Industry Analysis News: 27 June 2025

AI’s Big Bang: Billion-Dollar Deals, Breakthroughs & Backlash (Aug 4–5, 2025 AI Roundup)

OpenAI raised $8.3 billion at a $300 billion valuation in a funding round led by Dragoneer with a $2.8 billion check, as SoftBank commits up to $40 billion in total (with $10

5 August 2025

Meta’s AI Revolution Unleashed: July 2025 Breakthroughs, Billion‑Dollar Bets & Backlash

In July 2025, Meta AI expanded to include generative video editing powered by the MovieGen model, with one-click effects to change outfits, backgrounds, and lighting. WhatsApp introduced an AI concierge for business

21 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Breakthroughs · Industry Analysis · Meta · Technology

Global Drone Market Set to Soar: Inside the $90B+ UAV Boom by 2030

The global drone market is projected to grow from about $42 billion in 2025 to nearly $90 billion by 2030, a CAGR of roughly 13–14%. The Drone Industry Insights forecast excludes passenger

16 July 2025

Drones · Global Trends · Industry Analysis · Technology · UAV Market

AI Shake-Up: Pentagon’s $200M Contracts, Meta’s Mega Investment, and an Open-Source AI Outsmarting GPT-4

The U.S. Department of Defense awarded up to $200 million contracts to four AI firms: OpenAI, Google, Anthropic, and xAI. The contracts fund development of agentic AI systems to tackle critical national

14 July 2025

AI News · Industry Analysis · Investments · Open Source · Technology Trends

Global IoT Market 2025 Forecast: Inside the $1 Trillion Tech Revolution

Global IoT spending in 2025 is projected to approach $1 trillion, up from $805.7 billion in 2023. By 2025, the number of connected IoT devices is expected to reach 27 billion, rising

7 July 2025

Industry Analysis · Innovation · IoT · Market Forecast · Tech Trends

Summer Streaming Shake-Up: Global OTT Power Moves and Trends (June–July 2025)

Warner Bros. Discovery announced plans to split into two companies—WBD Streaming & Studios and WBD Global Networks—by mid-2026 to sharpen focus and tackle debt from its 2022 megamerger, according to CEO David

6 July 2025

Global Entertainment · Industry Analysis · Media Trends · OTT · Streaming

Global SEO Market in 2025: 7 Trends, Key Players, and Bold Forecasts Unveiled

In 2025, the global SEO services market is projected at $106.9 billion, up 18% from $90.3 billion in 2024. The global SEO software market is about $84.9 billion in 2025 and is

5 July 2025

Digital Marketing · Forecasts · Industry Analysis · Market Trends · SEO

AI Specialist Salaries in 2024–2025: A Comprehensive Report

In the United States, data scientists average about $156,790 in total pay annually, with New York around $160,000 and San Francisco topping $178,000. Switzerland leads Europe with data scientists averaging about $143,360

2 July 2025

AI Careers · Data Science · Industry Analysis · Salary Trends · Technology Jobs

Quantum Computing Trends 2025: Major Breakthroughs, Key Players, and Global Insights

In 2025, researchers unveiled the first topological quantum processor, an 8-qubit device using Majorana particles. D-Wave’s Advantage quantum annealing computer solved a complex magnetic simulation in minutes, a problem that would take

27 June 2025

Future Insights · Industry Analysis · Key Players · Quantum Computing · Technology Trends

Industry Analysis News: 27 June 2025 - 5 August 2025