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Easier app installs are coming to third-party stores, pending Google's stamp of approval. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/googles-android-registered-app-stores-program-launches-dec-1-applications-now-open/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 28 Oct, 01:09

The woman began her career at the park when she was 17 and had worked there on-and-off for four decades. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwyq90gwg8jo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 28 Oct, 01:08

The four volunteers who lived and worked in a simulated NASA Mars mission for more than a year will exit their habitat on Saturday, Oct. 31, after 378 days of isolation in a facility at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. Health and performance data collected from the simulation can help NASA develop methods […] https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-invites-media-to-crew-completion-of-yearlong-mars-simulation/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 28 Oct, 01:06

You can apparently now tell AI tools what sort of protein you want them to make. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/vibe-genes-naturalish-language-comes-to-protein-genome-design-software/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 28 Oct, 00:34

Overcrowding and poor ventilation caused the deaths of 33 detainees in a prison cell in Minna state. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmgel8pqj5rwo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 28 Oct, 00:12

Disruptive has made headlines in recent years for pouring money into companies like chip startup Groq and the AI voice-generation startup ElevenLabs. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/disruptive-raises-10b-fund-to-make-big-bets-on-at-least-10-companies/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 28 Oct, 00:11

Rain has offered brief relief from wildfires in Indonesia, but underground peat fires continue to burn https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/27/indonesia-wildfires-rain-toxic-haze-southeast-asia?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 28 Oct, 00:10

Once mocked for being the most famous player never to win a trophy, Kane now has the most prestigious individual honour. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/10/27/ballon-dor-harry-kane-england-bayern-munich?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 28 Oct, 00:09

The European Space Agency's Hera spacecraft for planetary defense has resolved its two target asteroids separately for the first time, revealing the binary nature of the Didymos system, currently some 197 million km (122 million miles) away from Earth. https://phys.org/news/2026-10-hera-asteroids.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 27 Oct, 23:55

"After years of combat, I've become the oppressor Chani had sworn to fight." https://arstechnica.com/culture/2026/10/warner-bros-drops-final-trailer-for-dune-part-three/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 23:50

A technician inspects the large sunshade of NASA’s Near-Earth Object (NEO) Surveyor mission in this image released on Oct. 26, 2026. The sunshade structure, which stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall and measures 8 feet (2.4 meters) wide at its base, will keep the infrared space telescope cool as it searches for near-Earth asteroids and […] https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/nasas-neo-surveyor-sunshade/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 27 Oct, 23:43

Brazilian Senator ⁠Flavio Bolsonaro has left the country for the US after losing Sunday’s presidential election and refusing to comply with a Supreme Court order to hand over his passports, two sources said. The US embassy in Brazil did not immediately respond ‌to a request for comment. Bolsonaro’s lawyer also declined to comment. Bolsonaro was favoured to win Sunday’s presidential election but… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3372350/brazil-wonders-where-earth-flavio-bolsonaro

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 23:12

President Vucic called the incident an attack on free speech and the freedom of journalism. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/protesters-storm-serbian-pro-vucic-tv-station-after-his-loss-at-polls?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 23:10

The deportation was the first of its kind since a mass border crossing into the territory from Morocco in July. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/spain-deports-migrants-from-ceuta-in-move-criticised-by-rights-group?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 22:55

TechCrunch spoke to the MIT computer scientist charged with explaining OpenAI's latest mind-bending discovery https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/frontier-ai-labs-say-their-models-refuted-the-exponential-time-hypothesis-what-does-that-mean/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 22:53

The elections - the first since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel and the wars which followed - are widely seen as a referendum on Benjamin Netanyahu. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3j47l4kdez4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 22:12

Google DeepMind released Genie 4, a world model with real-time audio, more realistic simulations, and mid-simulation text prompts, in research preview for trusted testers. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/27/googles-genie-4-world-model-adds-audio-more-realistic-worlds-and-real-time-steering/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 22:11

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has defended Washington’s oil agreement in Venezuela as an alternative to Chinese and Russian involvement, pushing back against criticism from opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Rubio said most of the oilfields controlled by the company partnering with Washington had previously been held or operated by Chinese or Russian… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372347/rubio-invokes-china-russia-defend-disputed-venezuela-oil-deal

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 22:03

The Fathom pickup won’t need a wall-mounted inverter to output 10 kW to your house. https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/10/ford-builds-bidrectional-charging-into-its-30k-electric-truck/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 22:02

Amnesty International said the verdict against Attalah and independent outlet Mada Masr represented "a crushing blow to press freedom". https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cw8rz14k1jvxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 21:56

Victims decry the lackadaisical approach from Kathmandu to the resettlement of displaced people, only prolonging their plight. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/10/27/nuwakot-flood-victims-form-struggle-committee-to-pressure-federal-government-for-help

Public affairs · DigiGovNepal @digigovnepal · 27 Oct, 21:52

Unish Bikram Singh Thakuri and Hussain Talat take three wickets each as Karnali defend 132 to begin their Nepal Premier League campaign with a 19-run win. https://kathmandupost.com/sports/2026/10/27/karnali-yaks-stun-janakpur-bolts-with-late-bowling-collapse

Sports · DigiSportsNepal @digisportsnepal · 27 Oct, 21:51

Genie 4 will roll out to developers and Google AI Ultra subscribers soon. https://arstechnica.com/google/2026/10/deepminds-genie-4-world-model-adds-audio-and-more-realistic-people-to-simulations/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 21:45

Huge price hikes force loyal users to reconsider their favorite apps. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/from-cheap-tool-to-premium-subscription-when-a-beloved-apps-price-skyrockets/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 27 Oct, 21:35

Over 1,645 Martian days, NASA's Perseverance Mars rover measured the fine and ultrafine Martian dust particles found clinging to samples of spacesuit materials that are carried aboard the rover, including particles small enough to penetrate the lungs and enter the bloodstream. The findings are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and could inform spacesuit and habitat… https://phys.org/news/2026-10-perseverance-clues-crews-ultrafine-mars.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 27 Oct, 21:12

At Texas’ dusty Concordia Cemetery, grass grows over graves in a 140-year-old Chinese burial ground. Some headstones have been stolen or vandalised; others have been marked by flat concrete slabs etched with names in Chinese and English. The slabs were harder to steal than traditional headstones. Still other graves have no visible markers. “I don’t think many people go out there,” says Linda… https://www.scmp.com/news/us/article/3372345/queen-chinese-and-forgotten-history-us-mexico-border

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 21:11

Earth may have produced much of its water during the planet's formation, as rocky pebbles reacted with the hydrogen-rich atmosphere surrounding the young planet, according to new research published in Nature Geoscience. The findings offer a potential explanation for how Earth acquired one of the essential ingredients for life and suggest that similar water-producing processes could be common on… https://phys.org/news/2026-10-earth-planet-grew.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 27 Oct, 21:10

The California Democrat has faced multiple sexual misconduct allegations which he has denied. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvgrk0zx641o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 21:09

Tehran remains firm on demands despite diplomatic urgency to prevent escalation in the ongoing US-Israeli conflict. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/27/irans-calculations-as-us-escalation-looms-trust-midterms-hormuz?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 27 Oct, 21:08