Category: Tech

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP): SpaceX’s Elon Musk said Thursday that the first orbital flight of his towering Starship — the world’s most powerful rocket ever built — could come in another month or two. While he anticipates failures, he’s confident Starship will reach orbit by the end of this year. Musk provided his first major… Continue reading SpaceX’s Elon Musk: 1st orbital Starship flight maybe March

WASHINGTON (AP): News Corp., publisher of The Wall Street Journal, said Friday that it had been hacked and had data stolen from journalists and other employees, and a cybersecurity firm investigating the intrusion said Chinese intelligence-gathering was believed behind the operation. The Journal, citing people briefed on the intrusion, reported that it appeared to date… Continue reading News Corp. hacked, reporters targeted; believed China-linked

Kathmandu: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has directed Nepal Telecom to immediately commence 5G test. Stating that the Nepal Telecommunication Authority has already given approval for the test Minister Karki directed Nepal Telecom (NT) to complete the test and start providing service to the public as soon as possible. Speaking at… Continue reading Communication minister directs NT to commence 5G test immediately

Kathmandu: Finance Minister Janardan Sharma has urged Nepali citizens not to get involved in any kind of digital networking business. He made the request while addressing a virtual extended meeting of the Maoist center in Karnali on Thursday. He urged the government to help curb such illegal activities as the country’s capital is fleeing abroad… Continue reading Finance minister urges not to involve in networking business

Kathmandu: Releasing a new budget India has announced to impose digital currency tax. India, which had earlier considered crypto and other transactions illegal, has announced a 30 per cent tax on income from such transactions in the fiscal year 2022/23. The budget presented by Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced a 30 per… Continue reading India to impose digital currency tax

Kathmandu: Thirty electronic devices used for trading cryptocurrency, a digital currency banned in Nepal, have been seized from Tribhuvan International Airport. A device called ‘Digital Wallet’, which is also used for the purpose of securing cryptocurrency passwords, has been seized at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu. The airport customs office had sent the goods arrived from… Continue reading 30 equipments used by cryptocurrency traders seize from TIA

(AP): Demand for Microsoft’s cloud-computing services and work software helped boost its quarterly profits by 21% as the pandemic continued to keep many office workers at least partly at home. The Redmond, Washington company on Tuesday reported fiscal second-quarter profit of $18.8 billion. It posted revenue of $51.7 billion for the October-December period, up 20%… Continue reading Microsoft profits up 21%, giving cushion for gaming push

RICHMOND, Va. (AP): It’s a key part of President Joe Biden’s plans to fight major ransomware attacks and digital espionage campaigns: creating a board of experts that would investigate major incidents to see what went wrong and try to prevent the problems from happening again — much like a transportation safety board does with plane… Continue reading Delay in creating new cybersecurity board prompts concern

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP): Intel will invest $20 billion in a new computer chip facility in Ohio amid a global shortage of microprocessors used in everything from phones and cars to video games. After years of heavy reliance on Asia for the production of computer chips, vulnerability to shortages of the crucial components was exposed in… Continue reading Intel building $20B Ohio chip facility amid global shortage

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP): Major international airlines canceled flights heading to the U.S. or changed the planes they’re using Wednesday, the latest complication in a dispute over concerns that new 5G mobile phone service could interfere with aircraft technology. Carriers took widely different approaches to the brewing crisis affecting international travel, from Middle Eastern… Continue reading Major airlines cancel, change flights to US over 5G dispute