Bangladesh's team "zAI BD" has become champion at the global AI hackathon organised by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN ESCAP). The grand final of the competition was held at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 15.
Meta, the parent company of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, is introducing major changes to its commercial terms. Effective October 30, 2026, the revised terms authorise Meta to use automated software to access websites associated with businesses, collect their content and use it to develop, research, train and improve its products and services.
Seven South Korean financial institutions, including three major commercial banks, were hit by seemingly coordinated cyber attacks within days of one another, exposing more than 65,000 customer and employee records between 28 September and 3 October.
Government agencies and public services have become the biggest targets of cyberattackers worldwide, accounting for 27% of the cyber threats observed over the past year, up from 17% the previous year. At the same time, hackers are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate and expand their attacks.
Teenage criminal gangs are making social media a tool for forming groups, publicity and spreading fear amid an average of more than ten murder cases a day and about 60 incidents of violence against women and children every day.
Seeking a solution to the soaring electricity demand created by artificial intelligence (AI) on Earth, technology giant Google is now turning to space. The first prototype satellite under the company's "Project Suncatcher" is scheduled to be launched into orbit on October 1 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard SpaceX's Transporter-18 mission.