The volume of fact-checking reports addressing misinformation in Bangladesh surged by 58% in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to a recent report by dismislab. The report identifies misinformation trends in 2024, highlighting people, countries, organisation and key narratives.

Malaysia has become the first country in the world to permit the use of digital assets for zakat payments, according to a report by New Straits Times (NST), a Malaysian news outlet.

The European Union (EU) has updated its code of conduct on online hate speech, requiring social media platforms like Meta’s Facebook, Elon Musk’s X, and Google’s YouTube to step up efforts to tackle harmful content. The European Commission announced the changes on Monday, integrating the code into the EU's Digital Services Act (DSA).

US President Donald Trump has repealed a 2023 executive order issued by his predecessor Joe Biden, which aimed to mitigate the risks associated with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies.

Donald Trump, the newly sworn-in 47th President of the United States, stated that he wants to put American astronauts on Mars, during his inauguration speech at the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

Donald Trump will be sworn in for his second term as the 47th President of the United States on 20 January around 11.00 PM Bangladesh time in front of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. 

Nahian Khan, a young filmmaker, has recently launched a podcast series named ‘TechShow’ featuring the journeys and insights of the Bangladeshi tech content creators.

On January 16, India’s national space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), conducted a successful space docking (SpaDeX) operation by bridging two satellites in space, after overcoming hiccups twice.

Cyber actors from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) stole $659 million in cryptocurrency in 2024, according to a recently released joint statement by the US, Japan, and South Korea.

Donald Trump has recently unveiled a new cryptocurrency project, launching a meme coin named ‘$Trump’ just days before his inauguration as the 47th US President, according to recent announcements by his accounts on social media X, and Truth Social.

Instagram has recently extended the maximum length of its Reels feature to three minutes, doubling the previous limit of 90 seconds, according to a recent announcement by Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram.

The FBI has recently conducted a large-scale operation to hack approximately 4,200 computers across the United States, targeting the removal of PlugX, a malware linked to Chinese state-backed hacking groups, according to the US Department of Justice.

Game theory, the study of strategic decision-making, has long been a tool for economists, mathematicians, and political scientists to analyse human behaviour in competitive scenarios. Let's take a look at how each game featured in the hit show Squid Game represents the 'game theory' in action.

Startup Bangladesh Limited, the government-backed venture capital firm, has invested BDT 11.10 crore over the past six months, according to a recent press release. From September 2024 to January 2025, the organisation disbursed BDT 9.025 crore across nine startups.

Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, and Instagram, plans to exclude paid advertisements from its upcoming “Community Notes” feature, according to a recent report by Reuters.

Noyb, an Austrian privacy advocacy group, filed a series of complaints against TikTok, Xiaomi, AliExpress, Temu, Shein, and WeChat, alleging violations of European Union data privacy regulations.

A critical flaw in Google’s OAuth authentication system, a way for users to grant third-party applications access to their Google account information without sharing their password, has left millions of user accounts vulnerable to potential data theft, according to a recent report by Truffle security, an open-source security project.

Duolingo, the language-learning platform, has reported a significant increase in users, with a 216% surge in Americans learning Mandarin compared to the same period last year.

"Anti-corruption minister is corrupt", says Elon

Apple has lost its position as China's leading smartphone seller in 2024, with Vivo and Huawei overtaking the iPhone maker, according to data from research firm Canalys, states a recent Reuters report.