German industry grapples with AI at trade fair
Artificial intelligence is set to bring sweeping change to modern life, but at an industrial fair in Germany many companies wonder how they fit into the tech revolution.
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Meta's head of AI research stepping down
The head of Meta's artificial intelligence research division said she plans to step down, vacating a high-profile position at a time of intense competition in the development of AI technology...
Computer pioneer Microsoft turns 50 in the age of AI
Microsoft has been at the heart of computing for half a century, becoming a tech stalwart almost taken for granted as lifestyles embraced the internet....
Google to buy cybersecurity company Wiz for $32b
Google said Tuesday it will acquire cloud security platform Wiz for $32 billion, citing the need for greater cybersecurity capacity as artificial intelligence embeds itself in technology infrastructure...
Samsung needs 鈥榙o-or-die鈥� mindset to survive AI challenges: Yonhap
Samsung Electronics must adopt a 鈥榙o-or-die鈥� mindset, its chairman told executives, to confront the challenges posed by artificial intelligence that are upending the industry, Yonhap news reported Monday...
Baidu releases AI model to compete with DeepSeek
Chinese internet search giant Baidu released a new artificial intelligence reasoning model Sunday and made its AI chatbot services free to consumers as ferocious competition grips the sector...
Investors having hard time trying to keep up with AI
Two years into the generative artificial intelligence, GenAI, era, it鈥檚 harder than ever for venture capitalists to spot winners in a rapidly changing competitive landscape.
Alibaba to invest $50b in AI, cloud
Chinese tech giant Alibaba said Monday it will spend more than $50 billion on artificial intelligence and cloud computing over the next three years, a week after co-founder Jack Ma was seen meeting president Xi Jinping...
BITAC holds seminar on AI
The Bangladesh Industrial and Technical Assistance Center, with the supports of GOTT SDN BHD, Malaysia and MICRO MAX Technologies Limited Bangladesh, held a seminar on Artificial Intelligence to face the Fourth Industrial Revolution at the BITAC building in Dhaka on Saturday...
DeepSeek: rewriting AI rulebook
DEEPSEEK has emerged with the quiet force of a tidal shift, unsettling an Artificial Intelligence landscape long dominated by western giants. In just two years, this upstart has positioned itself as a formidable player in the open-source AI revolution 鈥� not with bombast, but with results. Its agility, efficiency, and raw computational power rival, if not...
Top researcher blasts 'nonsense' of superhuman AI
Efforts to build artificial intelligence (AI) that could solve all the world's problems at a stroke are 鈥榥onsense鈥�, leading researcher Michael Jordan told scientists in Paris ahead of next week's global AI summit.
Banglalink elevates efficiency with PI Works
Banglalink has adopted PI Works鈥� predictive energy saving (PES) module integrated with self-organising networks (SON) capabilities to integrate artificial intelligence/machine learning into its engineering processes, said a press release...
Integration of technology crucial for transforming education sector:聽 Wahiduddin
Education and planning ministries adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud at a dialogue on Tuesday said that the integration of technology, particularly artificial intelligence, was crucial for transforming the education sector in the country...
Education for 4IR-ready work force
BANGLADESH is at a crossroads. As the world braces for the seismic shifts brought on by the fourth industrial revolution, a question looms large: will our workforce be ready? The 4IR, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, robotics, the internet of things, big data, blockchain, and biotechnology, is rapidly transforming industries, economies, and...
US further restricts AI chip exports
In recent years, Washington has expanded its efforts to curb exports of state-of-the-art chips to China, which can be used in AI and weapons systems, as Beijing鈥檚 tech advancements spark concern among policymakers...
UK to unleash AI to turbocharge economy
Labour administration said AI would be 鈥榰nleashed鈥� across the whole of the country, with the 鈥榝ull weight鈥� of its half a million strong civil service getting behind the endeavour...
AI comes down from cloud as chips get smarter
Artificial intelligence is moving from data centres to 鈥榯he edge鈥� as computer makers build the technology into laptops, robots, cars and more devices closer to home.
Microsoft expects to spend $80b on AI this fiscal year
Microsoft president Brad Smith on Friday said the company is on track to pump about $80 billion into artificial intelligence (AI) this fiscal year...
UK study warns of perils in AI-driven 鈥榠ntention economy鈥�
The research argues the potentially 鈥榣ucrative yet troubling鈥� marketplace emerging for 鈥榙igital signals of intent鈥� could, in the near future, influence everything from buying movie tickets to voting for political candidates...
Good, bad and automated
ARTIFICIAL intelligence has made profound advancements over the decade, with applications spanning various fields. One of the most significant domains impacted by artificial intelligence is writing.
Google renews push into mixed reality headgear
Google is ramping up its push into smart glasses and augmented reality headgear, taking on rivals Apple and Meta with help from its sophisticated Gemini artificial intelligence.
Nobel laureates urge strong AI regulation
Physics Nobel Prize winner Geoffrey Hinton and chemistry laureate Demis Hassabis on Saturday insisted on a need for strong regulation of artificial intelligence, which played a key role in their awards.
US Black Friday online spending put at record $10.8b
American consumers spent a record $10.8 billion online during 鈥楤lack Friday鈥� promotions, with many using artificial intelligence tools to find the best deals, Adobe Analytics announced Saturday...
Transforming safety and sustainability
Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries globally and its transformative potential in environment, health and safety is monumental. By streamlining processes, predicting risks and enhancing decision-making, artificial intelligence promises to revolutionise how organisations approach workplace safety and sustainability. As industries integrate artificial intelligence into environment, health and safety...
Samsung reshuffles leadership amid challenge in AI chips
Samsung Electronics reshuffled its leadership on Wednesday as it looks to gain an edge in the production of microchips used for artificial intelligence servers...
Media and information literacy in combating fake news
IN THE days before the Internet, social media, artificial intelligence, and polarised TV hosts, rumours spread the traditional way, passed from one person to another and neighbour to ighbor. A classic example of this phenomenon can be found in the Bengali poem Pandosram by Shamsur Rahman, where people frantically chase after an eagle, believing...
Japan ramps up tech ambitions with $65b for AI, chips
Japan is readying a $65-billion push in microchips and artificial intelligence aimed at reclaiming its status as a global tech leader and meeting the urgent challenges of its ageing, shrinking population...
AI in social transformation
ARTIFICIAL intelligence has a multifaceted impact on digital contents and social media. In recent years, the impact of AI-embedded social media channels has had a profound effect on developing countries. These technologies have transformed both economic activities and social activism by providing new frontiers for growth and civic engagement that...
Of emotional beings and indifferent AI
IMAGINE a planet, dominated by artificially crafted creatures roaming around everywhere 鈥� at sea, on the land and in the sky. Also, fancy that there is the presence of minor creatures such as birds, grasses and trees. There are waves at sea, roaring with surges of swirling water but none to hear and wonder at the wonders of nature. There are birds...
Assessment of AI integration in Bangladeshi news media held
An assessment finding sharing meeting in Dhaka on Saturday revealed that many journalists in Bangladesh were leveraging artificial intelligence in their individual work but institutional use in newsrooms operations remained nominal...