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The hottest new hangout for middle schoolers is NPR’s comment section?
When NPR staffers flagged strange comments under their podcasts on Spotify as bots, it took a Gen Z colleague to (immediately) figure out the mystery. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/the-hottest-new-hangout-for-middle-schoolers-is-nprs-comment-section/
DigiTechNepal ·
- NASA Welcomes San Marino Signing the Artemis Accords
The Republic of San Marino became the 76th signatory to the Artemis Accords during a ceremony in the city of Rimini on Friday with NASA and U.S. Department of State officials present. “San Marino joins a growing coalition of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space,” said NASA Deputy Administrator […] https://www.nasa.gov/organizations/oiir/nasa-welcomes-san-marino-signing-the-artemis-accords/
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal ·
- Which countries walked out of Netanyahu’s UNGA speech?
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/25/which-countries-walked-out-of-netanyahus-unga-speech?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Jerusalem Daily: What was Netanyahu’s UNGA speech really about?
Dozens of countries’ delegations walked out of or were absent for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu’s UNGA speech. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/25/jerusalem-daily-what-was-netanyahus-unga-speech-really-about?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Your uncle’s frozen Mac says it’s infected after viewing a Google ad. Now what?
Ads appearing all over the Internet are trying to scam people. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/09/google-ads-caught-delivering-convincing-scareware-ads-to-unsuspecting-users/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Black woman Tasia Fortune’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death, Mississippi police say
Investigators believe Tasia Fortune was already dead before the black woman’s body was hanged from a tree behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testified on Friday. The hanging of Tasia Fortune’s body, which was found on August 3, was “staged”, Jackson police detective Samuel Dukes testified, citing the medical examiner’s opinion. Authorities have not… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368871/black-woman-tasia-fortunes-hanging-was-staged-after-her-death-mississippi-police-say?utm_source=rss_feed
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Trade deliverables, Taiwan push and ‘strategic stability’: key Xi-Trump takeaways overall
Chinese President Xi Jinping has completed a whirlwind 43-hour trip to the United States, his first state visit to the country in more than a decade, with US President Donald Trump pulling out all the stops to make it a grand affair. The two leaders met several times during the visit, including at a ceremonial airport welcome, the White House reception and bilateral talks on a wide range of… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3368870/trade-deliverables-taiwan-push-and-strategic-stability-key-xi-trump-takeaways-overall?utm_source=rss_feed
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Pakistan PM calls Houthi threats to Saudi holy sites a ‘red line’
Pakistan PM, a signatory to the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, condemned Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia at UNGA 81. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/25/pakistan-pm-calls-houthi-threats-to-saudi-holy-sites-a-red?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- NASA Tests Dual Mode Propulsion CubeSat Ahead of Launch
Spacecraft propulsion traditionally relies on volatile fuels and separate, bulky systems for different types of maneuvering in space. NASA is working to change that paradigm. Engineers at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, recently completed a rigorous series of environmental and physical tests on a new small satellite designed to make spaceflight safer […] https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/rtmd/nasa-tests-dual-mode-propulsion-cubesat-ahead-of-launch/
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal ·
- Review: The iPhone 18 Pro is Apple's coolest smartphone (but only literally)
Better thermals and battery life make this iterative update nicer to use. https://arstechnica.com/apple/2026/09/review-the-iphone-18-pro-is-apples-coolest-smartphone-but-only-literally/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- How Israel’s ‘Blue Line’ team seizes Palestinian land in the West Bank
Little-known Israeli map team is redrawing land boundaries as Palestinians face growing illegal settlement expansion. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/9/25/how-israels-blue-line-team-seizes-palestinian-land-in-the-west-bank?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- UN expands list of firms involved in illegal Israeli settlement activities
With addition of 61 more companies, the list now includes 214 businesses in 11 countries, most of them Israeli. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/un-expands-list-of-firms-involved-in-illegal-israeli-settlement-activities?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- An overlooked era of cosmology is stealing the show in the quest to understand the cosmos
Could you imagine if pagers made a comeback? Sure, your smartphone would still be your notepad-flashlight-camera-personal assistant-MP3 player-wallet-social media browser. But imagine if pagers made it so easy to do that one important thing—pinging your friends and associates—that we all brought them back into our lives, or adopted them for the first time. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-overlooked-era-cosmology-quest-cosmos.html
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal ·
- Anthropic to pay Akamai $11.6 billion over seven years in cloud deal
Anthropic has committed $11.6 billion over seven years to Akamai's cloud infrastructure, a bet on CPUs that could grow to about $20 billion, and in an unusual arrangement, Akamai is giving Anthropic a potential stake of up to 5% of its stock that grows as Anthropic spends more. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/anthropic-to-pay-akamai-11-6-billion-over-seven-years-in-cloud-deal/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- AI was supposed to hit new grads hard. So far, unemployment data says otherwise.
"There is no evidence of any significant, widespread displacement or reduction in hiring” https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/09/ai-was-supposed-to-hit-new-grads-hard-so-far-unemployment-data-says-otherwise/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Iran threatens widespread disruption as Iraq halts Iran flights
Iraq has suspended Iranian flights at all four airports where they operated https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/25/iran-threatens-widespread-disruption-as-iraq-halts-iran-flights?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Will Turkiye end its military presence in northern Iraq?
Ankara agrees to gradually hand over a base in Sinjar. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2026/9/25/will-turkiye-end-its-military-presence-in-northern-iraq?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Paramount/WBD merger conditions give the public "virtually nothing," judge is told
US judge reviews deal with California, says it must not be result of collusion. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/09/paramount-wbd-merger-conditions-give-the-public-virtually-nothing-judge-is-told/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Trump's plans for massive arch move ahead
Opposition to building the 250-foot arch, and using it for military purposes, is growing with one Democrat blasting Trump's plans as "foolhardy". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cq0lrr8kxy0lo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Is solar's growth finally slowing in the US?
Renewables easily cover changes in US demand, which is rising by 2% in 2026. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/is-solars-growth-finally-slowing-in-the-us/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Mark Wahlberg is coming to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, and he wants to talk about your work, not his
Mark Wahlberg joins Bruce K. Lee at Disrupt to discuss investing, entrepreneurship, healthcare, wellness, and building businesses. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/mark-wahlberg-is-coming-to-techcrunch-disrupt-2026/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Ahead of US IPO, British AI neocloud Nscale secures $3.36B in convertible financing
The funding, which comes from Third Point, Nvidia, and others, will fuel the company's massive AI data center buildout. https://techcrunch.com/2026/09/25/ahead-of-u-s-ipo-british-ai-neocloud-nscale-secures-3-36b-in-convertible-finacing/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Iraqi airports halt Iranian flights after new US aviation sanctions
Baghdad, Najaf, Erbil and Sulaimaniyah airports suspend flights as US ramps up pressure on Iran's aviation sector. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/iraqi-airports-halt-iranian-flights-after-new-us-aviation-sanctions?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- India’s Cockroach movement joins opposition push to oust election chief
India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party has joined opposition calls for election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/25/09-25-india-election-chief-protests-sv?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Families fleeing Yemen’s war face displacement, hunger and water shortages
Fighting between Houthi and government-aligned forces forces families out of their homes in Yemen. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/25/families-fleeing-yemens-war-face-displacement-hunger-and-water-shortages?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Poland boosts air defence after ‘Russian provocations’ amid Ukraine war
Alleged incursions put NATO nations on alert as Ukraine launches strikes on Russia during parliamentary voting. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/poland-boosts-air-defence-after-russian-provocations-amid-ukraine-war?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Microsoft stops insisting you need a "Copilot+ PC"
Microsoft's new Surface laptops forgo Copilot+ PC branding. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/microsoft-stops-insisting-you-need-a-copilot-pc/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- US top court allows Trump to use controversial voter verification system
Voting rights groups have warned system may falsely identify voters as non-citizens, leading to disenfranchisement. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/25/us-top-court-allows-trump-to-use-controversial-voter-verification-system?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Lebanese in Brazil, Brazilian in Lebanon
Their families left Lebanon generations ago. For some Lebanese Brazilians, Lebanon’s pull never disappeared. https://www.aljazeera.com/features/longform/2026/9/25/lebanese-in-brazil-brazilian-in-lebanon?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Great news from Saturn's moon Enceladus in the search for life in space
What are the chances of finding extraterrestrial life in our solar system? Frank Postberg, a professor of planetary science at Freie Universität Berlin, has published a study in Science Advances with an international team of researchers. They present new evidence that it is easier to determine the constituents of the ocean hidden beneath Enceladus's icy surface than previously assumed. https://phys.org/news/2026-09-great-news-saturn-moon-enceladus.html
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal ·