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Scientists discovered that the thick, sticky fluid surrounding glioblastoma tumors can make brain cancer cells smaller, more flexible, and better at invading surrounding tissue. Even more troubling, some of these changes persist after the cells leave the thick fluid, revealing a previously overlooked mechanism that could help this deadly cancer spread. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261022081300.htm

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 24 Oct, 06:33

The number of private secondary schools in Hong Kong has risen by more than half in five years as demand for alternative curricula grows and new operators seek to attract families drawn by the city’s highly ranked universities, education authorities and principals have said. Between 2021-22 and 2025-26, the number of private secondary institutions increased from 16 to 25, a jump of 56.3 per cent,… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/3371974/hong-kong-private-secondary-sector-expands-local-universities-reputation-grows

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 06:12

China’s access to artificial intelligence computing power will double next year, but US-designed chips will account for about 65 per cent of that capacity, an indication of its continued reliance on foreign hardware, according to new research. Total compute available to Chinese entities was expected to expand in 2027 from about 4.6 million to 8.8 million “H100-equivalents” – a metric benchmarked… https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-war/article/3371929/chinas-ai-compute-surge-heavily-reliant-us-chips-offshore-cloud-access-report

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 06:11

A clinical trial begins to test the safety, efficacy and immunogenicity of multiple vaccines. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/24/who-announces-start-of-ebola-vaccine-clinical-trial-in-dr-congo?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 06:10

⚡ 6 item(s) name a component we run (patch-watch). • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-115727 CVE-2026-115727: AgenticSeek before commit 409840c contains a remote code execution vulnerability because l… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-115727 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2025-30050 CVE-2025-30050: CGM CLININET is vulnerable to Code Injection in the RunCGI.pm component, which dynamically… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-30050 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-54630 CVE-2026-54630: Part-DB is an open source inventory management system for electronic components. Prior to … ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-54630 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-114611 CVE-2026-114611: OCO-Server is a self-hosted endpoint management application for computer inventory, softwa… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114611 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-96639 CVE-2026-96639: Pillow is a Python imaging library. From 11.0.0 until 13.0.0, multi-frame loaders can reta… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96639 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-114139 CVE-2026-114139: Sentry-Javascript is an official Sentry SDKs for JavaScript. From 9.36.0 until 9.47.2, 10.… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-114139 Full brief: https://diginpl.com/security/brief Sources: CISA KEV, NVD (NIST) and security news. DigiNepal links to each source; nothing is rewritten.

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 06:00

When 35-year-old Bekasi resident Ika Kartika voted for Prabowo Subianto in Indonesia’s 2024 presidential election, she hoped the former general would restore a “Suharto-like” era of stability, when everyday essentials were affordable and life felt more predictable. Growing up, she had often heard her parents reminisce about the “good old days” under the late strongman, whose rule had brought a… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/people/article/3371953/big-dreams-growing-pains-indonesia-prabowos-turbulent-2-years-power

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 05:12

Macklemore says ‘being human is not complicated’ as he kicked off his Free Palestine tour on Thursday night. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/23/macklemore-i-say-free-palestine-as-he-kicks-off-a-new-tour?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 05:10

Authorities warn of 'destructive winds' and urge residents to shelter as the storm passes the island's northeast. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/typhoon-champi-hits-taiwan-killing-one-and-injuring-350?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 04:55

At TechCrunch Disrupt last week, two founders and a VC discussed how to not just gain an early following but keep one. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/startups-dont-need-to-go-viral-to-win-customers/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 04:52

OpenAI will cut frontier models off from the internet weeks after one of its engineers said that solution wouldn't work. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/openai-says-it-will-no-longer-train-its-ai-models-on-the-live-internet-citing-significant-risks/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 04:12

"We have the mandate, we have the resources, and the support from our stakeholders." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/nasa-updates-lander-plans-for-moon-landings-finally-solves-long-festering-orion-issue/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 04:11

As NASA returns humans to the lunar surface and establishes a long-term presence on our closest celestial neighbor, the agency and commercial human landing system providers Blue Origin and SpaceX have streamlined the designs and changed both concepts of operations for its future crewed landers. Since NASA established initial contracts with Blue Origin and SpaceX […] https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/nasa-partners-accelerate-lander-development-for-2028-moon-missions/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 24 Oct, 04:10

Before astronauts return to the lunar surface, NASA will first conduct one of the most ambitious and complex test missions in the agency’s history. Launching in 2027, Artemis III will send NASA astronauts Randy Bresnik, Frank Rubio, Andre Douglas, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano aboard the Orion spacecraft into low Earth orbit […] https://www.nasa.gov/missions/artemis/nasas-artemis-iii-mission-to-test-future-moon-lander-operations/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 24 Oct, 04:09

The Ebola outbreak has now spread to four countries across eastern, central ⁠⁠and western Africa. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/kenya-announces-second-ebola-death-says-no-evidence-of-community-spread?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 04:08

Kevin Rudd, president of the Asia Society and a former Australian prime minister, described US-China strategic competition as full-on and multidimensional at a Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics event on Friday. “There is a full-blown strategic competition under way in every dimension of national political power and influence, militarily, economically, trade and investment and… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371990/us-china-strategic-competition-keep-escalating-world-watches-rudd-says

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 04:07

Strategic competition between China and the US and its allies is intensifying across the Pacific islands, with both sides pursuing a growing range of security agreements to expand their influence, according to an interactive mapping tool released this week by the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), a Washington think tank. The tool details 56 security arrangements among 14… https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3371989/us-allies-and-china-vie-influence-through-pacific-security-deals

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 04:06

NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory has ended its science mission now that the spacecraft is orbiting less than 171 miles (275 kilometers) above Earth’s surface. The greater atmospheric drag at this height prevents the satellite’s telescopes from steadily gazing at their astronomical targets. Swift conducted its final observation on Oct. 20. It is expected to […] https://science.nasa.gov/missions/swift/nasas-swift-mission-ends/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 24 Oct, 03:36

Plenary sessions of the Central Committee, the upper echelon of China’s ruling Communist Party, are major events on the country’s political calendar. In the second part of this series, William Zheng and Alcott Wei examine how the fight against corruption is shaping the party’s future. When China’s political elites gather for a key conclave in Beijing later this month, the increasingly empty… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3371932/what-will-chinas-fifth-plenum-mean-root-and-branch-corruption-drive

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 03:12

The robots, stomping their little feet and making tiny R2D2 noises, sat, fell down dead for a "nap," and summersaulted on voice command. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/hottest-toy-for-christmas-nvidia-ceo-plays-with-adorable-microduck-robots-20000-sell/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 03:11

In late September, Singapore’s Reddit community erupted over the government’s new dating platform, FirstDate. Curious to get an insider’s perspective, I visited the site, connected to my Singpass account and watched as my name, age and marital status auto-populated the fields on the page. I entered my Gmail address and hit submit. The email field turned red: “Please sign up with your official… https://www.scmp.com/opinion/asia-opinion/article/3371633/asias-baby-starved-governments-want-people-date-who-has-time

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 03:10

At least seven people were killed and 34 wounded after two masked gunmen opened fire at a church in Karak, Jordan. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/23/aje-onl-nf_masked-gunmen-kill-seven-in-attack-on-church-jordan-231026?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 03:09

Pentagon memo: Insider trading gives US enemies key intel on military operations. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/10/pentagon-memo-on-prediction-markets-says-insider-bets-put-troops-lives-at-risk/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 02:13

Javier Milei had denied acting fraudulently when a cryptocurrency nosedived after he deleted a social media post about it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c64g1eplpvddo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 02:12

Top investors from Iconiq and Sapphire Ventures, along with Rahul Vohra, the founder of Superhuman Mail share the do's and don'ts for building hit products. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/23/vcs-superhuman-mail-founder-share-red-flags-about-product-market-fit/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 02:11

Some three quarters of Jewish first-time voters identify as right or centre-right, higher than rest of Israeli society. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/23/generation-right-israeli-youth-show-strong-support-for-the-right?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 02:10

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Friday that Beijing has “influence” over Moscow it should use to stop the war in Ukraine, and that a proposed summit meeting of the US, Chinese and Russian leaders must not lead to the division of his war-torn country. Speaking virtually at an event hosted by Washington-based Hudson Institute think tank, Zelensky said he did not know what would be… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3371987/zelensky-hopes-beijing-can-use-influence-over-moscow-help-stop-ukraine-war

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 02:09

Turning on Personal Intelligence gives the company more data for ad targeting. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/updated-google-privacy-policy-says-your-gmail-might-be-used-for-advertising/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 02:04

Space Force considering options: public-private, federal installation, state land. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/senior-commander-says-space-force-needs-new-spaceport-by-2030/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 24 Oct, 01:18

The Trump administration is expanding tariff exemptions to more Canadian products, a move that may help boost Republican Senator Susan Collins’ re-election campaign in Maine. Collins announced in a statement on Friday that the exemptions would apply to certain paper, plastic, machinery and seaweed products, saying they would help the state’s rural and coastal economy, including the blueberry,… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3371986/trump-lowers-some-canada-tariffs-help-maine-lawmakers-re-election-bid

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 24 Oct, 01:12