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Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot Grok over its ability to produce sexually explicit deepfakes, BBC reported. 

Grok, a tool on Musk's X platform, allows users to generate images but has recently been used to edit images of real people to show them in revealing outfits.

The South East Asian countries said Grok could be used to produce pornographic and non-consensual images involving women and children. They are the first in the world to ban the AI tool, according to BBC. 

The closed session of the Special General Convention of the Nepali Congress (NC) underway in Kathmandu endorsed the SGC working procedure–2082 on Monday. 

The two-day convention began on Sunday, and the closed session commenced earlier today.

During the closed session, General Secretary Bishwo Prakash Sharma presented a report titled “Nation changed, and NC to be changed: A new journey towards harmony and prosperity.” 

Three persons died on the spot in a jeep accident at Sadighati of Patan municipality-8 in Baitadi district this morning.

Identities of the deceased have not been established yet, said Spokesperson of Baitadi Police, Police Inspector Suraj Singh.

The accident took place when a jeep (Ma 1 Ja 224) heading towards Dadeldhura from Motinagar fell 300 meters down the road.

"We are unable to ascertain the number of people on board the jeep at the time of accident," added Singh. Details of the incident are awaited.

A security guard working an overnight shift at a construction site near a venue for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo has died, Italian authorities confirmed on Saturday. The 55-year-old man was on duty near Cortina’s ice arena when the incident occurred late Thursday night, as temperatures dropped to minus 12 degrees Celsius.

Italy’s Infrastructure Minister Matteo Salvini has called for a full investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death. According to Milan Cortina 2026 organizers, initial information from emergency services indicates the guard suffered a heart attack while at work.

Andrea Varnier, chief executive of the Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, said all required documentation related to the site was in order and stressed that authorities are awaiting the outcome of official investigations to confirm the exact cause. The construction site was not managed by Simico, the state company overseeing Olympic infrastructure.

Local officials in Cortina expressed deep sorrow over the incident. The Milan Cortina Winter Olympics are scheduled to take place from Feb 6 to 22, 2026.

Malaysia and Indonesia have become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, citing its misuse in creating sexually explicit and non-consensual images. Authorities in both countries said existing safeguards failed to prevent the generation and spread of fake pornographic content, particularly involving women and children.

Indonesia temporarily restricted access to Grok on Saturday, followed by Malaysia on Sunday. Indonesia’s Communication and Digital Affairs Minister Meutya Hafid said non-consensual sexual deepfakes pose a serious threat to human rights, dignity and digital safety. Officials added that manipulated images based on real photos could violate privacy and cause psychological and reputational harm.

In Malaysia, the communications regulator said Grok was repeatedly used to create obscene content, including material involving minors. It ordered a temporary block, saying responses from X and xAI relied too heavily on user reporting. The ban will remain until stronger safeguards are implemented. The move comes amid growing global scrutiny of generative AI tools.

The film ‘Eklo I’ directed by Pradeep Shahi has earned 4,300,000 at the domestic box office in the 10 days of its release. The Film Development Board on Monday released the details of the Cinepa box office.

According to the details, only 13011 tickets have been sold in the same period. The film, which is said to be a science fiction film, stars Vijay Lama, Pradeep Khadka, Dinesh DC, Kavita Nepali, Jamie Bacon and others. The figures for the movie, which released on Jan 1, are as of Jan10, i.e. last Saturday

Kathmandu University (KU) is organizing AI Conclave 2026 from today. 

The three-day-long conclave is being held at KU, Dhulikhel, at the call of the Artificial Intelligence Club of the Department of Artificial Intelligence, KU.

The Club's Chairman, Ashim Shrestha, said that the conclave is aimed at converging all AI learning and innovation in a single platform.  

The conclave is expected to raise awareness among the AI enthusiasts on the practical use of AI in education, health care, finance, governance, industry and society. 

The conclave is being held under the theme of "Bridging Intelligence and Innovation" which will be attended by students, researchers, industries, startups, policymakers and others.  

This is the second part of the AI Convergence-2026 initiated by the KU. Prior to this, AI Canvas was conducted.    

The National Level AI Summit will be held today as part of the AI Conclave while the project exhibition, robotics competition, e-games, tech-talks and expo will be held on Tuesday.

Likewise, panel discussions will be held on AI for Society, the finale of the e-games and policy discussions will be conducted on the last day of the conclave, the organizer said. 

As high as 5,000 people are expected to attend the AI Conclave.

Nepal -built MUNAL Satellite is being launched today. 

The Nepal Academy Science and Technology said that the entire preparations for the launch of the student-build satellite were over. 

Development of this satellite, which is led by the higher secondary level Nepali students, is a landmark achievement in Nepal's journey to space science. 

Made with the efforts of two years, the MUNAL Satellite would be used for monitoring of plants, tests of domestic technology and processing of AI-driven data. 

Member Secretary of Academy Dr Rabindra Prasad Dhakal said that the launch of the MUNAL Satellite ISRO will be conducted from the Academy's ground station in Khumltar, Lalitpur, at 10:32 local time.