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A newly identified 210-million-year-old dinosaur from Zimbabwe is helping scientists uncover a surprisingly distinct prehistoric ecosystem. The discovery suggests that ancient climate differences may have separated dinosaur populations across southern Africa, leading to unique species that challenge previous assumptions about their evolution. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261012185013.htm

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 14 Oct, 04:38

"I can always find a couple of biotech stocks to smoke," Shkreli said in a livestream. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/martin-shkreli-livestreamed-himself-violating-lifetime-pharma-ban-ftc-says/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 04:33

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman predicts a future where personal AI assistants become as commonplace as household appliances, running partly on local devices and partly in the cloud. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/cerebras-ceo-says-were-nearing-a-future-where-everyone-has-a-personal-ai-assistant-at-home/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 04:12

Industrial Next helps manufacturers automate complex, delicate tasks that have traditionally required human labor. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/industrial-next-wants-factory-robots-to-switch-tasks-in-minutes-not-weeks/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 04:11

Protesters block roads and burn tyres in response to a police shooting of a 27-year-old woman. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/mauritius-imposes-curfew-after-night-of-unrest-over-police-shooting?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 04:10

Cerebras CEO Andrew Feldman has a message for AI leaders spreading doomsday warnings: Maybe stop talking? At TechCrunch Disrupt, he argued that the industry's focus on AI's risks is drowning out its potential benefits. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/cerebras-ceo-pushes-back-on-ai-doomsday-warnings/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 04:09

At least 23 protesters have been arrested in demonstrations in the capital. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/13/albanian-police-fire-tear-gas-at-protesters-as-education-ministry-attacked?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 04:08

Man City host PSG in their first UCL match since being found guilty of serious Premier League financial breaches. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/13/manchester-city-psg-champions-league-haaland-torres-predictions-teams?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 04:02

But third-party sellers, not Anbernic, are the ones routinely selling ROM-filled SD cards. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/esa-targets-anbernic-emulation-handhelds-as-superfake-piracy-enablers/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 03:40

Topgolf and VMware "ran deep" before the migration. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/topgolf-saved-over-11-3-million-after-leaving-vmware/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 03:18

A new industry being dubbed the “loneliness economy” has emerged in China, with people hiring themselves out as companions to help the elderly. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cm8xkxn8lqkeo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 03:12

The White House’s bid for a US “golden age” of science should put China on alert, Chinese analysts have warned, but they remain sceptical as to whether President Donald Trump’s alliance with Silicon Valley billionaires can pull it off. This comes as Trump, in another arguably unconventional move, handed the country’s highest science and engineering awards to top American tech bosses. Elon Musk,… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3370777/trumps-golden-age-push-hands-top-science-honours-big-tech-will-it-work?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 03:11

Prosecutors say the device, wrapped in toilet paper, was found inserted in a USB port on the back of a TV in an executive conference room. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwg5jq4vlddzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 03:10

The steel industry is a big polluter, but Helix Carbon can upcycle pollution from blast furnaces to drive down emissions and improve margins. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/helix-carbon-makes-iron-cheaper-by-upcycling-blast-furnace-pollution-see-how-at-techcrunch-disrupt/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 03:00

The FBI arrested a Saudi national who worked at OpenAI on the product team. The AI maker accused the employee of hiding a recording device in an executive conference room. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/fbi-arrests-openai-employee-accused-of-planting-hidden-recording-device-in-conference-room/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 02:12

Cornell University on Tuesday suspended fraternities’ parties and social events for the remaining academic year following outcry over an alleged gang rape at one of the elite college’s all-male clubs. The 2024 incident, as alleged in a graphic lawsuit filed last month, has drawn accusations that the Ivy League institution in New York state failed to properly punish the men involved. The accuser… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370788/cornell-suspends-frat-parties-after-alleged-gang-rape?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 02:11

Pope Leo had successful surgery to remove a lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck1wvd9dvv22o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 02:10

Katie Zacharia, US President Donald Trump’s newly appointed White House press secretary, faces questions about her legal credentials after telling reporters on Tuesday that she passed a bar exam “when I moved to China”, without identifying the jurisdiction. Zacharia, who has repeatedly described herself as a lawyer, made the remark after her first official White House press briefing. According to… https://www.scmp.com/news/us/politics/article/3370787/trumps-new-press-secretary-faces-questions-over-over-claim-she-passed-bar-exam-china?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 02:09

NASA engineer and astronaut Christina Koch will serve as the agency’s acting deputy chief engineer beginning on Sunday, Nov. 1, following the retirement of Katherine Van Hooser, who will conclude more than 35 years of distinguished service to the agency on Wednesday, Oct. 21. In her new role, Koch will help lead NASA’s engineering community, […] https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-names-astronaut-christina-koch-acting-deputy-chief-engineer/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 14 Oct, 02:08

A federal judge ruled that Apple can access OpenAI's interview materials involving former Apple employees, as well as private messages and testimony from key figures in the case. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/judge-orders-openai-to-turn-over-hiring-records-in-apple-trade-secrets-case/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 02:07

Fusion power startup Cambridge Heavy Industries is building a small, laser-powered fusion device to fuel the coming wave of fusion power plants. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/cambridge-heavy-industries-has-been-quietly-building-a-desktop-fusion-device/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 01:58

US attorney apologized to court, said government has stopped running Trump ads. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/trumps-taxpayer-funded-ads-kept-airing-on-tv-the-day-after-judge-blocked-them/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 01:35

Pope Leo’s surgery on Tuesday to remove a small growth on one of his lungs went successfully and as planned, the Vatican said, about seven hours after the pontiff was hospitalised for the first major health issue of his 17-month tenure. Leo, 71, was treated at Rome’s Gemelli hospital for the removal of the small nodule, which the pontiff said on Sunday had ‌been spotted early during a recent… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3370785/pope-leos-lung-surgery-successfully-completed-vatican-says?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 01:12

Fusion power plants will need a lot of lithium, and Licube is preparing to be a key supplier. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/licube-wants-to-be-the-fuel-provider-to-the-fusion-power-industry-see-how-at-techcrunch-disrupt/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 01:10

Davis was found guilty last month over his role in the late rap superstar's death in a drive-by shooting in 1996. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c60rln2jvv2zo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 01:09

A former gang leader was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison on Tuesday for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting death of hip-hop star Tupac Shakur in Las Vegas, capping the prosecution of a long-unsolved murder that shaped the golden age of rap music. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, found guilty of first-degree murder in August, received the penalty during ‌a hearing in a Las Vegas courtroom.… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3370784/tupac-shakur-murder-ex-gang-leader-sentenced-40-years-life-prison?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 14 Oct, 01:08

Field also worked on Apple's secretive car project and oversaw development of the Tesla Model 3. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/rivians-startup-mind-robotics-hires-former-ford-ev-chief-doug-field/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 00:15

A commercial lander that will be at the forefront of NASA's efforts to establish a moon base, humanity's first lunar outpost, has passed a series of critical tests at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. The tests simulated the extreme temperatures and vacuum of space, as well as the intense shaking and ear-splitting roar of launch. Results show that Voyager… https://phys.org/news/2026-10-nasa-jpl-readies-voyager-technologies.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 14 Oct, 00:12

The San Francisco startup aims to help battery and chip manufacturers identify defects on production lines, reducing downtime and costly mistakes. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/13/niobia-takes-the-guesswork-out-of-some-of-techs-most-expensive-mistakes/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 14 Oct, 00:11