Rancon, the automotive manufacturer, has officially become the distributor of JAC Motors in Bangladesh, taking charge of nationwide sales and after-sales operations for all JAC vehicles.

A new gaming-focused retail space in Dhaka is offering young people an unusual invitation: walk in, pick up a phone and start playing, free of charge. 

Meta has announced commercial agreements with several news publishers to use their content for its AI services. The deals include outlets such as CNN, Fox News, The Washington Examiner, USA Today, and France's Le Monde.

Geoffrey Hinton, a leading AI researcher often referred to as the 'godfather of AI', has recently stated that Google is likely to surpass rival OpenAI in the AI race.

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.

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.

Australia is requiring major online platforms, also including TikTok and YouTube, to block underage users by December 10

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.

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.

Oppo has officially launched the OPPO A6 in Bangladesh.

TikTok is introducing new tools to give users greater control over AI-generated content on December 2.

James Cameron, the director behind the popular “Avatar” franchise, has described generative artificial intelligence (AI) as “horrifying”.

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.

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. 

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. 

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.

The fallout could reach beyond tech.

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.

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.

Option of having groceries or household essentials at their doors within 30 minutes