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Immigration rules are discouraging a growing number of air travellers from visiting certain destinations, a global aviation survey has found, while geopolitical tensions are also influencing travel decisions, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. The International Air Transport Association (IATA), an airline industry body, said its annual Global Passenger Survey found that 43 per cent of… https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3372486/immigration-rules-deter-nearly-half-asia-pacific-air-travellers-survey-finds

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 06:15

A former CIA official has called for Washington to spy on foreign companies to help US firms stay ahead in the technology race, in what would represent a break from long-standing US policy amid intensifying competition with China. “The US lead in many crucial advanced technologies is being contested or even erased by China,” wrote David Cohen, who served as deputy director of the Central… https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3372475/us-should-spy-chinese-firms-maintain-edge-tech-race-ex-cia-official

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 06:12

When I first watched Quentin Tarantino’s Reservoir Dogs in 1992, I was struck by its inventive opening. Tarantino launched a gritty crime thriller not with a gunfight or a heist but with eight mobsters in a diner, finishing breakfast while bickering over Madonna and tipping etiquette. By depicting hardened criminals as ordinary men carping about daily trivialities, Tarantino dispensed with the… https://www.scmp.com/opinion/world-opinion/article/3372177/what-quentin-tarantinos-reservoir-dogs-says-about-us-midterms

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 06:11

Kathmandu, October 29 The second meeting of the study subcommittee on the procurement of uniforms for the election police, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force will be held today. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 9 am at Singha Durbar. On October 2, a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee under the House of […] The post Study subcommittee on police uniform procurement to meet today appeared… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/study-subcommittee-on-police-uniform.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 29 Oct, 06:10

Mustang, October 29 Apples worth Rs 1.1496 billion have been produced in the Himalayan district of Mustang this year, according to preliminary estimates. The District Agriculture and Livestock Development Office said the preliminary figures cover a total of 662 hectares across the district’s five local levels. Office chief Lalmani Aryal said hybrid apples grown using […] The post Mustang produces… https://english.onlinekhabar.com/mustang-produces-apples.html

Nepal · DigiNepal @diginepal · 29 Oct, 06:09

A deadly train crash fuelled anger in Spain as far-right demonstrators clashed with police https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/10/29/riot-police-deployed-in-madrid-as-protests-erupt-over-deadly-train-crash?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 06:08

⚡ 6 item(s) name a component we run (patch-watch). • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-116692 CVE-2026-116692: MLflow is an open source AI engineering platform for agents, large language models, and ma… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-116692 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-106076 CVE-2026-106076: A vulnerability allowing an authenticated organization-transfer peer to inject SQL into th… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106076 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-103594 CVE-2026-103594: A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Fireware OS's WireGuard configuration proce… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-103594 • [CRITICAL] CVE-2026-117603 CVE-2026-117603: Electrum before 4.7.2 contains a spending limit bypass vulnerability in the Nostr Wallet C… ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-117603 • [KEV] CVE-2026-46300 Linux Kernel Missing Initialization of a Variable Vulnerability ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46300 • [HIGH] CVE-2026-118378 CVE-2026-118378: Tabularis before 0.28.0 contains an SQL injection vulnerability in its SQLite driver that … ⚡ https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118378 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 · 29 Oct, 06:00

South Korean memory chip giant SK Hynix kept almost 80 per cent of its total sales as operating profit last quarter, a margin almost unheard of in manufacturing, as the country’s chipmakers reap the rewards of the global artificial intelligence boom. Operating profit, defined as earnings from the company’s core business before interest and taxes, soared 632 per cent in the three months to… https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/economics/article/3372439/south-koreas-chipmakers-are-raking-it-can-china-close-gap

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 05:12

The Bucharest court has extended the pre-trial detention of Calin Georgescu by 30 days, appealing a lower court ruling. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/romania-extends-pre-trial-detention-of-far-right-politician-calin-georgescu?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 05:11

Dolores Huerta, the US labour leader and civil rights icon whose union work changed the lives of migrant workers, has died, her family said on Wednesday. She was 96. For nearly four decades Huerta was vice-president of United Farm Workers, the union she founded with Cesar Chavez, organising strikes and walkouts that won improvements in working conditions for the millions of men and women who… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3372496/us-civil-rights-icon-dolores-huerta-dies-96

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 05:10

The cloud security startup raised a Series C at a $3.8B valuation, instead of selling itself for the same price. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/upwind-raises-400m-after-walking-away-from-datadog-acquisition-offer/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 29 Oct, 05:00

This Vulcan launch will be the first to utilize a full complement of six solid rocket boosters. https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/10/ulas-vulcan-rocket-is-set-to-return-to-flight-on-friday-the-13th/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 29 Oct, 04:36

Europe's Pan-Arctic Cable will bypass US to link Canada, Japan, and South Korea. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/10/as-us-ties-fray-europe-plans-first-undersea-cable-link-to-greenland/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 29 Oct, 04:20

Australia has returned two stone sculptures to China after more than 30 years abroad. The statues, showing the heads of a military official and civil servant, had been given to the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra by a private collector and date back to the Northern Song dynasty (960–1127). China’s National Cultural Heritage Administration received the heads on Wednesday, according to… https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3372466/australia-returns-ancient-stone-heads-china-after-more-30-years

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 04:12

Prepare to cough up around $14,549 if you want the new touchscreen MacBook Pro to have every upgrade. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/apples-touchscreen-macbook-pro-pushes-laptop-pricing-to-a-new-extreme/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 29 Oct, 04:11

UN experts have condemned police crackdowns, warning they deter demonstrators from exercising their rights. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/un-experts-sound-alarm-at-excessive-use-of-force-in-french-student-protests?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 04:10

Six unproven peptides popular with MAHA now under "enforcement discretion policy." https://arstechnica.com/health/2026/10/peptide-peddlers-cheer-as-rfk-jr-unilaterally-grants-access-overruling-fda/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 29 Oct, 04:02

The UN General Assembly condemned the US economic embargo of Cuba for the 34th year on Wednesday, even as Washington’s campaign to influence the outcome led to a number of countries voting against the resolution or sitting out the decision for the first time. The vote was 130-17, with 25 abstentions – a notable decrease in support from last year, when more than 160 nations supported the measure… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3372494/un-condemns-us-embargo-cuba-more-nations-sit-out-after-trump-pressure

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 04:00

In September, Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu unveiled the city’s first five-year plan along with his policy address, highlighting Hong Kong’s strategic role in promoting the greater use of the yuan outside mainland China as a key priority. In the third part of a four-part series on the globalisation of the yuan, Xinmei Shen explores how Hong Kong is testing the interoperability of the e-CNY and… https://www.scmp.com/business/banking-finance/article/3372448/beijing-wants-hong-kong-sow-seeds-digital-yuan-will-its-plans-bear-fruit

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 03:12

Microsoft has never disclosed Azure's quarterly revenue in dollars. But for the first time, we can see just how close it is getting to besting the biggest competitor in the market, AWS. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/microsoft-just-shared-azures-actual-revenue-in-dollars-33-2-billion/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 29 Oct, 03:11

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam became the 78th nation to sign the Artemis Accords, joining a growing coalition of like-minded nations committed to the peaceful, transparent, and responsible exploration of space. “Vietnam is joining at an important point in the development of its own space program,” said NASA Deputy Administrator Matt Anderson in recorded remarks […] https://www.nasa.gov/organizations/oiir/nasa-welcomes-vietnam-as-newest-artemis-accords-signatory/

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 29 Oct, 03:10

The announcement came alongside parent company Alphabet's third-quarter earnings report, which saw revenue grow 25% year over year to $127.6 billion. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/google-expands-ai-search-ads-globally-as-core-ad-growth-slows/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 29 Oct, 03:09

The crash, between a moving train and another that was stopped further up the track, was caused by an "inexplicable" error, the transport minister said. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6p3g84kjqjlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 03:08

President Laura Fernandez inaugurated the $35m mega-prison built to house up to 5,100 inmates near San Jose. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/28/costa-ricas-mega-prison-receives-first-inmates?traffic_source=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 03:07

Microsoft said it made $10 billion in revenue from commercial arrangements with OpenAI, including revenue-sharing payments, in the quarter ending September 30. It underscores the still-enormous financial dependency of the partnership. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/microsoft-recorded-10-billion-in-revenue-from-openai/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 29 Oct, 03:06

Planning a successful trip can be challenging, especially when your destination is in outer space. Even before liftoff, space missions require extraordinary amounts of scientific preparation and data analysis to succeed, which can take years to complete. However, as space agencies race to establish a permanent presence on the moon, using artificial intelligence to combine such information into a… https://phys.org/news/2026-10-gen-artificial-intelligence-future-space.html

Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal · 29 Oct, 03:04

Whatever the future of AI might be, the current situation is still very good for Microsoft. The tech giant reported yet another record for quarterly revenue on Wednesday: $92.3 billion, a 19% increase over the year-ago quarter. https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/28/microsoft-hits-10-quarters-of-record-breaking-revenue-in-a-row/

Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal · 29 Oct, 03:03

Bolsonaro's arrival in the US ends speculation about his whereabouts after he failed to comply with an order to surrender his passports. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c6kglwe4lxwzo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 02:12

The election was a celebration of democracy in some ways - but it has left Israel with no clear path to a new government, writes James Landale. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqz0ve94ygpjo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational · 29 Oct, 02:11