Current State of the Industry (Mid-2025) – Summary The semiconductor industry entered 2025 on a strong upswing after a cyclical downturn in 2022–2023. Global chip revenue hit $626 billion in 2024, up 18.1% from the prior year, and is projected to reach a new record of around $705 billion in 2025 semimedia.cc design-reuse.com. This growth…
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Japan's H-IIA rocket launched the GOSAT-GW satellite to monitor greenhouse gases and Earth's water resources. High-precision spectrometers and radiometers will provide crucial data for climate change research and disaster prediction. This mission builds on GOSAT 2 and GCOM-W, offering improved capabilities for global warming mitigation strategies.
Large reasoning AI models can produce up to 50 times more CO2 emissions than smaller language models, according to research by Maximilian Dauner and Gudrun Socher. "Generative AI models, including large language models (LLMs), require about 29.3 terawatt-hours annually—equal to Ireland’s total energy use." Task type and model size significantly impact environmental footprint.
The State of AI in 2025: Power Struggles, Societal Shifts, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, July 1st, 00:00 CETThe State of AI in 2025: Power Struggles, Societal Shifts, and the Road Ahead Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a distant promise; it is an urgent, disruptive force reshaping industries, economies, and societies worldwide. The past week’s developments—spanning corporate shakeups, regulato…
Space News Roundup: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and New Frontiers (June 30, 2025) / Updated: 2025, July 1st, 00:00 CETSpace News Roundup: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and New Frontiers (June 30, 2025) The space sector continues to surge with innovation, discovery, and global impact. From NASA’s satellites revolutionizing our view of Earth and the cosmos, to the growing role of private industry in space access, the…
Apple Eyes Anthropic Claude and OpenAI GPT to Reinvent Siri: Inside the Negotiations, Delays, and High-Stakes AI GambleApple is weighing a dramatic shift away from its “build-everything-in-house” doctrine by licensing large-language models (LLMs) from Anthropic and OpenAI to power a rebuilt Siri—an about-face that underscores both the urgency of Apple’s AI catch-up plan and the scale of its recent missteps. Bloom…
