Snap reveals premium-priced AR glasses
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All the new features in Android 17
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Google Chrome to end remaining support for legacy ad blockers
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Italian parents sue Meta and TikTok over daughter's death
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ChatGPT's market share falls below 50% for the first time
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Sundar Pichai faces boos and walkout at Stanford graduation
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Facebook announces AI search that pulls answers from public posts
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Microsoft sued over hidden AI spending claims
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Alibaba launches AI models for robots
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DeepSeek raises $7.4 billion in first funding round: report
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Snap reveals premium-priced AR glasses

Snap has unveiled a new pair of standalone augmented reality (AR) glasses priced at $2,195 at the Augmented World Expo 2026 on June 16.
4 hour(s) ago

All the new features in Android 17

Google has released Android 17, its latest mobile operating system update, with the rollout beginning on June 16, 2026 for a wide range of Pixel devices.
5 hour(s) ago

Google Chrome to end remaining support for legacy ad blockers

Google is set to remove the remaining workarounds that have allowed older ad-blocking extensions to continue functioning in Chrome, according to a recent report by Cybernews.
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Italian parents sue Meta and TikTok over daughter's death

The parents of a 12-year-old girl who died by suicide are among several Italian families suing Meta and TikTok in the first collective legal action in Italy to directly challenge social media companies and their algorithms, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
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ChatGPT's market share falls below 50% for the first time

ChatGPT's share of the global AI assistant market has dipped below 50% for the first time since its launch, as growing competition from Google's Gemini and Anthropic's Claude erodes the dominance OpenAI has held since it effectively created the modern AI chatbot category in late 2022.
16 June 2026, 18:42 PM

Sundar Pichai faces boos and walkout at Stanford graduation

Google chief executive Sundar Pichai was met with boos and a walkout by approximately 200 graduating students when he delivered the commencement address at Stanford University over the weekend, as protests over the company's defence contracts and ties to US immigration enforcement followed him to his alma mater.
16 June 2026, 18:32 PM

Facebook announces AI search that pulls answers from public posts

Meta has announced a set of new artificial intelligence features for Facebook, led by an 'AI Mode' that allows users to ask questions and receive answers drawn from public discussions happening across the platform.
16 June 2026, 15:40 PM

Microsoft sued over hidden AI spending claims

Microsoft has been sued by shareholders who allege the company misled them about slowing growth in its Azure cloud computing business and the scale of its artificial intelligence infrastructure spending, causing its stock price to be artificially inflated.
16 June 2026, 14:45 PM

Alibaba launches AI models for robots

Alibaba Group has released its first suite of artificial intelligence models designed for robots, the company said on Tuesday, as it pushes into the growing field of physical AI.
16 June 2026, 14:24 PM

DeepSeek raises $7.4 billion in first funding round: report

Chinese artificial intelligence startup DeepSeek has raised more than 50 billion yuan, equivalent to roughly $7.40 billion, in its first external funding round, valuing the company at over $50 billion, The Information reported on Tuesday.
16 June 2026, 13:29 PM

Daraz reportedly lays off around 100 employees in Bangladesh

Daraz Bangladesh has reportedly laid off around 100 employees in its latest round of job cuts, carried out on May 6 and 7, according to several former employees who said they were among those affected.
15 June 2026, 20:51 PM

GP rolls out 700 MHz spectrum in Bangladesh

Grameenphone has begun the nationwide deployment of the 700 MHz spectrum band, becoming the first mobile operator in Bangladesh to launch services using the frequency range.
15 June 2026, 19:02 PM

Jeff Bezos's Prometheus raises $12bn to build an 'artificial general engineer' for the physical world

Prometheus, a physical AI startup co-founded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has raised $12 billion in a new funding round at a valuation of $41 billion, marking one of the largest single bets yet on the emerging field of AI applied to the physical world.
15 June 2026, 17:28 PM

OpenAI launches partner network with $150 mln investment

OpenAI has unveiled a new partner network designed to help businesses move from experimenting with artificial intelligence to embedding it across their operations, backed by an initial $150 million investment.
15 June 2026, 17:12 PM

Elon Musk, the world's first trillionaire, and his empire of ashes

This week, for the first time in recorded history, a single human being's net worth crossed the trillion-dollar threshold. And yet, look past the headline figure, and the empire generating it looks less like a triumphant monument and more like a building site after a fire alarm. Several, actually.
15 June 2026, 17:11 PM

UK to ban social media for under-16s

The UK will introduce a full ban on social media for children under the age of 16, Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Monday.
15 June 2026, 15:53 PM

Xiaomi launches Redmi Pad 2 and Xiaomi 17T in Bangladesh

Xiaomi has launched two new devices in Bangladesh, expanding its local product lineup with the Redmi Pad 2 tablet and the Xiaomi 17T smartphone.
14 June 2026, 18:13 PM

How to choose the right AI for the right task

Artificial intelligence has genuinely made our creative and professional lives easier — whether you are a writer staring down a deadline, a researcher drowning in documents, or simply someone trying to get through a long to-do list.
14 June 2026, 17:54 PM

What the FY 2026-27 budget means for young professionals

The proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27 provides measured relief in some areas, quietly nudges citizens towards greater financial formalisation, and reveals where policymakers believe Bangladesh's future workforce is headed.
14 June 2026, 14:34 PM

New budget signals Bangladesh’s next great infrastructure build

Every generation of nations builds the infrastructure that defines its future. Bangladesh has built roads, power plants and digital payment networks. The budget presented yesterday suggests the country’s next great infrastructure project may be different: human capital, powered by teachers, technology and artificial intelligence.
13 June 2026, 23:22 PM