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African writing award probe finds 'no evidence' winning story was AI generated
Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Kundizeza has also vehemently denied the allegation made in a US magazine. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cmglr260z7eko?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
DigiNepal International ·
- CoreWeave turns to customer prepayments, shorter contracts to fund AI growth
CoreWeave is increasingly asking customers to pay upfront, borrowing against specific contracts, and even looking to short-term deals that could lead to higher prices, according to the company’s third-quarter earnings. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/11/coreweave-turns-to-customer-prepayments-shorter-contracts-to-fund-ai-growth/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- With $720M round, Britain’s Fractile gets a leg up in the race for AI chips
Fractile has now become one of the top-funded players in the race for purpose-built AI chips. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/11/with-720m-round-britains-fractile-gets-a-leg-up-in-the-race-for-ai-chips/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Congress to call Jensen Huang in to answer for alleged Chinese spy affair
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has until the end of the day Wednesday to answer a call from House Republicans for a closed-door briefing on his affair with alleged Chinese spy. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/11/congress-to-call-jensen-huang-in-to-answer-for-alleged-chinese-spy-affair/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Which key races remain undecided one week after the US midterms?
Democrats hope several races that are still too close to call will further expand their majorities in the US Congress. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/which-key-races-remain-undecided-one-week-after-the-us-midterms?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- NASA's secret weapon in the lunar space race may be ... procurement reform?
"The pace that's occurring, and the nature of the procurements, is unprecedented." https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/11/nasa-takes-an-all-hands-on-deck-approach-in-its-return-to-the-moon/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- More than one million people in Lebanon face acute food shortages, UN says
UN warns hunger crisis affecting almost quarter of Lebanon's population could escalate without 'urgent action'. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/one-million-people-in-lebanon-facing-acute-food-insecurity-un-says?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Schools in Italy, Scotland and Northern Ireland hit by threats in suspected bomb hoax
More than 6,000 Italian schools received a threat. Authorities in all three countries say there appears to be no risk to the public. It is not known if the incidents are linked. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwz0k79pr8z2o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Zohran Mamdani’s influence grows as Democrats eye 2028 strategies
Progressive strategists explain how Mamdani's 2025 mayoral campaign offered a 'real model' for other progressives. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/zohran-mamdanis-influence-grows-as-democrats-eye-2028-strategies?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Ireland fears undersea cables face growing threat from ‘malign actors’
Home to many US tech multinationals, Ireland raises alarm over Russia's so-called shadow fleet. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/ireland-fears-undersea-cables-face-growing-threat-from-malign-actors?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Taiwan’s chipmaking giant TSMC to invest $1B in Anthropic, OpenAI
Latest example of the AI boom’s circular financing comes as AI trade wobbles. https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/11/taiwans-chipmaking-giant-tsmc-to-invest-1b-in-anthropic-openai/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Trump admin loses fight to spy on random journalists’ LinkedIn DMs
Confidential sources “lifeblood” of free press, court rules in LinkedIn fight. https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/11/trump-admin-loses-fight-to-spy-on-random-journalists-linkedin-dms/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Russia-Ukraine talks turn to post-war security but end without breakthrough
Talks in Abu Dhabi centred around Europe's security framework, with US envoys due to meet Putin and Zelensky on Thursday. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ck792we7zrz4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Spain sees widespread disruption in first general strike for 14 years
Protests are also expected in the biggest cities less than three weeks before Spaniards vote in parliamentary elections. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwvg25nypmrvo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Centaurus A in the spotlight: Plasma simulations reproduce black hole jets' mysterious bright edges
Around 12 million light-years away, the supermassive black hole of the galaxy Centaurus A is hurling two enormous plasma jets into space at nearly the speed of light. These so-called jets are brighter at their edges than at their center. The reason for this was previously unclear but has now been explained by a team from the Chair of Astronomy at the University of Würzburg. The research is… https://phys.org/news/2026-11-centaurus-spotlight-plasma-simulations-black.html
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal ·
- Big Walk used AI to fix a bug. Now the indie gaming world is having a reckoning.
Any amount of AI coding is too much for many Indie Game Festival judges. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2026/11/big-walk-used-ai-to-fix-a-bug-now-the-indie-gaming-world-is-having-a-reckoning/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Russia’s ambassador to the US dies ‘suddenly’, foreign ministry says
Russia’s ambassador to the United States, Alexander Darchiev, has died “suddenly” at the age of 66 after just one and a half years in the job, Moscow’s foreign ministry announced on Wednesday. The ministry called Darchiev an “outstanding diplomat, an experienced leader and a kind colleague”. He was appointed in March 2025. Moscow did not give more details on the death. Darchiev previously served… https://www.scmp.com/news/world/russia-central-asia/article/3374121/russias-ambassador-us-dies-suddenly-foreign-ministry-says
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Argon on Uranus and Neptune may reveal more about their origins than their interiors
Measurements of an argon isotope could help scientists understand whether the interiors of Uranus and Neptune, our solar system's so-called ice giants, are dominated by ice or rock. New research led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) and published in The Planetary Science Journal measured the planets' atmospheric argon-40 to estimate the amount of rock found beneath their surfaces and search… https://phys.org/news/2026-11-argon-uranus-neptune-reveal-interiors.html
Science & future · DigiSciFiNepal @digiscifinepal ·
- Apple is shuttering its 28-year-old online community forum
Apple has already made the forum read-only. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/11/apple-is-shuttering-its-28-year-old-online-community-forum/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- IBM to offer access to a dual-processor quantum system in 2027
The company plans on linking two 520-qubit chips before next year is over. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/11/ibm-to-offer-access-to-a-dual-processor-quantum-system-in-2027/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Russia-Ukraine talks in UAE secure major prisoner exchange deal
Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a major prisoner exchange following two days of US-mediated talks in Abu Dhabi https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/11/russia-ukraine-talks-in-uae-secure-major-prisoner-exchange-deal?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Palestinian American activist refused UK entry for Gaza fundraiser
A Palestinian American activist has been refused entry to the UK to attend his charity’s annual Gaza fundraiser. https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/11/11/palestinian-american-activist-refused-uk-entry-for-gaza-fundraiser?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Israeli army kills Palestinian footballer Mahmoud Kamal Abdel-Malek in Gaza
Abdel-Malek, the captain and goalkeeper of Gaza Sports Club, recently played in the Thousand Martyrs Cup final. https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/11/11/israeli-army-kills-palestinian-footballer-mahmoud-kamal-abdel-malek-in-gaza?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Is Jensen Huang’s bad behavior more commonplace than it seems?
“There are a lot of senior people in the industry that know this is happening, and are effectively condoning it,” an investment intel consultant said. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/11/is-jensen-huangs-bad-behavior-more-commonplace-than-it-seems/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- OpenAI’s quarterly revenue reportedly crosses $10B for the first time
Sales of $10B represents an almost 50% jump from revenue of $6.7 billion the company recorded in the second quarter. https://techcrunch.com/2026/11/11/openais-quarterly-revenue-reportedly-crosses-10b-for-the-first-time/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- COP31 leaders try out new sales pitch for climate action: do it for the economy
Consumer price pressures from fuel to food were a major driver in the US midterm elections that handed control of Congress to Democrats, and are an important vulnerability for leaders across Europe, Asia and elsewhere. https://kathmandupost.com/world/2026/11/11/cop31-leaders-try-out-new-sales-pitch-for-climate-action-do-it-for-the-economy
Nepal & the world · DigiForeignNepal @digiforeignnepal ·
- Israel is ‘disrupting entire ecosystems’, including Lebanon’s wheat crop
Lebanese wheat production hit by war as farmlands face severe destruction in the south and Bekaa Valley. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/israel-is-disrupting-entire-ecosystems-including-lebanons-wheat-crop?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Russia bans two French lawmakers, two journalists in tit-for-tat move
Kremlin spokeswoman says ban responds to the expulsion of a Russian commentator who used to head RT France. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/11/russia-bans-two-french-lawmakers-two-journalists-in-tit-for-tat-move?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·
- Trump wanted little Kei trucks for America, Toyota makes it happen
Does this herald the start of a small car revolution, or is it a meaningless distraction? https://arstechnica.com/cars/2026/11/toyota-resurrects-scion-with-right-hand-drive-kei-trucks/
Technology · DigiTechNepal @digitechnepal ·
- Can Tehran survive a ‘zero oil’ budget, if US blockade on Iran persists?
The government is defiant and planning for the worst, but a US siege is expected to make most Iranians poorer. https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/11/11/can-tehran-survive-a-zero-oil-budget-if-us-blockade-on-iran-persists?traffic_source=rss
World · DigiNepal International @diginepalinternational ·