- Bangladesh tennis team beat Yemen
- Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan urges for minimum and grant-based Allocation in COP29 negotiations
- Nations criticise vague climate finance deal at UN talks
- We’re reviewing election irregularities, plans punishment: Badiul Alam Majumder
- Death toll in Gaza surpasses 44,000
- International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
- Dengue takes 9 lives in 24 hrs
- Govt unveils treatment plan for injured in July-August movement
- Battery rickshaw blockade suspended until Saturday
- Akbar to be banned for two NCL matches
- Two bodies recovered in Naogaon
- Chief Adviser proud bringing Khaleda Zia to Senakunja
- I believe in free, fair, and credible election: CEC
- Shafik Rehman secures bail
- Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott dies at age 86
- Khaleda Zia makes first public appearance at Senakunja in 12 years
- Putin gifts over 70 animals to North Korean zoo following troop support for Russian army
- 4 foreign tourists die from methanol tainted alcohol in Laos
- Supreme Court stays ex-Addl AG Mehedi’s bail
- Farmers busy in harvesting paddy in Naogaon
Think twice before uploading your medical data to AI chatbots
Before you dive into your day, heres an important reminder: think twice before uploading your private medical data to an AI chatbot. More and more people are turning to generative AI chatbots, such as OpenAIs ChatGPT and Googles Gemini, to ask questions about their health and better understand...
Is AI's boom coming to a halt?
A quietly growing belief in Silicon Valley could have immense implications: the breakthroughs from large AI models the ones expected to bring human-level artificial intelligence in the near future may be slowing down. Since the frenzied launch of ChatGPT two years ago, AI believers have...
Exoskeleton enables paralyzed to walk and regain independence
Advancements in technology are transforming mobility aids for individuals with disabilities, offering new possibilities for independence. One such innovation is the WalkON Suit F1, a wearable exoskeleton developed by KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology), designed specifically...
UN reports Israel's warfare tactics in Gaza align with genocide definition
The UN Special Committee investigating Israeli practices in Gaza released a new report on Thursday, stating that Israels military actions in the region align with the characteristics of genocide. The report highlights the mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions deliberately imposed...
Israel Strikes Kill 47 More Gazans as Death Toll Surpasses 43,700
At least 47 more Palestinians have been killed in ongoing Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, raising the total death toll to 43,712, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza. The ministry also reported that approximately 103,258 others have been injured in the sustained attacks. The...
How Dubai Police use AI to tackle children on 'alarming' social media posts
An email from Interpol in the U.S. alerted Dubai authorities about a Snapchat post by a child that showed expired medicines labeled as suicide. The post raised serious concerns for the childs safety and the risk of other children copying it. When we received the alert, we knew we had to act...
New report suggests India’s adoption of AI technologies surpasses global average
New research from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) reveals that 30% of Indian companies are maximizing value through the use of emerging AI technologies. This highlights Indias strong adoption of artificial intelligence, positioning it ahead of the global average in leveraging these innovations for...
Five ways science is making the world better
Scientific advancements continue to reshape the world in ways that promise a healthier, more sustainable future. From revolutionary medical treatments to breakthroughs in space exploration and renewable energy, science is tackling some of humanitys greatest challenges. Here are five remarkable ways...
AI painting of Alan Turing sells for $1 million
A painting by an Artificial Intelligence robot of the eminent World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for $1,084,800 at auction. There were 27 bids for the digital art sale of AI God, which had been originally estimated to sell for between $120,000 and $180,000, said Sothebys....
OpenAI's ChatGPT back up after brief outage
Microsoft-backed OpenAIs popular chatbot ChatGPT was back up after an outage affected thousands of users, the company said on Friday. Issues with ChatGPT have now been resolved, OpenAI said in a statement on its website. Access was restored to most users by 4:34pm (0034 GMT on Saturday),...
How AI is being used to respond to natural disasters in cities
The urban population has surged threefold over the last 50 years, putting more people at risk during natural disasters. At the same time, the rise in extreme weather events due to climate change has led to global initiatives aimed at improving earthquake monitoring and weather forecasting systems...
Walton computer’s Dhaka Dealer Meet held
The Dhaka Dealer Meet of Walton Computer was held on Sunday in the capital with an enthusiastic response of over a hundred of IT businessmen of Dhaka Division. In the event, IT traders who participated in the Dealer Meet expressed their firm determination to deliver Made in Bangladesh tagged...
Disney forms business unit for AI, mixed reality
Walt Disney is forming a new group to manage the use of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence and mixed reality while exploring their applications in its film, television, and theme park sectors. Jamie Voris, who has served as the film studios chief technology officer and was...
OpenAI launches ChatGpt search engine, competing with google
OpenAI is going to launch a search engine powered by ChatGPT that might compete with Google and affect the flow of internet traffic to seek news, sports scores and other timely information, reports AP. Open AI is introducing San Francisco-based OpenAI informed on Thursday that it is releasing...
Nvidia's Osaki: Humanoid AI and robotics market set for major growth
Nvidias vice president, Masataka Osaki anticipates a future where artificial intelligence has a more human-like form, with support from Japanese manufacturing technology. At the Global Governance Dialogue in Tokyo on Monday, Osaki talked about how AI is changing. He said that AI will not only...
Google adds AI email drafting tool to Gmail web
Google has added its Help me write feature to the Gmail web interface, so users can draft or edit emails using the Gemini AI model. This feature was already on mobile and helps users create drafts or get suggestions to make emails more formal, detailed, or shorter. However, the functionality...
LinkedIn launches AI Hiring Assistant
LinkedIn has started Hiring Assistant recently, a new AI-driven tool an AI tool designed to make recruiting easier by automating routine tasks. It helps recruiters and hiring teams by drafting job descriptions, finding candidates, and communicating with applicants, according to an official...
Bangladeshi journos use AI personally, newsrooms lag behind: survey
Many journalists in Bangladesh are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) in their individual work but institutional use in newsroom operations remains nominal, according to a new assessment revealed on Saturday. The assessment titled Media Metamorphosis: AI and Bangladeshi Newsrooms 2024 is an...
Canva launches Dream Lab: AI image generation tool for web and mobile
Canva recently introduced Dream Lab, an AI-powered image generation tool that offers users advanced image creation features directly on the Canva platform for both web and mobile. Dream Lab produces images based on user descriptions and offers a range of style presets, including Cinematic, 3D...
OpenAI ready to launch Orion AI Model by Dec 2024
OpenAI, the organization behind the widely-used ChatGPT platform, has announced plans to introduce its newest AI model, known as Orion, by the end of 2024. According to a report from The Verge, the company aims to initially make the model available exclusively to select business partners,...
AI in medicine: Enhancing decision-making and human connection
After OpenAI introduced ChatGPT in late 2022, conversations about AI transforming medicine intensified, with comparisons made to the fictional technology in Star Trek. However, efforts to leverage technology for clinical decision-making are not a recent development. This practice dates back...
Apple cautious on AI photo editing due to authenticity concerns
Apple is being cautious about using artificial intelligence (AI) in photo editing, expressing concerns about how this technology might influence peoples views on the authenticity of images. Apples software chief Craig Federighi discussed the companys deliberations over incorporating AI-powered...
USAID to Provide $15 Million to Boost Climate Resilience in Bangladesh: Rizwana
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources on Wednesday said that USAID will provide a grant of $15 million for the USAID ClimAct Project. She said this initiative will assist the Ministry of Environment, Forest and...
Meta releases AI models with ability of checking other AI model’s work
Facebook owner Meta said on Friday it was releasing a batch of new AI models from its research division, including a Self-Taught Evaluator aiming a path toward less human involvement in the AI development process, reports Reuters. The release shadows Metas introduction of the tool in an August...
New AI scam targets Gmail users with fraudulent account recovery requests
A new scam is targeting Gmail users by tricking them into approving fake account recovery requests to steal their personal information. This scam uses convincing AI voices and fake emails, raising alarms among cyber security experts about unauthorized access to accounts, reports UNB....
Google to use nuclear reactors to meet its energy needs
The tech giant Google recently signed a deal to use small nuclear reactors as a means of meeting the heavy energy needs to power its artificial intelligence (AI) data centres, reports BBC. The company says the agreement with Kairos Power will see it start using the first reactor this decade and...
World Media Summit kicks off in China focusing AI-driven transformation
The 6th World Media Summit officially opened on October 14, drawing over 500 representatives from 208 media organizations, government bodies, and international institutions across 106 countries. The summit, centered on the theme AI and Media Transformation, is co-hosted by Xinhua News Agency and...