Category: Tech

Kathmandu: TikTok has taken down 6,078 videos in Nepal that violated its community guidelines over a two-month period, according to a representative from the platform. The videos, posted in April and June, were swiftly removed, with 99.1% taken down immediately and 93.2% deleted within 24 hours of being flagged. The data was shared during the… Continue reading TikTok removes over 6,000 videos in Nepal for violating community guidelines

Kathmandu: At this year’s Paris Olympics, the electric flying taxi service, promised by Germany’s Volocopter, was meant to be a highlight but ended up as just a demonstration, with no passenger flights. Volocopter, which had hoped to raise €100 million from the German government, now faces a serious financial crisis and is negotiating with China’s… Continue reading Europe’s flying taxi dreams falter as cash runs short

Kathmandu: As the use of the internet and information technology continues to grow, so do the number of cyber crime complaints in Nepal. The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has reported a significant rise in such incidents, with over 6,500 complaints filed since mid-April 2024 alone. According to CIB spokesperson Superintendent of Police… Continue reading Cyber crime complaints surge in Nepal amid rising internet use

Kathmandu: ChildSafeNet has initiated a partnership with TikTok to enhance digital safety for children and young people. In the first phase of the collaboration, training programs on digital safety will be conducted for children, parents, and teachers in Bagmati, Gandaki, and Koshi provinces. As part of this initiative, ChildSafeNet recently organized a digital safety workshop… Continue reading ChildSafeNet collaborates with TikTok to promote digital safety for children and youth

Kathmandu: U.S. regulators want a federal judge to break up Google to prevent the company from continuing to squash competition through its dominant search engine after a court found it had maintained an abusive monopoly over the past decade. The proposed breakup floated in a 23-page document filed late Wednesday by the U.S. Department of… Continue reading US regulators seek to break up Google, forcing Chrome sale as part of monopoly punishment

Kathmandu: Press Council Nepal has taken action against nine YouTube channels for spreading inaccurate and fabricated content, accusing them of promoting disorder. Among these, three unregistered channels have been recommended for further investigation by the Cyber Bureau of Nepal Police. In a press statement issued on Tuesday, the Council instructed the immediate removal or suspension… Continue reading Press Council Nepal takes action against YouTube channels spreading misinformation

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has tapped tech mogul Elon Musk to jointly lead a new initiative called the “Department of Government Efficiency.” Musk will co-chair the body alongside Vivek Ramaswamy, a Republican entrepreneur, in a role described as largely advisory. Trump emphasized that the new department’s primary mission will be to “dismantle government bureaucracy” and… Continue reading Trump appoints Elon Musk to lead new Department of Government Efficiency

Kathmandu: Foreign tech giants, including Apple, Google, Microsoft, Meta, TikTok, and Netflix, have started paying Nepal’s 2% Digital Service Tax (DST) for providing electronic services to local consumers. As of now, 20 registered companies are complying with the tax, which was introduced in the ‘Economic Act for FY 2022/23’. The DST applies to companies offering… Continue reading Foreign tech companies begin paying digital service tax in Nepal

Kathmandu: Nepal Clearing House Limited (NCHL) and Ant International have officially launched cross-border payment integration between NEPALPAY QR and Alipay+ at the Singapore Fintech Festival 2024. This new integration allows travelers from 10 countries and regions, including China, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Mongolia, Thailand, South Korea, and Italy, to make seamless payments… Continue reading Nepal launches cross-border payments with Alipay plus

Kathmandu: Australia’s government says it will introduce “world-leading” legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the proposed laws, to be tabled in parliament next week, were aimed at mitigating the “harm” social media was inflicting on Australian children. “This one is for the mums and dads… They, like… Continue reading Australia plans social media ban for under-16s