Last year, the Chrome browser team brainstormed new ways to make Chrome helpful with AI; they knew large language models (LLMs) could create a better, easier browsing experience. “We’d been thinking about how to bring AI technology to the browser to make the typical actions you do every day — using tabs, using Search, writing…
A collaboration between the Universities of Melbourne and Manchester has led to a groundbreaking method for producing ultra-pure silicon, enhancing the potential for scalable and accurate quantum computers. This technique extends quantum coherence, significantly reducing computing errors and allowing for complex calculations that outpace traditional computers. Researchers at the Universities of Melbourne and Manchester have…
When it comes to dealing with financial crime and the challenges posed by bad actors, having efficient and scalable technology is a huge must in the industry today. One particular technology that could be transforming the KYC process specifically is blockchain. According to Debora Basu, customer success manager at Napier AI, in the realm of…
New policies are being formulated to reduce tariffs on imported technology and components to promote renewables, especially through rooftop solar panels. These policies are to be introduced soon through Statutory Regulatory Orders (SROs),” he said in a roundtable on rooftop solar projects, jointly organised by The Business Standard and Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) yesterday.Nirod…
PHP Motors, a concern of PHP Family, has tied up with Perodua, a top Malaysian automobile brand, to assemble their cars and SUVs in Bangladesh and sell them in the local market. The Chattogram-based automobile company is set to launch four models of Perodua at an event in the capital today (9 May). Mohammed Akther…
Chennai-headquartered edtech startup Skill-Lync saw its standalone net loss widen over 90% to INR 266.4 Cr in the financial year 2022-23 (FY23) from INR 140.1 Cr in the previous fiscal year, hurt by a sharp jump in several expense buckets. Skill-Lync’s operating revenue jumped 200% to INR 139.6 Cr in the year under review from INR 46.5…
Shopify Inc. posted double-digit revenue growth for its first fiscal quarter but shares sank nearly 19 per cent Wednesday on the company’s lower-than-expected estimates for revenue and margins in the next quarter. Shopify forecasted revenue growth in the high teens for the next quarter, in comparison with growth in the mid-20s for the past four…
The race to develop “humanoid robots” powered by artificial intelligence is accelerating, with firms such as Figure, Sanctuary and 1X, often backed by big tech sector names, raising hundreds of millions of dollars from investors. However, one seemingly unlikely competitor in this race is Mimic, a Swiss start-up that is today announcing a $2.5 million fund-raise…
With OCI Dedicated Region, Bangladesh can take advantage of a locally managed sovereign cloud to accelerate its digital transformation Critical national security, e-governance, and e-filing systems as well as health and social services are run from within the borders of Bangladesh with high levels of security Bangladesh Data Center Company Limited (BDCCL), Bangladesh’s government-owned data…
Marissa Mayer is most well-known for her stint as CEO of Yahoo, but before she took the helm of the tech giant, she took a serendipitous dive into the unknown by joining a then little-known startup called Google. Although she would later become Google’s 20th employee and first female engineer, as a graduating computer science…
