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The costly AI bet: Why a $400bn chip boom may be wearing thin
After pouring roughly $400 billion into AI chips and data centres, the tech industry is confronting growing fears that rapid obsolescence and hardware failures could turn today’s boom into a costly reckoning.
Dec 14, 2025
Meta buys AI wearables startup Limitless
Meta buys AI wearables startup Limitless
Dec 06, 2025
Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Will EU give ground on 2035 combustion-engine ban?
Dec 06, 2025
Concern grows as India orders phone manufacturers to pr...
Concern grows as India orders phone manufacturers to pr...
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UML general convention: Hat-trick for Oli or a debut for Pokhrel?
The Echo of 1954: Why Nepal’s India Policy Keeps Repeating Old Mistakes
3Nepal unveils new policy to curb Himalayan waste, enforcement looms as key test
4Bhrikutimandap turns into a ‘mini Nepal’
5The Regulatory Dam – Obstructing the Private Sector Flow
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OpenAI to offer remedies to resolve Italy’s ChatGPT ban
OpenAI to offer remedies to resolve Italy’s ChatGPT ban
LONDON, April 7: The company behind ChatGPT will propose measures to resolve data privacy concerns that sparked a temporary Italian ban on the artificial intelligence chatbot, regulators said Thursday.
Apr 07, 2023
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Australia bans TikTok from federal government devices
Australia bans TikTok from federal government devices
CANBERRA, Australia, April 4: Australia has become the last of the “Five Eyes” security partners to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal government’s devices.
Apr 04, 2023
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
Twitter pulls check mark from main New York Times account
April 3: Twitter has removed the verification check mark on the main account of The New York Times, one of CEO Elon Musk’s most despised news organizations.
Apr 03, 2023
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns
ChatGPT banned in Italy over privacy concerns
ITALY, April 2: Italy has become the first Western country to block advanced chatbot ChatGPT.
Apr 02, 2023
SOCIETY, TECHNOLOGY
TAAN expresses confidence that TIMS would make trekking and mountaineering tourism safer
TAAN expresses confidence that TIMS would make trekking and...
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.
Apr 01, 2023
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
TikTok attorney: China can’t get U.S. data under plan
TikTok attorney: China can’t get U.S. data under plan
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.
Apr 01, 2023
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
TikTok propaganda labels fall flat in ‘huge win’ for Russia
TikTok propaganda labels fall flat in ‘huge win’ for Russia
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.
Mar 31, 2023
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Musk and experts call for halt in 'giant AI experiments'
Musk and experts call for halt in 'giant AI experiments'
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.
Mar 30, 2023
TECHNOLOGY
Influencers take stock of life and dreams if U.S. bans TikTok
Influencers take stock of life and dreams if U.S. bans TikTo...
LOS ANGELES, March 27: When Cassidy Jacobson was 13 years old, she posted a video of herself dancing on the popular app TikTok.
Mar 27, 2023
WORLD, TECHNOLOGY
Twitter says parts of its source code has leaked online
Twitter says parts of its source code has leaked online
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.
Mar 27, 2023