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- Trump wanted to give No Kings no air. Then, Meta suspended its Instagram.
Meta faces pressure to protect No Kings Instagram on election day.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - New York City’s Mamdani criticizes Madison Square Garden owner over surveillance tech
The mayor's comments come after the entertainment giant's data breach last year, which exposed James Dolan's surveillance.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Apple restricts dating apps and AI companions to users 18 and up
Apple's new App Store rules will require 18+ ratings for dating apps and AI companions that offer sexual or romantic content.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nepal has two decades to turn its youth bulge into an economic dividend, World Bank reports
Weak job growth, remittance dependency, and poor social safety nets threaten Nepal’s chance to capitalise on its demographic dividend.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - EPA throws in the towel on policing air pollution from factory farms
Critics say EPA is effectively abandoning Clean Air Act enforcement at factory farms.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - The TechCrunch Founder Summit agenda is only half the reason to be in Boston on Nov. 4
On Nov. 4, TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 brings founders and VCs to Boston's SoWa Power Station for practical insights and connections. Register before prices increase at the door.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Beyond screens: Mercedes-Benz's new holographic heads-up display
After pioneering the passenger screen, Mercedes has designs on the windshield.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Tomorrow: TechCrunch Founder Summit takes over Boston and when pass rates increase
Secure your TechCrunch Founder Summit pass savings before prices increase tomorrow at 9 a.m. ET. Save up to $100 on your pass, and get a second for free.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Bhatta calls for balanced public and private investment
Kathmandu, November 3 National Planning Commission Vice-Chairperson Gunakar Bhatta has said that private and public investment should be promoted in a balanced manner. Speaking at a programme organised by the Society of…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Chicken prices fall in Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu, November 3 The price of broiler chicken has continued to decline over the past month. According to the latest notice issued by the National Chicken Sales Entrepreneurs Association, the purchase price of…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Stock market rises, turnover falls
Kathmandu, November 3 The stock market, which fell 32.65 points the previous day, gained 6.62 points on Tuesday. The market spent most of the session in the red but finally closed in the green. After today’s trading,…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - 6 candidates shortlisted for Alternative Development Finance Fund CEO post
Kathmandu, November 3 The government has shortlisted six candidates for the position of chief executive officer (CEO) of the Alternative Development Finance Fund and invited them to present their work plans and attend…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nepal exports 22.7 million litres of juice in three months
Kathmandu, November 3 Nepal has exported juice worth more than Rs 2.2 billion in three months. According to the Department of Customs, Nepal exported 22,669,575 litres of various types of juice from Shrawan to Ashoj of…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Yvonne Bajela is bringing $17M in fresh capital to Europe’s startup scene
Evertrue Capital announces $17M debut fund to back early stage AI and fintech.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - 290,287 tourists visit Mustang in 10 months
Mustang, November 3 A total of 290,287 foreign tourists visited Mustang district in the first 10 months of 2026. According to the Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP), Jomsom, under the National Trust for Nature…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Apple Watch’s AI features for rewinding and recapping conversations begin beta testing
Now in beta: Apple's new Audio Intelligence features can help you remember what someone said or take notes on conversations.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Indian national killed, New Zealander injured in mid-air collision near Everest
In what is believed to be Nepal’s first mid-air helicopter collision, two choppers struck each other while attempting to land at Pheriche, raising fresh concerns over flight safety and the growing number of helicopter…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Gold price rises, silver falls
Kathmandu, November 3 Gold prices rose by Rs 700 per tola on Tuesday. The Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association set the price of gold at Rs 275,000 per tola today, up from Rs 274,300 per tola the…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Google takes Dreambeans to India in bid to bring AI-generated personal stories to the masses
Google's Dreambeans, its latest AI experiment, now supports 13 Indian languages.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - IPO approvals nearly at a standstill as 117 companies wait for Securities Board clearance
The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) granted one company permission to issue an initial public offering (IPO) on October 6, after a gap of nearly six months. Since April 15, that is the only company to have received…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Apple may try to increase revenue by doing…something with third-party AI apps
Apple hinted at ways that it could spur revenue through third-party "opportunities" during its Monday night earnings call.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ukraine’s new pocket-sized gadget turns Russian drones’ cameras against them
A Kyiv startup’s pocket-sized, 10-ounce receiver lets Ukrainian troops watch the video feeds of Russian drones, though Russian moves toward digital video and AI-guided drones that emit no signals could make the victory…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Y Combinator’s Garry Tan uses AI agents so much, he spends up to $200K a year on tokens
Y Combinator Garry Tan has, in the past, jokingly admitted that he's suffered from "cyber psychosis” and barely sleeps sometimes because he’s so excited to be working with his AI agents. On a new episode of Walter…
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-2026-105769 CVE-2026-105769: kaniko before 1.25.20 can send a Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) access token for Azure Reso… ⚡ • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-120459…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Hinge tests a cheaper plan as users become more fed up paying for dating apps
At a time when people are increasingly tired of dating apps, Hinge is testing a cheaper subscription plan.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - "At Home in Space" opens, caps Air and Space Museum renovation
The Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum has all of its "space" back open.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Apple says it’s ‘hard to predict’ when iPhone Duo constraints will improve
Apple says iPhone Duo production is ramping up, but it still can't say when supply will catch up with demand as shipping delays stretch into next year.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Trajectory raises $45M to make AI model training accessible to nontechnical experts
The one-year-old startup is now valued at $300 million.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Why large dogs age faster than small ones, and other October research highlights
Plus invisible tattoos, medieval skeleton gets an ID, trapping a single antimatter particle, and more.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Apple’s inventory surges 154% as memory chip costs climb
Apple says unprecedented memory chip costs will continue to rise, raising questions about future device prices as its inventory climbs to $14.5 billion.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Anthropic warns that it’s very close to RSI capability, aka self-building AI
RSI is the point at which AI grows so good at training itself that it spawns a dramatic acceleration of AI capabilities. To the AI doomers, RSI represents the cataclysm from which there is no return.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Third person dies of bird flu since virus started jumping to livestock
The threat is still considered to be low, but the virus continues to spread.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Googling "Zelda" today offers a glimpse of how search worked in 1998
"The flow of time is always cruel."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Germany says lawmakers’ iPhones may have been hacked with spyware
German lawmakers and a filmmaker are among the people who received notifications from Apple warning that their phones may have been hacked.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Web host Squarespace lays off 19% of its employees
The website builder said that the job losses are part of a broader restructuring of its organization.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - New York Times and other outlets sue web browser Brave over alleged content scraping
The New York Times is suing privacy-focused web browser company Brave for allegedly scraping the outlet’s copyrighted and unlawfully distributing it to its own customers, like Anthropic and Perplexity.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Most of our measures of a key cognitive process don't agree
A big study with very little beyond negative results still gets published.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Snap settles lawsuit accusing platform of fueling teen depression and eating disorders
The plaintiffs said they started using YouTube as young as age 3 and other social media platforms at around age 9 and developed compulsive usage habits that they attributed to features such as autoplay and infinite…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Coming in 2027: Apple’s $1,000 home robot for FaceTime and switching on lights
Apple robot backed by CEO John Ternus may have hefty price tag and limited uses.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Claude’s new rules against game cloning won’t stop the AI copying boom
The tsunami of imitators is way bigger than any one model maker can stem.
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