ByteDance and Motion Picture Association signs AI copyright agreement

ByteDance and the Motion Picture Association signed an agreement to strengthen copyright protections on AI video and image models like Seedance and Seedream.
18 August 2026

The A level grading system explained

A guide to A level grades, UMS, and PUM.
17 August 2026

Meet the girls breaking barriers through skateboarding

Empower young girls in Dhaka through Bangladesh Street Kids Aid, where skateboarding transforms street-involved youth in Korail by building confidence, providing education, breaking gender barriers, and inspiring dreams of reaching the Olympics.
17 August 2026

Instagram updates its wordmark for the first time in a decade

Instagram unveiled a redesigned, sharper wordmark logo—its first update in nearly a decade—drawing mixed reactions over its stylized cursive letterforms.
17 August 2026

Investors sue Selena Gomez and Wondermind, alleging fraud and broken promises

Investors filed a fraud lawsuit against Selena Gomez and her mother over the collapse of Wondermind, alleging $1.2 million was lost to unfulfilled commitments.
17 August 2026

The people behind Dhaka’s unlikely skateboard revolution

Overcome urban challenges through Bangladesh Street Kids Aid in Dhaka, where street-involved youth like Reshma Akter learn skateboarding to escape child marriage and substance abuse while developing essential life skills, confidence, and community resilience.
17 August 2026

Giving children a voice through fashion

Empower underprivileged youth through Bangladesh Street Kids Aid, where creative professionals at Kay Kraft and Craftsman Footwear transformed street children's drawings into custom fashion, fostering confidence, self-expression, and freedom through skateboarding and personalized style.
17 August 2026

Nvidia's $500 billion plan to keep ageing GPUs valuable is a gamble with its own balance sheet

Nvidia backed a $500 billion AI data center initiative with a 25% collateral value guarantee to create a secondary market for aging GPUs.
17 August 2026

Competency based BCS viva: how candidates can prepare

Bangladesh's civil service recruitment system is moving towards a competency-based approach to the viva voce, changing the emphasis from what candidates know to how they have applied their skills in real-world situations.
17 August 2026

AI coding startup Cognition in talks to raise new round at $40 billion valuation

Cognition is in talks for a new funding round at a $40 billion valuation as its AI coding agent Devin approaches $1 billion in annualised revenue.
17 August 2026

Vibe-coding startup Lovable raises $400 million

European vibe-coding startup Lovable confirmed a $400 million Series C funding round at a $13.3 billion valuation to expand its AI app development platform.
17 August 2026

Astronomers discover a black hole pretending to be a star

Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope identified MoM-BH*-1, a "black hole star" that may explain the mysterious "little red dots" in the early universe.
17 August 2026

AI backlash is a crisis of trust, says Anthropic CEO

Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei recently said in a series of posts on X that public hostility toward artificial intelligence reflects a deeper erosion of trust in institutions, rather than safety warnings from industry leaders.
17 August 2026

SpaceX completes acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor

SpaceX has officially completed its $60 billion acquisition of AI coding assistant startup Cursor, integrating its team and technology into the SpaceXAI division.
16 August 2026

Claude will watermark AI text. Here’s how it works

Anthropic detailed how its invisible text watermarking system for Claude models works to comply with EU AI Act transparency rules.
16 August 2026

Chowrasta brings Bangladesh’s hip-hop community together

Celebrate hip-hop's fifty-third anniversary through Chowrasta, a Dhaka cultural gathering hosted by Street Spirit pioneers Bijoya Das and Sketch. Local breakers, rappers, graffiti artists, and DJs unite to transform street art into empowered Bangladesh storytelling.
16 August 2026

The hidden language we speak through jewellery

Discover how ancient shell beads and traditional ornaments evolved into symbolic communication. From African Maasai beadwork to Bangladeshi nose rings, handcrafted jewellery expresses unique identities, social status, and cultural connections across human history.
16 August 2026

Bangladeshi companies look beyond chatbots with agentic AI

Known as agentic AI, these systems are designed not only to generate responses but also to plan, make decisions and execute actions across multiple software applications. A small but growing number of Bangladeshi companies are beginning to develop products based on the technology.
15 August 2026

Meet the hawkers carrying Nakshi Kantha through Dhaka

Discover authentic Nakshi Kantha as street hawkers navigate Dhaka neighborhoods like Banani and Gulshan, bringing hand-stitched quilts by rural craftswomen directly to homes, offering accessible heritage craft that bridges traditional Bangladeshi stories with everyday urban life.
15 August 2026

The unspoken burden of being the head of the family

Uncover the silent burden of becoming a family head through the lived experiences of Bangladeshis like Saikat Barua and Musfiq Fuad, navigating parental expectations, heavy duty, and quiet resilience to support their loved ones.
15 August 2026