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Rights groups are worried the agency at the heart of Trump's immigration crackdown could sway the vote on election day. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/will-ice-agents-play-a-role-in-the-2026-us-midterm-elections?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 07:10

Cambridge researchers have created a groundbreaking $10 optical sensor that delivers the precision of laboratory equipment in a device small enough for wearable technology. It identified foods, plastics, and medicines with 100% accuracy in tests and demonstrated the ability to monitor blood glucose, alcohol, and other health markers without invasive procedures. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261022081312.htm

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 23 Oct, 07:06

In author and computer engineer Liu Cixin’s science fiction hit The Three-Body Problem, three suns throw a doomed world into chaos. Chinese astronomers say they have found a real three-star system that is far better behaved. Using FAST, the world’s biggest single-dish radio telescope in southwestern China, the researchers found two dead stars and a “living” one locked in a steady cosmic dance… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3371702/chinese-astronomers-find-real-three-body-system-it-not-what-liu-cixin-thinks

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 06:12

The United Nations’ climate loss and damage fund moved to provide US$20 million in aid sought by flood-stricken Nepal – the first time it has set aside money for any country – in a key test of the body’s credibility. In an extraordinary meeting on Thursday, the fund’s board agreed to earmark the modest sum for the Himalayan country, which was hit in August by tsunami-like floods triggered by a… https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3371840/nepal-set-receive-first-ever-us20-million-payout-un-climate-damage-fund

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 06:11

MIT researchers marooned 13 AIs on a virtual island, and they responded by inventing games, mourning a lost ring and, eventually, getting better at their jobs. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/left-alone-with-nothing-to-do-ai-agents-started-playing/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 06:10

Private companies are getting better at launching more mass into space with larger rockets. But there is still a major constraint on the size of objects we can get into orbit—fairing size. This places physical constraints on the overall shape of what we can launch and severely limits the sizes of, say, a communications array or a power satellite. But a new paper from researchers at Nanjing… https://phys.org/news/2026-10-autonomous-triangular-modules-tomorrow-mega.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 23 Oct, 06:09

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World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 06:08

The quake hit a mountainous, sparsely-populated region in north-eastern Tibet. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck5ynd1z6e83o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 05:12

A wind energy partnership between Vietnam and Denmark has fuelled expectations of the Southeast Asian country boosting its competitiveness in renewable electricity to serve overseas and domestic markets. Vietnam is well placed to grow its renewable electricity sector by tapping its large pool of engineering talent and abundant wind resources with help from Denmark, a global leader in wind energy,… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3371827/vietnam-partners-denmark-propel-its-wind-energy-ambition

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 05:11

A newly launched stock class being offered was partially engineered to help Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg pay the "billionaire's tax," should the measure be voted into law. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/mark-zuckerbergs-creative-plan-to-pay-californias-proposed-billionaire-tax-without-losing-control-of-meta/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 05:10

Mississippi released video on Thursday showing the fatal shooting of a one-year-old boy by a police officer whom state authorities have cleared of criminal wrongdoing. Kohen Wiley was killed in June when Senatobia police officer Sergeant Hunter Foster fired his gun into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call. Kohen’s family says footage of the fatal encounter shows the shooting… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3371838/video-shows-fatal-shooting-1-year-old-kohen-wiley-us-police-officer

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 05:09

Warhound, the brainchild of Ben Lamm and Palmer Luckey, emerges from stealth to genetically engineer dogs for military and law enforcement. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/ben-lamm-raises-200m-for-warhound-to-engineer-war-dogs-and-arm-them-with-anduril-gear/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 05:00

The Asia Society announced on Thursday that it had marked out territory on the Washington policy landscape with the purchase of a US$17.5 million building that will give it a permanent spot alongside other US capital think tanks dating back more than a century, striving for influence. The 70-year-old institution, founded by the grandson of oil mogul John D. Rockefeller, has focused more on public… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371837/asia-society-announces-new-permanent-home-historic-washington-building

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 04:12

HSBC will launch its Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin in stages from Friday for more than 3.3 million users of its PayMe app, as the bank pushes to bring digital currencies into the city’s mainstream retail and investment markets. HSBC RedCoin, available only through PayMe and the bank’s Hong Kong mobile banking app, would initially support peer-to-peer transfers and peer-to-merchant payments… https://www.scmp.com/business/cryptocurrency/article/3371805/hsbc-redcoin-stablecoin-launches-33-million-payme-users-hong-kong

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 04:11

"Userland" exploit relies on integer overflow found in "SmileBasic" interpreter. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/switch-2-jailbreak-gives-hackers-new-ways-to-run-homebrew-and-mod-games/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 04:10

Dispute over raising flag of Somali Regional State devolves into fighting between regional forces. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/hundreds-of-ethiopians-cross-into-kenya-to-flee-regional-fighting?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 04:10

The digital asset unit, helmed by Chris Dixon, broadens its scope. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/as-blockchain-investing-falls-out-of-vogue-a16z-crypto-rebrands-as-a16z-frontier/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 04:09

Markers released top-line results today after previously reporting the trial succeeded. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/personalized-mrna-cancer-vaccine-cut-melanoma-death-recurrence-by-42/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 03:57

Should OpenAI command an over $1 trillion valuation with this round, it would break records as the most highly valued private company ever. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/openai-working-on-new-30b-raise-at-1-25t-valuation-ahead-of-ipo/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 03:53

"We need to keep our eyes on numerous required fuelings for the lander." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/latest-estimate-for-starship-launches-required-to-support-a-moon-landing-22/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 03:37

Global pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca said on Thursday it would start selling a cancer drug after coming under criticism for failing to bring it to the US market faster, prompting some Americans to fly to Shanghai to procure the potentially life-saving medicine first developed by China. In recent months, desperate Americans have travelled to China to obtain the Chinese-made cancer drug that was… https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3371835/china-made-cancer-drug-go-sale-us-after-americans-travel-buy-it

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 03:12

Homeland Security targets nine states in fraud investigations that critics say intimidate voters. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/22/us-judge-blocks-federal-operations-seeking-to-identify-non-citizen-voters?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 03:11

Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, some Michigan voters are still deciding. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/22/michigan-voters-closely-divided-between-rogers-and-el-sayed?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 03:10

Members of the media are invited to join NASA at the 2026 von Braun Space Exploration Symposium from Monday, Oct. 26, to Wednesday, Oct. 28, at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. This year’s symposium is focused on humanity’s return to the Moon, sustainable lunar infrastructure, advanced space propulsion, and the evolving space workforce. Panels […] https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-to-2026-von-braun-space-exploration-symposium/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 23 Oct, 03:07

This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image released on Oct. 16, 2026, features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove. Hubble captured the image as part of a survey looking at 260 satellite galaxies around 22 Milky Way-like host galaxies within a radius of […] https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/spirals-edge/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 23 Oct, 03:06

Comcast plans job cuts and more AI agents for its shrinking cable customer base. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/comcast-loses-more-customers-claims-other-isps-cheap-prices-are-irrational/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 02:52

Terms of the deal weren’t disclosed. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/22/rivian-buys-world-model-startup-to-accelerate-self-driving-ambitions/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 02:12

Bayern Munich striker Kane faces tough competition from Lamine Yamal and Kylian Mbappe, who are also in the ‌‌running. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/22/ballon-dor-2026-can-bayerns-harry-kane-end-englands-25-years-of-hurt?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 02:11

Versatile actor Tom Skerritt, who starred in Hollywood megahits including the sci-fi classic Alien, the ⁠war comedy M*A*S*H, and the action drama Top Gun, ⁠has died at the age of 93. Skerritt, a Detroit native ⁠whose Hollywood career spanned from the 1960s to the 2020s, died on Wednesday of natural causes, his family said in a statement. “While the world knew Tom through his remarkable acting… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3371834/tom-skerritt-star-alien-and-top-gun-dies-93

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 02:10