Sri Lanka’s artificial intelligence industry is entering a new phase. Beyond experimentation with generative AI, a growing number of local companies and founders are building […]
Category: Technology
The Central Bank Wants Someone to Attack It. That Is Probably a Very Good Idea
Sri Lanka’s Central Bank is recruiting a specialist to behave like a cybercriminal and deliberately attack its own defences. It sounds peculiar until one considers […]
Sri Lanka Approves $9.25 Million Investment in Telecom Oversight Systems Backed by ADB
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE — The Sri Lankan cabinet has sanctioned a plan for the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission of Sri Lanka (TRCSL) to acquire systems for spectrum […]
SRI LANKA’S AI MIRAGE: ARE WE BUILDING AN INDUSTRY OR JUST THE ILLUSION OF ONE?
Sri Lanka has AI strategies, conferences, advisers, digital platforms and product launches. But where are the companies, intellectual property, infrastructure, exports and new national income? […]
AI Is Coming for the Coder. What Does That Mean for One of Sri Lanka’s Most Important Exports?
Sri Lanka has spent years building an IT and business-process industry around something the country has in abundance: educated people able to sell their skills […]
Hate Your Mobile Network? Soon You May Be Able to Leave It and Keep Your Number
Sri Lanka has talked about Mobile Number Portability for years. The process has now reached another important stage, with regulatory approval awaiting legal clearance. If […]
Arthur C. Clarke, Artificial Intelligence and the Hand of God
“When the machines we create begin to challenge what it means to be human” In the vastness of the universe, humanity has always been fascinated […]
Predictiv AI’s SHIFT AI Completes Logistics Platform for Prompt Xpress Sri Lanka, Enabling Per-Package Revenue Model
TORONTO, CANADA / COLOMBO, SRI LANKA — September 2026 — Predictiv AI Inc. (“Predictiv AI” or the “Company”) announces a significant product and commercial milestone […]
Your SIM Card Is About to Get a Face
Sri Lanka is tightening mobile-phone registration. New SIM buyers are expected to provide a live photograph, while the regulator wants every mobile user fully identified […]
Under 16? Faiszer Says Keep Them off Social Media
Faiszer Musthapha PC MP takes the battle over children’s online safety to Parliament, calling for urgent restrictions on social-media access for those under 16 while […]
LankaBIZ Introduces AI-Powered Stock Recommendations for Sri Lankan Investors
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — September 4, 2026 — Sri Lanka’s growing digital business-intelligence ecosystem is gaining another AI-driven investment research capability with the AI Stock Recommendations feature developed […]
99x Accelerates the Evolution of Autonomous AI at Sri Lanka Hackathon
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE – The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into software engineering is evolving, moving from simple code generation to the deployment of AI agents […]
Blocked – But are They Really Gone?
Sri Lanka moves against unlicensed online gambling sites, but technology may make blocking them considerably easier than keeping them blocked COLOMBO, Saturday – Sri Lanka […]
Sri Lanka Announces September Target for Mobile Number Portability Implementation
Sri Lanka is set to issue a regulatory directive to implement Mobile Number Portability (MNP) if telecommunications companies cannot reach an agreement by the end […]
Daily FC Partners with Lanka Data API to Power A New Era of Data-Driven Journalism in Sri Lanka
Colombo: In a significant step towards transforming digital journalism in Sri Lanka, Daily FC has announced the integration of the Lanka Data API into its editorial platform, becoming one of […]
Sri Lanka Announces AI Week 2026 to Propel Ambitious $15 Billion Digital Economy Initiative
FINANCIAL CHRONICLE — Sri Lanka is set to host its second national conference and exhibition focused on artificial intelligence, titled ‘Sri Lanka AI Week 2026’, […]
Sri Lankan Researchers Develop AI Tool to Read Decades of Sinhala Law
University of Moratuwa team opens the door to faster legal research and digital preservation Two young Sri Lankan researchers have developed an artificial intelligence system […]
Lanka Data Launches Sri Lanka’s Equivalent of the Bloomberg Terminal for Public Information
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Accessing reliable public information in Sri Lanka has traditionally required professionals to navigate dozens of independent government websites, regulatory portals and institutional […]
