US President Donald Trump's $TRUMP cryptocurrency surged over 60% on Wednesday after announcing an exclusive dinner with the President for top holders. The promotion offers the leading 220 investors access to a gala on 22 May at the Trump National Golf Club in Washington, DC, with the top 25 receiving a VIP reception.

Lauren Dreyer, Vice President for Global Engagement at SpaceX, met with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the Earthna Summit in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday. Their discussion centred on the final stages of the collaboration that is set to bring SpaceX's Starlink satellite services to Bangladesh.

Could OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, soon own Google Chrome? That possibility emerged during Google’s high-stakes antitrust trial in Washington, where an OpenAI executive testified that the AI firm would be interested in acquiring Chrome if regulators force Google to sell the browser as part of efforts to restore competition in online search.

Intel is planning to cut over 20% of its workforce, amounting to over 21,000 employees, this week as part of a drastic restructuring effort under new CEO Lip-Bu Tan, according to a recent Bloomberg report citing sources familiar with the matter.

A controversial artificial intelligence (AI) startup that began as a tool for cheating in job interviews has secured $5.3 million in seed funding, despite its founders being suspended from Columbia University over its creation.

Microsoft has rolled out stricter performance management policies that could make it harder for low-scoring employees to remain with or return to the company, according to a recent report by Business Insider. In an internal email, Chief People Officer Amy Coleman outlined new measures designed to streamline accountability, including a two-year rehire ban for employees who exit due to poor performance.

Ed-tech—education technology—is more than digitised classrooms; it’s a comprehensive reimagining of teaching and learning at scale. ed-tech democratises education, making top-quality teachers, resources, and tools accessible regardless of geography or income.

If you’ve been browsing tech news or developer forums lately, you might’ve come across a curious term: 'vibe coding'. At first glance, it sounds simple—maybe even a bit mysterious—but it’s gaining traction among beginners and seasoned developers alike. But what is it, and why are so many developers embracing the vibe? Let's take a look.

WhatsApp has announced that it is introducing a new in-app translation feature that enables users to translate messages and channel updates directly within the app, using entirely on-device processing to maintain privacy and preserve end-to-end encryption. 

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has suggested that users’ politeness toward AI may be having a tangible financial impact, revealing that simple expressions such as "please" and "thank you" could be contributing to electricity costs amounting to tens of millions of dollars.

Google is set to face a historic antitrust trial in Washington this week, as the US Department of Justice (DOJ) moves to compel the tech giant to divest its Chrome browser in order to reintroduce competition into the online search market.

Registration is now open for Climate Camp 2025, an environmental leadership programme led by The Earth, a non-profit organisation focused on sustainability.

Taptap Send, an international money transfer platform, has introduced a new feature called the Taptap Send Wallet on April 21.

Atomic Keyboard, a keyboard studio, has opened an exclusive preorder waitlist for its MDR Dasher keyboard replica, a modern recreation of the Data General 'Dasher' terminal keyboard featured in Apple TV Plus’s series 'Severance'.

Let’s be real—buying a phone under BDT 25,000 these days feels like trying to get decent biryani for under 100 bucks. Expectations are high, budgets are tight, and compromises are inevitable. Enter the Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 4G, a phone that doesn’t promise the world—but gives you a pretty good piece of it anyway.

Governments around the world are struggling to contain the rapid spread of a multibillion‑dollar cyber scam industry that emerged in Southeast Asian countries like Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar, has now taken root in South America, Africa and Eastern Europe, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) recently said, according to a recent Reuters report.

Open Bionics, a UK-based startup, has revealed a wireless bionic hand that is capable of operating even when detached from the wearer’s body. Called the Hero Pro model, the company says this prosthetic hand will provide amputees with interchangeable attachments and real-time muscle control.

Krafton’s Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) Mobile has announced plans to launch a dedicated local server for Bangladesh on April 20. The local server is expected to go live in the coming months.

Global smartphone shipments rose modestly by 1.5 percent year-over-year (YoY) in the first quarter of 2025, reaching 304.9 million units, according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker published on April 14.

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