17+ hour, 41+ min ago   (196+ words) OpenAI is expanding its partnership with Samsung Electronics as the ChatGPT developer pushes further into designing its own artificial intelligence chips and strengthens ties with South Korea’s semiconductor industry. Harrison Kim, general manager of OpenAI Korea, said the companies had…...

14+ hour, 1+ min ago   (240+ words) Neurons – nerve cells that transmit signals throughout the body – may not simply inherit their identity from the stem cells that produce them, according to a new study by researchers at the Stowers Institute for Medical Research. The study, published in…...

22+ hour, 5+ min ago   (249+ words) The value of internet banking transactions in Bangladesh grew by 6.22 percent month-on-month to Tk 1.84 lakh crore in June 2026, driven mainly by sharp increases in two payment systems, according to a recent central bank report. The total had stood at Tk…...

17+ hour, 41+ min ago   (328+ words) Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to moderate the rate at which they advance model capabilities amid mounting fears of misuse of artificial intelligence, outlining a three-step framework intended to pace development and create more time to manage…...

23+ hour, 2+ min ago   (429+ words) In a major push to foster self-employment and drive grassroots economic growth, Bangladesh Bank yesterday issued a comprehensive guideline titled “Udyog: Upazila-Driven Youth Opportunity for Growth”. The programme aims to identify and finance prospective young entrepreneurs across all upazilas in…...

21+ hour, 15+ min ago   (545+ words) Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said an estimated 50-80 lakh battery-powered auto-rickshaws and similar electric three-wheelers are putting significant pressure on the national grid and causing annual revenue losses of nearly Tk 4,000 crore. Speaking in parliament this afternoon, he said the…...

20+ hour, 18+ min ago   (892+ words) The government has proposed amendments to the Cyber Security Act 2026, criminalising defamation and introducing prison terms and fines for “humiliation” and “bullying”, significantly expanding the range of online expression punishable under the law. If adopted, the changes, proposed by the…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (142+ words) OpenAI will not go public in 2026, chief executive Sam Altman has said, citing safety concerns surrounding increasingly powerful artificial intelligence systems. In a Fortune interview reported on September 12, Altman described the present moment as “ill-advised” for a stock market listing....

22+ hour, 7+ min ago   (205+ words) The Daily Star Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes What Bangladesh should ask before joining the Makkah Pact What we can learn from other countries to tackle our NPL crisis BRICS at…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (599+ words) Growing numbers of US lawmakers are calling for new rules after two Anthropic researchers warned that rapidly advancing AI could lead to human extinction in the not-too-distant future. Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon said this week that he had resigned because…...