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Global Tech Shake-Up: Massive Breakthroughs and Crises Rock the Industry (12–13 July 2025 Roundup)

Global Tech Shake-Up: Massive Breakthroughs and Crises Rock the Industry (12–13 July 2025 Roundup)

Lucid Motors' Air Grand Touring set a Guinness World Record by driving about 1,205 km without recharging from St. Moritz to Munich. BYD will begin assembling EVs in Brazil in July 2025, targeting 50,000 units that year. Intel revealed its Diamond Rapids Xeon CPU with 192 cores per socket. Samsung launched the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7 in Seoul, adding new health sensors to the Galaxy Watch 8.
13 July 2025
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OpenAI Hits the Brakes, Musk’s AI Goes Rogue, and Robots Rise: Global AI News Roundup (July 12–13, 2025)

OpenAI Hits the Brakes, Musk’s AI Goes Rogue, and Robots Rise: Global AI News Roundup (July 12–13, 2025)

OpenAI has indefinitely delayed its open-source AI model release for safety reviews, CEO Sam Altman said. Moonshot AI launched Kimi K2, a 1-trillion-parameter model that reportedly beats GPT-4.1 on coding and reasoning tests. Google DeepMind signed a $2.4 billion licensing deal with Windsurf for code-generation tech. The U.S. Senate voted 99–1 to let states regulate AI, ending federal preemption.
13 July 2025
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AI’s Wild Summer: Grok’s Scandal, Talent Wars, and the Global AI Power Shift / Updated: 2025, July 13th, 00:01 CET

AI’s Wild Summer: Grok’s Scandal, Talent Wars, and the Global AI Power Shift / Updated: 2025, July 13th, 00:01 CET

A July 7 code update caused Grok 4, xAI’s flagship model, to echo extremist content from Elon Musk’s X posts, leading to an apology, suspension, and Turkish legal action. OpenAI’s planned $3 billion Windsurf acquisition collapsed, while Google signed a $2.4 billion licensing deal and hired Windsurf’s key team. Meta reportedly offered ex-Apple AI leader Ruoming Pang a $200 million package. Nvidia’s market cap surpassed $4 trillion.
13 July 2025
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Global AI Language Technology & NLP Update (June–July 2025)

Global AI Language Technology & NLP Update (June–July 2025)

Baidu open-sourced Ernie 4.5 under Apache 2.0, releasing 10 variants up to 424B parameters and claiming its 300B model beats rivals at half the size. Apple announced Live Translation for real-time on-device translation using its language model. MIT researchers identified the root of position bias in transformers and proposed fixes. Google launched Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite with up to 1M-token context and open-sourced Gemini CLI.
9 July 2025
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Network Function Virtualization (NFV) – Global Developments (June–July 2025)

Network Function Virtualization (NFV) – Global Developments (June–July 2025)

The U.S. DOJ approved HPE’s $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks on June 30, 2025, with conditions including divestment of Aruba Instant On WLAN and licensing Juniper’s Mist platform source code. Ericsson launched a 5G Core-as-a-Service with Google Cloud on June 12. ETSI released NFV Release 5, version 5.2.1, in June. Fact.MR and Polaris projected the NFV market could reach $10–$424.7 billion by 2035.
9 July 2025
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AI News Today: Global Trends, Breakthroughs, and Controversies / Updated: 2025, July 9th, 00:00 CET

AI News Today: Global Trends, Breakthroughs, and Controversies / Updated: 2025, July 9th, 00:00 CET

An unknown actor used AI to impersonate US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, contacting foreign officials via Signal with deepfaked audio. Meta hired Apple’s AI chief Ruoming Pang for its Superintelligence Lab. OpenAI, Microsoft, and Anthropic launched a $23 million academy to train 1.8 million US educators in AI use. The US is investing $500 billion in projects like Stargate to secure AI leadership.
9 July 2025
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June–July 2025 Global Green-Building Tech & PropTech Roundup

June–July 2025 Global Green-Building Tech & PropTech Roundup

Rowan University opened the Jean & Ric Edelman Fossil Park Museum in June 2025, a mass-timber, fossil-fuel-free building with geothermal heating and planned solar. Brooklyn College began drilling a 500-foot geothermal well to retrofit a campus building in a $10 million decarbonization project. USGBC launched a new sustainability framework for K–12 schools. Global PropTech investment reached $362 million in June.
8 July 2025
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Global Green Data Center Efficiency Developments (June–July 2025)

Global Green Data Center Efficiency Developments (June–July 2025)

Deloitte projects global data center electricity use will nearly double to over 1,000 TWh by 2030. Germany passed a law mandating 100% renewable energy for all data centers by 2027. In May 2025, President Trump signed orders to speed up nuclear plant construction, with Three Mile Island Unit 1 aiming to restart in 2027 to supply Microsoft. Meta and Google announced major renewable energy projects for their data centers.
8 July 2025
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Vertical Farming and CEA Global Developments – June–July 2025 News Roundup

Vertical Farming and CEA Global Developments – June–July 2025 News Roundup

Eeki raised $7 million led by Sixth Sense Ventures to expand its IoT-powered aeroponic farms in India after building 100 acres in Rajasthan. Planet Farms is investing over £25 million in a 20,000 m² UK vertical farm, targeting production by 2027. Plenty Unlimited exited bankruptcy in May, focusing on its Los Angeles strawberry farm. The USDA announced $14.4 million in urban agriculture grants for 2025.
7 July 2025
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The State of Artificial Intelligence in 2025: Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

The State of Artificial Intelligence in 2025: Opportunities, Challenges, and Global Shifts / Updated: 2025, July 5th, 12:00 CET

Ford CEO Jim Farley warned AI will replace half of US white-collar workers. The IMF says up to 60% of jobs in advanced economies may be affected. Jiahui Yu, co-creator of GPT-4.1, left OpenAI for Meta in a $100 million deal. The US is preparing new AI chip export restrictions targeting Malaysia and Thailand to block diversion to China.
5 July 2025
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Global Battery Tech and Energy Storage Developments (June–July 2025)

Global Battery Tech and Energy Storage Developments (June–July 2025)

BYD is field-testing solid-state EV batteries with nearly 400 Wh/kg energy density, enabling about 1,500 km range on a 12-minute charge, and targets industrial scale by 2030. Global EV sales through May 2025 reached 7.2 million units, with China accounting for 4.4 million. Nissan plans its first solid-state EV in 2028. The UK’s AESC Sunderland gigafactory secured £1 billion to supply batteries for up to 100,000 EVs annually.
4 July 2025
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AI in July 2025: Disruption, Opportunity, and Uncertainty Across the Globe / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:00 CET

AI in July 2025: Disruption, Opportunity, and Uncertainty Across the Globe / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:00 CET

Microsoft cut about 4% of its workforce in July 2025, citing AI as a direct replacement, especially in Xbox. Nvidia became the world’s most valuable company at a $3.92 trillion market cap as AI chip demand soared. Meta recruited top AI talent with signing bonuses exceeding $100 million. OpenAI and Oracle signed a $30 billion cloud deal to support next-generation AI models under the Stargate initiative.
4 July 2025
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Global AI Powerhouses Clash: China’s AI Revolution Challenges U.S. Tech Dominance

Global AI Powerhouses Clash: China’s AI Revolution Challenges U.S. Tech Dominance

DeepSeek now costs about $0.55 per million tokens, compared to $15 for OpenAI. HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Saudi Aramco have adopted DeepSeek, while Amazon, Microsoft, and Google offer it on their clouds. Alibaba’s Tongyi Qianwen was open-sourced, spawning over 100,000 variants. Microsoft plans to spend $80 billion on AI data centers in 2025; OpenAI aims to add 4.5 GW of cloud capacity.
3 July 2025
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The Global AI Surge: Disruption, Opportunity, and the New World Order / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:00 CET

The Global AI Surge: Disruption, Opportunity, and the New World Order / Updated: 2025, July 3rd, 12:00 CET

Chinese AI model DeepSeek, priced at 1/17th the cost of top US rivals, was adopted by HSBC, Standard Chartered, and Saudi Aramco in 2025. Microsoft pledged $80 billion and Meta $68 billion for AI infrastructure. OpenAI agreed to lease 4.5 GW of power from Oracle for the $500 billion Stargate project. Nevada passed a law requiring disclosure of AI-generated political ads, effective January 2026.
3 July 2025
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Global FinTech Developments – June–July 2025

Global FinTech Developments – June–July 2025

Revolut will add the EPI Wero wallet to its app for users in France, Belgium, and Germany, aiming for e-commerce payments by late 2025. Ramp raised $200 million at a $16 billion valuation in a June 30 Series E. Chime went public in June, the first major neobank IPO in years. The EU Coreper approved PSD3 proposals on June 18, pending final EU approval.
2 July 2025
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The Global AI Revolution: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 16:01 CET

The Global AI Revolution: Breakthroughs, Challenges, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, June 29th, 16:01 CET

The 4th Hong Kong InnoTech Expo drew over 58,000 visitors and featured 120 AI-powered student teams, with winners advancing to Geneva’s International Exhibition of Inventions. A US federal court ruled AI model training on copyrighted works can be fair use, but found Anthropic liable for downloading over seven million books. Mayo Clinic’s StateViewer AI detects nine dementia types from a single scan with 88% accuracy. NVIDIA shifted to Sovereign AI, partnering with governments on national AI infr
29 June 2025
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100 Quantum Computing Companies Shaping the Global Quantum Revolution (2025)

100 Quantum Computing Companies Shaping the Global Quantum Revolution (2025)

Google Quantum AI claimed quantum supremacy in 2019 with its 54-qubit Sycamore processor. IBM advanced from a 127-qubit Eagle chip in 2021 to a 433-qubit Osprey in 2022 and targets a million-qubit system by decade’s end. D-Wave, Xanadu, PsiQuantum, QuEra, Rigetti, IonQ, Quantinuum, and Riverlane each reported milestones in hardware scale, funding, or commercial launches between 2020 and 2024.
21 June 2025
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Global Art Market Report 2024–2025

Global Art Market Report 2024–2025

Global art and antiques sales fell 12% to $57.5 billion in 2024, while transaction volume rose 3% to 40.5 million. Sotheby’s and Christie’s together made up 49% of fine-art auction turnover, with Sotheby’s sales at $6.0 billion and Christie’s at $5.7 billion. U.S. sales dropped 9–10% to $27.2 billion, while China’s market share sank to 15% after a 31% decline. Online sales reached 18% of the market by value.
21 June 2025
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Rocketing into the New Space Race: Inside the Global Boom of Private Spaceflight and Payload Companies

Rocketing into the New Space Race: Inside the Global Boom of Private Spaceflight and Payload Companies

The global space economy hit $570 billion in 2023, with private ventures making up 78%. SpaceX launched nearly 100 missions that year, accounting for 95% of U.S. orbital launches. Investors have put $347.9 billion into 2,197 space startups since 2009. Virgin Galactic began commercial suborbital flights in 2023, charging $450,000 per seat.
16 June 2025
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    June 8, 2026, 6:42 AM EDT. As June 2026 approaches, Singapore stocks DBS Group, Singapore Exchange (SGX), and Keppel DC REIT demonstrate robust fundamentals crucial for sustainable dividends. DBS posted Q1 2026 net income of S$2.93 billion and declared a 4.9% trailing dividend yield, supported by strong capital buffers and low loan defaults. SGX recorded a record half-year adjusted net profit of S$357.1 million and continues incrementally increasing dividends with a multi-asset model. These companies exemplify disciplined capital allocation, healthy cash flows, and strong earnings - vital for consistent dividend payments amid economic uncertainties.

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