During an interaction at the recently held Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2024, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has advised Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta, to set up an office in Bangladesh. The Premier said so in a press debrieding held at her official residence, Gono Bhaban, following her return from the three-day official tour in Germany.

Sony has announced the layoff of about 900 employees, constituting about 8% of its global workforce, as part of a restructuring plan in its PlayStation division. This decision follows recent changes in the industry and a shift in demand for gaming consoles, according to a recent report by The Guardian.

At the ShowStoppers event during Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2024, technology brand Infinix showcased a new gaming technology concept that includes “state-of-the-art features enhanced with artificial intelligence (AI),” according to a press handout. 

Apple has stopped work on 'Project Titan', the tech giant's electric car project, according to a source familiar with the matter. The decision comes a decade after the reputed tech company begun the project, despite no official announcement being made thus far.

Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, today announced the names of four Indian Air Force officers who will be the astronauts in the country’s first manned mission to space, which is expected to be launched next year.

PhonePe, a fintech company established in 2016, has unveiled the Indus Appstore, an Android app store for Indian consumers. According to the company, the app store has already crossed 1 lakh downloads within three days of launch, and is available in 12 regional languages.

Indian researchers have developed a country-specific model to precisely determine the age of a foetus in a pregnant woman in the second and third trimesters.

X, formerly known as Twitter, is making audio and video calls available for all of its users. Previously, this service was only limited to Premium users.

Nvidia briefly hit a market value of US$2 trillion on February 23, 2024, marking a record growth in stock for the multinational tech company. As per reports, this rise has occurred due to the current global market's high demand for AI chips, thus positioning Nvidia as a key player in the AI industry.

India's largest battery energy storage system, which stores power using solar energy, has been successfully commissioned with an installed capacity of 152.325 megawatts hour (MWh).

Axentec PLC, a subsidiary of Robi Axiata Ltd., has recently launched Cypher, a Tier-IV commercial data centre at Sheikh Hasina Software Technology Park in Jashore. The data centre pledges an uptime guarantee of 99.995%. 

The BharatGPT group, a collaboration between Reliance Industries Ltd. and eight Indian Institute of Technology universities, is set to launch a new AI model named 'Hanooman' in March. Backed by Mukesh Ambani, the model aims to provide conversational AI services in healthcare, governance, financial services, and education in 11 Indian languages.

The single-aisle C919 aircraft produced by the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) recently made its international debut at Asia's biggest airshow, the Singapore Airshow. The China-made aircraft features both flying and on-the-ground displays, seeking to attract international buyers and competing with reputed aircraft makers Boeing and Airbus.

LockBit's dark web leak site, where the ransomware gang publicly lists its victims and issues ransom demands, was replaced with a notice from law enforcement agencies. The National Crime Agency of the U.K. in collaboration with the FBI and the international law enforcement task force 'Operation Cronos,' confirms that LockBit's services have been disrupted due to international law enforcement action, according to the notice.

With the rising popularity of memes comes a brand new 'meme culture' which is slowly integrating itself with political campaigns, as candidates are often resorting to memes as an efficient way to gain a notable online presence. With the U.S. presidential election scheduled for November 5 this year, let’s look at how one meme in particular has been used as a campaign tool thus far: Dark Brandon.

From Darjeeling tea to Roquefort cheese, Geographical Indications (GIs) have become potent symbols of cultural heritage and economic clout. But what exactly are they, and why do they spark international debates like the recent India-Bangladesh dispute over Tangail sarees?

India today successfully put into the designated orbit its INSAT-3DS meteorological satellite to ensure continuity of services for monitoring land and ocean surfaces for weather forecasting and disaster warning as well as for providing satellite-aided research and rescue services

Infinix has recently launched HOT 40 Pro in Bangladesh. The smartphone features a 6.78-inch FHD+ IPS display, 120Hz refresh rate, a 6nm MediaTek Helio G99 processor, 8GB of RAM which is expandable to 16GB, and 128GB of ROM.

Shark Tank, the internationally acclaimed business reality show has revealed a second panel of female ‘Sharks’ for their first-ever Bangladeshi adaptation. 

Gennext Technologies Limited has recently inaugurated the operation of Bangladesh’s first cloud data centre ‘Meghna Cloud’ at Bangabandhu Hi-Tech City in Kaliakoir, Gazipur.