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AI News Roundup – June 29, 2025 (Daily AI News and Analysis)

June 29, 2025 – Today’s top artificial intelligence news spans major tech investments, experimental AI mishaps, talent wars, and more. Below we summarize each key story from June 29, 2025, with deeper analysis and context. From Alibaba’s massive AI funding pledge to an AI vending machine fiasco, here’s what you need to know about the…
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Latest Satellite News / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 16:39 CET

Latest Satellite News Table of Contents 1. Vera C. Rubin Observatory: A New Era in Cosmic Imaging 2. Mars Exploration: Curiosity’s Boxwork and China’s Sample Return 3. Satellite Technology: Launches, Upgrades, and Global Internet 4. Earth Observation: Climate, Biodiversity, and Disaster Monitoring 5. Space Policy and Geopolitics: NASA, Starlink, and International Competition 6. Astronomical Discoveries:…
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The Global AI Revolution: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 16:01 CET

The Global AI Revolution: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and the Road Ahead Table of Contents Introduction: The AI Moment AI in Society: Education, Culture, and Human Rights AI in Business and the Economy AI in Healthcare and Medicine AI Technology: Models, Infrastructure, and Environmental Impact AI in Robotics and Embodied Intelligence AI Risks: Misinformation, Manipulation, and Security…
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Drone Laws in Brazil

Regulatory Framework and User Categories Brazil regulates drones under a framework led by the National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) in coordination with the Department of Airspace Control (DECEA) and the National Telecommunications Agency (ANATEL) anac.gov.br. ANAC distinguishes recreational drones (referred to as model aircraft) from non-recreational drones (referred to as remotely piloted aircraft or RPA)…
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Ghost Signals and Laser Shields: The Pentagon’s 500-Satellite Orbital Defense Net

From Ghost Signals to Orbital Shields In June 2024, Australian astronomers detected a mysterious, intense burst of radio waves originating from near Earth. Initially, they thought they’d found a new pulsar or quasar. Instead, they traced the 30-nanosecond pulse to an unlikely source – NASA’s defunct Relay-2 satellite, launched during the Cold War and dormant…
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Quiet Goodbye, Bold Hello: Japan’s H3 Rocket Takes the Torch from H-2A to Slash Costs and Double Cadence

Farewell to H-2A: A Final Flight and a New Beginning Japan’s workhorse H-2A rocket concluded nearly 25 years of service with its 50th and final launch on June 28, 2025, carrying the GOSAT-GW climate-monitoring satellite into orbit space.com space.com. Debuting in 2001, the H-2A achieved a 98% success rate (49 successes in 50 missions) –…
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ForgeStar-1: Pioneering the UK’s Orbital Chip Foundry in Space

ForgeStar-1 is a groundbreaking in-space manufacturing satellite developed by Welsh startup Space Forge – a project aimed at creating the world’s first orbital semiconductor foundry. Launched in June 2025, ForgeStar-1 became the UK’s first in-space manufacturing mission, designed to produce advanced semiconductor materials in the microgravity environment of Low Earth Orbit spaceforge.com. Built entirely in…
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SpaceX Wins $81.6 Million U.S. Space Force Deal to Launch WSF-M2 Weather Satellite in 2027

The U.S. Space Force has tapped SpaceX for a $81.6 million National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Lane 1 task order to loft the Weather System Follow-on–Microwave 2 (WSF-M2) satellite and a rideshare stack of small DoD spacecraft (the BLAZE-2 mission) in the first half of fiscal 2027. The award—designated mission USSF-178—marks SpaceX’s third…
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Space News Digest: June 2025 / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 07:59 CET

Space News Digest: June 2025 An In-Depth Analysis of the Latest Breakthroughs, Launches, and Discoveries in the Global Space Sector Table of Contents 1. Space Coast Launches: Breaking Records and Shaping the Future 2. Satellite Mega-Constellations: Starlink, Kuiper, and the New Race for Orbit 3. Japan’s H-2A Rocket Retires: A New Era with H3 4.…
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Space News Digest: June 2025 / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 00:31 CET

Space News Digest: June 2025 A Comprehensive Review of the Week’s Most Significant Space Developments Table of Contents 1. Launches & Satellite Networks – Rocket Lab’s Rapid Cadence and Secret Payloads – Amazon’s Project Kuiper vs. SpaceX Starlink – Japan’s Final H-2A Rocket and GOSAT-GW – South Korea’s 425 Project and Greece’s DUTHSat-2 – Europe’s…
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