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- The DEA banned a drug some opioid users called a miracle
Researchers say the Schedule I ban could kill studies of a promising opioid treatment.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Titan OS raises $46 million to expand its smart TV OS internationally
Titan OS has raised $110 million in funding to date
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Revolut’s valuation jumps 53% to $115B in new share sale as it prepares to launch US bank
Glade Brook, Coatue and T. Rowe Price were among the investors that led the share sale.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Banking stocks show resilience as Nepse struggles to recover
The banking index has maintained a bullish moving-average pattern even as Nepse remains in a longer-term bearish trend. But resistance around 1,600 continues to hold back the sector.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026: Doors open at 9 a.m. ET in Boston
Today is the day to join TechCrunch Founder Summit 2026 in Boston's SoWa Power Station. Register now to join this founder-focused conference today.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Canva lays off over 1,200 people amid slowing growth
Canva is cutting 22% of its staff as it faces its 'hardest year' yet.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Oil Corporation nears completion of ERP system, plans data centre and AI integration
Kathmandu, November 4 Nepal Oil Corporation’s Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) project, launched to integrate all its operations into a unified digital system, has reached its final stage. According to an assessment…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - NEPSE turnover rises as reinsurance stocks surge
Kathmandu, November 4 Nepal’s share market edged up 1.40 points on Wednesday, following a gain of 6.62 points the previous day. With the marginal rise, the Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) index settled at 2,665 points.…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Return on equity of commercial banks rises by 2 percentage points
Kathmandu, November 4 The return on equity (ROE) of Nepal’s commercial banks has increased by around two percentage points in the first quarter of the current fiscal year, supported by improvements in both interest and…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - How safe are festival sweets? 433 shops found violating food safety standards during Tihar inspections
Kathmandu, November 4 Colourful lights, blooming marigolds and globe amaranths, and the sounds of Deusi-Bhailo mark the arrival of Tihar, Nepal’s second biggest festival, also known as Yamapanchak. Along with lights and…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - 132,000 tourists arrive in a single month, Americans lead as Indians fall behind
Kathmandu, November 4 American tourists overtook those from neighbouring India to become the largest group of visitors to Nepal in a single month. According to the Nepal Tourism Board, 132,814 tourists arrived in Nepal…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Gold price rises, silver falls
Kathmandu, November 4 The price of gold rose by Rs 600 per tola on Wednesday. The Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association fixed the price of gold at Rs 275,600 per tola today. It was traded at Rs…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - India puts food before fuel as El Niño dents ethanol ambitions
Poor monsoon rains and rising food prices are threatening feedstock supplies, potentially pushing ethanol blending down to 15 percent and increasing India’s reliance on imported oil.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - India’s EloElo nabs $80M from NBCUniversal to bet on the country’s rising microdrama market
StoryTV has more than 33 million monthly active users according to Sensor Tower figures
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Damaged hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot await government reconstruction plan
Kathmandu, November 4 The devastating floods in the Bhotekoshi River on August 26 damaged 14 hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwakot, causing preliminary estimated losses of more than Rs 12.46 billion. Seven projects…
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-2026-120534 CVE-2026-120534: The Advanced Custom Fields: Extended PRO plugin for WordPress is vulnerable to Limited Cod… ⚡ • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-105769…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - California fights "preposterous" Trump admin demand to scrap state broadband laws
State tries to obtain broadband funds despite rejecting Trump admin condition.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Anthropic is working on a system to prove AI models’ identity
Called FlashProve, the system would let anyone check that an AI response really came from the model it claims to be from.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Data centers are turning to old jet engines as the wait for power grows
The years-long wait for access to the grid and new turbines is causing data center builders to turn to an unusual, less efficient and less environmentally friendly solution: once-discarded jet engines.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ted Schlein’s Ballistic Ventures seeks $490M for new funds amid AI-driven cybersecurity boom
Cybersecurity focused Ballistic Ventures is seeking to raise $360 million for a new flagship fund and another $130 million for a separate investment vehicle.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ukraine’s drone strikes spur hasty Russian plans for underground data centers
Russia tries to fix exposed digital infrastructure as data center war backfires.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Hiding inside Palantir’s skyrocketing quarter is a foreboding signal
Palantir delivered such a huge third-quarter earnings report on Monday that its press release even bragged that the numbers were “crushing consensus expectations.” Yet, retail investors were lukewarm on the company on…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Orbital Matter 3D printed the first rigid beam in the vacuum of space
An in-space construction first could be an enabler for the space data centers of the future.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Researchers warned of North Korean hacking tactics years before record $6.3B Binance heist
Cybersecurity experts have long warned of the persistent and patient threat from North Korea's long-running hacks. The world's largest crypto exchange was still caught off-guard.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - AI inference startup Fal doubles its valuation to $16B as demand surges
The five-year-old startup raised a $1.3 billion round led by Bessemer.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Reddit tests ads in search results as traffic declines and growth concerns mount
The new ad placements could help Reddit squeeze more revenue from existing users as Google's AI search changes how people discover its content.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - NYT demands Brave shut down its paywall blocker and end deals with AI firms
Lawsuit calls Brave "supplier, dealer, and distributor" of stolen news content.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ten years later, ‘Pokémon Go to the polls’ still haunts the internet
Hillary Clinton's 2016 political gaffe has become an irony-shrouded rallying cry for jaded young voters who still dare to hope for change.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ferrari’s controversial Luce EV is sold out for 2027
The Luce, Ferrari's first electric car and one of its most polarizing models, is "fully allocated" through 2027, according to CEO Benedetto Vigna.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Netflix’s new AI Discover tab helps you find something to watch based on your mood
The first experimental feature under the tab will allow users to get recommendations based on what they're currently in the mood for.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Buttons are back and storage is king when it comes to car interiors
We talk with Nissan designer Hiren Patel about how vehicle interior designs are changing.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Google will let schools skip AI tools, but they have to give up search, too
Google will offer schools AI tools that purportedly don't give away the answers.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - CrowdStrike to shell out nearly $500M for 2 AI security startups as the market for securing agents takes off
CrowdStrike said it will buy Fiddler AI, which makes AI agent observability software, and Dreadnode, which helps companies automate AI security testing.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Another child dies of measles as CDC reportedly holds up health alert
NY gov. pointed to Kennedy's long-standing anti-vaccine work as spurring outbreaks.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Google dismantles botnet secretly running on 1.3 million Android TV boxes
Google has cut ties with the company behind the botnet campaign.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Anthropic is still grappling with the economics of compute
At a moment when Anthropic's compute margins should be getting better, they’re getting worse.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - This space company is betting its future on a propellant available everywhere
Is that water in your spacecraft, or are you just happy to see the delta-V?
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Rivian spinout Also was working on an e-moto project in Kenya — until it walked away
Also co-founder and president Chris Yu told TechCrunch that he wanted to prioritize autonomous vehicles.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Google will let schools disable its AI tools, but not without sacrificing Search
Schools choosing to restrict AI altogether will no longer be able to access Google Search, as AI features are now integrated into the search engine.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - UEFI bootkit infected fully patched Windows machines. Is Microsoft to blame?
UEFI bootkit BlackX exploits Microsoft's lack of clarity around Secure Boot protections.
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