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Spain appeals to Court of Arbitration for Sport following FIFA sanctions for fans' behaviour during Egypt friendly. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/16/spain-to-appeal-to-cas-after-fifa-penalty-for-islamophobic-chants?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 16 Oct, 22:11

Experts still consider race a toss up despite slate of polls showing right-wing senator leading left-wing president. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/latest-poll-shows-bolsonaro-maintaining-edge-over-lula-in-brazil-run-off?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 16 Oct, 22:10

Amulya Vishwanath, who spent seven years leading product marketing for NVIDIA’s robotics platforms, says robotics is currently in its “Lego era,” with the basic building blocks like actuators, robotic hands, software, and safety standards still being rebuilt. This view runs counter to those who believe that robotics, powered by a general foundation model, is about to have […] https://techcrunch.com/video/a-nvidia-insider-turned-vc-on-why-robotics-hasnt-hit-its-chatgpt-moment-yet/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 16 Oct, 22:09

Shortly after NASA’s Artemis II mission splashed down on April 10, 2026, U.S. Navy divers captured underwater imagery of the Orion spacecraft’s heat shield. In the months after, the agency measured whether the thermal protection system effectively safeguarded the crew and Orion systems as the spacecraft reentered Earth’s atmosphere. This rigorous analysis confirmed that the […] https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/artemis-ii-heat-shield-after-splashdown/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 16 Oct, 22:08

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled what he described as a "flying" car, equipped with thrusters, during a livestreamed event at his SpaceX rocket company's facility on Thursday. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-elon-musk-unveils-tesla-flying.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 16 Oct, 22:05

The embassy blames visa delays on fraudulent or incomplete documents and last-minute applications, urging travellers to apply at least a month before departure. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/16/thai-embassy-defends-visa-process-amid-natta-threat-to-halt-tour-sales

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 16 Oct, 21:52

नेपाल विज्ञान, प्रविधि तथा नवप्रवर्तन प्रज्ञा-प्रतिष्‍ठान अध्यादेश, २०८३ Link: www.moljpa.gov.np/public/uploads/नेपाल%20विज्ञान,%20प्रविधि%20तथा%20नवप्रवर्तन%20प्रज्ञा-प्रतिष्%E2%80%8Dठान%20अध्यादेश,%20२०८३-1.pdf — Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Source: National Portal of Nepal (nepal.gov.np) https://diginpl.com/updates/nepal-wigyan-prawidhi-tatha-nawaprawartan-pragya-pratish-5fd2141d

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 16 Oct, 21:46

विज्ञान, प्रविधि तथा नवप्रवर्तन अध्यादेश, २०८३ Link: www.moljpa.gov.np/public/uploads/विज्ञान,%20प्रविधि%20तथा%20नवप्रवर्तन%20अध्यादेश,%20२०८३-1.pdf — Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Source: National Portal of Nepal (nepal.gov.np) https://diginpl.com/updates/wigyan-prawidhi-tatha-nawaprawartan-adhyadesh-2083-75f9776a

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 16 Oct, 21:46

राष्ट्रिय विधि विज्ञान प्रयोगशाला (स्थापना र सञ्‍चालन) ऐन, २०८३ Link: www.moljpa.gov.np/public/uploads/राष्ट्रिय%20विधि%20विज्ञान%20प्रयोगशाला%20(स्थापना%20र%20सञ्%E2%80%8Dचालन)%20%20ऐन,%20२०८३-1.pdf — Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Source: National Portal of Nepal (nepal.gov.np) https://diginpl.com/updates/rashtriy-widhi-wigyan-prayogashala-sthapana-r-sany-chalan-67a419c8

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 16 Oct, 21:46

Meta “streamlined” its commercial TOS. Legal experts warn it’s an AI power grab. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/meta-may-use-sweeping-new-commercial-tos-to-avoid-millions-in-ai-licensing-fees/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 16 Oct, 21:26

The company will start off by testing its self-driving vehicles on Toronto's streets. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/waymos-robotaxis-are-headed-to-canada/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 16 Oct, 21:12

according to Elorian's evaluations, Glimpse outperforms even GPT-6 Astra on scientific chart reasoning and short-form video captioning, with competitive results on other visual reasoning tasks. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/elorians-first-ai-model-wants-to-reason-with-images-not-just-about-them/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 16 Oct, 21:11

Ukraine's Operation Vivaldi has regained crucial territory in the Donbas but optimism has been dampened by souring relations with President Trump. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvx284w16z1po?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 16 Oct, 21:10

Tressfecta will be at this year's TechCrunch Disrupt! https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/tressfecta-wants-to-make-hair-braiding-a-less-arduous-task-for-hairstylists/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 16 Oct, 21:09

Nathan Fielder's documentary about disgraced Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes has created a constellation of colliding personas that interrogate the very nature of authenticity. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/in-you-can-see-everything-elizabeth-holmes-meets-her-equal-in-comedian-nathan-fielder/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 16 Oct, 21:08

About 67 percent of Gaza's population projected to face crisis-level food insecurity or worse through the end of 2026. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/16/gaza-malnutrition-and-starvation-at-catastrophic-levels-health-ministry?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 16 Oct, 21:06

The data comes from Vercel's AI gateway, a unified API service similar to OpenRouter. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/jev-is-vercels-fastest-adopted-ai-model-ever/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 16 Oct, 21:05

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday asked European Union leaders to provide Kyiv an extra 70 billion euros (US$79 billion) in funding next year to help it keep fighting Russia. “The war will cost 155 billion euros next year. And we need at least 70 billion euros more from you – for defence, for weapons and for our resilience,” Zelensky said in a speech at an EU summit in Brussels.… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3371207/zelensky-asks-eu-extra-79-billion-sustain-ukraines-war-effort?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 16 Oct, 20:54

The 1993-batch diplomat, who previously served as India’s ambassador to Bhutan and handled Nepal-Bhutan affairs at the foreign ministry, is expected to take up his new assignment shortly. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/16/sudhakar-dalela-appointed-india-s-next-ambassador-to-nepal

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 16 Oct, 20:52

More than 130 million voters were deleted during the revision but the Election Commission has denied favouring any party ​and said wrongly deleted voters can re-enrol. https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/16/indian-police-detain-cockroach-movement-founder-dipke-ahead-of-protest

Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal @digiforeignnepal · 16 Oct, 20:51

China and America are talking again. There are leaders’ meetings, phone calls and a new channel for discussing artificial intelligence. Officials are cautiously trying to keep the relationship from veering into crisis. And yet some of the hardest questions remain untouched. Neither side is giving much ground on advanced chips, export controls remain a battlefield and neither Washington nor… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371126/us-scholars-take-how-shifts-us-china-relations-are-felt-tsinghua-classroom?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 16 Oct, 20:12

On May 10, 2025, a spacecraft built in the Soviet Union to land on Venus came home. Launched in 1972, Cosmos-482 was stranded by a failed upper stage of its rocket and circled Earth for 53 years. In its last days, several space agencies and research groups forecasted when it would fall, and therefore where. Roscosmos later reported that it came down in the Indian Ocean, west of Jakarta. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-air-deep-uncontrolled-satellites-rocket.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 16 Oct, 20:09

The pontiff was diagnosed with lung cancer after having surgery at Rome's Gemelli Hospital on Tuesday. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw146ej00yn7o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 16 Oct, 20:08

Albania's capital Tirana has seen months of protests from an anti-government "Flamingo" movement, but what started on Tuesday this week was on a different scale. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqdjv90d1jpko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 16 Oct, 20:07

Actor and angel investor Mark Wahlberg says he's OK with using AI in filmmaking, provided it's used "to enhance what you're doing." https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/16/mark-wahlberg-on-using-ai-in-film-the-right-way-and-being-open-to-an-ai-clone-carrying-on-his-legacy/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 16 Oct, 20:05

Millions kept changing hands long after the election outcomes were effectively settled. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/polymarket-saw-600-million-in-election-trades-after-the-elections-were-over/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 16 Oct, 20:04

Kathmandu, October 16 India has appointed Sudhakar Dalela as its ambassador to Nepal. The Indian Ministry of External Affairs formally announced the appointment in a statement. The statement says he will assume his responsibilities soon. He was previously serving as Secretary (Economic Relations) in India’s Ministry of External Affairs. This is possibly the first time […] The post Sudhakar Dalela… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/sudhakar-dalela-indias-ambassador.html

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 16 Oct, 20:04

As the supercooled propellant flowed into the core stage, and NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket roared to life, Allison Mjoen and her family watched with awe and pride. Mjoen, NASA’s operations manager for the agency’s Exploration Ground Systems program, helped shape the systems and ground operations that will one day send humans back to […] https://www.nasa.gov/missions/station/i-am-artemis-allison-mjoen/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 16 Oct, 20:03

The International Cricket Council sanctions the third edition of the tournament, which is scheduled to run from October 26 to November 21. https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2026/10/16/icc-finally-recognises-nepal-premier-league

Sports · DigiSportsNepal @digisportsnepal · 16 Oct, 19:52