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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.
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No plan to sell Teletalk: Telecom minister
12 July 2026, 19:54 PM
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Meta pulls AI image tool after public backlash
13 July 2026, 14:59 PM
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12 July 2026, 19:46 PM
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2027 will be the worst memory supply shortage in history: SK Hynix CEO
12 July 2026, 19:19 PM
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Microsoft fires employees who protested Israel military AI deals
Microsoft has terminated two software engineers who disrupted company events last week to protest the tech giant’s artificial intelligence contracts with the Israeli military, according to internal documents viewed by CNBC. The employees—Ibtihal Aboussad, based in Canada, and Vaniya Agrawal, an Indian-American engineer—interrupted speeches during Microsoft’s 50th-anniversary celebrations in Redmond, Washington.
9 April 2025, 07:17 AM
Users test out Starlink internet speed at Bangladesh Investment Summit
Starlink, the satellite-based internet service provider founded by Elon Musk, has begun its operations in Bangladesh with a trial service. Starlink is being showcased today on the third day of the Bangladesh Investment Summit, held at the InterContinental Hotel in Dhaka.
9 April 2025, 06:50 AM
Read the email of the fired Microsoft employee who protested Microsoft's role in Gaza war
A Microsoft employee, Ibtihal Aboussad, disrupted the company’s 50th anniversary event on April 4, 2025, accusing Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman of being complicit in genocide.
9 April 2025, 06:06 AM
TikTok rolls out updates to its Family Pairing tool
TikTok has announced the introduction of enhanced features to its Family Pairing tool, aiming to improve parental control and support the digital well-being of young users. The updates provide parents with more transparency and control over their child's use of the platform, while also promoting healthier screen time habits for teenagers.
9 April 2025, 04:52 AM
ShopUp, Sary to merge, raise $110m
The merged outfit will be called the Silq Group and the strategic merger is backed by a $110 million (about Tk 1,300 crore) funding round
9 April 2025, 02:40 AM
Bangladesh signs MoU with NASA for space exploration
Bangladesh has become the 54th country to sign the Artemis Accords, an international space exploration agreement by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States of America. The signing ceremony was held on the sidelines of Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 at the InterContinental Hotel Dhaka on April 8.
8 April 2025, 10:44 AM
Teen brothers to represent Bangladesh in Diamond Challenge global finals
Two Bangladeshi students and brothers have advanced to the global finals of 'The Diamond Challenge', an international entrepreneurship competition for high school students organised by the Horn Entrepreneurship Center at the University of Delaware, USA.
8 April 2025, 08:07 AM
Scientists revive 12,500-year-old extinct dire wolves
A Texas-based biotech company has brought dire wolves—a species extinct for about 10,000 to 12,500 years—back to life in a landmark genetic engineering project. Colossal Biosciences, known for its ambitious “de-extinction” efforts, recently announced three snowy-white dire wolf pups named Romulus, Remus, and Khaleesi, marking the first time the mythical predators have walked the Earth since the last Ice Age.
8 April 2025, 07:22 AM
The ultimate guide to acing business competitions
Business competitions are among the most rewarding experiences a BBA student can have. Participating in these competitions provides exposure to real corporate problems often presented by leading companies.
8 April 2025, 05:36 AM
Bangladesh has significant investment potential: experts
Bangladesh has significant potential for investment but poor infrastructure, lack of access to finance and regulatory hurdles in the country remain concerns, according to businesspeople at Bangladesh Startup Connect 2025.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh Bank announces Tk 800 crore equity fund for startups
Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur today announced two major funds to support the country’s startup ecosystem during the ongoing Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025.
7 April 2025, 09:41 AM
Japan develops 3D-printed train station
West Japan Railway (JR West) has recently unveiled what they claim to be the world’s first 3D-printed train station, a sleek, curved-roof structure that took just two and a half hours to assemble on-site—a fraction of the time required for traditional construction.
7 April 2025, 09:05 AM
Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 kicks off
Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025 has begun at Intercontinental Dhaka on April 7, 2025.
7 April 2025, 06:20 AM
Govt to launch modern ‘Land Service Gateway’
The Government of Bangladesh has announced plans to launch a unified digital platform titled the ‘Land Service Gateway’ as part of its ongoing initiative to accelerate land service digitisation following instructions from Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, according to a recent press statement on April 6, 2025.
6 April 2025, 18:05 PM
US tariffs will not affect investments in Bangladesh: BIDA Chairman
The recently enacted decisions by the US government regarding tariffs will not affect the upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit 2025, according to Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury.
6 April 2025, 11:54 AM
Apple may expand iPhone production to Brazil to avoid US tariffs: report
Apple is considering increasing iPhone assembly in Brazil to reduce the impact of new US tariffs on Chinese imports, according to a recent report by Apple-centric news platform 9to5Mac. US President Donald Trump recently announced steep tariffs on goods from several countries, including a 34% levy on Chinese products—a major concern for Apple, which manufactures most of its devices in China.
6 April 2025, 07:30 AM
Meta releases latest multimodal AI models, Llama 4
Meta has just released Llama 4, its newest set of artificial intelligence models, designed to process and generate text, images, audio, and video. The first two publicly available versions—Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick—are now open for download, while a more advanced model, Llama 4 Behemoth, remains in development.
6 April 2025, 04:12 AM
“Stop using AI for genocide,” says Microsoft employee to AI CEO in solidarity with Palestine
Microsoft’s 50th anniversary celebration in Redmond, Washington, was disrupted on Friday when two employees staged pro-Palestinian protests, voicing opposition to the company’s ties to the Israeli military and its use of artificial intelligence in conflict zones.
5 April 2025, 21:16 PM
Trump extends TikTok sale deadline by 75 days, vows to work with China
President Donald Trump on Friday extended by 75 days a deadline for Chinese technology company ByteDance to sell US assets of popular short video app TikTok to a non-Chinese buyer or face a ban that was supposed to have taken effect in January under a 2024 law
4 April 2025, 18:37 PM
How Eid nostalgia thrives in a tech-driven world
The world has changed, and with it, so has Eid. Yet, paradoxically, technology is bringing back the very elements we thought we had lost.
31 March 2025, 04:27 AM
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