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.
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.
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.
Sri Lanka Export Development Board's second European market exposure programme with Germany's IPD takes five tech firms to Hannover, Berlin and Stockholm.
The US Embassy will host a GeoAI exhibition at Colombo University on May 14, showcasing AI disaster-mapping tools developed since Cyclone Ditwah.
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.
Deputy Minister Eranga Weeraratne says talks are in final stages to establish a dedicated 6G research centre by the third quarter of 2026.
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.
PM Harini met Rotary International and tech leaders on digital education, targeting 100 smart classrooms and 6,000 digitally-trained teachers per year.
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.
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.
BIA will closely monitor arrivals from countries whose nationals have been arrested in Sri Lanka for cybercrime, the Immigration Controller General says.
Meta has abandoned plans to make end-to-end encryption default on Instagram DMs from May 8, citing low opt-in rates.
The Police Media Division has corrected an April 23 advisory that mistakenly listed SriLankan Airlines' real hotline among fraudster numbers.
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala tells Parliament reported cases climbed 50% year-on-year, with deepfakes and AI-generated images driving harassment.
Police rearrest 21 Chinese and 9 Vietnamese nationals who fled Welisara detention and resumed online financial fraud from a rented Boralesgamuwa house.
Police picked up 74 Vietnamese at a Uttarananda Mawatha housing complex on Wednesday evening, hours after 60 foreigners were detained at a nearby building.
Prof. Anuradhi Hapuarachchi tells ITV the USD 2.5m theft could enable manipulation of fiscal policy and threatens public confidence in digital payments.
Wednesday afternoon raid widens the cybercrime crackdown into central Colombo days after 157 suspects were detained in Rajagiriya and Talangama.
North Western Province cyber unit arrested a 62-year-old woman over a video-call blackmail scam after a victim was forced to transfer Rs. 100,000.
Women and Child Affairs Minister says a PM-led committee has recommended barring children under 5 from screens and under 12 from social media.
Organised cybercrime syndicates from Myanmar and Dubai may be shifting to Sri Lanka; 157 people of nine nationalities arrested in three days, 37 deported.
Sri Lanka CERT urges users to ignore unknown WhatsApp video calls after a wave of recorded explicit-call blackmail demands money via foreign bank transfers.
Engineer Vasantha Saparamadu says any confirmation code can pull tourist passport data from the ETA visa page; flagged with SLCERT in October, still unfixed.