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- Bangladesh embassy in Tokyo observes IML Day
- Farroque warns of conspiracy if election is delayed
- Govt emphasizes preserving endangered languages and ensuring diversity: Foreign Secretary
- Saudi Ambassador extends greetings in Bengali on Feb 21
- Discussion on mother tongue held in Bandarban
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- Poland introduces mandatory firearms training for children
- Only election can restore true democracy: Rizvi
- 25 foreign nationals pay tribute to language martyrs
- South Africa wins the toss, decides to bat against Afghanistan
- Hamas gave body of 'Gazan woman' not hostage Shiri Bibas: Netanyahu
- ADB, World Bank partner on FMRF to increase development impact
- Imported fruit prices surge by up to Tk100 per Kg ahead of Ramadan
- Climate change is shrinking glaciers faster than ever
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- Netanyahu orders 'intensive' West Bank operations after Israel bus blasts
- IGP pays tribute to language heroes
Top AI models: Features and how to use them
AI models are being released at an astonishing rate by major tech companies like Google and startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic, making it difficult to keep up with the latest developments. Adding to the confusion, these models are often promoted using industry benchmarks, but these metrics...
Musk’s xAI launches Grok 3 AI model
Elon Musks AI company, xAI, released its latest flagship AI model, Grok 3, late Monday night, along with new capabilities in the Grok apps for iOS and the web. Grok, xAIs answer to models like OpenAIs GPT-4o and Googles Gemini, can analyze images and respond to questions, and powers a number of...
AI models lose cognitive abilities with age, just like humans: Study
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as large language models (LLMs) and chatbots show signs of deteriorating cognitive abilities with age akin to humans, a new study published in the journal BMJ has claimed. The study comes at a time when users are increasingly asking AI tools for...
OpenAI moves to ‘uncensor’ ChatGPT
OpenAI is revising how it trains AI models, prioritizing intellectual freedom and aiming to make ChatGPT answer more questions, offer diverse perspectives, and reduce restrictions on certain topics. In an updated Model Spec document, OpenAI introduced a principle: Do not lie, meaning ChatGPT...
South Korea targets 10,000 GPUs to fuel national AI computing center
South Korea has announced plans to secure 10,000 high-performance graphics processing units (GPUs) by the end of this year to advance its position in the rapidly growing global AI competition, reports Reuters. As the global race for AI dominance intensifies, South Koreas acting President, Choi...
Researchers train AI to interpret animal emotions
Artificial intelligence (AI) could eventually help us understand when animals are in pain or showing other emotions at least according to researchers recently profiled in Science. For example, theres the Intellipig system being developed by scientists at the University of the West of England...
Donald Trump's aid freeze could cause millions more AIDS deaths: UN
President Donald Trumps decision to suspend US overseas funding could result in millions more deaths from AIDS, the head of the UNs programme for the illness warned Sunday, reports AFP. The United States is the worlds largest provider of official development assistance, with most funds directed...
AI expanding role in Japan’s fashion industry
Generative artificial intelligence is reshaping Japans fashion industry, influencing runway designs and mass-market production. Yet, the absence of national or industry guidelines raises concerns about counterfeiting and design theft. At the Tokyo Collections in September 2024, Japanese brand...
Trump creates energy council to power AI race with China
US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday creating a National Energy Dominance Council that will be tasked with helping meet the vast electric power needs to win the AI race with China. Were going to be energy dominant like nobody else, and this doesnt even discuss all of the...
OpenAI removes warning messages in ChatGPT
OpenAI says it has removed the warning messages in its AI-powered chatbot platform, ChatGPT that indicated when content might violate its terms of service. Laurentia Romaniuk, a member of OpenAIs AI model behavior team, said in a post on X that the change was intended to cut down on...
Dubai Summit: CJ stresses global cooperation in AI regulation
Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Thursday stressed the need for global cooperation in regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies in a bid to address the challenges of a rapidly changing world. As we look to the future, we must also consider the global nature of...
DeepSeek gives China's chipmakers leg up in race for cheaper AI
The rise of DeepSeeks artificial intelligence (AI) models is seen providing some Chinese chipmakers such as Huawei a better chance to compete in the domestic market against more powerful U.S. processors, reports Reuters. Huawei and its Chinese peers have for years struggled to match Nvidia in...
From ChatGPT to Gemini: how AI is rewriting the internet
Big players, including Microsoft, with Copilot, Google, with Gemini, and OpenAI, with GPT-4o, are making AI chatbot technology previously restricted to test labs more accessible to the general public. How do these large language model (LLM) programs work? OpenAIs GPT-3 told the Verge that AI...
California’s insurer of last resort runs out of money for Los Angeles fire claims
Californias last-resort home insurance plan has exhausted its funds amid a surge of claims from the devastating Los Angeles fires and will receive a $1 billion bailout, state regulators announced Tuesday. The financial rescue follows two of the most destructive wildfires in state history, which...
ChatGPT's energy use lower than expected: Study
ChatGPT, OpenAIs AI-powered chatbot, may not be as energy-intensive as previously assumed. According to a new study by Epoch AI, the power consumption of ChatGPT queries is significantly lower than earlier estimates, though its energy demands are still expected to grow over time. A widely cited...
UAE minister urges global action to prevent conflicts, not just resolve them later
The UAEs minister of Cabinet Affairs has called on world governments to shift their focus from solving conflicts to preventing them, urging a rethink of education, economic growth, and social values in the face of rapid technological advancements, reads a Khaleej Times report. Speaking at the...
UK and US refuse to sign international AI declaration
UK and US have not signed an international agreement on artificial intelligence (AI) at a global summit in Paris. The statement, signed by France, China and India among other countries, pledges an open, inclusive and ethical approach to the technologys development. Downing Street said the UK...
Elon Musk-led group makes $97 billion bid for control of OpenAI
A consortium led byElon Musksaid on Monday it has offered $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls OpenAI, another salvo in the billionaires fight to block the artificial intelligence startup fromtransitioning to a for-profit firm. Musks bid is likely to ratchet up longstanding tensions...
Meta begins 5% workforce reduction as part of strategic shift towards AI
Meta Platforms, the parent company of Facebook, has launched a series of performance-based layoffs, reducing its global workforce by 5%, or approximately 4,000 employees. This move is in line with CEO Mark Zuckerbergs strategy to raise the bar on performance and streamline operations. Employees...
DeepSeek boosts tech stocks in China, Hong Kong amid easing trade concerns
Chinese and Hong Kong stocks saw broad gains on Monday, with optimism surrounding AI startup DeepSeek continuing to drive the tech sector higher. Better-than-expected inflation data also helped boost investor sentiment, analysts told Khaleej Times. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.3%,...
Government chiefs and tech leaders gather in Paris for AI summit
Political and tech industry leaders were set to descend on Paris Monday for a two-day summit on artificial intelligence, hoping to find common ground on a technology with the potential to upset global business and society, reports BSS. Co-hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron and Indian...
Over 6mn people could die from HIV and AIDS if US funding stops: UN agency
More than six million people could die from HIV and AIDS in the next four years if US President Donald Trumps administration pulls its global funding for programmes, the United Nations AIDS agency said on Friday. Although a waiver was placed on HIV/AIDS programmes in last months US foreign aid...
Global in-app purchases reach record $150 billion in 2024
Global in-app purchase (IAP) revenues on iOS and Google Play soared to an unprecedented $150 billion in 2024, marking a 13% year-on-year increase, the highest growth rate since 2021, according to Sensor Towers annual report. The figures underscore the resilience of the mobile ecosystem, even as...
Google unveils new AI models and introduces 'Thinking' feature to Gemini
Google launched its much-anticipated new flagship AI model, Gemini 2.0 Pro Experimental, on Wednesday. The announcement was part of a series of other AI model releases. The company is also making its reasoning model, Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking, available in the Gemini app. Notably, Google is...
Which countries have banned DeepSeek AI?
DeepSeek came in and shook the artificial intelligence (AI) industry all over the world, and by the looks of it, some governments too. It was seen as Chinas answer to ChatGPT. In a matter of days of its AI chatbot going viral, the Chinese startup finds itself in the crosshairs of several...
Trump administration to withdraw most USAID workers
The Trump administration has announced plans to withdraw nearly all employees of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) from their global assignments, effectively dismantling the agencys long-standing mission of addressing global hunger, education, and disease prevention, reports...
Hundreds of US government websites go offline amid controversial cuts
Hundreds of US government websites went offline on Monday, with more than 350 sites unavailable, according to an AFP review of federal sites. The outage affected key departments, including Defense, Commerce, Energy, Transportation, Labor, as well as the Central Intelligence Agency and the Supreme...
OpenAI forms partnership with Kakao to develop AI products in South Korea
OpenAI said on Tuesday it will develop artificial intelligence products for South Korea with chat app operator Kakao, unveiling a second major alliance with a high-profile Asian partner this week. In a whirlwind tour through Asia, OpenAI Chief Executive Sam Altman also announced a partnership...