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- LPG entrepreneurs seek two years to introduce cylinders of different weights
Kathmandu, November 5 The Nepal LP Gas Industry Association has submitted its official position on the Nepal Oil Corporation’s proposal to introduce a dual pricing system for liquefied petroleum gas (LPG). Following a…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Balance in Prime Minister’s Relief Fund exceeds Rs 18.37 billion
Kathmandu, November 5 Contributions to the Prime Minister’s Disaster Rescue Fund and the Prime Minister’s Relief Fund continue to arrive following the Bhotekoshi flood in Rasuwa. According to the Office of the Prime…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Rs 12.31 billion allocated under Karnali tourism master plan
Surkhet, November 5 The Karnali Provincial Government has allocated Rs 12.3177 billion for the development and promotion of the tourism sector and the upgrading of tourist destinations across the province. The budget…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Bhai Masala prices soar ahead of Tihar, pistachios hit Rs 4,000 per kg
Kathmandu, November 5 The festive atmosphere of Tihar, Nepal’s second-largest festival, has spread across cities and villages. In the Kathmandu Valley, major commercial centres such as New Road, Ason, Indra Chowk,…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Korala border point faces repeated disruptions from floods, snowfall
Pokhara, November 5 The Korala border point in Mustang, which has emerged as an alternative trade route with China following disruptions at the Rasuwagadhi and Tatopani border points, is facing repeated interruptions…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Gas shortage persists in Bhaktapur as Tihar approaches, consumers search for cylinders
Bhaktapur, November 5 The District Administration Office claims that the supply of cooking LPG has improved. Even so, consumers in Bhaktapur are still struggling to get gas. Many who have waited for months are forced to…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Integrated Anti-Cyber Scam Centre to begin operations on Friday
Kathmandu, November 4 Nepal’s integrated Anti-Cyber Scam Centre will begin operations on Friday, bringing key government agencies, banks and payment service providers under one roof to tackle online fraud. The centre…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Gold price rises by Rs 13,300 per tola in a single day
Kathmandu, November 5 The price of gold has risen by Rs 13,300 per tola in a single day on Thursday. The Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association has fixed the price of gold at Rs 288,900 per tola for…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - India secures 4,700MW in Nepal, but little progress on projects
Despite deals for seven major hydropower projects, only one is under construction, raising questions about Nepal’s export ambitions and the benefits of its power agreements with India.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Apple is reportedly cutting budgets for its internal AI usage
The company is said to be significantly dropping the amount it's spending on AI for its engineering teams.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - After the midterms, a bigger clash over data centers could be coming
Data center opposition crossed party lines in Tuesday’s midterms.
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-2026-63470 CVE-2026-63470: fastapi-code-generator creates FastAPI applications from OpenAPI files. Prior to 0.8.1, th… ⚡ • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-63471…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - SEBON introduces IT policy to strengthen cybersecurity in Nepal’s capital market
Kathmandu, November 5 The Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) has introduced an information technology (IT) policy aimed at strengthening cybersecurity in the country’s capital market. The move follows a ransomware attack…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nintendo's biggest ROM chip supplier is bowing out of the business
And what that could mean for physical Switch game costs.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Hackers exploited iOS and Android flaws to infect phones
Researchers say group may have been Kremlin-sponsored in search of diplomatic targets.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - AI PACs spent millions trying to shape Congress — here’s how they fared
AI industry PACs spent millions influencing the 2026 midterms, with mixed results. Political groups are already looking toward the next election cycle.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Nothing CEO says company’s mysterious AI-first device is dropping next month
While it's not yet clear what kind of product the smartphone startup is cooking up, Nothing's CEO said the product is designed to leverage AI for productivity gains.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Uranium cubes reveal why the German nuclear project failed
"Our calculations suggest Heisenberg significantly underestimated the materials required."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Almost no one uses AI agents to book their Uber, company says
During its busiest week last quarter, Uber said only 4 people booked a ride using an AI agent.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Snapchat surpasses 30M paid subscribers
The milestone comes a year after Snapchat announced a controversial limit on free storage for its Memories feature and informed users it would start requiring users to pay $1.99 per month for additional storage or…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - VMware releases vSphere Express for virtualization on up to 128 cores
“We started listening to a lot of our lower-end customers," VMware exec says.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - AMD's record quarter: Data center business doubles, while gaming craters
AMD's gaming revenue fell 40 percent in an otherwise record $13.4 billion quarter.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - OpenAI is already trying to shape the 2028 election
OpenAI’s Chris Lehane wants AI to define the 2028 election, proposing a new social contract that could benefit Americans while also advancing the AI giant’s own business interests.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Meta acquires AI coding startup Conductor
The startup allows software engineers to deploy teams of agents to work on various aspects of a project simultaneously.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Big Tech claims voters’ AI backlash is “anti-Trump” not “anti-tech”
Tech industry in denial as US overwhelmingly votes to restrict AI, data centers.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - After Texas' blue wave, what happens to Elon Musk and SpaceX?
"Data centers in space looking pretty appealing right now."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Hackers stole DreamHost customer files and inboxes during months-long attack
The web host said hackers exploited a vulnerability to access customer emails and files during a "deliberate attack."
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Open source AI is booming. Hugging Face explains who profits.
Open source models are becoming more mainstream as enterprises, governments and startups alike rely on the promise of lower costs, more control, and more flexibility. But as increasingly capable models become more…
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - DuckDuckGo pitches itself to schools amid backlash over Google’s AI policy
DuckDuckGo is courting schools frustrated by Google's AI restrictions, pointing educators to its search engine and options to disable AI features.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Ted Cruz aims to stack FCC with Republicans before Democrats take Senate control
Cruz and Trump seem to have no plans to fill FCC's empty Democratic seat.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Waymo confirms it will split with Uber in January 2028
The split will set up direct competition in those markets, as Uber has many other autonomous vehicle partners on its network.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Waymo confirms it will start splitting with Uber in January 2028
The split will set up direct competition in those markets, as Uber has many other autonomous vehicle partners on its network.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Waymo confirms it’s shaking up its Uber relationship in January 2028
The change will set up direct competition in those markets, as Uber has many other autonomous vehicle partners on its network.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - ‘You Can See Everything’ is getting an outer space release and it hasn’t even come out in Europe yet
It is easier to watch the Elizabeth Holmes documentary "You Can See Everything" in low Earth orbit than in London.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - People say they want small smartphones—the Enough Phone will put that to the test
It won't win the specs race, but it will actually fit in your hand.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Sequoia hits rewind, undoing 20 years of expansion
Sequoia is consolidating into a smaller, Bay Area–centered firm, shutting down the programs and offices it built during a 20-year expansion while announcing roughly $10 billion in new funds.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - I tried Apple’s Siri Recaps. They’re surprisingly useful — and a little unsettling
Apple's AI-powered Siri Recaps won me over in just one day, despite my privacy reservations. But there's still room for improvement.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Google faces backlash for plan that would turn off Search for schools that restrict AI
Politicians on the left, like NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani and former FTC chair Lina Khan, accused Google of acting as an unregulated monopoly.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - Binance says hackers who stole billions in crypto spent months planning heist
Techniques included laptop infections, compromised internal tooling, and fake job interviews.
Technology · DigiTechNepal · - What I learned driving the Slate electric truck prototype
After 45 minutes behind the wheel, I am more optimistic about the $25,000 EV.
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