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Luisa Gonzalez, who lost to right-wing president Daniel Noboa in 2023, has called the arrest political persecution. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/ecuador-judge-orders-pre-trial-detention-of-leftist-presidential-candidate?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 01:09

A new program wants to encourage more startups to allow workers to cash out early by making it easier to transact tender offers. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/carta-and-newview-partner-hoping-to-entice-more-startups-to-let-employees-sell-shares-early/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 01:06

If you share Spotify sub with family, you may need to scan QR code to prove it. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/spotify-ramps-up-policy-enforcement-on-family-plans/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 01:05

Establishing a long-term presence on the moon will require solving challenges that are easy to overlook on Earth. Lunar temperatures, for instance, can vary from hundreds of degrees below zero to boiling, making effective insulation essential for lunar habitats. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-everyday-mylar-insulator-lunar-habitats.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 24 Oct, 01:05

The offering surpasses the 2008 Reliance Power IPO, attracting more than 13.8 million applications and drawing strong demand from institutional and retail investors. https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/10/23/ambani-s-jio-becomes-most-subscribed-indian-ipo-with-77-billion-in-bids

Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal @digiforeignnepal · 24 Oct, 00:52

Teams at NASA’s Stennis Space Center near Bay St. Louis, Mississippi tested RS-25 engine No. 10001 on Oct. 21, 2026. The hot fire test lasted for almost eight-and-a-half minutes (500 seconds), the same amount of time RS-25 engines fire during launch of NASA’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket, with a 111% power level. For each […] https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/rs-25-engine-tests-at-nasa-stennis/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 24 Oct, 00:42

Hosted by TechCrunch in partnership with Fidelity Private Shares, the full-day event goes beyond fundraising and AI to explore the realities of finding customers, building teams, sharpening a pitch, developing founder leadership, and scaling companies both inside and outside traditional startup hubs. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/from-toast-to-bessemer-who-founders-will-hear-from-at-techcrunch-founder-summit-2026/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 00:12

The Orion Nebula is a large star-forming region visible to the naked eye. Some of the young stars in the nebula are surrounded by disks of gas and dust in which planets form. Radiation from the massive central star, 1 Ori C1 (Theta-1 Orionis C1), gradually strips material from these disks, giving them shapes that resemble tadpoles. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-stellar-collision-orion-nebula-planet.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 24 Oct, 00:11

Man City are the only team with a perfect Premier League record, but face a Villa side determined to climb the table. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/23/aston-villa-vs-manchester-city-premier-league-teams-prediction-lineups?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 00:09

Israel has imposed a lockdown across the occupied West Bank after a shooting near Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/23/israel-locks-down-occupied-west-bank-after-hebron-shooting?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 00:07

Lawyers for two accused officials say Department of Justice seeking to revive scandal in the run-up to midterm vote. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/former-fbi-officials-charged-in-connection-with-hunter-biden-laptop-probe?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 00:06

Two black holes can collide and merge into one. But could the opposite happen: could a single black hole split into two smaller ones? That question is explored in a new theoretical study: "When Black Holes Admit Pair-of-pants Topologies," published in the journal Physical Review D. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-black-holes-maximum.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 24 Oct, 00:05

A gunman firing from his car killed one person and wounded five – including a 12-year-old girl shot eight times – in the Paris suburbs on Friday, in what the French presidency condemned as a “racist terrorist attack”. French President Emmanuel Macron visited the working-class town of Trappes southwest of Paris, where a gunman opened fire earlier in the day in an attack suspected of having… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/europe/article/3371985/macron-condemns-racist-terrorist-attack-after-deadly-shooting-near-paris

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 23:58

The lawsuit raises concerns the US administration may be looking to meddle in some of this midterm cycle’s races. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/trump-administration-sues-to-block-possible-democratic-win-in-alaska?traffic_source=rss

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

NASA is helping to foster long-term energy security in Virginia. NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia, is partnering with the Virginia Department of Energy to support informed decisions for effective energy generation, delivery and use by providing solar, meteorological, and future weather risk datasets for energy system modeling and planning purposes. Under a new […] https://www.nasa.gov/centers-and-facilities/langley/nasa-power-energy-partnership/

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

Officials say building in Nairobi's Eastleigh area had no occupation certificate, but ground floor was in use. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/many-feared-trapped-after-multistorey-building-collapses-in-kenya?traffic_source=rss

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

The coverage includes ultra-high-definition filming, slow-motion replays, and individual player tracking techniques. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/23/yamal-mbappe-in-el-clasico-spotlight-as-40-cameras-dedicated-to-coverage?traffic_source=rss

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

Birds' compact nervous system seems to help them handle tasks very quickly. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/crows-can-evaluate-visual-info-twice-as-fast-as-mammals/

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

Company says foreign-made robotic vehicles are crucial to US chip production. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/10/intel-gets-waiver-after-worries-fuzzy-us-ban-on-foreign-made-robots-may-hit-fabs/

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

"Trust is slow to build and quick to lose," board chair Jack Leslie said. https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/rfk-jr-s-vaccine-injury-clinic-could-damage-nih-hospital-board-warns/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 22:43

Corporate phishing tests are common, but this one was especially cruel. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/knicks-sent-employees-fake-offer-of-championship-rings-in-phishing-test-report/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 22:36

Sound designer lets Half Life-related codename slip at a conference. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/10/everybody-panic-a-valve-developer-said-hlx-in-public/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 22:20

Astronomers identified an exceptionally tiny core that may represent an early stage in the formation of a massive star. Located in an infrared-dark area called Dragon Cloud, the core is nicknamed the "dragon egg." The paper, accepted for publication in Astronomy & Astrophysics, was posted to the arXiv preprint server on Oct. 5. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-alma-dragon-egg-earliest-stages.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 23 Oct, 22:11

Bolsonaro’s party has strengthened its position in Congress, posing a formidable challenge to another Lula presidency. https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2026/10/23/brazils-right-has-already-changed-the-balance-of-power?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 22:10

Residents of Madama describe being cut off from hospitals, schools, and olive groves as Israeli forces blockade village. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/israeli-roadblocks-disrupt-schools-and-medical-care-in-west-bank-village?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 22:09

A further escalation would 'create nothing but losers', the French foreign minister warns after joint Istanbul meeting . https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/european-middle-east-ministers-urge-us-iran-diplomacy-not-new-attacks?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 23 Oct, 22:07

Daytona is building a cloud for agents that's like giving every agent its own computer. It has attracted founders of Stripe, Perplextity, Datadog, Mercor, and others as angels, it says. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/agent-cloud-startup-daytona-hits-1b-valuation-backed-by-firstmark-and-a-whos-who-of-angels/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 22:05

Top-funded fusion startup Commonwealth Fusion Systems received an $85 million award from the federal government to advance conductors for fusion power plants. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/commonwealth-fusion-systems-gets-85m-to-build-better-fusion-ready-semiconductors/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 22:04

Early-stage and follow-on investors in the AI lab are already sitting on major paper returns. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/what-some-of-anthropics-backers-are-reportedly-worth-before-its-ipo/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 23 Oct, 21:12