Speakers at The Daily Star-MRDI policy dialogue warn legal regulation could threaten press freedom

Bangladesh e-Government Computer Incident Response Team (BGD e-GOV CIRT) has reported the detection of widespread malware activity linked to the Nymaim, or Avalanche-Nymaim, loader, indicating a significant number of potentially compromised systems across networks in Bangladesh.

Artificial intelligence (AI) became the leading cause of job cuts in the United States last month, according to a monthly analysis by Challenger, Gray & Christmas, an outplacement and executive coaching firm.

Aloha Bangladesh held its 18th National Abacus and Mental Arithmetic Competition on April 3 and 4 at International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB), bringing together more than 3,400 students from around 600 schools across the country.

Marc Benioff, CEO of US-based cloud software company Salesforce, has said that many companies are wrongly blaming artificial intelligence for layoffs, arguing that the current wave of job cuts is being misunderstood.

Microsoft has announced a $10 billion investment in Japan from 2026 through 2029, focusing on artificial intelligence infrastructure, cybersecurity partnerships, and workforce development, according to an official blog post by the tech giant.

Amazon has introduced a new fuel surcharge for sellers using its logistics network, as rising oil prices linked to the war in Iran continue to disrupt global energy markets.

The European Union’s cybersecurity agency, CERT-EU, said on April 2 that a recent cyberattack targeting the bloc’s executive arm was carried out by a hacking group known as TeamPCP. 

Oppo has officially launched the Oppo A6k smartphone in Bangladesh.

Kaspersky has ranked among the top-performing cybersecurity vendors in independent testing throughout 2025.

Robotaxis operated by Baidu’s Apollo Go service experienced a widespread outage across Wuhan, China, leaving passengers stranded for up to two hours, according to a recent report by Reuters.

NASA recently launched its Artemis II mission, marking the first crewed voyage beyond low Earth orbit since Apollo 17 in 1972. The agency has described Artemis II as “the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years”.

The US-based tech company Oracle is laying off thousands of employees, according to a filing under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, states a recent report by CNBC.

Fifty years ago today, a young engineer named Steve Wozniak had just finished designing a computer circuit board.

Across banks, payment companies, lenders, and investment platforms, a new class of artificial intelligence known as agentic AI is beginning to change how financial services are designed, delivered, and managed.

Meta has introduced two new smart glasses designed for users who require prescription lenses on March 31. 

Starcloud, a US based startup, aiming to build data centres in orbit has recently raised $170 million in a Series A funding round which values the company at $1.1 billion, marking a rapid rise to unicorn status shortly after emerging from the Y Combinator programme.

Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube, has said the platform remains the primary destination for its most successful creators, despite increasing competition from streaming services.

Avik Anwar secured overall victory across all classes and first place in the Renault Clio category at Round 6 of the Gulf ProCar Championship 2025–2026.

Lettre, a handwriting-based social app developed by a team of Bangladeshis, has been featured by Apple on its curated App Store list.