Astronomers discover a black hole pretending to be a star
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Astronomers using the James Webb Space Telescope identified MoM-BH*-1, a "black hole star" that may explain the mysterious "little red dots" in the early universe.
AI backlash is a crisis of trust, says Anthropic CEO
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Anthropic chief executive Dario Amodei recently said in a series of posts on X that public hostility toward artificial intelligence reflects a deeper erosion of trust in institutions, rather than safety warnings from industry leaders.
Claude will watermark AI text. Here’s how it works
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SpaceX completes acquisition of AI coding startup Cursor
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Next Step / Jobs of the week
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16 August 2026 Technology

Meta brings scam detection tools to WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger

Meta is introducing new scam detection tools across its messaging and social media platforms, including WhatsApp, Facebook, and Messenger.
14 March 2026

WhatsApp brings parent-managed accounts for users under 13

WhatsApp has announced the introduction of parent-managed accounts designed to allow parents and guardians to oversee how users under the age of 13 access the messaging platform.
12 March 2026

Google completes the $32 bln acquisition of AI security platform Wiz

Google has completed its $32 billion acquisition of Wiz, a cloud and AI security platform, in a move aimed at strengthening its cloud security capabilities.
12 March 2026

Vivo launches Y31d in Bangladesh

Vivo has officially launched the Y31d smartphone in Bangladesh.
11 March 2026

Startup Bangladesh forms strategic alliance with LightCastle Partners

Startup Bangladesh Limited (SBL), the government-backed venture capital firm, has recently signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with LightCastle Partners, a Bangladesh-founded management consulting firm that operates internationally with offices in Bangladesh, Singapore and the United States.
11 March 2026

Bangladesh Military Museum gets smart parking system

A digital parking management system has been introduced at the Bangladesh Military Museum at Dhaka, allowing visitors to reserve and pay for parking through a mobile application as part of a partnership with a local technology firm.
11 March 2026

Nvidia partners with ex-OpenAI CTO Mira Murati's AI startup

Nvidia has announced a multiyear strategic partnership with Thinking Machines Lab, an artificial intelligence startup founded last year by former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati.
11 March 2026

Sony faces lawsuit for allegedly inflating PlayStation games' prices

Sony is fighting a London lawsuit worth almost £2 billion ($2.7 billion) that accuses the PlayStation maker of using its dominant position to inflate prices for digital games and add-ons, the latest major consumer case to go to trial in Britain.
11 March 2026

Meta to add location fees for advertisers

Meta will begin applying location fees to advertising costs in six countries starting July 1, 2026, passing on Digital Service Taxes to campaign budgets for the first time.
11 March 2026

Meta acquires AI agent social network Moltbook

Meta has acquired Moltbook, a social networking platform built for artificial intelligence agents, bringing the company's founders into its AI research division.
11 March 2026

Legal AI startup Legora raises $550 mln at $5.55 bln Valuation

Legora, an artificial intelligence (AI) platform designed for legal professionals, has raised $550 million in a Series D funding round, valuing the company at $5.55 billion as it seeks to accelerate its expansion across the United States.
11 March 2026

The startup world says it wants women founders. So why doesn’t it trust them?

Bangladesh is very fond of the idea of the woman founder. She appears everywhere the ecosystem likes to flatter itself: on panels, in annual reports, in donor presentations, in the language of “inclusion” and “progress”.
10 March 2026

Bluesky CEO steps down to join a newly created position

Bluesky said on March 9 that its CEO, Jay Graber, will step down from the company’s top leadership role and move into a newly created position as Chief Innovation Officer.
10 March 2026

Bangladeshi esports team qualify for Honor of Kings Major League

A Bangladeshi esports team named CMF eSports secured qualification for the Honor of Kings Major League Spring 2026, becoming the South Asian representatives in the professional league.
9 March 2026

Bill Gates-backed nuclear reactor wins US approval

US regulators have approved the construction of a new nuclear reactor - backed by Bill Gates - in Wyoming, marking the first commercial reactor permit issued by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in nearly a decade.
9 March 2026

This website lets you track fuel price and availability real time

A new website created by a Bangladeshi software developer is helping motorists track fuel prices and availability at filling stations across the country in real time, as fears of supply disruption have led to long queues at pumps.
9 March 2026

Handwriting-based social app Lettre reaches 100,000 organic downloads

Lettre, the handwriting-first social app, recently reached 100,000 organic downloads and is being featured by Apple on the App Store.
8 March 2026

Google CEO Sundar Pichai eyes new pay package worth $692m

Google parent Alphabet has lined up a new three-year pay package for chief executive Sundar Pichai that could be worth as much as $692m.
8 March 2026

Note left by the former special assistant sets out recommendations for new ICT minister

Before leaving office, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, the former special assistant to the Chief Adviser in charge of Bangladesh’s ICT ministry, left behind a set of recommendations for the country’s new ICT minister, Fakir Mahbub Anam.
8 March 2026

Special committee formed to examine PayPal launch in Bangladesh

The government has formed a special committee to examine what is needed to launch PayPal in Bangladesh, according to a gazette notification issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on 2 March.
8 March 2026
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