A Nation Going Online at Breakneck Speed Ireland has undergone a dramatic transformation in internet connectivity, achieving near-universal internet usage and high speeds by 2025. An estimated 98–99% of the Irish population is online as of early 2025 datareportal.com cso.ie. Approximately 94% of households have an internet connection cso.ie, with the vast majority using fixed…
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The maritime satellite communications market is entering a dynamic growth phase, buoyed by surging demand for connectivity at sea. In the coming years, services delivered via Very Small Aperture Terminal (VSAT) and L-band satellite links are expected to expand rapidly, transforming how ships stay connected on the open oceans. Industry forecasts project robust growth through…
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Belgium’s internet landscape in 2025 is a story of contrasts and rapid change. The country enjoys near-universal broadband coverage and some of Europe’s fastest internet speeds, yet it lags behind on full fiber-optic adoption point-topic.com en.wikipedia.org. Urban areas boast gigabit connectivity via upgraded cable networks, while some rural communities still await fiber rollouts. A new…
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Mexico Considers Legal Action Over SpaceX Rocket Debris and Environmental ImpactMexico’s president has threatened lawsuits against SpaceX due to falling rocket debris and environmental contamination from launches near the US-Mexico border. Officials are reviewing international law and environmental impacts after a recent Starship explosion, as rocket launch frequency increases with US approval.
Drone Laws in the Netherlands (2025)Regulations for Recreational Drone Use Recreational drone pilots in the Netherlands must follow EU-wide rules designed for safety. These fall under the “open” category of operations (low-risk flights) and generally include the following key restrictions and best practices business.gov.nl rijksove…
Laser Leapfrog: Inside China’s Record-Breaking 1 Gbps Geo-Laser Link and the Post-Starlink Future of Space InternetImagine beaming a high-definition movie across the globe in less than five seconds using a laser as weak as a night-light. This seemingly sci-fi scenario just became reality: from a geostationary orbit 36,000 km above Earth, a Chinese satellite used a mere 2-watt laser to transmit data to the gro…
Google’s Gemini CLI Just Dropped—Here’s Why This Free, Open‑Source AI Agent Could Replace Your Favorite Coding ToolGoogle’s new Gemini CLI puts the company’s flagship multimodal model directly in the terminal, marrying a one‑million‑token context window with generous free‑tier limits and an Apache‑2.0 open‑source license. Beyond faster code generation, the tool ties into Google Search, Veo video, and Imagen i…
Everything You Need to Know About Google Gemini CLI: Features, News, and Expert InsightsGoogle Gemini CLI: The Open‑Source AI Agent Transforming Your Terminal Overview – What Is Google Gemini CLI? Google Gemini CLI is an open-source command-line interface (CLI) tool introduced by Google in mid-2025 that brings the power of Google’s Gemini AI models directly into developers’ terminal…
EU Declares War on Space Junk: A Deep Dive into the New Space Act, the Starlink Dilemma and the Hidden Climate Costs of Orbital DebrisThe European Commission’s freshly‑minted EU Space Act lands at the very moment low‑Earth orbit (LEO) is sliding from boomtown to bottleneck. Behind the headline pledge to fine careless satellite operators lurks a hard truth: more than 40 000 tracked objects, 7 500+ Starlink spacecraft alone, and …
