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Industry News News 8 July 2025 - 14 August 2025

AI Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Bets, Self-Learning Breakthroughs & Legal Showdowns – Global AI Roundup (Aug 13–14, 2025)

AI Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Bets, Self-Learning Breakthroughs & Legal Showdowns – Global AI Roundup (Aug 13–14, 2025)

Meta says its latest AI systems are beginning to improve themselves without human intervention, a step Mark Zuckerberg called toward artificial superintelligence, with a policy memo noting “glimpses” of self-improvement. Zhipu (Z AI) open-sourced GLM-4.5, a 355-billion-parameter model built on mixture-of-experts, ranking third globally on reasoning and coding benchmarks, as China reports over 1,500 domestically developed large AI models. Google…
14 August 2025
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AI’s Weekend Shockwave: GPT-5 Launch, Chip War Heats Up & ‘Deathbots’ Stir Debate (Aug 10–11, 2025)

AI’s Weekend Shockwave: GPT-5 Launch, Chip War Heats Up & ‘Deathbots’ Stir Debate (Aug 10–11, 2025)

OpenAI launched GPT-5, touted as a significant step toward artificial general intelligence and now accessible to free ChatGPT users with usage limits, while being integrated into Microsoft Copilot. OpenAI released two open-weight models, gpt-oss-120b (117-billion parameters) and gpt-oss-20b (21B parameters), which can run on a single high-end GPU (~80 GB VRAM) or a laptop (~16 GB RAM) and are available…
11 August 2025
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Ransomware Topples 158-Year-Old Company, Nuclear Agency Hacked, and Breaches Expose Millions – Cybersecurity Roundup (July 21–28, 2025)

Ransomware Topples 158-Year-Old Company, Nuclear Agency Hacked, and Breaches Expose Millions – Cybersecurity Roundup (July 21–28, 2025)

UK Co-op confirmed a data breach affecting 6.5 million members, with attackers stealing an Active Directory database after a social‑engineering password reset on April 22 and deploying the DragonForce ransomware. KNP Logistics, a British transport firm founded in 1865, collapsed into administration after the Akira ransomware breached it in June 2024 via a guessed weak password, costing 730 jobs. Louis…
28 July 2025
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Tech Turmoil: Crypto Hits $4 Trillion, SpaceX’s 8,000 Satellites & More Non-AI Bombshells (July 18–19, 2025)

Tech Turmoil: Crypto Hits $4 Trillion, SpaceX’s 8,000 Satellites & More Non-AI Bombshells (July 18–19, 2025)

In July 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Microsoft to halt China-based engineering on Pentagon cloud work, with Frank Shaw saying no China-based teams will provide technical assistance and the involvement ending immediately. Blackstone withdrew from the TikTok US sale bid led by Susquehanna and General Atlantic, a consortium that could have given US owners an 80% stake, as the…
19 July 2025
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Robotaxis, Rocket Launches, and Record Profits – Tech Highlights (July 17–18, 2025)

Robotaxis, Rocket Launches, and Record Profits – Tech Highlights (July 17–18, 2025)

Uber to deploy 20,000 robotaxis across the United States starting in 2026, with a $300 million investment in Lucid Motors and a partnership with Nuro to use Lucid Gravity SUVs with Nuro’s autonomous driving system. Fortinet FortiWeb faced a critical SQL injection flaw, CVE-2025-25257, compromising at least 49 instances as of July 17. Australian medical tech firm Compumedics disclosed a…
18 July 2025
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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)

Geely’s Zeekr is rumored to be preparing a hypercar with over 2,000 horsepower, an upgrade to the Zeekr 001 FR that currently has 1,300 horsepower. Lucid Motors’ Air Grand Touring set a Guinness World Record for the longest electric-vehicle journey without recharging, covering about 1,205 km from St. Moritz to Munich. BYD will start assembling EVs in Brazil at the…
13 July 2025
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MarTech Industry News & Trends (June–July 2025)

MarTech Industry News & Trends (June–July 2025)

The number of MarTech solutions grew to 15,384 in 2025, up 9% from 14,106 in 2024 per Chiefmartec. MarTech has achieved roughly 100× growth since 2011, with AI-native startups flourishing as legacy products consolidate or exit. Only 25% of marketers report well-integrated tech stacks while 96% are satisfied with their tools, highlighting ongoing data integration challenges. Snowflake and Acxiom announced…
10 July 2025
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Tech Just Leveled Up: Samsung’s Foldables, AI Browsers, and the Smartwatch Takeover / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:00 CET

Tech Just Leveled Up: Samsung’s Foldables, AI Browsers, and the Smartwatch Takeover / Updated: 2025, July 10th, 12:00 CET

Samsung released the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, with Fold 7 folded thickness of 8.9 mm and Flip 7’s 4.1-inch external cover display, a 200 MP main camera, Snapdragon 8 Elite, up to 16 GB RAM, IP68, seven years of Android updates, and Fold 7 dropping S Pen support. Both devices feature deep Google Gemini AI integration…
10 July 2025
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Major ZTNA News and Trends – June & July 2025

Major ZTNA News and Trends – June & July 2025

On June 10, 2025, Cisco Live announced Universal ZTNA and AI-Era Security, including Universal Zero Trust Network Access that authenticates users, devices and AI agents, plus Hybrid Mesh Firewall and Splunk integrations. At Zenith Live on June 3, 2025, Zscaler unveiled the Zero Trust Everywhere Suite with Zero Trust Branch, Zero Trust Gateway for Cloud Workloads, AI-driven microsegmentation, a B2B…
10 July 2025
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Tech News Today: The Biggest Stories in Technology, Science, and Innovation (July 9, 2025) / Updated: 2025, July 9th, 00:00 CET

Tech News Today: The Biggest Stories in Technology, Science, and Innovation (July 9, 2025) / Updated: 2025, July 9th, 00:00 CET

A new axion Dark Energy (aDE) model from Cornell and Shanghai Jiao Tong University predicts the universe will start contracting in about 7 billion years and collapse in roughly 33–34 billion years. Amazon Prime Day 2025 runs July 8–11, 2025, with US online sales forecast at $23.8 billion and record discounts on Apple, Samsung, Google, Lenovo, and OnePlus. OnePlus Nord…
9 July 2025
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AgriTech and Precision Agriculture Update (June–July 2025)

AgriTech and Precision Agriculture Update (June–July 2025)

Major News Developments in AgriTech (June–July 2025) Innovations and Technology Deployments (AI, Drones, IoT, Robotics) In mid-2025, numerous precision agriculture technologies moved from concept to field deployment. Automation and robotics saw significant strides: major manufacturers and startups alike introduced autonomous farm machinery to tackle labor shortages and improve accuracy. Kubota’s partnership with Agtonomy will outfit Kubota’s popular M5N narrow tractors…
8 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • South Korea's KOSPI Index Hits Record 5,000 Led by Chip Stocks
    January 21, 2026, 8:46 PM EST. South Korea's benchmark KOSPI index surged past the 5,000 mark for the first time, driven primarily by strong gains in semiconductor stocks. Chipmakers, a core component of the country's stock market, rallied amid rising demand and global supply chain optimism. The milestone reflects investor confidence in South Korea's technology sector, which has been a key growth engine. Market participants noted that robust earnings reports and favorable export data supported the advance. The breakthrough at 5,000 points is significant, marking a new record high for the index. This development may influence foreign investment flows into the South Korean equity market, spotlighting the role of chip stocks in driving gains.
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