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- US law enforcement tightens security for Xi summit as welcome and protest events planned
Ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Washington, starting on Wednesday, US law enforcement agencies have increased security as Chinese diaspora groups organise welcoming events and protest groups plan…
World · DigiNepal International · - Cities across US oppose Trump FCC plan to preempt local broadband rules
Cities defend permit requirements, say ISPs aren't building networks fast enough.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Is a nearby advanced alien civilization out there waiting to pounce on Earth? Unlikely, says new study
Science fiction suggests that life on other planets, if it exists, is likely far more advanced than life on Earth. A recent study suggests otherwise.
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Qualcomm launches two new smartphone chips with emphasis on AI
Qualcomm said that its new top chip can run 30B mixture-of-expert model locally.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Microsoft disrupts AI-assisted platform that compromised 12,000 accounts
EvilTokens provided an end-to-end platform that makes mass compromises faster and easier.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Lawsuit demands OpenAI pay for new school after ChatGPT used in shooting
British Columbia sues OpenAI, demands Tumbler Ridge shooter’s ChatGPT logs.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Apple could take on Whoop with a new fitness tracker, report says
Apple may be developing a new fitness tracker as part of its new generation of hardware devices.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Risks of Decompression Sickness and Venous Thromboembolism during Spaceflight and Patent Foramen Ovale Implications
NASA’s Office of the Chief Health and Medical Officer formed a working group in August 2026 to review the most recent data related to extravehicular activity (EVA) prebreathe testing and decompression sickness (DCS)…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Meta admits Muse’s likeness to OpenClaw isn’t a coincidence
Meta says Muse was built from scratch, but acknowledges the AI assistant was "heavily inspired" by OpenClaw — down to some of its workspace filenames and content.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Adobe Premiere finally brings powerful video editing to Android, and it's free
You don't even need a Creative Cloud login to edit clips, but AI features cost extra.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Earth's chorus waves show limited link to rapid electron loss from radiation belts
The Van Allen radiation belts are huge, doughnut-shaped regions of highly energetic charged particles trapped by Earth's magnetosphere. These charged particles play a major role in space weather, so studying them is…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Hacking group ShinyHunters claims it breached the FBI, stole agents’ and applicants’ data
The theft of agents' personal information could present a major counterintelligence threat, where agents and their families are extorted into cooperating with a foreign government.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - a16z is challenging Silicon Valley’s love for drop-outs by launching a school
This academy for promising high school grads is somewhere between a trade school, Y Combinator, and Peter Thiel's Fellowship Program.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Prime Minister Shah leaves for New York to attend UN general assembly
Shah will address the UN General Assembly on Thursday.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Oli tightens grip as pressure builds for UML leadership change
The UML chair took charge of Monday’s Central Committee.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Amresh Kumar Singh warns of a disruption to Nepal’s geopolitical balance
Singh says the government has failed to maintain balanced ties with Nepal’s neighbours, build private-sector confidence and deliver meaningful progress on good governance.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Supreme Court upholds Resham Chaudhary’s presidential pardon
Court dismisses writ petition challenging the decision to waive the former lawmaker’s life sentence for the 2015 Tikapur killings.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Largest dataset of its kind could clarify how massive stars shaped early galaxies
The more astronomers learn about the universe's earliest galaxies, the stranger they seem. Many of their surprising properties may be explained by differences between their massive stars and those in galaxies like our…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - OpenAI launches GPT-6 Sol and Luna, boasting lower cost and fewer mistakes
OpenAI is launching two new models, which it says are cut from the same cloth as Astra.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Waymo’s latest expansion strategy: teenagers
Waymo is opening its robotaxi service to teenagers aged 13 to 17 in Nashville, its second city to offer rides to minors.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - NASA-Funded Research Finds Complex Life Defying Record Heat
Lee esta historia en español aquí. NASA-supported scientists have discovered an organism that lives at extreme temperatures previously thought impossible for complex life. High temperatures can cause the destruction of…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Review: Resident Evil might just be the best gaming adaptation yet
Director Zach Cregger's clever reboot strikes perfect balance between horror, humor, and over-the-top gore.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Toyota orders workers to train humanoid robots but says humans won't be replaced
Toyota's push comes as automakers race to develop and deploy humanoid robots.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Astronomers detect radio signals coming from an exoplanet for the first time
Exoplanets are exotic worlds orbiting distant stars far beyond our solar system. Ever since the first ones were discovered in the 1990s, astronomers have turned their attention to these distant worlds to understand more…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - 3I/ATLAS has an extreme taste for heavy water
More and more details about 3I/ATLAS are filtering through the scientific process as time goes on. Our third known interstellar visitor attracted the attention of some of the world's most powerful observatories when it…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - NASA’s Chandra Finds Unusual Objects in Pinwheel Galaxy
Using NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, researchers found mysterious objects that give off unusually low-energy X-rays but intense levels of ultraviolet radiation. One of the galaxies they studied, M101, is pictured…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Milky Way's first microblazar may produce fastest particles in the galaxy
An international team of astronomers from ASTRON, JIVE, the University of Amsterdam and other institutions has found the first so-called "microblazar" in the Milky Way. This stellar system is composed of a massive star…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal attends UN General Assembly opening session
New York, September 22 Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal attended the opening session of the high-level general debate of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday. The high-level segment began at…
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - The tilt in Earth's axis makes the apparent position of continents shift with the seasons
Most kids learn in elementary school that the seasons are caused by Earth rotating on a tilted axis during its yearly orbit around the sun. The substantial tilt, about 23.5 degrees, is thought to be the result of an…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - NASA Astronaut to Answer Questions from New Hampshire Students
Editor’s Note: This feature was updated Sept. 22, 2026, to note the time change for the in-flight call with students. Students in New Hampshire will hear from NASA astronaut Anil Menon as he answers prerecorded STEM…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - For the first time, scientists watch sound jump between quantum states
Stanford researchers have recorded the first real-time quantum jumps of sound, watching single phonons abruptly vanish from one energy state to another. The breakthrough could open new paths for quantum computing, error…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Humpback whale mother may have mourned her dead calf for days
Researchers observed a humpback whale mother staying beside her presumed stillborn calf for hours and possibly days off Australia’s Gold Coast. She maintained eye contact and remained close to the calf in behavior…
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal · - Speaker reminds lawmakers of rules on mobile phones and parliamentary conduct
Kathmandu, September 22 Speaker Dol Prasad Aryal on Tuesday reminded lawmakers of the rules governing conduct inside the House of Representatives, including a provision prohibiting the use of mobile phones for calls,…
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Daily Digest: The biggest stories, developments and updates of the day
Kathmandu, September 22 There is a lot happening every day. The Daily Digest brings together some of the most important stories and developments in one place—from Nepal’s latest affairs to international news, business,…
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Seven die of scrub typhus in one month in Salyan
Health workers have begun door-to-door testing and treatment as two to five people test positive each day in the rural municipality.
Health · DigiHealthNepal · - China’s Xi expected to press Trump to halt Taiwan arms sales under 1982 agreement, sources say
China regularly describes the issue of Taiwan, which Beijing views as its own territory, as its most sensitive and important diplomatic issue and has repeatedly called for arms sales to stop.
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal · - Remittances built Nepal’s economy for decades. It’s time for the next step
Upgrading data-sharing and recruitment systems can bridge the gap between Nepali workers and foreign employers, fostering a sustainable win-win economic model.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Pedestrian overpass takes shape in Babarmahal
The footbridge is being built along the busy Maitighar–New Baneshwar section to make road crossings safer for pedestrians.
Nepal · DigiNepal · - Prime Minister Balendra Shah, Malaysian counterpart discuss ending middlemen in labour migration
Nepal’s prime minister says syndicates and intermediaries have harmed workers and calls for direct talks between the two countries’ labour ministers.
Public affairs · DigiGovNepal · - Nepal-Japan festival to mark 70 years of diplomatic ties
The November 22 event in Kathmandu will feature Japanese band Godiego, Nepali artists and cultural, tourism and commercial activities.
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