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Top 100 Global Biotechnology Companies Revolutionizing Science and Health

Pfizer Inc., in collaboration with BioNTech, co-developed the first FDA-approved mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, Comirnaty. Roche Holding AG is the world’s largest biotech company and a leader in oncology treatments (Herceptin) and diagnostics. Moderna, Inc. pioneered mRNA vaccine technology and its COVID-19 vaccine was among the first mRNA medicines approved, while expanding mRNA therapeutics for cancer and rare diseases. Illumina, Inc. is a market leader in DNA sequencing with platforms such as NovaSeq that enabled the concept of a $1,000 genome. CRISPR Therapeutics AG is a leading CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing company developing exa-cel for sickle cell disease and other therapies. Ginkgo

22 June 2025

100 AI Titans Shaping the Future: The Global AI Power List 2025

Alphabet (Google) – United States, founded 1998; parent of Google and Google DeepMind, with TensorFlow and the Gemini generative AI ecosystem underpinning its AI strategy. Microsoft – United States, founded 1975; global leader in enterprise AI with Azure AI services and a multi-billion-dollar partnership with OpenAI to bring GPT-based tools to customers. OpenAI – United States, founded 2015; creators of GPT-4, DALL·E 2, and Whisper, whose ChatGPT release in late 2022 catalyzed mainstream generative AI adoption. NVIDIA – United States, founded 1993; the leading AI hardware provider powering training and inference with GPUs, CUDA, Jetson for robotics, and Drive for

22 June 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Future Trends · Global Rankings · Innovation · Technology Leaders

100 Game-Changing Space & Satellite Companies Shaping Our Future in Orbit

The global space economy was valued at around $630 billion in 2023 and is projected to reach $1.8 trillion by 2035. SpaceX revolutionized orbital launch with reusable Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy rockets and operates the Starlink broadband satellite constellation. OneWeb has deployed a Low Earth Orbit broadband constellation of about 648 small satellites for global connectivity. Intuitive Machines is developing the Nova-C lunar lander to deliver payloads to the Moon under NASA’s CLPS program. Astrobotic is developing the Peregrine and Griffin lunar landers to carry payloads under NASA’s CLPS program. Axiom Space is building the first commercial modules for

22 June 2025

Future Technology · Innovation · NASDAQ:LUNR · NYSE:SPCE · Orbit · Satellite Industry · Space · Space Companies

100 Quantum Computing Companies Shaping the Global Quantum Revolution (2025)

Google Quantum AI achieved quantum supremacy in 2019 with the 54-qubit Sycamore processor performing a random circuit sampling task in 200 seconds. IBM Quantum progressed from the 127-qubit Eagle milestone in 2021 to 433-qubit Osprey in 2022, with a plan for a 1,121-qubit Condor and a long-term goal of about one million physical qubits by the decade’s end. D-Wave Systems, founded in 1999, sells the Advantage quantum annealing system with over 5,000 qubits and went public in 2022. Xanadu’s Borealis photonic processor demonstrated in 2022 uses 216 squeezed modes to perform Gaussian boson sampling with 125 million samples in 36

21 June 2025

Global Trends · Innovation · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:IONQ · NYSE:IBM · Quantum Computing · Quantum Revolution · Tech Companies

Saudi Arabia’s $90 B Satellite Power Play: How ST Engineering iDirect and Solutions by stc Are Turbo‑Charging the Kingdom’s Digital Future

The agreement was inked on 20 June 2025 and publicly confirmed between ST Engineering iDirect and Solutions by stc to expand a next-generation ground network for government broadband, 5G backhaul, and mobility services across Saudi Arabia. The deal is timed to support Vision 2030 and aims to secure sovereign, multi-orbit satcom capacity to underpin a digital-economy valued at SR 495 billion (about US$131.9 billion) today and US$90 billion in incremental ICT value by 2030. The scope includes expansion of ST Engineering iDirect hubs, line cards, and software-upgradable modems across multiple Saudi teleports, supporting fixed VSAT, mobility, and cellular backhaul. The

21 June 2025

Digital Transformation · Future Technology · Satellite Industry · Saudi Arabia · ST Engineering

Jaw‑Dropping Satellite Photos Expose Israel’s Covert Blows to Iran—What the Images Reveal, Why the Targets Mattered, and What Comes Next

Maxar imagery taken 24 hours after Israel’s first wave shows two main halls at Natanz collapsed and scorch marks across adjoining centrifuge assembly buildings, while Isfahan reveals precision craters on the centrifuge‑production workshop. Photos published of the Arak/Khondab heavy‑water reactor show shrapnel holes in the under‑construction dome and distillation towers toppled at the neighbouring heavy‑water plant, with the IAEA saying the reactor was unfueled and thus no radiological consequences are expected. Breached tunnel portals at a Revolutionary Guard missile nest in Kermanshah, with scorched support buildings and earth‑moving equipment indicating rapid salvage. Israel’s target set and military logic centered on

21 June 2025

Covert Operations · Geopolitics · Israel-Iran Relations · Middle East · NYSE:MAXR · Satellite Imagery

100 Space Startups Shaping the New Space Economy Worldwide

SpaceX (USA, founded 2002 by Elon Musk) achieved the first private orbital rocket launch in 2008, performed the first booster landing in 2015, and launched the Starlink mega-constellation. Blue Origin (USA, founded 2000 by Jeff Bezos) completed the first vertical landing of a New Shepard booster in 2015, flew the first crewed suborbital flight in July 2021, and conducted the first orbital New Glenn launch in January 2025. Rocket Lab (New Zealand/USA, founded 2006 by Peter Beck) achieved orbit with its Electron rocket in January 2018, establishing itself as a leading small-launch provider with over 30 Electron missions. Astra (USA,

21 June 2025

Global Business · Innovation · NASDAQ:ASTR · NASDAQ:RKLB · NASDAQ:SPCE · New Space Economy · Space · Space Startups · Technology Trends

Global Art Market Report 2024–2025

In 2024, global art and antiques sales reached $57.5 billion, down 12% year-on-year, while transaction volume rose 3% to about 40.5 million transactions and roughly 85% of dealer sales were for works under $50,000. Two leading houses Sotheby’s and Christie’s together accounted for about 49% of global fine-art auction turnover in 2023 (roughly $7.3B of $14.9B), a dominance they maintained into 2024, with Sotheby’s total sales about $6.0B and Christie’s about $5.7B. Sotheby’s fine-art auction revenue dropped 31% to $3.8B in 2024, while its private transactions rose 17% to $1.4B. The United States accounted for about 43% of global art

21 June 2025

2024-2025 Reports · Art Investment · Art Market · Global Trends · Market Analysis · NYSE:BID

Rocketing Satellite Stocks: Global Space Industry Performance & Bold 2025 Forecasts

In 2024, Rocket Lab surged over 360%, Intuitive Machines jumped 720%, and Redwire climbed 436% amid a wave of small-cap space-stock rallies. By early 2025, many space stocks retraced 40–60% from their 2024 highs as investors reassessed profitability and valuations. Rocket Lab USA (NASDAQ: RKLB) reported Q1 2025 revenue of $122.6 million, up 32% year over year, with a backlog of $1.07 billion, five Electron launches in the quarter, and Neutron selected for a $5.6 billion U.S. Space Force launch program, while 2025 revenue guidance remains about 30% higher. Virgin Galactic (NYSE: SPCE) saw its stock fall about 50% in

21 June 2025

2025 Forecasts · Global Economy · Satellite Technology · Space · Space Industry · Stock Market

Apple’s Internal Talks on Acquiring Perplexity AI: Strategy, Reactions, and Implications

Apple mergers chief Adrian Perica and services lead Eddy Cue have met with Perplexity’s team multiple times to evaluate the technology, with no formal offer or bid discussed as of June 2025. Perplexity’s latest funding round closed in 2025 and valued the company at about $14 billion, making an Apple acquisition by far the largest deal in Apple’s history, surpassing Beats’ $3 billion purchase. Apple is reportedly considering acquiring Perplexity to bolster its AI talent and tech portfolio and to potentially offer its own AI-powered search engine. Perplexity AI was co-founded in 2022 by Aravind Srinivas and others as an

21 June 2025

Acquisition · Apple · Artificial Intelligence · Business · NASDAQ:AAPL · Technology

Space Force’s Secret 480-Satellite MILNET: Inside SpaceX’s New Military “Starlink” Revolution

MILNET is a secret Space Force project that will be a government-owned, contractor-operated LEO satcom constellation of about 480 satellites, announced in June 2025. On June 18, 2025, Breaking Defense revealed that Space Force is funding MILNET in partnership with SpaceX, with SpaceX building and flying the satellites while Space Force Delta 8 oversees operations and the NRO manages the program. MILNET will use SpaceX’s Starshield platform, delivering enhanced encryption and security, with Starshield ground terminals derived from Starlink hardware able to interoperate with Starlink via laser cross-links. The network is designed as a hybrid mesh that will fuse DoD

21 June 2025

Military · Satellites · Space · Space Force · SpaceX · Technology

Elon Musk’s Starlink vs. Iran’s Blackout: Fact-Checking the 20,000 Secret Dishes Reconnecting a Nation

On June 14, 2025, after Israeli strikes, Iran imposed a nationwide internet blackout, and Elon Musk tweeted that Starlink was “The beams are on,” effectively activating Starlink over Iran. The activation made Starlink connectivity available only to users with Starlink terminals, not to the entire Iranian population. Estimates by late 2024 placed roughly 10,000 to 20,000 clandestine Starlink terminals operating inside Iran. Reuters reported in December 2022 that nearly 100 Starlink terminals were active in Iran as SpaceX began enabling Starlink there. By January 2025, Iran International reported up to 100,000 Iranian users benefiting from satellite internet, with official figures

21 June 2025

Censorship · Fact-checking · Iran · NASDAQ:TSLA · Starlink · Technology