2025 News 27 June 2025 - 10 July 2025

MarTech Industry News & Trends (June–July 2025)

The number of MarTech solutions grew to 15,384 in 2025, up 9% from 14,106 in 2024 per Chiefmartec. MarTech has achieved roughly 100× growth since 2011, with AI-native startups flourishing as legacy products consolidate or exit. Only 25% of marketers report well-integrated tech stacks while 96% are satisfied with their tools, highlighting ongoing data integration challenges. Snowflake and Acxiom announced a strategic partnership to build an AI-powered marketing data environment using first‑party data at scale. Salesforce released Agentforce 3, adding 200+ pre-built actions, a new Command Center, updated architecture, and Slack Channels for AI-assisted collaboration. Adobe expanded GenStudio with Firefly-powered

10 July 2025

Major ZTNA News and Trends – June & July 2025

On June 10, 2025, Cisco Live announced Universal ZTNA and AI-Era Security, including Universal Zero Trust Network Access that authenticates users, devices and AI agents, plus Hybrid Mesh Firewall and Splunk integrations. At Zenith Live on June 3, 2025, Zscaler unveiled the Zero Trust Everywhere Suite with Zero Trust Branch, Zero Trust Gateway for Cloud Workloads, AI-driven microsegmentation, a B2B Zero Trust Exchange, and disposable jumpboxes for contractors. DefensX announced its Premium+ Browser ZTNA on June 8, 2025, turning any modern browser into an enterprise-grade secure access platform with phishing-resistant authentication, identity protection, web threat isolation and data loss prevention.

10 July 2025

2025 · Cybersecurity · Industry News · Trends · ZTNA

Hong Kong Drone Laws 2025: Comprehensive Guide to Regulations and Requirements

Hong Kong’s drone regime is governed by the Small Unmanned Aircraft Order (Cap. 448G) under the Civil Aviation Ordinance, which took effect on June 1, 2022 and became fully enforced on December 1, 2022. The framework uses a risk-based classification with Category A1 for drones up to 250 g, Category A2 for 250 g to 7 kg, and Category B for over 7 kg up to 25 kg. Category A1 is exempt from registration and most licensing, while Category A2 requires drone and remote-pilot registration, and Category B requires CAD permission and advanced training. Registration is via the CAD Electronic

10 July 2025

2025 · Drones · Hong Kong · Regulations · Technology

Apple iPhone 17 Lineup: Latest Rumors & Leaks (2025)

Apple’s 2025 iPhone lineup will include four models — iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air (Slim), iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max — replacing the previous Plus variant. The iPhone 17 Air is rumored to be an ultra-thin 5–6 mm device with a ~6.5–6.6-inch OLED display and an estimated weight of about 145 g. All iPhone 17 models are expected to use a 120 Hz ProMotion LTPO OLED display, with sizes around 6.3 inches for the base, ~6.6 inches for the Air, and ~6.9 inches for the Pro Max. The iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Air will use the

8 July 2025

2025 · Apple · iPhone · Leaks · Rumors

Drone Laws in Abu Dhabi: What You Must Know in 2025

The UAE launched the UAE Drone One-Stop Platform, drones.gov.ae, in late 2024 to centralize pilot and drone registration, flight approvals, training information, and incident reporting, with full cross-emirate rollout by mid-2025. Abu Dhabi’s Department of Municipalities and Transport issued Administrative Decision No. 48 of 2024 on April 5, 2024, regulating civil drone use in the emirate and designating DMT as the local authority issuing permits and flight rules. On January 7, 2025, the GCAA, coordinated with MOI, lifted the recreational drone ban for individuals, allowing hobbyists to fly in Abu Dhabi if trained and issued a permit, while Dubai maintained

7 July 2025

2025 · Abu Dhabi · Drone Laws · Regulations · Technology

Digital Marketing Unleashed: 2025’s Top Online Strategies, Tools & Must-Know Trends

Over 5.24 billion people use social media worldwide. 72% of overall marketing spend now goes into digital channels. Global digital advertising and marketing investments reached $667 billion in 2024 and are projected to approach $786 billion by 2026. Approximately 49% of businesses say organic search provides the best marketing ROI, and 33% of internet users discover new brands via search. Email marketing yields $36–$40 in revenue per $1 spent, equating to a 3600–4000% ROI. Pay-Per-Click advertising delivers about $2 in revenue for every $1 spent (200% ROI), with Google Ads and Facebook as top platforms. In 2024, 29% of marketers

6 July 2025

2025 · Digital Marketing · NASDAQ:ADBE · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · Online Strategies · Tools · Trends

Tech News Deep Dive: July 2025’s Biggest Stories and Trends / Updated: 2025, July 6th, 00:00 CET

Samsung announced global launch of the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Galaxy Z Flip 7 for July 9, 2025, with IP48 durability, user-replaceable batteries, and the Fold 7 offering a 16GB RAM option and a 4,272mAh battery. Leaks indicate the iPhone 17 Pro Max will include a 5,000mAh battery, enabling about 35 hours of battery life, and feature a slightly thicker body plus design tweaks like a repositioned Apple logo and a modified MagSafe ring, potentially switching from titanium to aluminum. NVIDIA’s RTX 5090 is expected to deliver top-tier performance, but reports warn of a 25%+ rendering and video editing

6 July 2025

2025 · Analysis · Innovation · Tech News · Trends

3I/ATLAS: The Fastest Interstellar Comet Ever—Here’s What Scientists Are Saying

3I/ATLAS (C/2025 N1) is the third identified interstellar object, discovered on 1 July 2025 by the ATLAS telescope in Chile. It is on an extremely hyperbolic trajectory with a velocity of about 68 km/s and will reach perihelion on 29 October 2025 at 1.36 au, inside Mars’s orbit. It poses no threat to Earth. Early images show a faint coma and a short 3-arcsecond tail, confirming cometary activity. Detected at 4.5 au from the Sun months before perihelion, it offers an unprecedented window to study its composition, rotation, and size. The hyperbolic excess velocity v∞ is 57 km/s, making 3I/ATLAS

3 July 2025

2025 · Astronomy · Comets · Discoveries · Space Science

Internet Access in the Netherlands: 2025 Status and Outlook

By early 2025, fiber is available to over 7–8 million of about 9.3 million Dutch households, roughly 75–85% coverage. Fiber take-up reached about 3.2 million lines by end-2024. DSL is rapidly being phased out as KPN replaces copper with fiber and piloted copper network shutdowns in areas where fiber is live. Cable networks cover roughly 89% of homes with DOCSIS 3.1 in 2022, and Ziggo passes about 90% of homes. Ziggo plans to implement DOCSIS 4.0 by mid-decade, enabling multi-gigabit speeds up to about 8 Gbps on cable. Many fiber networks offer open access wholesale, allowing numerous ISPs to provide

3 July 2025

2025 · Internet · Netherlands · Technology · Trends

The State of Artificial Intelligence in 2025: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, July 2nd, 12:03 CET

The global AI market is valued at $391 billion in 2025, with a projected CAGR of 35.9% and an expected reach of $1.81 trillion by 2030. AI is now a business foundation, with over 6% of global startups and nearly 10% of unicorns AI-powered. 83% of companies say AI is a top priority, and daily AI use in office work has surged by 233% since late 2024. Meta launched its Superintelligence Labs led by Alexandr Wang and reportedly offered up to $300 million over four years to lure OpenAI researchers, with all 11 hires being immigrants. Microsoft’s AI Diagnostic Orchestrator

2 July 2025

2025 · Artificial Intelligence · Challenges · Innovations · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:MSFT · Technology

Space News Roundup: July 2025 / Updated: 2025, July 2nd, 12:01 CET

MTG-S1, launched July 1, 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 carrying Sentinel-4, will provide continuous 3D atmospheric profiles from geostationary orbit and hourly high‑resolution air‑quality data. MethaneSAT, funded by Jeff Bezos and the Environmental Defense Fund and launched in March 2024, stopped responding in June 2025 and is considered irrecoverable, despite revealing methane leaks up to ten times higher than official estimates in some regions. Starlink 10-25 mission from Cape Canaveral deployed 27 satellites, marking SpaceX’s 500th Falcon 9 mission and booster B1067’s 29th flight. ESA’s Biomass satellite, launched in April 2025, uses a P-band radar to penetrate forests and

2 July 2025

2025 · Astronomy · NASDAQ:AMZN · News · Science · Space

Drone Laws in Turkey: A Comprehensive 2025 Report

Turkey’s drone regime is administered by the General Directorate of Civil Aviation (SHGM) under the 2016 Unmanned Aircraft Systems Instruction (SHT-İHA), which classifies civil drones by weight into four categories: İHA0, İHA1, İHA2, and İHA3. Drones with a maximum takeoff weight of 500 grams or more must be registered in SHGM’s UAV registry, while drones under 500 g are largely exempt, and foreign operators must obtain a flight permit at least 20 business days before flying. Recreational pilots can fly İHA0 (0.5–4 kg) without a license but must be at least 12 years old; İHA1 (4–25 kg) requires an İHA1

27 June 2025

2025 · Aviation · Drone Laws · Technology · Turkey