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Google unveils smart glasses at I/O, returns to a market it failed in 13 years ago
Audio frames with Gemini AI, by Warby Parker and Gentle Monster with Samsung development, will challenge Meta's Ray-Ban lead of seven million units.
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Cabinet paper this month for National Data Exchange Centre — Eranga Weeraratne
Deputy Digital Economy Minister says inter-agency data sharing centre will rest on a formal legal framework with mandatory citizen consent for transfers.
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UNDP-WHO Unified Civil Registry digitalisation project on track for November 2027
UN Resident Coordinator confirms system mapping and baseline surveys complete on Sri Lanka's UNDP-WHO led CRVS digitalisation project, due late 2027.
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Elon Musk loses lawsuit against OpenAI after jury rules he filed too late
A US jury in Oakland unanimously ruled against Musk's lawsuit accusing OpenAI of straying from its nonprofit AI mission, deliberating less than two hours.
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Sri Lanka and Gates Foundation Hold Singapore Talks on AI Policy
At Asia Tech 2026, Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne and the Gates Foundation discuss AI for Public Good, draft AI policy review, IDAT 2 and a GovTech visit.
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Cabinet Approves Formation of Sri Lanka's First National Space Policy
Cabinet okays a National Space Policy under the Ministry of Science and Technology, with a multidisciplinary technical committee to draft the framework.
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PayPal officially launches in Sri Lanka after over a decade of discussions
Government and PayPal confirmed the Sri Lanka launch at a Galle Face Hotel event on Friday, with BOC, Commercial Bank and Sampath Bank as initial partners.
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130 local government bodies complete GovPay digital payment integration
Deputy Public Administration Minister Ruwan Senarath says all remaining local government institutions will be onboarded onto the GovPay platform by June.
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Sri Lankan researchers build sovereign Sinhala AI model, accepted by IEEE Access
A University of Moratuwa and Decryptogen team built a Sinhala LLM on two GPUs that scored 4.5/5 versus Llama 3.1's 1/5, with the paper accepted by IEEE Access.
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WSO2 Founder Sanjiva Weerawarana to Step Down as CEO in June
WSO2 said founder Dr. Sanjiva Weerawarana will step down as CEO in June 2026; Chief Revenue Officer Devaka Randeniya becomes Acting CEO as a search begins.
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Google unveils Android and Gemini AI upgrades ahead of I/O 2026
Google unveiled Gemini Intelligence and Android AI upgrades at its Android Show ahead of I/O 2026, with most features rolling out as free software updates.
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Five Sri Lankan ICT firms join EDB-IPD push at Hannover Messe and Nordic Growth Summit
Sri Lanka Export Development Board's second European market exposure programme with Germany's IPD takes five tech firms to Hannover, Berlin and Stockholm.
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GeoAI disaster-resilience exhibition opens at Colombo University on May 14
The US Embassy will host a GeoAI exhibition at Colombo University on May 14, showcasing AI disaster-mapping tools developed since Cyclone Ditwah.
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Short Circuit Group acquires Payable, adding $200mn in transaction volume and 4,000 merchants
Sri Lankan fintech Payable has been acquired by Short Circuit Group, adding 4,000-plus merchants and 200 million dollars in transaction volume to the buyer.
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Sri Lanka eyes dedicated 6G research centre by Q3 2026 with foreign and private-sector partners
Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne says talks are in final stages to establish a dedicated 6G research centre by the third quarter of 2026.
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Police launch motor insurance verification system via *1338# USSD, SMS and hotline
Motorists can now verify the validity of digital motor insurance cards by dialling *1338#, SMS to 1338 or calling the hotline, all free of charge, police said.
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Sri Lanka to build 100 smart classrooms; PM Harini meets Rotary on digital education
PM Harini met Rotary International and tech leaders on digital education, targeting 100 smart classrooms and 6,000 digitally-trained teachers per year.
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Sri Lanka launches first national AI policy framework for higher education with US support
The UGC and US Embassy launched Sri Lanka's first national AI policy framework for higher education at a soft launch attended by PM Harini Amarasuriya.
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Civil society questions President's U-turn on Indian digital ID deal
Dr. Chamal Sanjeewa says AKD opposed foreign involvement as MP, now letting an Indian firm handle Sri Lankans' biometric data on a Rs.40 billion contract.
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Immigration to run special checks on arrivals from countries linked to cybercrime
BIA will closely monitor arrivals from countries whose nationals have been arrested in Sri Lanka for cybercrime, the Immigration Controller General says.
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Instagram drops end-to-end encryption for direct messages globally
Meta has abandoned plans to make end-to-end encryption default on Instagram DMs from May 8, citing low opt-in rates.
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Police reissue SriLankan Airlines fraud warning after hotline error
The Police Media Division has corrected an April 23 advisory that mistakenly listed SriLankan Airlines' real hotline among fraudster numbers.
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AI-assisted cybercrime against women rises to 4,742 cases in 2025
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala tells Parliament reported cases climbed 50% year-on-year, with deepfakes and AI-generated images driving harassment.
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30 escaped foreign scam suspects rearrested in Boralesgamuwa raid
Police rearrest 21 Chinese and 9 Vietnamese nationals who fled Welisara detention and resumed online financial fraud from a rented Boralesgamuwa house.