Next Step / Nectar Social raises $30 million Series A to build AI operating system for marketing teams
Next Step Desk
19 May 2026, 15:08 PM Tech & Startup
Nectar Social, an AI-powered platform that automates marketing workflows across social media, creator management, and commerce, has raised $30 million in a Series A round led by Menlo Ventures and its Anthology Fund, which was established in partnership with Anthropic.
Next Step / Strong IXPs, local content and digital trust will shape Bangladesh’s internet future: Warren Finch
Mohammad Kawsar Uddin
19 May 2026, 15:02 PM Tech & Startup
Warren Finch, an internet infrastructure specialist and trainer with more than three decades of experience in information technology, says Bangladesh’s digital future will depend on stronger internet exchange points, local content hosting, resilient networks and public trust.
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Tech & Startup Desk
18 May 2026, 21:45 PM Tech & Startup
BYD launches three new EVs in Bangladesh
Shift Desk
18 May 2026, 21:26 PM Tech & Startup
Google is making its icons more playful
Tech & Startup Desk
18 May 2026, 16:16 PM Tech & Startup

Steve Jobs honoured with an official $1 coin

The United States Mint has released a $1 coin honouring Steve Jobs, the late co-founder of Apple, as California's entry in the American Innovation $1 Coin Program. The coin is going on sale to the public on May 12.
12 May 2026, 16:36 PM

AI models disagree on which jobs AI will disrupt, study finds

A new study warns that artificial intelligence cannot reliably predict which occupations it will disrupt.
12 May 2026, 14:34 PM

Treading the tightrope of AI usage in research

By 2026, AI has become one of the most pervasive acronyms in everyday speech, worked into nearly every piece of software and industry. What began with trivial uses such as writing essays or counting letters has now expanded into research, the very engine of human intellectual progress.
11 May 2026, 18:57 PM

Parker, fintech startup backed by Y Combinator, files for bankruptcy after raising over $200 million

Parker, a US-based fintech startup offering corporate credit cards and banking services for e-commerce businesses, has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and is widely reported to have shut down, in one of the more notable collapses in the sector in recent years.
11 May 2026, 18:47 PM

Google expands AI-powered Finance platform across Europe

Google Finance is expanding its new artificial intelligence-powered platform across Europe this week, introducing a redesigned experience with full local language support and a broader range of market analysis tools.
11 May 2026, 18:39 PM

Samsung launches Galaxy A37 and A57 in Bangladesh

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy A37 5G and Galaxy A57 5G smartphones in Bangladesh.
11 May 2026, 17:55 PM

Microsoft pushes passkeys over passwords for sign-in

Microsoft is making passkeys the first sign-in option shown to users who have them registered, edging passwords further down the priority list, according to a new announcement by the tech giant.
11 May 2026, 12:57 PM

Amazon Prime to roll out TikTok-style vertical video feed

Amazon Prime Video is introducing a new short-form video feature to its streaming platform, joining rivals including Netflix and Disney+ in adopting a TikTok-style vertical browsing experience aimed at mobile users.
10 May 2026, 16:47 PM

These robots read head nods, not code, to tidy a bedroom

Figure AI, a robotics company, has recently shown two of its F.03 humanoid robots autonomously resetting a full bedroom, including making a bed together, using only visual cues to coordinate their actions.
10 May 2026, 15:46 PM

Jobs of the week

Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
10 May 2026, 14:23 PM

Why are Nintendo Switch prices increasing?

Nintendo has announced a global price increase for its Switch 2 console, driven by surging memory chip costs caused by booming AI data centre demand.
10 May 2026, 13:26 PM

Anthropic signs new $1.8 billion cloud deal: report

Anthropic has signed a $1.8 billion computing agreement with US-based cloud computing company Akamai Technologies, according to a recent Bloomberg News report that cited people familiar with the matter.
10 May 2026, 13:04 PM

Cloudflare to make 1,100 layoffs despite record high revenue

Cloudflare has announced plans to cut approximately 1,100 jobs even as the internet infrastructure company reported the highest quarterly revenue in its history.
9 May 2026, 18:24 PM

Google explains why Chrome downloads 4 GB of AI models to devices without warning

Google has confirmed that its Chrome browser may automatically download several gigabytes of on-device artificial intelligence (AI) models to users’ computers in order to support a growing number of AI-powered features integrated into the browser.
9 May 2026, 16:41 PM

Honor officially launches 600 series in Bangladesh

Honor, the global AI ecosystem device brand, officially launched its 600 5G series at an event in Dhaka on May 7. The lineup includes the Honor 600 5G, Honor 600 Lite, and Honor 600 Pro 5G.
8 May 2026, 18:26 PM

Xiaomi launches home appliances in Bangladesh

Xiaomi Bangladesh has entered the country’s home appliance market for the first time, launching a range of smart televisions, laundry products and connected home devices.
8 May 2026, 12:26 PM

Study finds AI models can replicate themselves without human assistance

Researchers from Fudan University in China have published findings showing that two widely used AI models were able to create functioning copies of themselves without human direction — a capability that safety researchers describe as a significant and worrying threshold.
7 May 2026, 17:59 PM

Game developers’ meetup draws capacity crowd in Dhaka

A game development meetup in Dhaka drew a capacity crowd at the weekend, in what organisers described as a sign of growing interest in Bangladesh’s gaming and immersive technology sectors.
7 May 2026, 17:33 PM

Realme launches C100i in Bangladesh

Realme has officially launched the Realme C100i in Bangladesh.
7 May 2026, 14:08 PM

Unity rolls out game-aware AI in Open Beta

Unity Technologies, an American video game software development company, has recently introduced an open beta of its artificial intelligence (AI) tools for developers using Unity 6.
6 May 2026, 22:53 PM
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