Salesforce launches Agentforce 3

Salesforce has launched Agentforce 3, the latest version of its digital labour platform, designed to help enterprises scale artificial intelligence (AI) agents with greater visibility, performance, and control. 
2 July 2025, 11:37 AM

#hireajournalist – A LinkedIn movement uplifting the heroes of the newsroom

Let's face it – you're more likely to consume news from social media than a reputed news outlet, simply because of how firmly social media is embedded in most people's daily lives. While the unreliability of news adrift on social media is dangerous for the consumer, the steady decline of traditional news media is also career-threatening for journalists.
2 July 2025, 11:11 AM

Denmark wants to give copyright to faces. Here’s why

Denmark is moving to redefine copyright law by giving individuals legal control over their own facial features, body and voice to combat the risks of AI-generated deepfakes, according to a recent report by The Guardian.
1 July 2025, 14:50 PM

Unilever acquires company that sold Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater soap

Unilever has recently announced its acquisition of Dr. Squatch, a men’s personal care brand known for its viral marketing and natural grooming products, including a soap line once made famous by a collaboration involving actress Sydney Sweeney.
1 July 2025, 13:33 PM

Time management essentials for new employees

Starting a new job brings excitement and nerves in equal measure, often accompanied by that nagging question: "How will I get everything done?" Effective time management isn't about working harder - it's about working smarter.
1 July 2025, 09:51 AM

Supply chain revolution expanding Bangladesh’s access to global retail markets

With fertile lands and a rich agricultural heritage, Bangladesh produces food products like rice, lentils, oil seeds, spices, tropical fruits, and ready-to-consume snacks. Historically, much of this produce has been consumed domestically, with limited processed exports. The biggest setback Bangladeshi producers and exporters have faced is the same old supply chain issue.
1 July 2025, 09:43 AM

Who, how, and under what rules gets a firearm license?

A gun magazine was found in Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan's bag during a recent search at the airport.
1 July 2025, 08:34 AM

"Even simple tasks are hard": India's first ISS astronaut on space life

Indian Air Force officer Shubhanshu Shukla, the country’s first astronaut to enter the International Space Station (ISS), has shared his first-hand experience that even simple tasks like sleeping, walking, and drinking water become very challenging in microgravity conditions.
30 June 2025, 08:36 AM

AI dominates pre-election campaigns in Bangladesh: Report

Artificial intelligence-generated content is playing a growing role in the pre-election political landscape in Bangladesh, with a wave of synthetic campaign videos appearing across Facebook and TikTok, according to a recent report by the digital research outlet Dismislab.
30 June 2025, 08:33 AM

Bangladeshi coder wins global AI hackathon

Rezaul Karim Arif, a Bangladeshi network engineer based in Melbourne, has built PixelFlow, an AI-powered web application that recently won the AI Showdown Hackathon, a global competition hosted by AI coding platform Lovable with support from Google, Anthropic, and OpenAI.
30 June 2025, 08:06 AM

Trump says buyer found for TikTok

US President Donald Trump in a Fox News interview on Sunday said that a deal to buy the popular short-video app TikTok is underway and involves “very wealthy people”, whose identities he plans to reveal in about two weeks.
30 June 2025, 05:54 AM

Made in Bangladesh Mitsubishi Xpander launched

Rancon Auto Industries has officially launched the Bangladeshi-manufactured Mitsubishi Xpander, a seven-seater family SUV powered by a 1.5L MIVEC engine.
29 June 2025, 11:06 AM

Microsoft's next-gen AI chip production faces delay

Microsoft's plans to produce its next-generation Maia AI chip have hit significant delays, with mass production now pushed to 2026—at least six months behind schedule—according to a report by The Information. 
29 June 2025, 08:27 AM

Nvidia insiders sold over $1 bln in stock amid surge: report

Nvidia insiders have sold more than $1 billion worth of company stock over the past year, with over half of those sales occurring in June as the chipmaker's shares reached record highs, according to a recent Financial Times report. The selling activity comes as Nvidia's market valuation recently surpassed Microsoft to become the world's most valuable company.
29 June 2025, 07:01 AM

Meta poaches more OpenAI researchers: report

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram, is reportedly hiring four additional artificial intelligence researchers from OpenAI, according to a Saturday report by The Information. The latest recruits—Shengjia Zhao, Jiahui Yu, Shuchao Bi, and Hongyu Ren—will join Meta's AI division as the company expands its artificial intelligence capabilities.
29 June 2025, 06:50 AM

Germany is banning DeepSeek from app stores: Report

Germany’s data protection commissioner has asked Apple and Google to remove DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) application from their app stores, citing concerns over the illegal transfer of personal data to China, according to a recent report by Reuters.
28 June 2025, 09:42 AM

A hacker group is targeting the aviation industry, warns Palo Alto executive

A hacker group known as "Scattered Spider," is targeting the aviation industry, according to Sam Rubin, SVP of Consulting and Threat Intelligence at Unit 42 by Palo Alto Networks.
28 June 2025, 09:11 AM

BIDA launches redesigned investor-centric website

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) launched a redesigned version of its official website on June 28, aiming to enhance investor experience and strengthen the country’s investment narrative. 
28 June 2025, 07:50 AM

India to conduct 7 experiments in space

Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla scripted history by becoming the country’s first astronaut to enter the International Space Station (ISS) on June 26 after the docking of Axiom 4 spacecraft, he carried with him India’s scientific dreams to the frontiers of microgravity.
27 June 2025, 11:07 AM

Foodpanda organises free health camp for riders

Foodpanda Bangladesh, an online food and grocery delivery platform, has recently organised a free health camp for its delivery partners.
27 June 2025, 03:20 AM