Microsoft is making passkeys the first sign-in option shown to users who have them registered, edging passwords further down the priority list, according to a new announcement by the tech giant.

Amazon Prime Video is introducing a new short-form video feature to its streaming platform, joining rivals including Netflix and Disney+ in adopting a TikTok-style vertical browsing experience aimed at mobile users.

Figure AI, a robotics company, has recently shown two of its F.03 humanoid robots autonomously resetting a full bedroom, including making a bed together, using only visual cues to coordinate their actions.

Nintendo has announced a global price increase for its Switch 2 console, driven by surging memory chip costs caused by booming AI data centre demand.

Anthropic has signed a $1.8 billion computing agreement with US-based cloud computing company Akamai Technologies, according to a recent Bloomberg News report that cited people familiar with the matter.

Cloudflare has announced plans to cut approximately 1,100 jobs even as the internet infrastructure company reported the highest quarterly revenue in its history.

Google has confirmed that its Chrome browser may automatically download several gigabytes of on-device artificial intelligence (AI) models to users’ computers in order to support a growing number of AI-powered features integrated into the browser.

Xiaomi Bangladesh has entered the country’s home appliance market for the first time, launching a range of smart televisions, laundry products and connected home devices.

Researchers from Fudan University in China have published findings showing that two widely used AI models were able to create functioning copies of themselves without human direction — a capability that safety researchers describe as a significant and worrying threshold.

A game development meetup in Dhaka drew a capacity crowd at the weekend, in what organisers described as a sign of growing interest in Bangladesh’s gaming and immersive technology sectors.

Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit in the United States that accused the company of misleading consumers about the availability of its artificial intelligence (AI) features on recent iPhones. 

Amazon is formally rolling out Anthropic's Claude Code and OpenAI's Codex across its corporate workforce, moving beyond its in-house Kiro tool, according to an internal note seen by Business Insider.

Boston Dynamics recently unveiled its humanoid robot Atlas performing a handstand and an L-sit, marking the first operational footage of the development model being prepared for industrial use.

Meta has announced it will begin using artificial intelligence to analyse visual cues in photos and videos—including a person's height and bone structure—in order to identify users who may be under 13 and should not have accounts on Facebook or Instagram.

OpenAI has released GPT-5.5 Instant, a new foundation model that will replace GPT-5.3 Instant as the default model powering ChatGPT, with the company saying the update significantly reduces the rate of AI hallucinations in sensitive professional domains while maintaining low response times.

In Bangladesh’s job market, salary information rarely circulates in the open. Candidates are often expected to negotiate, justify expectations and make career decisions with limited visibility into what roles actually pay.

Jensen Huang, CEO of Nvidia, has sought to counter growing concerns about artificial intelligence (AI) displacing workers, arguing that the technology is generating jobs rather than eliminating them.

Apple has held early-stage discussions with Intel and Samsung Electronics over potential chip manufacturing partnerships in the United States, according to a recent report by Bloomberg News.

Peter Chang, General Manager, Asia Pacific, Consumer Business at Asus, speaks to The Daily Star about the company’s latest AI PC lineup, Bangladesh’s growth potential, component price pressures, and why he believes AI PCs are more than a marketing trend.

Meta has purchased Assured Robot Intelligence, a startup focused on teaching humanoid machines to anticipate and react to human behaviour. The financial details of the acquisition remain private.