BD e-commerce creates opportunity for developing economies
GENEVA, Switzerland, Sept 13 (BSS): Bangladesh has shown promising growth in its information technology (IT) sector, especially in software development and IT-enabled services, said a global report on 'Digital Trade for Development'.Prepared by the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the...
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Huawei, Walton sign contract for lithium battery production
Huawei and Walton have signed a contract to produce lithium batteries in Bangladesh for telecom BTS (Base Transceiver Station), says a statement. Pan Junfeng, CEO, of Huawei Bangladesh; and S M Rezaul Alam, Chairman, Walton Digi-Tech Industries Ltd., signed the contract at Huawei Bangladesh Academy on Thursday. Yao Wen, Ambassador...
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Unit 1 back online supplying electricity to national grid
DINAJPUR, Sep 13 (UNB) : After being completely shut down for three days, the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has resumed partial electricity production.Chief Engineer of the thermal power plant, Abu Bakr Siddique, stated that after overhauling, the 125 MW capacity Unit 1 was brought back online at 5:00...
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Musk brands Australia 'fascists' after move to fine tech giants
SYDNEY, Sept 13 (AFP):Tech mogul Elon Musk has likened the Australian government to "fascists", attacking proposed laws that would fine social media giants for failing to stem the spread of misinformation.Australia introduced a "combating misinformation" bill on Thursday, which includes sweeping powers to fine tech giants up to five percent...
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OpenAI releases reasoning AI with eye on safety, accuracy
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 13 (AFP) : ChatGPT creator OpenAI on Thursday released a new series of artificial intelligence models designed to spend more time thinking -- in hopes that generative AI chatbots provide more accurate and beneficial responses.The new models, known as OpenAI o1-Preview, are designed to tackle complex tasks...
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