Estonia starts testing digital immunity passport for workplaces Estonia starts testing digital immunity passport for workplaces TALLINN: Estonia has started to test one of the world's first digital immunity passports, created by a team including founders of global tech startups Transferwise and... TALLINN: Estonia has started to test one of the world's first digital immunity passports, created by... Mobile & Apps 20 May, 2020
Disney's streaming chief Mayer to become TikTok CEO Disney's streaming chief Mayer to become TikTok CEO Walt Disney Co’s (DIS.N) top streaming executive, Kevin Mayer, will leave the entertainment and theme parks giant to become the chief executive officer of TikTok, the... Walt Disney Co’s (DIS.N) top streaming executive, Kevin Mayer, will leave the entertainment and theme... Mobile & Apps 19 May, 2020
Apple reopening 25 more US stores, will soon top 100 worldwide Apple reopening 25 more US stores, will soon top 100 worldwide Apple Inc will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the United States, the company said on Sunday, continuing a gradual process that has unlocked doors at... Apple Inc will this week reopen more than 25 of its branded stores in the United States, the company said... Mobile & Apps 18 May, 2020
Sister Robot: Nepal’s answer to COVID-19 treatment in isolation ward Sister Robot: Nepal’s answer to COVID-19 treatment in isolation ward Kathmandu Bikash Gurung, President of Robotic Association of Nepal (RAN), was happy to see nurses excited to use Sister Robot in Hetaunda Hospital for medicine and food... Kathmandu Bikash Gurung, President of Robotic Association of Nepal (RAN), was happy to see nurses... Mobile & Apps 16 May, 2020
Statins may help older coronavirus patients avoid symptoms; COVID-19 more than respiratory illness Statins may help older coronavirus patients avoid symptoms; COVID-19 more than... NEW YORK: The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the... NEW YORK: The following is a brief roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel... Mobile & Apps 16 May, 2020
Facebook buys Giphy, popular tool for creating animated GIFs Facebook buys Giphy, popular tool for creating animated GIFs Facebook has bought Giphy, a popular tool for creating the animated images known as GIFs that pepper conversations around the internet. The companies did not disclose... Facebook has bought Giphy, a popular tool for creating the animated images known as GIFs that pepper... Mobile & Apps 16 May, 2020
Twin antibodies may help fight coronavirus; normal speech may spread virus Twin antibodies may help fight coronavirus; normal speech may spread virus The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for COVID-19, the illness caused by... The following is a brief roundup of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to... Mobile & Apps 14 May, 2020
Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test Cats with no symptoms spread virus to other cats in lab test Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests. Scientists who led the work, reported on... Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab... Mobile & Apps 14 May, 2020
Bulgarian fossils show early arrival of Homo sapiens into Europe Bulgarian fossils show early arrival of Homo sapiens into Europe WASHINGTON: Fragmentary bone fossils and a molar found in Bulgaria dated to roughly 45,000 years ago show that Homo sapiens populations swept into Europe — until then a... WASHINGTON: Fragmentary bone fossils and a molar found in Bulgaria dated to roughly 45,000 years ago show... Mobile & Apps 12 May, 2020
Closest black hole to Earth has two partners in surprising celestial marriage Closest black hole to Earth has two partners in surprising celestial marriage WASHINGTON: Astronomers have spotted the closest black hole to Earth ever discovered and are surprised about its living arrangements - residing harmoniously with two... WASHINGTON: Astronomers have spotted the closest black hole to Earth ever discovered and are... Mobile & Apps 11 May, 2020
Facebook, YouTube remove 'Plandemic' video with 'unsubstantiated' coronavirus claims Facebook, YouTube remove 'Plandemic' video with 'unsubstantiated' coronavirus claims Facebook Inc and YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc's Google, said on Thursday that they were removing a video that made medically unsubstantiated claims relating... Facebook Inc and YouTube, the video service of Alphabet Inc's Google, said on Thursday that they were... Mobile & Apps 08 May, 2020
COVID-19 and much-maligned bats COVID-19 and much-maligned bats Kathmandu This isn’t the first time that bats have been blamed for a human coronavirus. They still get the primary blame for MERS, SARS and Ebola,†opines Pushpa... Kathmandu This isn’t the first time that bats have been blamed for a human coronavirus. They still... Mobile & Apps 07 May, 2020
Trump administration drafting 'Artemis Accords' pact for moon mining Trump administration drafting 'Artemis Accords' pact for moon mining WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new US-sponsored international agreement called the Artemis Accords,... WASHINGTON: The Trump administration is drafting a legal blueprint for mining on the moon under a new... Mobile & Apps 06 May, 2020
Belgian, US scientists look to llama in search for COVID-19 treatment Belgian, US scientists look to llama in search for COVID-19 treatment BRUSSELS: A llama called Winter could prove useful in the hunt for a treatment for COVID-19, according to US and Belgian scientists who have identified a tiny particle that... BRUSSELS: A llama called Winter could prove useful in the hunt for a treatment for COVID-19, according to... Mobile & Apps 06 May, 2020
China plans to complete space station by 2022 China plans to complete space station by 2022 BEIJING: China plans to send four crewed space missions and the same number of cargo craft to complete work on its permanent space station within about two years, officials... BEIJING: China plans to send four crewed space missions and the same number of cargo craft to complete... Mobile & Apps 06 May, 2020
Here come COVID-19 tracing apps -- and privacy trade-offs Here come COVID-19 tracing apps -- and privacy trade-offs As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their societies, many are starting to bet on smartphone apps to help... As governments around the world consider how to monitor new coronavirus outbreaks while reopening their... Mobile & Apps 05 May, 2020
Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps Apple, Google ban use of location tracking in contact tracing apps Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps that use a new contact tracing system the two are building to help... Apple Inc and Alphabet Inc’s Google on Monday said they would ban the use of location tracking in apps... Mobile & Apps 05 May, 2020
Virus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science's march Virus-afflicted 2020 looks like 1918 despite science's march WASHINGTON: Despite a century's progress in science, 2020 is looking a lot like 1918. In the years between two lethal pandemics, one the misnamed Spanish flu, the other... WASHINGTON: Despite a century's progress in science, 2020 is looking a lot like 1918. In the years... Mobile & Apps 05 May, 2020
Zoom admits it does not have 300 mln daily users: the Verge Zoom admits it does not have 300 mln daily users: the Verge Zoom video conferencing app does not have 300 million daily active users, the company admitted on Thursday to the Verge, saying it “unintentionally†referred to daily... Zoom video conferencing app does not have 300 million daily active users, the company admitted on... Mobile & Apps 30 Apr, 2020
Oracle wins cloud computing deal with Zoom as video calls surge Oracle wins cloud computing deal with Zoom as video calls surge Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it has started using Oracle Corp's cloud computing service to help handle the surge in online video call volumes brought on by... Zoom Video Communications Inc said on Tuesday it has started using Oracle Corp's cloud computing service... Mobile & Apps 29 Apr, 2020
Nepal UML CC Member Krishna Thapa dies of heart attack Krishna Thapa, central committee (CC) member and Kaski district in charge of the CPN (UML), died of a heart attack this afternoon.
Entertainment Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she's just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice.
World Iran targets busiest international airport as top UN body demands halt to attacks on Gulf neighbors Iran has targeted oil fields and refineries in Gulf Arab nations and effectively stopped cargo traffic through the narrow Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of all traded oil passes.
Sports Real Madrid dominates Man City in Champions League, PSG beats Chelsea, Arsenal salvages draw Even without a host of Galacticos, Real Madrid was far too strong for Manchester City in the latest Champions League clash of these titans.
Kathmandu Temperature on the rise, likely to increase further The temperature across most parts of the country has risen between March 10 and 12.
Nepal Heavy rainfall recorded in Chitwan, Gorkha and Udayapur districts The department stated that Udayapur recorded the highest rainfall, measuring 82.2 millimeters within the past three hours.
Nepal Stern action demanded against perpetrators of Inisha's rape and murder The protesters carried placards reading “Take Action Against Rapists,†“Stop Rape,†and “Give Justice to Inisha’s Family.â€
Nepal 16 Nepalis rescued from online scam centres in Cambodia Sixteen Nepali nationals who had travelled to Cambodia after being lured by human traffickers have been rescued and repatriated to Nepal, the Embassy of Nepal in Bangkok said.
Nepal Two killed in Kanchanpur jeep-motorbike collision Two people died when a jeep and a motorcycle collided on the Mahendranagar–Daiji section of the East-West Highway on Wednesday.