Chip startup Velaura AI hits $1 billion valuation in $110 million round
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Velaura AI, a chip-design startup focused on reducing power consumption in data centres, said on Tuesday it raised $110 million in Series A funding at a valuation above $1 billion.
OpenAI appoints new CRO
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OpenAI has appointed Dali Rajic, the former president and chief operating officer of cloud security company Wiz, as its new chief revenue officer, replacing Denise Dresser who held the position for just nine months.
Bangladeshi scientist receives UK exploration award for Nepal Indigenous knowledge project
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Unitree shares surge sixfold in Shanghai debut, valuing robot maker at $50 billion
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Anthropic’s annualised revenue run rate reaches $65bn
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Chinese bullet train breaks world record; reaches 800km/h in 5.3 seconds
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Google developing AirDrop-style Tap to Share feature for Android
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Docking, growing vegetables, and manufacturing in space
On January 16, India’s national space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), conducted a successful space docking (SpaDeX) operation by bridging two satellites in space, after overcoming hiccups twice.
20 January 2025
North Korean hackers stole $659 mln in Crypto in 2024: US, Japan, South Korea
Cyber actors from Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) stole $659 million in cryptocurrency in 2024, according to a recently released joint statement by the US, Japan, and South Korea.
20 January 2025
Young Chinese turn to AI pets for emotional relief
Across China, a growing number of people are turning to AI to combat social isolation
20 January 2025
Instagram announces Edits, video editing app to rival CapCut
Instagram has announced a new video editing app called Edits, aimed at creators who produce videos on their phones. The app, unveiled by Instagram head Adam Mosseri in a video on Instagram, is positioned as a competitor to CapCut, the video editor app owned by TikTok's parent company ByteDance.
20 January 2025
TikTok restores service in US
Trump promised to issue an executive order delaying the ban to allow time to "make a deal."
20 January 2025
Trump launches meme coin days before White House return
Donald Trump has recently unveiled a new cryptocurrency project, launching a meme coin named ‘$Trump’ just days before his inauguration as the 47th US President, according to recent announcements by his accounts on social media X, and Truth Social.
19 January 2025
Now you can post 3-minute long reels on Instagram
Instagram has recently extended the maximum length of its Reels feature to three minutes, doubling the previous limit of 90 seconds, according to a recent announcement by Adam Mosseri, Head of Instagram.
19 January 2025
FBI hacked thousands of computers. Here is why
The FBI has recently conducted a large-scale operation to hack approximately 4,200 computers across the United States, targeting the removal of PlugX, a malware linked to Chinese state-backed hacking groups, according to the US Department of Justice.
19 January 2025
Perplexity AI proposes merger with TikTok US: report
Perplexity AI, a US-based search engine company, has submitted a bid to merge with TikTok US, as per a recent report by Reuters. The proposal, submitted to TikTok’s parent company ByteDance on Saturday, was first reported by CNBC and confirmed by a source familiar with the discussions.
19 January 2025
Understanding 'game theory' through Squid Game
Game theory, the study of strategic decision-making, has long been a tool for economists, mathematicians, and political scientists to analyse human behaviour in competitive scenarios. Let's take a look at how each game featured in the hit show Squid Game represents the 'game theory' in action.
19 January 2025
Redmi Note 14 launched in Bangladesh
The smartphone Redmi Note 14 has been launched in Bangladesh.
19 January 2025
Jobs of the week
Here are our picks for jobs of the week. Check out the article for more details.
19 January 2025
Startup Bangladesh invests BDT 11.10 cr in local startups
Startup Bangladesh Limited, the government-backed venture capital firm, has invested BDT 11.10 crore over the past six months, according to a recent press release. From September 2024 to January 2025, the organisation disbursed BDT 9.025 crore across nine startups.
19 January 2025
TikTok officially banned in the USA from today
TikTok suspends app within United States
19 January 2025
TikTok's journey from fun app to US security concern
As a law that could get TikTok banned in the United States is poised to go into effect, here is a look at the rise of the video-sharing social media platform
18 January 2025
Meta excludes paid ads from ‘Community Notes’ rollout, report suggests
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, and Instagram, plans to exclude paid advertisements from its upcoming “Community Notes” feature, according to a recent report by Reuters.
17 January 2025
6 Chinese firms including TikTok and Xiaomi face EU privacy complaints
Noyb, an Austrian privacy advocacy group, filed a series of complaints against TikTok, Xiaomi, AliExpress, Temu, Shein, and WeChat, alleging violations of European Union data privacy regulations.
17 January 2025
Vulnerability in ‘Sign in with Google’ risks millions of accounts: Report
A critical flaw in Google’s OAuth authentication system, a way for users to grant third-party applications access to their Google account information without sharing their password, has left millions of user accounts vulnerable to potential data theft, according to a recent report by Truffle security, an open-source security project.
17 January 2025
Nintendo has revealed the Nintendo Switch 2
Nintendo has officially unveiled its much-anticipated next-generation console and successor to the Nintendo Switch, the Nintendo Switch 2. The reveal came via a short teaser video, giving fans a glimpse of the upcoming console's functionality and design.
16 January 2025
Navigating the AI revolution: Opportunities and challenges in Bangladesh
What remains to be seen is whether or not we can make full use of its potential.
16 January 2025
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