Category: Tech

Kathmandu: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has brought call center (grievance management and inquiry center) into operation. The first executive meeting of the metropolis had decided to operate the call center within seven days. According to the same decision, the call center has been brought into operation setup at the National Assembly Hall from Monday. The… Continue reading KMC begins call center service

Kathmandu: Non-resident individuals and companies also have to pay tax for electronic services provided to consumers in Nepal. The government has made an arrangement to start levying electronic service tax (digital service tax) by levying 2 percent tax on the transaction price of such electronic services through the Fiscal Bill 2022. Accordingly, digital platforms like… Continue reading Govt to levy digital service tax on social media

Kathmandu: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and Kathmandu University have agreed to promote green hydrogen technology to contribute to the economy and make better use of hydropower. Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Bhola Thapa and NEA Managing Director Kulman Ghising signed the MoU. Hariraj Neupane, Head of Green Hydrogen Lab under Kathmandu University and Associate… Continue reading KU and NEA signs agreement to promote hydrogen technology

Kathmandu: The government is preparing to bring bring social media under the purview of law and tax. It is mentioned in the policy and program of the coming fiscal year 2022/23 presented by President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday that social media will be brought under the taxation system. The government also plans to promote… Continue reading Nepal govt to levy taxes on social media

Kathmandu: Realme has set a new record in DIXOMARK Charging history. The realme GT NEO 3 has displayed the fastest smartphone charging technology: 150W UltraDart Charge. This enables the user to charge the record-breaking battery from 0% to 50% in just 5 minutes, ensuring lightning-fast performance without interruption. According to the latest announcement, Realme GT… Continue reading Realme GT NEO 3 makes new record in DXOMARK Charging test

NEW YORK (AP): It’s been a wild week in crypto, even by crypto standards. Bitcoin tumbled, stablecoins were anything but stable and one of the crypto industry’s highest-profile companies lost a third of its market value. The price of bitcoin dropped to around $25,420 this week, its lowest level since December 2020, according to CoinDesk.… Continue reading Bitcoin tumbles, a stablecoin plunges in wild week in crypto

Kathmandu: Stakeholders have raised their voices for the effective implementation of the ‘Digital Nepal Framework’. Speakers of the interaction titled ‘Technology’ Journal Launch and ‘Disruption of Digital Nepal Construction’ organized by the Tech Journos Forum (TJF) on the occasion of National Information Technology Day have stressed the need to effectively move forward by correcting the… Continue reading Stakeholders stress on implementation of digital framework

Kathmandu: The Internet Service Providers Association of Nepal (ISPAN), an umbrella organization of Internet service providers, has warned that internet services across Nepal may be cut off ahead of local election.ISPAN has warned that the Internet may be cut off during the local election because the government has failed to pay foreign companies to purchase… Continue reading ISPs threaten to cutoff internet connection ahead of election

DETROIT (AP): Elon Musk has sold 4.4 million shares of Tesla stock worth roughly $4 billion, most likely to help fund his purchase of Twitter. Musk reported the sale in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday. The shares were sold over the past few days, at prices ranging from $872.02 to… Continue reading Musk sells $4B in Tesla shares, presumably for Twitter deal

(AP): The board of Twitter has agreed to a $44bn (£34.5bn) takeover offer from the billionaire Elon Musk. Mr Musk, who made the shock bid less than two weeks ago, said Twitter had “tremendous potential” that he would unlock. He also called for a series of changes from relaxing its content restrictions to eradicating fake… Continue reading Elon Musk strikes deal to buy Twitter for $44bn