Alibaba launches new homegrown AI chip
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Next Step / Bangladeshi-born founder’s startup raises $51 million in series B
19 May 2026, 15:14 PM
Tech & Startup
Fasset, a Los Angeles-headquartered banking and investment platform focused on emerging markets, has closed a $51 million Series B funding round, in what has been reported as the largest payments Series B globally in 2026.
Next Step / Nectar Social raises $30 million Series A to build AI operating system for marketing teams
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.
Views / When machines lie with confidence
20 May 2026, 23:32 PM
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Next Step / Strong IXPs, local content and digital trust will shape Bangladesh’s internet future: Warren Finch
19 May 2026, 15:02 PM
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6 budget smartwatches available under BDT 5,000
18 May 2026, 21:45 PM
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BYD launches three new EVs in Bangladesh
18 May 2026, 21:26 PM
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Google is making its icons more playful
18 May 2026, 16:16 PM
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New York Times sues Perplexity
The New York Times has filed a lawsuit against the AI software company Perplexity AI, accusing it of using millions of the newspaper's articles without permission to power its AI products.
7 December 2025, 04:37 AM
Facebook oversight board admits 'frustrations' in 5 years of work
Facebook -- since renamed Meta -- announced the Oversight Board, often referred to as the group's "supreme court", at a 2018 nadir of public trust in the tech giant.
4 December 2025, 10:08 AM
Meta starts removing under-16s from social media in Australia
Australia is requiring major online platforms, also including TikTok and YouTube, to block underage users by December 10
4 December 2025, 04:07 AM
Wikipedia seeks more AI licensing deals similar to Google tie-up, co-founder Wales says
Wales said that tech companies' usage of freely available Wikipedia knowledge to train their large language models results in cost surges that Wikipedia's nonprofit operator must bear.
4 December 2025, 03:53 AM
Bangladeshi startup PulseTech raises $3m in a bid to tackle counterfeit medicines
PulseTech, a Dhaka-based B2B health-tech platform working to eliminate counterfeit medicines from the market, has raised USD 3 million in a pre-Series A funding round co-led by Vietnam-based venture capital firm AVV and Singapore-headquartered accelerator fund Iterative.
3 December 2025, 17:32 PM
Oppo A6 launched in Bangladesh
Oppo has officially launched the OPPO A6 in Bangladesh.
3 December 2025, 15:37 PM
TikTok expands AI transparency with new controls
TikTok is introducing new tools to give users greater control over AI-generated content on December 2.
3 December 2025, 11:31 AM
James Cameron calls generative AI “horrifying”
James Cameron, the director behind the popular “Avatar” franchise, has described generative artificial intelligence (AI) as “horrifying”.
3 December 2025, 11:11 AM
Red Dead Redemption is now on mobile
The popular action-adventure video game Red Dead Redemption, along with its Undead Nightmare expansion, is now available on new platforms, including mobile devices, current-generation consoles, and the Nintendo Switch 2.
3 December 2025, 08:30 AM
Government to slash mobile import taxes ahead of NEIR launch
Bangladesh is preparing to reduce taxes on legally imported mobile phones as part of a broader effort to stabilise handset prices and strengthen regulation ahead of the launch of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) on December 16.
3 December 2025, 07:58 AM
Honor begins local smartphone production with Bangladesh factory
Honor, the smartphone brand, inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Bangladesh on December 2, marking the company’s first move into local smartphone production as it seeks to strengthen its position in one of South Asia’s fastest-growing device markets.
3 December 2025, 06:36 AM
YouTube agrees to lock out Australian users under 16
YouTube has announced it will begin locking out users under the age of 16 from their accounts in Australia, complying with a new national social media ban.
3 December 2025, 04:33 AM
The AI frenzy is driving a new global supply chain crisis
The fallout could reach beyond tech.
3 December 2025, 03:23 AM
Shikho and Walpad launch EduTab learning tablet in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi edtech company Shikho has partnered with Walton’s tablet brand Walpad to launch EduTab, a learning-focused device they say is designed around local students’ study habits and teaching practices.
2 December 2025, 09:54 AM
Samsung unveils new smartphone that folds twice
Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Z TriFold, its first smartphone with a screen that folds twice. The new device is designed to transform from a standard phone into a 10-inch tablet.
2 December 2025, 06:54 AM
Amazon tests 'ultra-fast' deliveries in two US cities
Option of having groceries or household essentials at their doors within 30 minutes
2 December 2025, 03:12 AM
India orders smartphone brands to preload non-removable security app: report
India’s telecoms ministry has directed smartphone manufacturers to pre-install a state-owned cyber-security application on all new devices sold in the country.
1 December 2025, 14:45 PM
AI is augmenting, not replacing, engineers: Thrive Capital investor
Philip Clark, a partner at the venture capital firm Thrive Capital, has recently stated that AI tools are enhancing the work of software engineers, rather than replacing their jobs, as per a recent report by Business Insider.
1 December 2025, 09:14 AM
ChatGPT is now 3 years old
On November 30, 2022, a chat window changed the world. This week, as OpenAI’s ChatGPT celebrates its third birthday, it does so not as a novelty, but as a daily companion to a staggering 800 million people every week.
1 December 2025, 08:15 AM
Amazon and Google launch multicloud service for faster connectivity
The initiative will enable customers to establish private, high-speed links between the two companies' computing platforms in minutes instead of weeks.
1 December 2025, 05:25 AM
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