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Amazon wants to break Nvidia’s hold on PyTorch, the free toolkit used to build most AI apps, so that more developers run their apps on alternative chips like its own. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/amazon-is-taking-its-biggest-shot-at-nvidia-yet-with-new-torchneuron-dev-tool/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 20 Oct, 01:54

One way to make batteries cleaner is to make fewer of them. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/batteries-have-a-small-carbon-footprint-we-can-make-it-smaller/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 20 Oct, 01:48

A researcher says attacks chaining 4 vulnerabilities is hacking unpatched boxes. https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/10/recently-fixed-plex-media-vulnerabilities-are-being-exploited-to-install-malware/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 20 Oct, 01:24

The gas orbiting Sagittarius A (Sgr A*), the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy, is rich in metals, researchers at McGill University's Trottier Space Institute have found. The metal enrichment probably resulted from stars that exploded and released material into the black hole's surroundings over time, they said. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-webb-reveals-metal-rich-gas.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 20 Oct, 01:12

Federal authorities arrested over two dozen foreign nationals on Monday in California as part of a statewide sweep targeting people who officials say have illegally registered and voted in US elections. The arrests are part of a Trump administration effort to root out non-citizen voting ahead of next month’s midterm elections, even though data shows that the problem is incredibly rare, difficult… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3371427/us-arrests-over-2-dozen-california-sweep-targeting-alleged-non-citizen-voters?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 20 Oct, 01:11

Dozens of Air China passengers stranded in Cuba by successive cancellations were due to fly out on an extra flight on Monday, as a US oil embargo deepens the island’s energy crisis. The disruption has hit one of Cuba’s last direct air links to Europe, the Chinese carrier’s twice-weekly route between Beijing and Havana via Madrid. Air China added flight CA590 for travellers whose regular CA866… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3371426/chinas-flag-carrier-scrambles-fly-stranded-passengers-out-fuel-starved-cuba?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 20 Oct, 01:10

Honduran migration officials have summoned or placed under review 41 Chinese nationals after inspecting shops in the capital and a hospital being built by a state-owned contractor from China in the south of the country. Teams from the National Migration Institute, working with police and intelligence officers, interviewed 86 Chinese citizens at 54 shops in Comayaguela, Tegucigalpa’s twin city and… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371425/honduras-targets-chinese-shops-and-state-builder-president-sits-taiwan-pledge?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 20 Oct, 01:09

Japanese scientists will launch a spacecraft on Tuesday that aims to be the first to retrieve samples from one of Mars' moons, potentially helping unlock the origins of the solar system and life on Earth. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-japan-world-mission-moon-mars.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 20 Oct, 01:07

OpenCode is an open-source AI coding agent that's become a popular alternative to Claude Code and Cursor. But hackers got into part of its online platform and stole some users’ API keys, and the AI tools it turned to for help kept refusing to look at the malicious code. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/hackers-hit-ai-coding-tool-opencode-running-up-charges-on-users-ai-accounts/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 20 Oct, 01:06

Rockets vibrate, shake, and flex intensely as they climb into space, and spacecraft packed with delicate scientific instruments must survive those forces. Before any rocket leaves the ground, NASA engineers work to predict how those stresses will affect every part of a spacecraft. To do that, engineers in the Dynamic Environments Group with NASA’s Launch […] https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/kennedy/nasa-improves-shock-vibration-analysis/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 20 Oct, 01:05

Can undersea geothermal power help Pacific Rim nations cut down on oil imports? https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/startup-taps-underwater-volcano-as-energy-source-in-proof-point-test/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 20 Oct, 01:04

ReactOS gains NTFS install support with new driver. https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2026/10/reactos-reaches-major-milestone-with-ntfs-install-support/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 20 Oct, 00:15

AI companion app Tolan has raised another $30 million after attracting more than 250,000 active users. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/tolan-snags-30m-for-its-ai-companion-that-helps-users-navigate-life/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 20 Oct, 00:12

Eugenia Kuyda's newest startup Wabi is positioned to take advantage of an idea she had more than a decade ago. Wabi offers a personal AI assistant with a twist, free and downloadable to anyone today. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/replikas-founder-built-the-ai-assistant-she-pitched-at-disrupt-12-years-ago/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 20 Oct, 00:11

The aurora is among nature's most visually striking phenomena. It occurs when charged particles from the sun are funneled by Earth's magnetic field into the upper atmosphere, where they collide with atoms and molecules and produce distinctly colored curtainlike patterns of light. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-auroral-electrons.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 20 Oct, 00:10

French students are now blockading the world’s busiest museum. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/19/protesters-block-louvre-in-support-of-french-student-movement?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 20 Oct, 00:09

After drawing acquisition interest earlier this year, the Nvidia challenger raised $1.5 billion to remain independent. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/tenstorrent-hits-6-2b-valuation-to-scale-open-weight-ai-chips/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 20 Oct, 00:08

A former Rwandan soldier living in Uganda, where he had become a vocal critic of his government back home, was found decapitated near the Ugandan capital, Kampala, a police spokesperson said on Monday. Rwandan authorities have been accused of assassinating opponents of President Paul Kagame, who has ruled the country with an iron fist since taking power in the aftermath of the 1994 genocide that… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/africa/article/3371423/beheaded-body-rwandan-government-critic-found-uganda?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 20 Oct, 00:07

US federal prosecutors allege the defendant was in frequent contact with unnamed member of royal family. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/19/ex-openai-employee-accused-of-planting-device-has-saudi-backing-prosecutor?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 20 Oct, 00:06

Research teams at NASA’s Glenn Research Center are involved in developing theory and software to predict the noise from aircraft engines. This software helps engineers to design and analyze new and improved aircraft propulsion systems. Copies of our software can be requested from NASA’s Software Catalog. JeNo Development of jet noise prediction codes is multifaceted. […] https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/acoustics-software/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 19 Oct, 23:56

Research teams at the NASA Glenn Research Center perform experiments in world-class facilities such as the 9- by 15-Foot Low-Speed Wind Tunnel (9 x15 LSWT), the Aero-Acoustic Propulsion Laboratory (AAPL), the Small Hot Jet Acoustic Rig (SHJAR), the Nozzle Acoustic Test Rig (NATR), the DGEN AeroPropulsion Research Turbofan (DART), and the Acoustical Testing Laboratory (ATL). […] https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/glenn/acoustics-experimental-facilities/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 19 Oct, 23:53

Hundreds of schools in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Hungary and Serbia were sent bomb threats on Monday with some evacuated as authorities said the warnings appeared to be a hoax. It is not yet known whether the incidents were connected to each other. “Police investigating the circumstances of threatening emails sent to schools across Northern Ireland this morning … are treating the matter as a… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3371421/islamist-bomb-threats-sent-hundreds-schools-uk-hungary-serbia?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 19 Oct, 23:12

The four crew members in NASA’s simulated Mars mission have spent the past year living and working in isolation in a confined habitat at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. https://www.nasa.gov/humans-in-space/nasas-simulated-mars-crew-marks-one-year-inside-habitat/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 19 Oct, 23:11

AI assistant startup Town nabbed a unicorn valuation on Monday, announcing a $108 million Series B round co-led by Forerunner Ventures and Menlo Ventures. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/ai-assistant-startup-town-nabs-unicorn-valuation-four-months-after-launch/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 19 Oct, 23:10

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Washington wanted to compete for business in Central Asia without asking countries to stop working with China, as the United States and five regional governments outlined proposals to deepen cooperation on minerals, transport and technology. Speaking in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Rubio was asked what Washington could offer as Beijing expanded its… https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3371420/rubio-pitches-us-business-central-asia-says-china-ties-need-not-suffer?utm_source=rss_feed

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 19 Oct, 23:09

Chuck Schumer urges FCC to reject petition allowing AI robocalls ahead of key November midterm elections. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/19/chuck-schumer-urges-fcc-to-block-ai-robocalls-before-elections?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 19 Oct, 23:08

His vision will culminate with the R4 vehicle. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/19/rivians-ceo-says-autonomy-will-enable-dramatically-different-vehicle-designs/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 19 Oct, 23:07

The European Space Agency's Euclid space telescope has discovered its first previously unknown comet in images taken between Sept. 16 and 24, 2026. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-euclid-comet-million-miles-earth.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 19 Oct, 23:02

Delayed Steam Next Fest demo is a sign of a growing problem for indie devs. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/ai-game-clones-are-making-indie-developers-afraid-to-show-their-work/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 19 Oct, 22:44