Nepal gears up for World Robotics Competition

Published On: November 23, 2018 05:14 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 23: Nepal is preparing to contest in the International Robotics Competition well known as the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) to be held in Hungary next year.

LONDON, Nov 22: Google is expanding stricter requirements for political advertising to the European Union as part of efforts to curb misinformation and increase transparency ahead of the bloc’s elections next year.

Mars's Jezero Crater is prime spot to search for sife: NASA

Published On: November 20, 2018 10:53 AM NPT By: Agencies

CALIFORNIA, Nov 20: NASA’s Mars 2020 rover will land in the Jezero Crater due to the high potential for evidence of past life organisms, the department announced Monday

SINGAPORE, Nov 11: Facebook has rejected a Singapore government request to remove a post of an online article that the government said was "false and malicious", prompting its Law Ministry to say the case illustrated the need to introduce legislation to stop fake news.

Facebook boots 115 accounts on eve of U.S. election after tip

Published On: November 6, 2018 02:00 PM NPT By: Reuters

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 6: Facebook Inc blocked about 115 user accounts after U.S. authorities tipped it off to suspicious behavior that may be linked to a foreign entity, the company said in a blog post on Monday, hours before U.S. voters head to the polls.

Oculus co-founder Brendan Iribe joins exodus from Facebook

Published On: October 23, 2018 12:00 PM NPT By: Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 23: A co-founder of Facebook’s virtual-reality division is joining the exodus of executives to leave the company after striking it rich in lucrative sales of their startups.

Orionid Meteor shower to occur tonight

Published On: October 21, 2018 06:54 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Oct 21: The Orionid meteor shower caused by Halley's comet will be visible from tonight at 10:45 pm to Monday morning at 5:45 am.

Tesla launches new $45,000 Model 3

Published On: October 19, 2018 12:55 PM NPT By: Reuters

Oct 19: Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) on Thursday introduced a new $45,000 version of its Model 3 sedan on its website, launching the car as U.S. tax breaks for Tesla cars are about to decrease.

MENLO PARK, Oct 19: In an otherwise innocuous part of Facebook’s expansive Silicon Valley campus, a locked door bears a taped-on sign that reads “War Room.” Behind the door lies a nerve center the social network has set up to combat fake accounts and bogus news stories ahead of upcoming elections.

Oct 18: Four major U.S. public funds that hold shares in Facebook Inc on Wednesday proposed removing Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg as chairman following several high-profile scandals and said they hoped to gain backing from larger asset managers.