Category: Tech

Kathmandu: The ‘Bill to make provision for information technology’ registered by the government in the Federal Parliament two years ago could not be passed in three sessions. The reason for not being passed by the parliament was the same – unconstitutional provisions in the bill aimed at curtailing freedom of thought and expression. The government… Continue reading Govt becoming more strict over social media

Kathmandu: The National Soil Science Center under the National Council of Agricultural Research (NARC) has completed electronic mapping of soil quality after four years of study. The map, that has been finalized to be made public this year, will be able to find out the quality of soil in 56 districts via online platform. Farmers… Continue reading Electrical mapping of soil quality completed

Kathmandu: Nepal Telecom’s profit has dropped sharply in the first six months of the current fiscal year. The total income from services has also come down. Nepal Telecom has stated that it has earned Rs 17.72 billion this year as against Rs 18.03 billion in the first six months of last year. This is 1.74… Continue reading Nepal Telecom’s profit drop by 65 pc

Kathmandu (Rastriya Samachar Samiti): The government has indicated that it will take action against provocative expressions on social media and publishing and broadcasting media by giving priority to such expressions. Speaking at a press conference on Tuesday to announce the decision of the cabinet meeting, government spokesperson Parbat Gurung said that a guideline on social… Continue reading Govt preparing to issue social media guidelines

Kathmandu: The number of internet users has skyrocketed after the lockdown. According to the Nepal Telecommunication Authority (NTA), 2 million 68 thousand internet subscribers have been added from last April to November. Before the lockdown, there were 218.52 million internet subscribers, but now there are 239.21 million. As of last February, the number of fixed… Continue reading Two million internet users added during pandemic

(AP): A pro-China network of fake and imposter accounts found a global audience on YouTube, Facebook and Twitter to mock the U.S. response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the deadly riot in Washington that left five dead, new research published Thursday found. Messages posted by the network, which also praised China, reached the… Continue reading Fake accounts gain traction as they praise China, mock US

(AP): Even after stepping aside as CEO, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos appears likely to keep identifying new frontiers for the world’s dominant e-commerce company. His successor, meanwhile, gets to deal with escalating efforts to curtail its power. Tuesday’s announcement that Bezos will hand off the CEO job this summer came as a surprise. But it… Continue reading Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos may step down without stepping away

(Reuters): Facebook Inc said on Tuesday it had removed a page linked to Myanmar’s military-owned TV network after a coup this week by the country’s military leaders. U.N. human rights investigators previously said hate speech on Facebook had played a key role in fomenting violence in Myanmar. The platform banned the TV network in 2018.… Continue reading Facebook bans page linked to Myanmar military TV after coup

Kathmandu: Worldlink Communications, the largest private Internet service provider, plans to build data centers in 14 cities across the country. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday, WorldLink announced that it would build the data centers within three years with an investment of Rs 3 billion. Globally, Internet traffic is growing at an unprecedented rate,… Continue reading Worldlink to build 14 data centers across the country