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PRESS RELEASE / Government ICT officers forum elects new leadership

The Government ICT Officers Forum, a body of first-class gazetted ICT officers in the government sector, held its biannual election on July 13. Thirty-one candidates competed for 17 positions across six categories.

5m ago

AI vs humans: influencers face competition from virtual models

Social media influencers have embraced artificial intelligence to spice up their content but they are also facing growing competition from AI-generated Instagramers, TikTokers and YouTubers

8m ago

'Game of Thrones' author, other writers sue ChatGPT creator over copyrights

"Game of Thrones" author George RR Martin and other best-selling fiction writers have filed a class-action lawsuit against OpenAI, accusing the tech startup of violating their copyrights to fuel its generative AI chatbot ChatGPT.

1y ago

AI both a risk and opportunity for journalism: study

AI is both a threat and an opportunity for journalism, with more than half of those surveyed for a new report saying they had concerns about its ethical implications on their work.

1y ago

Musk says X could charge all users 'small monthly payment'

Online platform X could introduce a monthly fee for all users, its owner Elon Musk said Monday, citing the need to cut down on bots.

1y ago

Twitter's blue ticks start vanishing

Twitter began the mass removal of its blue ticks on Thursday, as the symbol previously used to signify a verified account vanished from users including the Pope, Donald Trump and Justin Bieber.

1y ago

Indian celebrities, politicians lose Twitter blue ticks

Twitter has removed verified blue ticks from the accounts of a host of Indian celebrities and politicians ranging from Bollywood megastars Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan and Salman Khan to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

1y ago

Will AI help achieve gender equality at workplaces?

Gender stereotypes continue to hold women back at work, but a handful of tech firms say they have developed AI (artificial intelligence) systems that can help break biases in hiring and promotion to give female candidates a fairer chance.

3y ago

ZKTeco's SBTL8000 series single lane speed gates available in BD now

ZKTeco has recently introduced the SBTL8000 series single lane speed gates for entrance control. SBTL8000, the single lane speed gates series, is designed for smooth and silent operation and draws very little power making it very energy efficient

4y ago

CTO Forum to host 'CTO Tech Summit 2020' on Jan 18

CTO Forum is going to host ‘CTO Tech Summit 2020’ on January 18, 2020, in Dhaka at the Samson H. Chowdhury Convention Centre.

4y ago

Acer 'Predator Gaming League 2020' Bangladesh Grand finale has been held in Dhaka.

Acer recently hosted a mega e-sports tournament titled 'Acer Predator Gaming League 2020' or 'PGL-2020' in short.

4y ago

Registration opens for bdNOG11 conference & workshop

Bangladesh Network Operators group – BDNOG, as a part of its continuous effort, is going to host its 11th Conference from January 10-14, 2020 in Cox’s Bazar.

5y ago

Augmedix raises $19 million investment on Series B funding

Augmedix, a US-based startup with a massive operation in Dhaka, has raised a foreign investment of 19 million US dollars as Series B of venture capital funding.

5y ago

STEM Fest held in Dhaka for fist time of its kind.

International Hope School Bangladesh organised a special fest titled 'STEM Fest' last Saturday where students from Grade 6 to 12 showcased different innovative projects.

5y ago

Aziz Ahmad, Bangladeshi IT Expert, speaks at the European Parliament on Artificial Intelligence ( AI) policy framework.

Aziz Ahmad, co-founder of CodersTrust, recently spoke on a digital union in Brussels hosted by the European Parliament. Ahmed along with Dragos Tudorache, Member of European Parliament (MEP), Andrus Ansip, Member of the European Parliament (former Prime Minister of Estonia), Dacian Ciolos, President of Renew Europe (Former Prime Minister of Romania), Stephane Sejourne, MEP, Fr. Augusto Zampini, Vatican City among other guests were present on this occasion and delivered their remarks.

5y ago

Aamra bags double awards at the Microsoft Envision Forum 2019

Aamra bags two awards at the Microsoft Envision Forum 2019 held at Pan Pacific Sonargaon on October 17.

5y ago

Moner Bondhu and EMK centre celebrate World Mental Health Day 2019

A day-long observation of World Mental Health Day 2019 took place on Thursday, 10th October 2019 at EMK Centre. Throughout the day a series of talks and free psychological counselling sessions were organised with EMK Centre in collaboration with Moner Bondhu, a tech startup that facilitates online counselling.

5y ago

Yoda bags BASIS National ICT Award

Yoda was declared as the champion, at the 2019 BASIS National ICT Award during the award ceremony, at a hotel in Dhaka

5y ago