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Global positioning systems are a key feature in everyday life for much of the world's population. Whether it's ensuring a ship delivers its goods safely or helping you avoid a road closure on your commute home, GPS can help. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-gps-constellations-drifting-moon.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 6 Oct, 20:02

Non-Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to watch the awards show on the platform. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/emmys-will-move-from-broadcast-tv-to-prime-video-in-2027/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 20:00

French AI lab Mistral AI has released Mistral Large 4, a new large multimodal model aiming to leapfrog both American and Chinese rivals. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/mistrals-new-1t-model-aims-to-leapfrog-closed-and-open-rivals/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 19:59

Kathmandu, October 6 Former director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), Sanjiv Gautam, has been ordered to remain in custody pending trial in a corruption case related to the procurement of consultancy services for the construction of Pokhara Regional International Airport. A joint bench of Supreme Court justices Dr Nahakul Subedi and […] The post Former CAAN chief Sanjiv… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/chief-sanjiv-gautam-remain-custody.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 6 Oct, 19:57

Experts warn that due to frequent movement of people to and from Nepal, the country is at high risk of any outbreak spreading from any corner of the world. https://kathmandupost.com/health/2026/10/06/what-we-know-about-suspected-pneumonic-plague-case-in-siberia

Health · DigiHealthNepal @digihealthnepal · 6 Oct, 19:52

Kathmandu, October 6 The CPN-UML has issued an inter-party directive tightening party discipline and barring leaders and cadres from publicly criticising the party leadership, policy or decisions. The directive, issued by party chair KP Sharma Oli following the UML’s third Central Committee meeting held in September, warns that anyone who publicly criticises, opposes, denounces or […] The post… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/uml-directive-bars-public-criticism.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 6 Oct, 19:52

The party has increased women’s presence in top posts, but leaders remain divided over reserved positions and open competition. https://kathmandupost.com/politics/2026/10/06/women-leaders-hail-expanded-representation-at-congress-general-convention

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 6 Oct, 19:51

Halzen, a professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the United States, first presented his idea for capturing neutrino traces at the South Pole in 1988, but the project was not completed until 2011. https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/06/francis-halzen-wins-nobel-physics-prize-for-antarctic-ghost-particle-hunt

Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal @digiforeignnepal · 6 Oct, 19:50

Oil companies say federal law should block state climate deception claims. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/big-oil-asks-supreme-court-to-kill-climate-lawsuits-before-trial/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 19:14

Pinterest’s new AI-powered Beauty Guides translate hair and nail Pins into salon terminology, with estimated costs, appointment times and maintenance needs. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/pinterests-ai-now-turns-beauty-pins-into-action-plans/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 19:12

It's the latest in a string of deals meant to grow Uber Eats into a food delivery behemoth. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/uber-is-spending-2-3b-to-get-into-catering/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 19:11

Risks to Southeast Asia’s energy supplies are multiplying faster than nations are coming up with solutions to meet rapidly rising demand for electricity, according to an International Energy Agency report released on Tuesday. Southeast Asia has a seemingly insatiable appetite for energy, but the region is now in a pinch as energy costs rise, partly due to the Iran war. Fast-growing Southeast… https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/article/3369949/rising-electricity-needs-put-southeast-asias-energy-security-risk-report?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 19:10

Chinese researchers have developed a “lifelike” shape-changing hydrogel they say could provide a platform for next-generation developments, such as flexible tissue engineering scaffolds, brain-computer interfaces and humanlike robots. Inspired by living organisms, the team created a light-triggered system called STERS, which uses liquid metal particles to generate slow, self-sustaining chemical… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3369897/chinese-team-creates-lifelike-hydrogel-changes-shape-smart-devices?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 19:09

Get all of your scaling and tech questions answered at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026. Here's the full breakout session agenda, happening October 13-15 in San Francisco. Register now to join and save up to $100, and get a second pass at 50% off. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/get-all-your-questions-answered-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2026-the-full-breakout-session-agenda-revealed/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 19:08

Kathmandu, October 6 Three candidates have filed their nominations for the post of Nepali Congress president ahead of the party’s 15th General Convention election scheduled for October 8. According to the election committee, Gagan Kumar Thapa, Shyam Krishna Khadgi and Kishor Singh Rathore have registered their candidacies for the top party post. Khadgi was the […] The post Three candidates file… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/three-candidates-file-nominations-for-nepali-congress-president.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 6 Oct, 19:07

The deal brings together two major streaming platforms, Paramount+ and HBO Max, along with networks including CBS, CNN, MTV, TBS, Comedy Central, and Food Network. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/paramount-closes-historic-warner-bros-merger-to-form-skydance/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 19:06

Kathmandu, October 6 The Nepal Tourism Board is set to install and operate traditional swings (linge ping) at various tourist destinations across the country during Dashain, linking Nepal’s traditional culture and festivals with tourism promotion. The board’s Tourism Heritage and Tourism Development Division will install the swings in collaboration with local governments and tourism-related… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/ntb-install-traditional-swings.html

Faith · DigiFaithNepal @digifaithnepal · 6 Oct, 19:05

22-year old British national arrested on suspicion of terrorism after other suspects released on bail. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/uk-police-arrest-british-national-linked-to-airbase-incident?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 19:04

Kathmandu, October 6 Nepal’s Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal is set to arrive in Australia on Wednesday for a four-day official visit at the invitation of the Australian government. According to Tara Gautam, Nepal’s acting ambassador to Australia, Khanal will meet Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong during his visit. Foreign Minister Khanal is scheduled to arrive […] The post Foreign Minister… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/shishir-khanal-to-visit-australia.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 6 Oct, 19:03

Called Explore, Glimpse's new image processing software lets hardware makers speed up quality control checks using CT scanners. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/glimpse-wants-to-give-hardware-companies-an-x-ray-view-of-every-critical-part/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 18:58

Scientists have found a surprising way to regrow damaged knee cartilage by blocking a protein that becomes more abundant with age. In old mice, the treatment restored naturally lost cartilage and also helped prevent osteoarthritis after ACL-like knee injuries, while human cartilage taken from knee replacement patients began producing new, functional joint cartilage after exposure to the same… https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261005011249.htm

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 6 Oct, 18:48

A cauldron of cosmic creation is being revealed in a new image from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope. Webb has unveiled numerous stars formerly hidden by clouds of dust in a stellar nursery known as NGC 7129, which resides about 3,300 light-years from Earth. Stars, the engines of elemental creation, have life cycles that begin […] https://science.nasa.gov/missions/webb/nasas-webb-captures-commotion-from-nebulas-stellar-jets/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 6 Oct, 18:45

Ancient pottery from Tampa Bay appears to have been made by migrant craftspeople who brought specialized Mississippian pottery-making knowledge hundreds of miles south. Remarkably, they even incorporated crushed fragments of older homeland pottery into new vessels, preserving a physical link to their past across generations. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261004001835.htm

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 6 Oct, 18:26

A Spanish judge on Tuesday lifted an arrest warrant for exiled former Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont, paving the way for his return to Spain ahead of a general election in November. Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena made the move after Spain’s Constitutional Court backed extending a 2024 amnesty law to include the crime of embezzlement. The law was aimed at easing tensions in the… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3369946/catalan-separatist-leader-puigdemont-set-spain-return-after-arrest-warrant-lifted?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 18:12

Two combat-tested American drones could become part of Taiwan’s expanding unmanned arsenal as the island seeks to build a “drone shield” against the People’s Liberation Army. California-based defence technology company Aevex Aerospace is working with Taiwan’s Coretronic Intelligent Robotics Corporation (CIRC) to produce its Vandal and Onyx drones locally, combining lessons drawn from the war in… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3369929/us-firm-make-battle-tested-drones-taiwan-boosting-supply-chain-resilience?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 18:11

Flai's revenue has grown 20x in a year, and the company just closed a $27 million Series A funding round. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/flais-ai-dealership-software-is-booking-50000-appointments-per-month/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 18:10

Couples who exercise together report better communication, healthier conflict resolution, and lower marital stress than those who work out alone. Even something as simple as taking a walk together may create valuable opportunities to talk, listen, and feel more connected. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261004001843.htm

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 6 Oct, 18:08

Russia says 290 drones targeted Moscow and nearby regions in the overnight Ukrainian assault. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/6/ukraine-launches-major-drone-attack-on-russias-moscow-region-killing-two?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 6 Oct, 18:08

Meta is testing a new Facebook UX in India that sends some users directly into full-screen video when they open the app, putting Reels front and center. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/06/facebook-tests-going-reels-first-in-india/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 6 Oct, 18:07