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- Trump declares robot imports a national security threat
President orders trade talks on foreign-made factory robots, threatens tariffs.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Report: Trump did nothing with intel that China planted spy close to Nvidia CEO
Spy accused of exploiting Trump ties to Huang, funneling secrets to China.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Turning a solar power system into its own backup
Plant design allows it to run on either stored solar heat or combustion.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Granola crunches up a dictation feature to compete with Wispr
Uno reverse! After Wispr added meeting notes to its dictation app, Granola is adding dictation to its meeting notetaker. The voice AI wars are getting interesting.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - U.S. investigated Chinese spy plot aimed at Nvidia CEO
A top executive of a Singapore AI cloud company that was accused of illegally selling Nvidia chips to China could also have been a Chinese spy, sources have told the New York Times.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Google admits AI search makes less money, but it's fixing that with more ads
Google's negative cash flow balloons to -$9.06 billion, and stock price tumbles following Q3 earnings.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ex-Palantir execs launch Dream with $17M from a16z to build AI world models for construction
rained on 100 million square feet of building permits, dream wants to disrupt Autodesk with AI.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - SuperMe raises $20M for its network of AI expert profiles
SuperMe is a network of AI profiles built from the knowledge of real-life experts. When you ask a question, the platform determines which experts are best suited to answer and creates a group chat with their AI profiles.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Small countries must defend multilateral trade system, says WTO chief
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala urges developing economies, including Nepal, to push for reforms and use WTO tools to help local businesses access global markets.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Agent identity startup Mintive lands Cowboy Ventures, Coatue, angels Jeff Dean, Andrej Karpathy
Mintive was founded by two engineers who have been working on AI for decades through Google Brain, Coursera. It's platform promises to help IT easily control enterprise agents
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Wabi, the AI agent that builds mini apps, now valued at $1.25B after latest round
On Thursday, AI app, Wabi, now describing itself as a "personal agent," said it has raised $55 million at a $1.25 billion valuation.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Mistral releases weights for its trillion-parameter AI model, targeting cybersecurity
Mistral says its new model can afford organizations a kind of control over its cyber defenses that closed models can't.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Bluesky blocks links to leaked DHS employee data as government seeks takedowns
The social networking site is facing criticism for blocking access to the site, which identifies thousands of ICE agents and other employees working for Homeland Security.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - DoorDash to acquire Instacart for $17B
The acquisition would bring two major players in on-demand delivery under one roof, combining DoorDash’s dominance in restaurant takeout with Instacart’s reach in grocery delivery.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists and subscriptions and update delivery instructions
The update allows you to use Alexa to create lists, register them, see what's on them, and add or edit items. You can also manage subscriptions.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Massive leak exposes 41,000 DHS workers and undercover ICE agents
The leak reveals undercover agents, surveillance groups, and sensitive DHS access.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Deepgram acquires Pipecat-maker Daily to bolster its voice AI infrastructure
Deepgram said that it is committed to keep Pipecat open source.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Amazon updates Alexa to help you manage shopping lists, subscriptions, and update delivery instructions
The update allows you to use Alexa to create lists, register them, see what's on them, and add or edit items. You can also manage subscriptions with the AI bot.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Who will you learn from in 6 days at TechCrunch Founder Summit? Meet the founders and investors taking the stages
Six days from now, TechCrunch Founder Summit brings experienced founders, investors, and operators to Boston on Nov. 4 to share the decisions, mistakes, pivots, and lessons that shaped their companies. Register before…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Egg prices rise again as festive season and winter boost demand
Kathmandu, October 29 The Nepal Layers Poultry Farmers Association has raised the wholesale prices of eggs again, citing increased market demand with the festive season underway and winter setting in. The association…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - 14 years after initial deal, China proposes joint committee to manage border ports
Chinese envoy recently forwarded a draft agreement proposing better customs clearance, smart-port systems, border security, and the opening of new crossings.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - SpaceX no longer needs NASA, and that's a problem for America's space agency
"NASA desperately needs SpaceX, and SpaceX knows it, and Elon knows it."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - NEPSE rises 31 points as turnover hits seven-month high
Kathmandu, October 29 The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index rose 31.54 points on Thursday to close at 2,695, its highest level since July 28. Market turnover also increased to Rs 8.55 billion, up from Rs 7.45 billion…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Rs 16.23 billion in FDI commitments approved in first quarter
Kathmandu, October 29 Nepal approved foreign direct investment (FDI) commitments worth Rs 16.23 billion in the first quarter of the current fiscal year 2083/84 BS. According to the Department of Industry, 422 industries…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Annapurna Circuit sees trekking arrivals rebound after floods
More than 5,300 foreign tourists trekked the route during Dashain, 769 more than in the same period last year, as improving weather and repairs restored access.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Tanahun development projects permitted to use 718 hectares of forest land
Tanahun, October 29 Development projects operating or under construction in Tanahun have been permitted to use a total of 718.58 hectares of forest land for hydropower projects, electricity transmission lines, a cable…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Gold price rises, silver falls
Kathmandu, October 29 The price of gold rose slightly on Thursday. According to the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, gold went up by Rs 300 per tola today. Gold, which was traded at Rs 283,200…
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-2026-116692 CVE-2026-116692: MLflow is an open source AI engineering platform for agents, large language models, and ma… ⚡ • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-106076…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Upwind raises $400M after walking away from Datadog acquisition offer
The cloud security startup raised a Series C at a $3.8B valuation, instead of selling itself for the same price.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - ULA's Vulcan rocket is set to return to flight on Friday the 13th
This Vulcan launch will be the first to utilize a full complement of six solid rocket boosters.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - As US ties fray, Europe plans first undersea cable link to Greenland
Europe's Pan-Arctic Cable will bypass US to link Canada, Japan, and South Korea.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Apple’s touchscreen MacBook Pro pushes laptop pricing to a new extreme
Prepare to cough up around $14,549 if you want the new touchscreen MacBook Pro to have every upgrade.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Peptide peddlers cheer as RFK Jr. unilaterally grants access, overruling FDA
Six unproven peptides popular with MAHA now under "enforcement discretion policy."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Microsoft just shared Azure’s actual revenue in dollars: $33.2 billion
Microsoft has never disclosed Azure's quarterly revenue in dollars. But for the first time, we can see just how close it is getting to besting the biggest competitor in the market, AWS.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Google expands AI Search ads globally as core ad growth slows
The announcement came alongside parent company Alphabet's third-quarter earnings report, which saw revenue grow 25% year over year to $127.6 billion.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Microsoft recorded $10 billion in revenue from OpenAI
Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Microsoft hits 10 quarters of record- breaking revenue in a row
Whatever the future of AI might be, the current situation is still very good for Microsoft. The tech giant reported yet another record for quarterly revenue on Wednesday: $92.3 billion, a 19% increase over the year-ago…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Trump admin sues Utah to save Kalshi from the state's total ban on gambling
US agency has sued 10 states for trying to stop gambling on prediction markets.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Hacker stole personnel data about thousands of Homeland Security employees, including CBP and ICE agents
A hacker obtained personally identifiable information about more than 40,000 Homeland Security staffers, which has since been published online.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - The last, best hope for space tourism just rolled onto a runway in Arizona
It has been nearly a year since any space tourism flights occurred.
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