Industry
Silicon Valley crisis: Rise of Japan and rivalry with America
America's semiconductor industry, once the pride of Silicon Valley, suddenly found itself in the midst of fierce competition in the 1980s. Japanese companies were surging like an irresistible wave. One silent but important hero in this story was Hewlett-Packard (HP) executive Richard Anderson. He set strict criteria for which memory chips HP would buy. Therefore, the fate of semiconductor vendors depended on his decisions.
Ediz IT launches operations to boost Bangladesh’s IT sector
Ediz IT, a Japanese IT company, has officially begun operations in Bangladesh, aiming to advance the country’s technology sector and strengthen Bangladesh-Japan collaboration.
Intel's revolutionaries: A new age of silicon
In 1968, student protests in Berkeley and communist unrest in Beijing shook the world. Meanwhile, the Palo Alto Times published a small but groundbreaking piece of news titled "Founders leave Fairchild: Build their electronics company."
Beginning of the semiconductor revolution in Taiwan and Asia
Two top executives of the US Texas Instruments Company—Mark Shepherd and Maurice Chang—flew to Taiwan in 1968. Their goal was to find a suitable location for a new factory for chip assembly.
Rise of global chip industry and low-wage transistor girls
Female workers in Asia played an extraordinary role in the chip-making revolution from the beginning of the modern semiconductor industry. Although mainly men were working on the design of transistors, a group of skilled hands was needed to transform the designed chips into real products that would be fast, accurate, and low-budget. Women filled this gap, especially women workers on assembly lines.
American company's tabs to be made in Bangladesh
A US-based company's brand and its own design mobile tabs will be made in Bangladesh. These devices will be 100% exportable and those will not be available in the domestic market.
Japan's surprising rise in transistor bewitchment
The wounds of World War II were still unhealed. The United States wanted to destroy Japan's technology sector completely in the beginning. However, they changed this mindset over time. They realized that the role of a strong Japan is unavoidable in maintaining stability in the world. So America decided to pave the way for Japan to advance in technology while maintaining its leadership.
Is AI technology a companion of truth or its competitor?
The advancement of AI technology has revolutionized every aspect of our lives. However, alongside this progress, an invisible crisis is also unfolding—the line between truth and falsehood is becoming increasingly blurred. We now live in a reality where what we see, hear, or even receive from trusted sources can no longer be taken at face value. AI has made it possible to present lies as truth, and even distort the truth so convincingly that it creates dangerous confusion.
The story of Starlink and reality
The story of Starlink’s satellite internet network is not of today. Its beginning was actually in the 1990s; although the reality of today’s Starlink began a new chapter in January 2020, as a result of the then Trump government’s “Clean Internet” policy. This policy had thrown the global internet system into a major risk of splitting into “United States” and “China” networks. Before going into detail in that context, let’s revisit the backdrop of the 1990s.
Starlink and lawful interception
Starlink, an innovative data communications provider, was granted a s. 17 license under the Sri Lanka Telecommunications Act in 2024. The first thing to note about licenses of this type are that they are intended to give certainty to licensors.