As the global technology sector moves deeper into the second half of the decade, 2026 is shaping up as a year of structural transition. The emphasis is shifting from experimentation to systems that can scale, integrate smoothly and operate reliably in everyday life.

TikTok has announced a year-long partnership with the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF), becoming the official Entertainment Partner of BFF.

ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, is planning to spend approximately 100 billion yuan (US$14 billion) on AI chips from Nvidia in 2026, according to a recent report by Hong Kong-based daily South China Morning Post.

SoftBank Group has finalised a $41 billion investment in OpenAI, acquiring an approximate 11% stake in the ChatGPT developer. The funding round is one of the largest ever private investments.

TikTok has published a list of the most searched words on its platform in Bangladesh in 2025.

Nvidia has completed its purchase of $5 billion worth of Intel shares, finalising a deal first announced in September, as per a recent report by Reuters.

Meta has recently announced it will acquire the China-founded artificial intelligence startup Manus as part of its push to integrate advanced AI into its products.

For decades, the promise of work was a simple bargain. Pick a lane, get qualified, climb steadily, and retire with something like security. That story is fraying fast.

From artificial intelligence becoming a default workplace tool to geopolitical competition shaping chip manufacturing, this year marked a shift from “emerging tech” to “embedded tech”.

Shane Legg, co-founder and Chief AGI Scientist at Google DeepMind, has recently stated that advancing artificial intelligence will lead to the elimination of many remote and work-from-home jobs.

OpenAI has recently stated in an official blog that AI agents designed to operate web browsers may always be vulnerable to a specific type of attack known as "prompt injection", framing it as a persistent security challenge similar to online scams.

New York will require social media platforms to display warning labels about potential harm to young users' mental health, NY Governor Kathy Hochul announced recently, according to a Reuters report.

AI systems may be making a basic error when dealing with humans. They assume people are far more rational and strategically sophisticated than they actually are, according to a new study.

We now live inside a series of dashboards. If Spotify is the most visible example, it is hardly alone. Everything from our sleep to our steps to our language-learning streaks comes with a neatly packaged scorecard at the end of the year.

The sharp year-end drop in cryptocurrency prices has shaken companies that made large investments in bitcoin, causing their stock prices to fall and raising renewed concerns about a market bubble.

Nvidia has entered a non-exclusive agreement to license technology from AI startup Groq. As part of the deal, Groq's founder, president, and several engineers will join Nvidia.

China's internet watchdog released draft regulations on Saturday proposing stricter oversight of AI services that mimic human personalities and form emotional connections with users.

Bangladesh won a total of 11 awards at the 27th International Robot Olympiad (IRO) 2025. Nine students from the country received medals and technical awards in different categories at the international competition.

Accused the AI companies of pirating books and feeding them into LLMs

The rapid expansion of AI infrastructure is tightening the supply of memory chips, which could lead to higher prices for video game consoles and computers.