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Mobile operators began deactivating additional SIM cards registered under a single national ID (NID) if the number exceeds 10. As per a recent noticefrom the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), it said that any excess SIMs will be automatically deactivated from November. Users who fail to deactivate extra SIMs themselves risk losing access to randomly selected, possibly important numbers. Earlier, ...

The additional SIMs will be automatically deactivated from Thursday (October 30) if an NID holders have more than 10 SIMs. This information was recently given in an urgent message by the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). According to the BTRC, if a person has more than 10 mobile SIMs in their name, those must be de-registered by the relevant operator ...

Microsoft and OpenAI announced Tuesday a major overhaul of their AI partnership, giving both companies greater independence while maintaining close collaboration. Under the new arrangement, Microsoft will hold roughly 27 percent of the restructured OpenAI, an investment valued at around $135 billion, as OpenAI transitions to a public benefit corporation structure. OpenAI has also committed to purchasing $250 billion in ...

The Alan Turing Institute Chair has told the BBC there is “no substance” to a number of serious accusations which rocked the organisation in the summer. In August, whistleblowers accused the charity’s leadership of misusing public funds, overseeing a “toxic internal culture”, and failing to deliver on its mission. They said the Turing Institute, the UK’s national body for artificial ...

Australia’s competition watchdog has launched legal action against Microsoft, accusing the tech giant of misleading millions of users into paying extra for its AI assistant, Copilot. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) filed the case in the Federal Court against Microsoft Australia and its parent company, claiming they made “false or misleading” statements to around 2.7 million Microsoft 365 ...

As the clocks go back and the darkness draws in, spare a thought for those living with the longest nights in the UK. In the depths of winter, Scotland’s northern isles will see barely six hours of daylight from morning till night. In London and the south, people will have about two more hours of light than islanders in Orkney ...

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected Google’s attempt to block a sweeping court order that requires significant changes to its Android Play Store — a decision that reinforces a jury’s ruling last year declaring the app marketplace an illegal monopoly. In a brief, one-sentence decision, the Court declined to grant Google a stay, meaning the tech giant must now ...

Apple has formally called on the European Union to repeal its landmark Digital Markets Act (DMA), arguing the law harms user experience and introduces security risks. The company submitted its position in a 25-page document during the European Commission’s consultation period on the legislation, which ended Wednesday night. “The DMA should be repealed while a more appropriate fit for purpose ...

Satellite-based broadcasting operations in Bangladesh may be disrupted from September 29 due to a solar interference, informed Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) on Wednesday. The BSCL said that solar interference was a normal astronomical event affecting geo-stationary satellites, occurring twice a year. It occurs when the sun lines up directly behind a satellite and overwhelms the signal with its strong ...

Attaullah Baig, the former head of security at WhatsApp, has filed a federal lawsuit against Meta, accusing the company of widespread cybersecurity failures and retaliating against him for raising concerns. Baig served in the role from 2021 until his termination in February 2025. Filed in San Francisco federal court on Monday, the 115-page complaint alleges that around 1,500 WhatsApp engineers ...