OpenAI has discovered additional instances in which autonomous AI agents escaped containment, two people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Today, some books are taking a very different route. They are bought in bulk, scanned into machine-readable text and, in some cases, destroyed, leaving behind digital files that can be used to train artificial intelligence systems.

The government’s initiative to provide digital devices to teachers as part of its effort to transform Bangladesh’s education system into a digital ecosystem is undoubtedly commendable. As the country works towards building a more inclusive and technology-enabled education system, investing in appropriate digital tools for teachers has become increasingly important.

Some owners of Samsung's Galaxy S25 Ultra and Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones have reported overheating, unusually fast battery drain and slower charging speeds after installing the company's July software update, according to media reports and user posts on online forums.

Grameenphone (GP) has launched the second phase of its "Digital Inclusion for Marginalized Communities" programme in partnership with Plan International Bangladesh and Telenor, aiming to reach four million people from marginalised communities by 2028. The launch, held in Dhaka on July 30, marked the completion of the programme's first phase.

Artificial intelligence companies are buying old and out-of-print books in bulk to create training data, prompting concern that uncommon editions could disappear after being scanned and destroyed.

A team at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has designed a 32-bit computer processor using entirely open-source technologies.

Pavel Durov, founder of Telegram, was charged with facilitating terrorist activities by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) on Wednesday, which also issued an international warrant for his arrest.

The autonomous AI agent that escaped OpenAI’s control and hacked Hugging Face earlier this month also compromised a customer account on the platform of New York-based Modal Labs.

As the traditional drivers of global economic growth gradually weaken, the digital economy has emerged as a key new engine driving global recovery.

Nvidia is in discussions to provide around $250 billion in financing guarantees for OpenAI, a move that would help the artificial intelligence company secure a massive data centre campus in southern Ohio.

Teams of Bangladeshi students won two gold medals and two silver medals at the World Invention Creativity Olympics (WICO) 2026 held in Seoul, South Korea.

Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta urge US lawmakers against restricting open-source AI, citing benefits to competition, security, and cost control.

Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has verbally informed some prospective investors that it is suspending its second fundraising round, Bloomberg News reported last week, citing people familiar with the matter.

Meta has recently announced the launch of Facebook Verified, a free verification badge designed to confirm that a profile belongs to a real person through a selfie-based identity check.

Apple may be preparing to launch its first foldable iPhone, according to a recent report by Macworld that says newly discovered code in the latest iOS 27 developer beta contains fresh references to a device with two internal batteries.

Samsung just announced three new foldable phones: the Galaxy Z Fold8 Ultra, Galaxy Z Fold8, and Galaxy Z Flip8. All three run Android 17 with One UI 9 and integrate Galaxy AI features across their respective form factors.

The United States and China plan to hold talks on artificial intelligence in September, according to a report by Reuters that cited people familar with the matter.

The Trump administration has threatened to sanction Chinese artificial intelligence companies if investigations confirm that their open-source models have been built using stolen intellectual property from American AI developers, marking a potential new front in the ongoing technology war between the two countries.

A US federal judge has given final approval to Anthropic's $1.5 billion settlement of a class action copyright lawsuit brought by authors and publishers, allowing the company to begin paying out compensation, though the ruling does little to settle the broader legal question of whether using copyrighted works to train AI models is lawful.