employee at the age of 14, is leaving the rocket company to join Citadel Securities, an American hedge fund and financial services company in New York.
21 August 2025, 10:51 AM
Google Pixel 10 Pro Fold vs Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7: which one to choose?
Google has just announced its latest foldable, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, joining the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 in the growing foldable phone market. Both devices feature large displays, powerful processors, and multitasking capabilities, but differ in design, durability, and camera technology. Here’s a detailed breakdown to help you decide which premium foldable suits your needs.
21 August 2025, 09:32 AM
All the new AI features in Google Pixel 10
The newly announced Google Pixel 10 series includes several new AI features designed to support productivity, communication, and creative tasks. According to Google, the devices use the Tensor G5 chip combined with the Gemini Nano AI model to perform AI functions directly on the phone, including image and video generation, real-time translation, and contextual assistance. Here’s a brief look at all the new AI features and how they work.
21 August 2025, 08:01 AM
DeepSeek releases upgraded AI model
The company will also adjust the costs for using the model's API
21 August 2025, 07:14 AM
Alibaba launches open-source AI image editor
Alibaba’s Qwen research group has released an open-source AI model, Qwen-Image-Edit, which enables advanced image editing through text prompts.
21 August 2025, 06:41 AM
Sony raises PlayStation 5 prices in US
Sony has announced a price increase for its PlayStation 5 consoles in the United States, citing economic challenges and rising costs. The new prices will take effect starting today, August 21.
21 August 2025, 06:18 AM
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