Technology
Does the smart speaker hear everything? What changed when generative AI moved into the living room
The old speakers understood fixed commands. The new ones hold a conversation, which is a different kind of device in the house.
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Bangladesh
Samsung has launched the Galaxy S26 FE in Bangladesh at Tk 121,999, with seven years of security updates
The support window is the specification worth reading. Seven years of security updates changes what the price divides by.
Technology
The call that won Miami was made by a mathematician running thousands of race simulations in real time
Joseph McMillan has a PhD in mathematics from Imperial College London. His job is deciding when to change tyres.
Technology
US wind turbines have killed an estimated 18.7 million bats since 1981, and the rate is still climbing
European research suggests stopping turbines during bat flight periods could prevent more than 80% of the deaths. The farms have to agree…
Bangladesh
Dhaka University’s IBA is opening a six-week AI certificate for working professionals
Entry needs a bachelor’s degree and five years of work experience, relaxable for exceptional candidates. Sections start on 27 and 28…
Bangladesh
55% of Bangladesh’s private-sector workers already use AI, and only 58% of employers formally allow it
The survey covers garments, NGOs, banks, FMCG, telecom and retail. The gap between what staff do and what companies sanction is the finding.
Technology
Virgin Media O2 is cutting thousands of jobs, with £27.2bn of debt and cheaper rivals taking its customers
The numbers have not been finalised, but the BBC understands it will be a sizeable share of the workforce. Most of those affected are not…
Technology
Two US senators have sent Sundar Pichai nine questions about what Google’s AI is doing to schoolchildren
The letter sets a deadline of 2 November. One question asks whether classroom AI has failed to spot signs of suicide or self-harm in a…
Technology
A Yorkshire village has had queues outside its shops every weekend for six weeks, and nobody planned it
A shop worker of nearly twenty years describes the change. The visitors are not coming for the museum; they are coming for the shopfront.
Technology
Samsung has cut up a green apple in an advert, nine days after the iPhone Duo went on sale
Apple has acknowledged a problem with a small number of units and says affected customers can get a replacement through AppleCare.
Technology
Free or paid? How to work out which AI subscription you actually need in 2026
A freelance writer paying about Tk 7,000 a month across three chatbots is a common situation, and usually an avoidable one.
Bangladesh
Three Bangladeshis are among the four founders of Tilion, which has just got into Y Combinator
The web was built on the assumption that a human is clicking. Tilion is trying to fix what breaks when thousands of agents click instead.