Comprehensive Overview of Frontier AI Models and Trends The year 2025 finds artificial intelligence at an inflection point. A handful of “frontier AI” models – ultra-advanced AI systems at the cutting edge of capability – are vying for supremacy, led by tech giants and well-funded startups. OpenAI’s GPT-4 (with GPT-5 on the horizon), Anthropic’s Claude…
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What Is AI-Assisted Painting (and How Does It Work)? AI-assisted painting refers to artwork created with the help of generative artificial intelligence. In simple terms, AI art is artwork made with the assistance of generative AI – software that finds patterns in huge datasets (like millions of images) and uses that knowledge to generate new…
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Portugal has undergone a rapid digital transformation over the past two decades, achieving near-universal internet availability and embracing cutting-edge technologies. Today, Portuguese residents enjoy a range of internet access options – from ultra-fast fiber connections in Lisbon and Porto to mobile broadband reaching remote villages in the Azores. Government initiatives and private investments have expanded…
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Overview: Drones in Venice – Strict Rules for a Historic City Flying a drone in Italy is legal in general, but every flight must comply with national regulations set by the Italian Civil Aviation Authority (ENAC) and the EU’s drone rules (EASA) saturdaysinrome.com. Venice, however, is a special case: the entire historic city is essentially…
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Rapid-Fire Launches Span US, Europe, and Australia SpaceX’s Starlink Doubleheader: SpaceX achieved two back-to-back Falcon 9 launches in under 24 hours, bolstering its Starlink internet constellation. Early Saturday morning (July 26) a Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 5:01 a.m. EDT carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit space.com. Less than a day…
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The past two days brought a flood of tech developments worldwide – from breakthrough space missions and big hardware launches to serious cybersecurity incidents and pivotal policy shifts. (Notably absent are any AI-related headlines, by design.) Here are the major tech stories from July 26–27, 2025, organized by sector: Consumer Electronics & Gadgets Semiconductors &…
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Global AI Governance and Policy Shifts China Champions Global AI Cooperation: At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced plans to create a new international organization to jointly develop and govern AI reuters.com. Li warned that AI could become an “exclusive game” for a few nations or companies without…
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Lebanon’s internet landscape sits at a crossroads between promise and struggle. Once a regional pioneer in early internet adoption, the country now contends with aging infrastructure, economic turmoil, and slow reforms. Despite ambitious plans to roll out fiber-optics and the allure of new satellite services like Starlink, everyday connectivity for Lebanese citizens is often defined…
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Market Movements: Bitcoin, Ethereum and Key Altcoins Bitcoin dipped below $115,000 overnight on the whale’s massive transfers, but rebounded above $117,000 after asset manager Galaxy confirmed it had completed the sale on the whale’s behalf as part of estate planning coindesk.com coindesk.com. With that selling pressure cleared, analysts suggested the local bottom was likely in…
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New Launches and Mission Milestones Russia and Europe – Science Satellites to Orbit: On July 25, Russia’s Roscosmos successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from Vostochny Cosmodrome, carrying two Ionosfera-M research satellites into polar orbit nasaspaceflight.com. The mission, part of Russia’s “Ionozond” program, completed a constellation to monitor ionospheric space weather effects on Earth’s environment space.com…
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