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An Amazon engineer stopped her epilepsy medication on ChatGPT’s schedule. Her parents are suing OpenAI
Bawen Wan, 31, asked the chatbot about reducing her dose in January. Her neurologist says he would never have advised stopping.
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Australia’s under-16 social media ban reaches the High Court, with Reddit among the challengers
Ten platforms must keep under-16s out or face fines of up to A$99m. Since the ban began last December, no company has been fined.
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Apple has sold out of its $1,999 foldable iPhone and cannot say when more will arrive
Apple reported record annual sales of $479bn, but told analysts that chip and memory constraints will continue into next year.
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Banglalink has launched Rise AI with more than 25 tools, and it is open to customers of every operator
The platform is not locked to Banglalink SIMs. Packages run from Tk 100 to Tk 1,500, and the tools are grouped into Imagine Studio, Study…
World
Nobody has claimed Europe’s freezer attacks, and Brussels has started calling them deliberate
Days after supermarket refrigeration was turned up across Europe, investigators have named nobody and nobody has claimed it. Brussels has…
Bangladesh
BACCO has elected Faisal Alim president and Nahid Hossain secretary general for 2026–28
The association speaks for the BPO, IT and ITES firms that sell Bangladeshi services abroad — a sector whose pricing is now in question.
Technology
What an eSIM actually is, how it is activated, and why travel is driving it
Juniper Research counted about 40 million travel eSIM users in 2024, and expects more than 215 million by 2028.
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.
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…