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Starcloud just raised $170 mln to build data centres in space

30 March 2026, 19:35 PM Tech & Startup

Starcloud, a US based startup, aiming to build data centres in orbit has recently raised $170 million in a Series A funding round which values the company at $1.1 billion, marking a rapid rise to unicorn status shortly after emerging from the Y Combinator programme.

YouTube CEO says top creators still call it home

30 March 2026, 18:55 PM Tech & Startup

Neal Mohan, the CEO of YouTube, has said the platform remains the primary destination for its most successful creators, despite increasing competition from streaming services.

Bangladeshi-built social app Lettre gets featured by Apple

30 March 2026, 15:20 PM Tech & Startup

5 stories you may not know about Apple as it turns 50

30 March 2026, 14:42 PM Tech & Startup

AI gives flattering but harmful advice, Stanford study finds

29 March 2026, 15:25 PM Tech & Startup

SoftBank obtains $40 billion loan for OpenAI investment

29 March 2026, 15:00 PM Tech & Startup

Avik Anwar wins Round 6 of Gulf ProCar Championship

30 March 2026, 15:42 PM Tech & Startup

Apple Intelligence is now available across all iOS, iPadO, and MacOS.

Apple's ‘Apple Intelligence’ is here, and you can get it now

Apple has released a new suite of features under its 'Apple Intelligence' initiative, now available through its software updates iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS Sequoia 15.1.

28 October 2024, 17:58 PM

Project Jarvis would control a web browser to perform tasks for users.

Google reportedly developing AI tool to complete online tasks for users

Google is reportedly working on a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool, codenamed 'Project Jarvis,' designed to automate online tasks.

28 October 2024, 12:24 PM

Runway's Act-One, new AI animation generator

Runway, a US-based AI research company specialising in creative software, has launched Act-One, a tool for generating character animations based on simple video and voice inputs.

28 October 2024, 09:28 AM

Indonesia officially bans iPhone 16

Indonesia has officially banned the sale and use of Apple’s iPhone 16 and other recent releases, including the Apple Watch Series 10, after the tech giant failed to fulfil its previously agreed investment commitments in the country.

28 October 2024, 07:47 AM

Google parent's self-driving car company raises $5.6 bln funding

Waymo, the self-driving car company owned by Google's parent Alphabet, has recently raised $5.6 billion in its latest funding round. The round included major investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Fidelity, Perry Creek, Silver Lake, Tiger Global, and T. Rowe Price.

28 October 2024, 04:18 AM

Banks respond to alleged BIN attack

A wave of recent social media posts has raised concerns over alleged unauthorised withdrawals impacting customers of Eastern Bank PLC and BRAC Bank PLC.

27 October 2024, 17:37 PM

Meta's AI chatbot to use Reuters for news content

Meta Platforms has formed a new partnership with international news platform Reuters, enabling its AI chatbot to utilise Reuters' content for real-time responses to user questions about news and current events.

27 October 2024, 10:48 AM

Apple to pay up to $1 million to find system flaws

To encourage security experts to test the platform's privacy and security protections, Apple will now pay researchers who uncover serious vulnerabilities in Private Cloud Compute (PCC), the system which supports Apple Intelligence in handling complex tasks, up to $1 million.

27 October 2024, 10:11 AM

Infinix unveils HOT 50 Pro in Bangladesh

Infinix has unveiled its latest smartphone, the Infinix HOT 50 Pro, in Bangladesh. The phone comes with a MediaTek Helio G100 processor, a 7.4 mm premium-slim design, a 6.78-inch AMOLED display, and a 120 Hz refresh rate.

27 October 2024, 09:44 AM

5 interesting TikTok features you might not know about

Here are five lesser-known TikTok features that may surprise even regular users.

27 October 2024, 09:05 AM

Google aims to launch Gemini 2.0 by December

Google is reportedly set to release Gemini 2.0 in December 2024, marking a year since the launch of its first Gemini model.

27 October 2024, 08:39 AM

Iceland's four-day work week: A success story

Iceland has emerged as a pioneer in work-life balance and economic innovation, outshining most of its European peers thanks to a bold experiment in reducing working hours to four days a week, without cutting pay.

27 October 2024, 08:03 AM

Jobs of the week

Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.

27 October 2024, 06:55 AM

Canva releases Dream Lab, new AI image generator

Canva has recently launched Dream Lab, an AI-driven image generation tool that provides users with advanced image generation options directly on the Canva platform on both the web and mobile versions.

27 October 2024, 02:30 AM

Ifad initiates Bangladesh's first AC bus export to Bhutan

Ifad Autos Ltd. has begun exporting buses from Bangladesh for the first time, with an initial shipment of 11 air-conditioned buses sent to Bhutan.

26 October 2024, 18:17 PM

Elon Musk started career as an illegal migrant worker, report finds

Elon Musk allegedly worked in the United States without legal permission during the early stages of his career, according to an investigation by The Washington Post.

26 October 2024, 17:19 PM

The iOS 18.2 update introduces Visual Intelligence, a tool that allows users to interact with ChatGPT directly through Siri.

Siri gets ChatGPT integration in latest iOS beta release

Apple is set to integrate ChatGPT into its voice assistant, Siri, with the upcoming iOS 18.2 update.

26 October 2024, 10:13 AM

Move over Apple, Nvidia is now world’s most valuable company

Nvidia Corp, the semiconductor giant known for its AI processors, has surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable company.

26 October 2024, 02:04 AM

India to establish $119mn fund for space startups

India is creating a $119 million venture capital fund aimed at advancing its space sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Thursday.

25 October 2024, 10:44 AM

Microsoft CEO Satya earned $79.1 million in 2024, filings reveal

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella's annual compensation rose significantly to $79.1 million for fiscal year 2024, marking a 63% increase from the previous year.

25 October 2024, 10:35 AM

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