KATHMANDU, April 1: The Trekking Agencies of Nepal (TAAN) is hopeful that the new guideline related to the Trekkers' Information Management System (TIMS) would make trekking and mountaineering tourism in the country more safe and secure.

TikTok attorney: China can’t get U.S. data under plan

Published On: April 1, 2023 12:52 PM NPT By: Republica

SAULSALITO, Calif.,April 1: Under intense scrutiny from Washington that could lead to a potential ban, the top attorney for TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance defended the social media platform’s plan to safeguard U.S. user data from China.

WASHINGTON, March 31: A year ago, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, TikTok started labeling accounts operated by Russian state propaganda agencies as a way to tell users they were being exposed to Kremlin disinformation.

Musk and experts call for halt in 'giant AI experiments'

Published On: March 30, 2023 08:06 AM NPT By: AFP/RSS

PARIS, March 30: Billionaire mogul Elon Musk and a range of experts called on Wednesday for a pause in the development of powerful artificial intelligence (AI) systems to allow time to make sure they are safe.

Influencers take stock of life and dreams if U.S. bans TikTok

Published On: March 27, 2023 04:22 PM NPT By: Republica

LOS ANGELES, March 27: When Cassidy Jacobson was 13 years old, she posted a video of herself dancing on the popular app TikTok.

Twitter says parts of its source code has leaked online

Published On: March 27, 2023 11:51 AM NPT By: Associated Press

NEW YORK, March 27: Some parts of Twitter’s source code — the fundamental computer code on which the social network runs — were leaked online, the social media company said in a legal filing on Sunday that was first reported by The New York Times.

British parliament blocks TikTok over security concerns

Published On: March 24, 2023 11:10 AM NPT By: Reuters

LONDON, March 24: Britain's parliament will block TikTok on all devices on its network following a similar ban on government devices, becoming the latest Western institution to bar the Chinese-owned video app over security concerns.

Samsung launches an affordable M-Series Smartphone

Published On: March 13, 2023 05:37 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, March 13: Samsung has launched an affordable M-Series Smartphone with up to 8GB RAM with RAM Plus for super-fast performance.

Observations by NASA's James Webb Space Telescope are upending the understanding of the early universe, indicating the presence of large and mature but remarkably compact galaxies teeming with stars far sooner than scientists had considered possible.

Meta to test monthly subscription service priced at $11.99

Published On: February 20, 2023 03:23 PM NPT By: Reuters

Feb 20: Meta Platforms (META.O) on Sunday announced that it is testing a monthly subscription service, called Meta Verified, which will let users verify their accounts using a government ID and get a blue badge, as it looks to help content creators grow and build communities.