Introduction Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro – two flagship mixed reality headsets that exemplify very different approaches to spatial computing. Apple’s Vision Pro is the company’s first foray into VR/AR (“spatial computing”) and it positions itself as an ultra-premium device aimed at professionals and early adopters. In contrast, Meta’s Quest 3 is a…
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Introduction Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro Max and Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra are poised to be two of the most advanced smartphones of 2025/2026, representing the pinnacle of each company’s innovation. This comparison aims to give an in-depth look at how these flagship titans stack up across every aspect – from design and display to performance,…
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Introduction The European Union is rolling out a groundbreaking AI Code of Practice for general-purpose AI models – essentially a voluntary code of conduct aimed at taming the likes of ChatGPT and other big AI systems ahead of sweeping new laws. The EU AI Act, the bloc’s landmark AI regulation, will fully apply in August…
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Internet Infrastructure: Undersea Cables, Mobile and Terrestrial Networks The Marshall Islands’ internet backbone rests on a single submarine fiber-optic cable. In 2010, the HANTRU-1 undersea cable was extended to Majuro and Kwajalein/Ebeye Atolls, linking the country to a hub in Pohnpei (FSM) and onward to Guam dig.watch itu.int. This 2,917 km cable (160 Gbps design capacity)…
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Evolution of Google Search: 25 Years of Innovation and Growth Google Search launched in 1998 and rapidly became synonymous with finding information online. It was “far from the first search engine,” but Google quickly gained fame for delivering faster, more relevant results than rivals, thanks largely to its PageRank algorithm for ranking pages. Early innovations…
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For a platform that began with a single “Me at the Zoo” clip in 2005, YouTube in 2025 stands as a half-trillion-dollar behemoth that has “transformed culture through video and built a thriving creative economy” blog.google. Now two decades old, YouTube is the world’s largest video-sharing platform and the second most popular social media network…
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Samsung’s Global Tech Empire: History, Dominance, and What’s Next Samsung’s origins date back to 1938, when founder Lee Byung-chul started a small trading company in Japanese-occupied Korea en.wikipedia.org. Over the decades, Samsung diversified from selling dried fish and groceries into textiles, insurance, retail, and ultimately electronics in the late 1960s en.wikipedia.org. After the founder’s death…
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Overview of Germany’s Internet Infrastructure Germany boasts a well-developed internet infrastructure with widespread availability of broadband and mobile networks. By mid-2023, 99% of German households had access to at least one form of fixed broadband, and about 95.6% had access to “next-generation” high-speed networks (NGA, ≥30 Mbps) point-topic.com. The country historically relied on DSL (digital subscriber…
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Introduction Drones have rapidly evolved from niche gadgets into essential tools across military, commercial, industrial, and consumer realms. The global drones and UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) market is entering a phase of explosive growth, projected to roughly double in size over the next five years mordorintelligence.com. Widespread adoption in industries from agriculture to logistics, coupled…
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Introduction and Market Overview The global satellite and space industry is experiencing skyrocketing growth, evolving into a cornerstone of the world economy. In 2024, the space economy – encompassing everything from satellite manufacturing and launches to services like communications and navigation – is valued at roughly $550–600 billion, nearly double its size a decade ago…
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