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Nepal’s high-value exports rise 23.85 percent in first quarter Shipments of large cardamom, iron and steel, jute products, readymade garments, pashmina, and carpets drive growth, while edible oil re-exports push overall exports up 57 percent. kathmandupost.com/money/2026/11/14/nepal-…

Starship flight 15 powers to orbit—setting up a possible catch on Saturday One way or another, the company will get some more data on Saturday. arstechnica.com/space/2026/11/starship-fl…

Will PM Balen Shah’s India visit resolve cross-border QR payment problem? Kathmandu, November 14 Nepalis are still unable to make QR payments in India, three years after Nepal and India signed an agreement to introduce cross-border digital payment services. While Indian visitors can scan QR codes and make payments in Nepal, the facility remains unavailable to Nepalis travelling to India. The agreement to connect the two […] The post Will PM Balen Shah’s India visit… english.onlinekhabar.com/balen-shah-india…

FAA orders third nationwide ground stop in its history Rare nationwide ground stop could go on for awhile as FAA troubleshoots. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/faa-o…

Amazon’s new Kindle Colorsoft is a premium e-reader with a premium price The latest model is lighter and thinner than its predecessor and features an edge-to-edge display. But if you already own the first-generation Colorsoft, there’s little reason to upgrade. techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/amazons-new-kin…

Jensen Huang’s departure blasts big hole in AI startup funding, VCs and founders say Nvidia poured tens of billions into AI startups under Huang. Without him at the helm, founders and VCs are bracing for smaller checks and lower valuations. techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/jensen-huangs-d…

Millions in US use unapproved GLP-1s—and use them in unapproved ways Cost and access barriers are pushing people to modified use and unapproved versions. arstechnica.com/health/2026/11/millions-i…

US government grounds all flights across the United States ‘due to extraordinary circumstances’ A spokesperson for the FAA told TechCrunch that it issued the ground stop "following communication issues impacting multiple Air Route Traffic Control Centers." techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/u-s-government-…

FAA expands AI advice to manage air traffic congestion across entire US airspace Airlines praised the AI tool, but the air traffic controllers’ union wasn’t involved. arstechnica.com/features/2026/11/faa-expa…

This young startup wants to power floating data centers with the ocean’s heat, and investors are already on board Drogue is harvesting heat from the ocean to power data centers on floating vessels. The first prototype should be bobbing around the ocean, crunching bits, in less than two years. techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/this-young-star…

In elephants, the resilience of communities has its limits In Sri Lanka, ecological change is shrinking a park's elephant population. arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/in-elepha…

Kalshi ditches Trump Jr. as advisor; CEO admitted "optics" weren't good Trump son advised Kalshi and got equity while Trump admin helped Kalshi in lawsuits. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/trump…

AI agent startup LangChain hits $3B valuation LangChain now claims 7,000 customers of its model and platform agnostic agent management tool LangSmith. techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/ai-agent-startu…

Export-banned Nvidia chips are behind China’s most powerful AI models—uh oh, Jensen! New research shows the most advanced AI models from China were trained on banned Nvidia chips. techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/export-banned-n…

OpenAI board member worries an AI "takeover" of society could be months away Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction. arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/ai-is-the-most…

OpenAI board member worries an AI "takeover" of society could be months away Researcher traces a path from AI reward hacking to potential human extinction. arstechnica.com/features/2026/11/ai-is-th…

Windows 0-day dropped by disgruntled researcher hands hackers System rights "SignDrop" exploit lets local users gain all-powerful System rights. arstechnica.com/security/2026/11/windows-…

ChatGPT’s new Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out for you ChatGPT Wallet lets AI agents shop and check out on users' behalf, starting with a limited rollout to U.S. Pro subscribers. techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/chatgpts-new-wa…

The unfolding Jensen Huang scandal: a timeline Jensen Huang has resigned from Nvidia following an affair, which could have ramifications for national security as the U.S. and China race to develop the most advanced AI infrastructure. techcrunch.com/2026/11/13/nvidia-ceo-jens…

Microsoft’s global outage may be worse than Amazon's or CrowdStrike's, expert says Governments, hospitals, courts scrambled by global Microsoft outage. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/micro…