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- Nepal Oil Corporation makes VAT bills mandatory for LPG sales
Kathmandu, October 26 Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has directed LPG companies to ensure that VAT bills are issued for cooking gas sales through their dealers and retailers. The directive comes amid growing complaints…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Matiks raises $10M to expand its math and puzzle gaming platform
Matiks has introduced a new platform for users to create games using AI.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Tesla turns to Turo to boost adoption of Full Self-Driving (Supervised)
Eligible Turo hosts will also get a one-month free trial of Tesla's FSD software.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Tatopani border closure disrupts trade and livelihoods after brief reopening
Only 72 cargo containers entered Nepal during a brief reopening. With the crossing shut again, traders face dwindling stocks and local businesses are struggling to survive.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - From impulse purchase to pocket studio: The M-Vave FM-1
M-Vave's cheap FM-1 pocket synth has exploded as a community firmware playground.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Stock market dips after Dashain, but manufacturing and trading groups draw buyers
Kathmandu, October 26 The stock market, which rose for seven straight trading days before Dashain, fell on the first trading day after the festival. On Monday, the NEPSE index fell 4.34 points. After the decline, NEPSE…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Chicken prices fall in Kathmandu after Dashain, new rates announced
Kathmandu, October 26 Chicken prices have fallen in Kathmandu following the conclusion of Dashain. The National Chicken Sales Business Association has reduced the prices of both live chicken and dressed chicken, with…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Gold price rises by Rs 3,000 per tola
Kathmandu, October 26 Gold prices rose by Rs 3,000 per tola on Monday. The Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association has set the price of gold at Rs 281,500 per tola for the day. Gold was traded at Rs…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - The best apps for tracking your reading and discovering new books
There are numerous apps on the market that promise to do just that, so we’ve compiled a list of some of the best ones to help you pick the right one for you.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Daily Security Brief — today's top actively-exploited and high-severity vulnerabilities.
⚡ 6 item(s) name a component we run (patch-watch). • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-115557 CVE-2026-115557: Python has added a denylist for known compromised certificates to the "ssl" module to ensu… ⚡ • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-99078…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Grok releases the first seven minutes of its AI-generated ‘Odyssey’
The footage looks okay, as long as you're not seeking artistry, inspiration, or human interest.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - ‘Cyberselfish’ author takes aim at Silicon Valley libertarians as her book returns from the dead
"That's a 12-year-old view of the world."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - AI delivers ‘zero financial payoff’ to most companies, Apollo economist says
"Despite massive investments and widespread hype around artificial intelligence, the technology has delivered zero financial payoff to corporate America outside of tech."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - TechCrunch Mobility: Blue-green is the color of autonomy
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility, your hub for the future of transportation and now, more than ever, the role AI is playing in it.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - The hottest AI wearables and gadgets you should know about
We compiled a list of all the hottest AI wearables, including Muse Charm, Bee, Friend, Plaud, and more.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Chitwan farmers face a race against rain and wild elephants
Rain forecasts are delaying the harvest in Madi, but waiting leaves ripe paddy vulnerable to elephant raids.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - SEBON proposes new NEPSE benchmark index based on tradable shares
Kathmandu, October 25 The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has presented a proposal to develop a new benchmark index for the country’s stock market, aiming to better reflect the price movements of shares actually…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nepal resumes power exports to Bangladesh after flood disruption
Nepal has restarted its 40MW electricity supply through India’s transmission network, using Solu Khola and Kabeli B1 to replace the flood-damaged Trishuli and Chilime hydropower plants.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Kalimati market receives 2.8 million kg of vegetables, fruits and fish during Dashain
Kathmandu, October 25 Dashain is coming to an end today. During the festival, demand for green vegetables and fruits, along with meat and fish, typically rises sharply. Over the eight-day main Dashain period, from…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Gold price drops by Rs 11,700 per tola after Dashain holiday
Kathmandu, October 25 The price of gold in Nepal fell by Rs 11,700 per tola on Sunday as the Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association adjusted domestic rates following the Dashain holiday. The association attributed…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nepal earns Rs 5.92 billion from electricity exports to India in September
Kathmandu, October 25 Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) earned Rs 5.925 billion from electricity exports to India in September, the second month of the current fiscal year 2026/27, despite floods disrupting production…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Daily Security Brief — today's top actively-exploited and high-severity vulnerabilities.
⚡ 6 item(s) name a component we run (patch-watch). • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-115557 CVE-2026-115557: Python has added a denylist for known compromised certificates to the "ssl" module to ensu… ⚡ • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-99078…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Starlink seems to be working normally again in Ukraine
Elon Musk reportedly ordered SpaceX to throttle Ukraine's Starlink access.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Will AI expose the rickety infrastructure of the internet?
The moment you realize the internet is "held together by glue and dreams."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - The AI graveyard: a running list of projects and startups that didn’t make it
From Apple's repeatedly delayed Siri AI to OpenAI's messy "super app" launch, here's a look at the AI projects that shut down or missed expectations.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Instacart reportedly discussed selling itself with DoorDash and Uber
Instacart might sell itself to a larger competitor.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Block’s new voice model sounds eerily human
Block said that the voice model can run locally on a MacBook M4 Max
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - PHP-ocalypse: How two critical web bugs almost broke the internet
Two critical bugs in the PHP web programming language, used by the majority of the internet, threatened to upend the internet — and it's unlikely to be the last major software scare.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - These clever apps show off the iPhone Duo’s potential
From retro cassette players and virtual notebooks to flight trackers and even a digital toaster, developers are finding creative ways to take advantage of Apple's first foldable iPhone.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Forced to pick, Grok’s AI model chooses Republicans. OpenAI’s picks Democrats.
A new study found Grok's AI overwhelmingly recommends Republican candidates while OpenAI's GPT favors Democrats, with the two AI models disagreeing in more than 90% of nearly 500 election races.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - The Boox Palma 2 Pro finally got me to stop reading on my phone
The $400 Boox Palma 2 Pro is a smartphone-sized e-reader designed for people who want to read books, articles, and documents on a small E Ink display.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nepal opens door to private power traders, but legal hurdles remain
The energy ministry has initiated the process of amending the Electricity Act, with a bill forwarded to the law ministry.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Here are the top AI agents that can live in your text messages
We created a list of the most notable AI agents that can live in your text messages, from general assistants to agents designed for families, travel, and work.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - A 1,000-mile cloud on Mars may reveal physics never seen in nature
A new model suggests Mars may host ice-forming physics never directly observed before.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ice sheet expansion may have started 2,000 years ago, but we canceled that
The tiny remains of the Laurentide Ice Sheet began getting somewhat less tiny.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - A critical flaw affecting 70% of all websites has the cybersecurity world panicked
Details have been published of a critical flaw in the programming language PHP, which is the backbone of more than 70% of all websites. Left unfixed, the flaw would allow hackers to easily take over and compromise…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Daily Security Brief — today's top actively-exploited and high-severity vulnerabilities.
⚡ 6 item(s) name a component we run (patch-watch). • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-115727 CVE-2026-115727: AgenticSeek before commit 409840c contains a remote code execution vulnerability because l… ⚡ • [CRITICAL] CVE-2025-30050…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Startups don’t need to go viral to win customers
At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - OpenAI says it will no longer train its AI models on the live internet, citing “significant risks”
OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - NASA updates lander plans for Moon landings, finally solves long-festering Orion issue
"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders."
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