Apple recorded a 22 percent rise in iPhone sales in China during the first month of the iPhone 17’s release, according to a recent report by Reuters. 

The JAAGO Foundation Trust has launched a nationwide campaign aimed at strengthening civic engagement and political participation among women and young people ahead of Bangladesh’s upcoming national elections at a hotel in Dhaka on November 12.

A new survey, conducted by polling firm Ipsos for the streaming service Deezer, has revealed that 97% of listeners cannot tell the difference between songs created by AI and those composed by humans.

Ulkasemi VLSI Training Institute (UVTI), an initiative by Ulkasemi, a semiconductor design company, was inaugurated in Niketan, Dhaka, on November 11.

For years, women have been the public face of Bangladesh’s ready-made garments industry. The empowerment narrative is familiar. Yet on most production floors, women remain concentrated in helper and operator roles. Where day-to-day decisions are taken, the picture is stark. Only around 3 to 5% of supervisory posts are held by women, a share that was lower still a few years ago.

Maps is set to receive artificial intelligence (AI) upgrades with the integration of Gemini, Google’s AI assistant. 

Gilligan’s closing message signals a stand for human creativity over AI

Meta Platforms has announced it will invest $600 billion in American infrastructure by 2028, with a focus on building "industry-leading AI data centres".

Victor Chen Deli, a senior researcher from Chinese AI firm DeepSeek, has recently expressed pessimism about artificial intelligence’s long-term effect on employment and society. He made the remarks during a rare public appearance at the World Internet Conference in Wuzhen, China.

Deepal has officially launched its latest Plug-in Hybrid model, the Deepal S05 at a launch event held on November 8, 2025 at the Deepal Bangladesh showroom located at Rangs Babylonia, Tejgaon, Dhaka.

At first glance, Feroza Mahzabin appears to be just another computer science (CS) student at BRAC University – someone quietly fascinated by algorithms and the possibilities of artificial intelligence (AI). But her latest project may transform communication for an entire community in Bangladesh that has long been left unheard.

Around 60 percent of mobile phones currently used in Bangladesh are operating illegally, according to the Mobile Industry Owners’ Association of Bangladesh (MIOB), which has warned that the growing grey market is putting legitimate manufacturers and government revenues at risk.

In an interview with The Daily Star, Lee outlines how the Taiwanese technology giant is positioning itself for the next decade, both globally and in Bangladesh.

It has become almost fashionable for companies to claim they are using AI. Every boardroom, every quarterly report, every strategic offsite seems to revolve around the same language of transformation.

Google has announced Project Suncatcher, a research initiative to explore the possibility of running powerful AI systems in space.

Microsoft has begun rolling out support for passkey storage in its Edge browser, allowing Windows users to save and sync passkeys through the Microsoft Password Manager. 

Several Japanese anime and manga publishing companies have jointly threatened legal action against OpenAI, alleging copyright infringement by its Sora 2 video generation app.

Zabeer Zarif Akhter, a student of St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, has been selected to attend the CERN-Solvay student camp in Geneva, Switzerland, scheduled from April 19 to April 25, 2026.

Microsoft is testing a new audio-sharing feature in Windows 11 that allows users to stream sound to two wireless headsets, speakers, earbuds, or hearing aids at the same time. 

WhatsApp has recently announced the introduction of passkey-encrypted backups, a feature that allows users to protect their backups using their device’s fingerprint, facial recognition, or screen lock code instead of relying on manually set passwords or 64-digit encryption keys.