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- XPRIZE Wildfire winners spotted fires within 10 min—but couldn’t stop them
$11M competition showed wildfire detection is still easier than stopping fires.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Discord age verification rolls out today with changes spurred by user backlash
Discord will try to automatically estimate ages, require verification when it can't.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - YouTube promises custom feeds and a lot more AI later this year
YouTube's next year could change the content you see with a big focus on AI and livestreams.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Enveda secures $311M to bring more nature-derived AI drugs into clinical trials
The round valued the AI biotech at $2 billion. It is currently testing drugs that treat skin conditions and preserve weight loss after stopping GLP-1s.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Contrary to some reports, you don't have two brains
A bad press release makes a good excuse to look at how developmental biology works.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Modal Motors is trying to cut China out of electric motors entirely
The startup is working on small, light motors with no rare earth magnets that are suited for drones, fans, and robots.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Netflix releases trailer for Brad Bird's Ray Gunn
"It’s film noir and a hard-boiled detective story, but it’s got a lot more comedy and a lot more action."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges
"So absurd and embarrassing ..."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Disney+ and Hulu add to the growing trend of streaming inflation
Disney is raising the prices of Disney+ and Hulu as streaming costs continue to rise across the industry.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - The old cybersecurity model is breaking
As concern over AI safety and rogue agents continue to make headlines, it’s no surprise that cybersecurity stocks are rising, or that investors are pouring massive amounts of capital into startups trying to build the…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Zoox grounds Atlanta test fleet after workers report toxic gas exposure symptoms
The Amazon-owned company launched an investigation after a worker submitted an OSHA complaint.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Former NASA chief sounds alarm on China's lunar "exploration" plans
"Beijing's intended strategy is to dominate the high ground of the twenty-first century."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - ChatGPT mobile app gets voice-based agentic features
Pro and Plus users will be able to use the Work tab on their phones to complete agentic tasks.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Even Americans who use AI every day are worried about it
The report suggests that greater exposure will not resolve the unease around the technology, nor reduce public support for AI regulation.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - NEA working on winter power management
Officials say there won’t be load-shedding this winter despite flood damage to hydropower infrastructure along Trishuli corridor.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - YouTube is making comments more fun — and fandom more lucrative for creators
YouTube is rolling out GIF replies, voice-powered TV comments, personalized moderation, paid members-only communities, and new ways for fans to support their favorite creators.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - YouTube’s conversational video editing tool lets creators make edits in natural language
Creators will be able to use AI in a conversational chat interface to help them edit videos.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - YouTube Music gets more conversational with new AI features
YouTube is adding new AI-powered features to YouTube Music that aim to make it easier for listeners to discover music, explore artists, and find podcasts they may otherwise miss. Announced at this year’s Made On YouTube…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - YouTube will let you build your own algorithm with AI
YouTube’s new custom feeds let users describe the videos they want to see in their own words, then use Gemini to build a personalized feed around the request.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - YouTube doubles down on video shopping with AI-powered ‘Ask YouTube’ feature
YouTube's AI feature can now help you compare products as you shop.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Eight Sleep’s new Pod 6 comes in smaller and solo sizes, starting at $1,999
Eight Sleep said the new pod is now 20% faster than the previous generation
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Here’s the trailer for Nathan Fielder’s Elizabeth Holmes documentary, in theaters October 16
In this cursed timeline, we have been gifted something so unfathomable that we could never have imagined it.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - After multiple deaths and injuries, NHTSA is investigating comma.ai
Feds know of 5 crashes where cars using comma.ai devices hit slow or stopped vehicles.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - YouTube releases new AI features for creators within its Studio app
YouTube is adding new features to generate ideas and monitor the performance of thumbnails.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - YouTube’s new ‘Short Series’ feature brings episodic viewing to Shorts
As microdrama apps gain traction, YouTube is clearly betting that episodic short-form storytelling will stick around. And that the format belongs on Shorts. At its Made On YouTube event on Wednesday, the company…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - YouTube adds new creator tools like video A/B testing, dynamic thumbnails, and live dubbing
Many of these tools hinge on using generative AI to try out a variety of different tactics on a video to find what works best.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - StrictlyVC at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: Inside the changing rules of venture capital
StrictlyVC joins TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 to discuss the changing VC landscape thanks to AI. Get your Investor Pass to join this exclusive session. Save $200 before September 25, 11:59 p.m. PT.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Flydubai begins regular international flights from Pokhara
The daily Dubai-Pokhara service opens a new international air link for the tourism hub, with passengers also able to connect to more than 250 cities through Dubai.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - 3 days left to save up to $200 and make impactful connections at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026
3 days to save up to $200 on your TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 pass, plus 50% off a second. Make impactful connections with 10,000+ tech leaders. Last day to save is September 25, 11:59 p.m. PT. Register here.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - America gave up its rare earth edge. China took full advantage.
Decades of cheaper imports left US dependent on China for crucial rare earth processing.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Spotify’s is giving you the keys to its recommendation algorithm with US launch of ‘Taste Profile’
Spotify is rolling out Taste Profile to Premium users in the U.S., letting listeners see how the streamer understands their tastes and use natural language to reshape their recommendations
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - LinkedIn adds new tools to fight fake profiles and bogus work histories
LinkedIn is rolling out new verification tools that let members vouch for colleagues’ work experience and give companies more control over accounts that falsely claim to employ them.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - PitPro’s first tire-changing robot goes live in Canada
The startup says its automated system can change four tires in under 15 minutes.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Comma’s hands-off driving tech under investigation after 2 fatal crashes
The investigation involves at least some crashes where it appears drivers were using "forked" versions of Comma's software.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ema raises $77M as AI starts eating into enterprise software and services
Ema has raised $140 million to date and has more than 50 enterprise customers, including Google and Microsoft.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Small undersea volcanoes may unleash outsized tsunamis
Post-eruption imaging of the Hunga caldera gives new details of its collapse.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Bhotekoshi floods prompt ADB to cut Nepal’s growth forecast to 4.1 percent
The Asian Development Bank has raised its inflation forecast to 5.3 percent and expects the fiscal deficit to widen as reconstruction spending increases following the devastation.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - A new report from Europe raises serious alarms about orbital collisions
"I think we are going to lose the ability to use certain orbits."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Brokerages step up margin lending as 11 firms begin offering the service
Kathmandu, September 23 Brokerage companies in Nepal have started expanding margin lending services, allowing investors to purchase shares by contributing part of the required amount and borrowing the rest from their…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Alternative energy being explored to ensure smooth winter power supply: NEA Managing Director Shrestha
Kathmandu, September 23 Newly appointed Nepal Electricity Authority Managing Director Dirghayukumar Shrestha has said that alternative energy sources are being explored to ensure a smooth electricity supply during the…
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