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Kenya’s government has intensified Ebola preparedness efforts amid growing concern over lapses in border screening. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/7/kenya-on-high-alert-amid-concern-over-screening-after-first-ebola-death?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 8 Oct, 00:10

In renewed policy, pediatricians review the benefits of heating milk to kill germs. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/pediatricians-renew-call-to-ban-raw-milk-as-anti-science-rhetoric-reigns/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 8 Oct, 00:09

Meta’s AI agent Muse is now available on iPad, just a month after its mobile debut, as the company rapidly expands the assistant’s reach and integrations. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/metas-muse-launches-on-ipad-just-a-month-after-its-mobile-debut/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 8 Oct, 00:09

ChatGPT’s teen safeguards are meant to protect vulnerable users, but new testing found the chatbot continues encouraging engagement during crises and potentially encourages unhealthy relationships with the AI itself. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/chatgpt-for-teens-keeps-teens-talking-even-during-mental-health-crises/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 8 Oct, 00:00

X is turning its NFL-focused Gametime feature into a year-round sports destination, starting with MLB and with other professional leagues to follow. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/x-expands-its-gametime-sports-hub-beyond-the-nfl-starting-with-mlb/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 7 Oct, 23:55

Man gets 18 months for AI scheme stealing $8M in music streaming royalties. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/outstreaming-taylor-swift-is-easy-with-10k-bots-and-ai-songs-fraudster-admits/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 7 Oct, 23:42

OpenAI is launching a new user interface that will bring interactive visuals to ChatGPT. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/chatgpt-is-getting-a-lot-more-visual-with-the-launch-of-a-new-interface/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 7 Oct, 23:12

As it turns out, the cure for stuffy, chemical-infused office air might be a tower of leafy greenery. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/greenairy-is-building-smart-plant-towers-to-clean-the-air-in-your-office/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 7 Oct, 23:10

Protesting students have demanded education reforms in French-speaking areas of the country. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/7/over-100-arrested-in-belgium-student-protests-over-education-costs?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 7 Oct, 23:08

Rising borrowing costs have pushed mortgage applications to their lowest level since February 2025. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/7/us-mortgage-rates-hit-their-highest-level-in-three-years?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 7 Oct, 22:50

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back at the floor of Gale Crater, with the crater’s rim visible in the distance, on Sept. 5, 2026, the 5,006th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Just nine days prior, on Aug. 26 (Sol 4,996), Curiosity set a mission milestone by reaching 1 kilometer […] https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-curiosity-looks-back-after-reaching-elevation-milestone/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 7 Oct, 22:45

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of sunrise illuminating distant, wind-carved features called yardangs on Aug. 11, 2026, the 4,982nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Scientists are eager to learn more about how the yardang layer formed. Figure A is a crop zooming in on the distant yardangs. Since 2014, Curiosity […] https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-curiosity-captures-dawn-breaking-on-wind-carved-cliffs/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 7 Oct, 22:34

CIA officer David Rush, who worked on highly sensitive intelligence programs, reached a plea deal with U.S. prosecutors after he was caught siphoning money and gold with a fake government contract. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/cia-officer-admits-to-creating-fake-top-secret-government-program-to-steal-over-190-million-including-gold-bars/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 7 Oct, 22:12

Donald Trump wants to turn his luxury Florida golf course into retreat for future US presidents modelled on the historic Camp David getaway, the White House said Wednesday. The plan would make the Trump International Club in West Palm Beach – where the 80-year-old billionaire often spends weekends on the fairway – into an official sanctuary for his successors. “The United States government has… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370098/trump-wants-turn-florida-golf-course-presidential-retreat?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 7 Oct, 22:11

People with mental illness alone were to be eligible for assisted dying in Canada in March 2027, but that has now been paused indefinitely. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqd09g0gj50ko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 7 Oct, 22:10

Meta launches new AI tools after discovering ads on its platforms that may look normal but direct users to harmful content elsewhere online. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/meta-rolls-out-new-ai-tools-to-detect-ads-that-secretly-lead-to-child-sexual-abuse-material/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 7 Oct, 22:09

European football leaders gather in Berlin with the aim of shaping strategy to oust Gianni Infantino as FIFA president. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/7/uefa-football-leaders-meet-to-shape-strategy-to-oust-fifas-infantino?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 7 Oct, 22:08

The United States has proposed requiring universities and other certified schools to pay US$70,000 for each foreign student entering a post-graduation work programme, a measure that could sharply raise the cost for thousands of Chinese graduates seeking employment experience in the country. The Department of Homeland Security announced on Wednesday that the proposed fee would apply to initial… https://www.scmp.com/news/us/diplomacy/article/3370097/us-proposes-us70000-fee-foreign-students-work-after-graduation?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 7 Oct, 22:03

India proposes a secretary-level diplomat with previous experience handling Nepal and Bhutan as its new ambassador to Kathmandu. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/07/dalela-proposed-as-next-india-envoy-to-nepal

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 7 Oct, 21:52

Car design sure riles people up on the Internet these days. Goes double for EVs. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/jaguar-makes-its-controversial-all-ev-return-with-the-type-01/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 7 Oct, 21:33

The step comes after several groups complained of police using disproportionate force towards teenagers. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqzjx7z2r4gko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 7 Oct, 21:12

A visualization of a dark Moon eclipsing the Sun is marked with handwritten notes in this April 6, 2026, screenshot from an Artemis II crew member’s tablet. NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman (in blue) and Victor “Ike” Glover (in green) and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) Jeremy Hansen (in red) observed impact flashes and their locations, which […] https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/artemis-ii-crew-moon-photo-annotations/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 7 Oct, 21:11

The French government said on Wednesday it was pausing the use of stun grenades in its policing of student protests, after a 15-year-old boy’s hand was blown off during a clash with riot police, fuelling protesters’ accusations of police brutality. Protests showed no sign of easing, with more than 500 schools closed a day after demonstrations swept across the country, and unions representing… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3370096/france-halts-use-stun-grenades-policing-student-protests?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 7 Oct, 21:10

Israel’s military might has failed to achieve the political goals in Gaza it was supposed to. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/7/the-mass-killing-does-not-mean-israels-winning?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 7 Oct, 21:09

Trump's aggressive reshoring push could cost tech firms $230 billion, CTA estimates. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/trade-group-crunches-numbers-on-trumps-impossible-push-for-100-us-made-tech/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 7 Oct, 21:04

The financing includes an $8M seed round co-led by Sequoia Capital and First Round Capital, and a $30 million Series A led by Hummingbird Ventures. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/07/healthleap-raises-38m-for-its-ai-that-flags-hospital-patients-who-may-need-a-closer-look/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 7 Oct, 20:52

The watchdog has also called for a probe into Durga Prasai and other organisers’ role in provoking the violence during the pro-monarchy protest. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/07/nhrc-seeks-action-against-security-officials-over-tinkune-incident

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 7 Oct, 20:52

Scientists using the European Space Agency's Mars Express, in combination with a state-of-the-art meteorological model of the Red Planet, have found that there may be some exotic physics behind Mars' most curious cloud. The paper, "Homogeneous ice Nucleation from Water Vapour Suggested by Elongated Clouds on Mars," is published in Nature Geoscience. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-mars-oddest-cloud-odder-previously.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 7 Oct, 20:12

Kathmandu, October 7 The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has recommended departmental action against four senior security and administrative officials over their handling of the pro-monarchy protest in Kathmandu’s Tinkune area on March 28, 2025. In a report made public on Tuesday, the commission recommended action against then-Kathmandu SSP Bishwo Adhikari, who is now a […] The post NHRC… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/nhrc-recommends-action-against-four-security-officials-over-tinkune-protest.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 7 Oct, 20:11