Xioami launches Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor and Mi Air Purifier 3 in Nepal

Kathmandu: Xiaomi has launched Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor and the new Mi Air Purifier 3.The Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor is a pocket-sized device to inflate flat tyre of car, motorbike or even a bicycle anytime, anywhere without the need of an external power supply and Mi Air Purifier 3 is the latest in… Continue reading Xioami launches Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor and Mi Air Purifier 3 in Nepal

NTA direct Nepal telecom not to use new number range

Kathmandu: It has been revealed that Nepal Telecom has used ‘974’ range number in the mobile service (Global System of Mobile Communication (GSM)) without permission. After the range of 98 was ‘occupied’, the telco had started giving GSM number in the range of 97. However, the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA) has instructed not to do… Continue reading NTA direct Nepal telecom not to use new number range

Tesla drivers left unable to start their cars after outage

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(BBC): Tesla drivers say they have been locked out of their cars after an outage struck the carmaker’s app. Dozens of owners posted on social media about seeing an error message on the mobile app that was preventing them from connecting to their vehicles. Tesla chief executive Elon Musk personally responded to one complaint from… Continue reading Tesla drivers left unable to start their cars after outage

Leaders in Paris call for protecting children online

France's President Emmanuel Macron, right, talks with U.S Vice President Kamala Harris, during the Paris Peace Forum, in Paris, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. Photo Courtesy: AP

PARIS (AP): Internet giants, including social media apps Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and Snapchat, joined several world leaders to issue a global call to better protect children online at a Paris summit on Thursday. The call, initiated by France and the U.N. child protection agency UNICEF, acknowledges that “in the digital environment, children can come across… Continue reading Leaders in Paris call for protecting children online

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight

In this photo provided by NASA, from left to right, European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet, NASA astronauts Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide gesture inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft onboard the SpaceX GO Navigator recovery ship shortly after having landed in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Fla., Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Photo Courtesy: Aubrey Gemignani/NASA via AP

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP): Four astronauts returned to Earth on Monday, riding home with SpaceX to end a 200-day space station mission that began last spring. Their capsule streaked through the late night sky like a dazzling meteor before parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Recovery boats quickly moved… Continue reading SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth, ending 200-day flight

US puts new controls on Israeli spyware company NSO Group

File Photo A logo adorns a wall on a branch of the Israeli NSO Group company, near the southern Israeli town of Sapir on Aug. 24, 2021. Photo Courtesy: AP

RICHMOND, Va. (AP): The Biden administration announced Wednesday it is putting new export limits on Israel’s NSO Group, the world’s most infamous hacker-for-hire company, saying its tools have been used to “conduct transnational repression.” The U.S. Commerce Department said NSO Group and three other firms are being added to the “entity list,” which limits their… Continue reading US puts new controls on Israeli spyware company NSO Group

Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP): Facebook said it will shut down its face-recognition system and delete the faceprints of more than 1 billion people amid growing concerns about the technology and its misuse by governments, police and others. “This change will represent one of the largest shifts in facial recognition usage in the technology’s history,” Jerome Pesenti,… Continue reading Facebook to shut down face-recognition system, delete data

Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ‘challenging’ environment

A woman walks past a Yahoo billboard in a Beijing subway in this March 17, 2006. Photo Courtesy: AP

HONG KONG (AP): Yahoo Inc. said Tuesday it has pulled out of China, citing an increasingly challenging operating environment. The withdrawal was largely symbolic, as many of the company’s services were already blocked by China’s digital censorship. But recent government moves to expand its control over tech companies generally, including its domestic giants, may have… Continue reading Yahoo pulls out of China, citing ‘challenging’ environment

OPPO Announces “OPPO Tihar Offer 2078” Festival Campaign

Kathmandu: Mobile phone brand OPPO, has announced itsspecial gift campaign “OPPO Tihar Offer 2078” targeting the grand festivals of Nepal; Tihar”. The “OPPO Tihar Offer 2078” campaign will provide its customers an opportunity to win numerous attractive gifts on the purchase of OPPO devices during this festivity season. Lucky winners will be chosen via lucky… Continue reading OPPO Announces “OPPO Tihar Offer 2078” Festival Campaign

In the middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc. renames itself Meta

A Facebook employee take a selfie in front the company's new name and logo outside its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021, after announcing that it is changing its name to Meta Platforms Inc. Photo Courtesy: AP

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP): Like many companies in trouble before it, Facebook is changing its name and logo. Facebook Inc. is now called Meta Platforms Inc., or Meta for short, to reflect what CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday is its commitment to developing the new surround-yourself technology known as the “ metaverse.” But the social network… Continue reading In the middle of a crisis, Facebook Inc. renames itself Meta