Latest Developments in AI (June–July 2025)
In mid-June 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman indicated that an anticipated open-source AI model would be delayed to later in the summer, not June. On June 30, 2025, Mark Zuckerberg announced Meta’s
Space News Roundup: Satellite Internet, Climate Monitoring, and the Expanding Role of Space Technology (June 30, 2025) / Updated: 2025, June 30th, 14:21 CET
Starlink, SpaceX’s satellite internet constellation, now has over 5 million customers in 125 countries, with rivals including Eutelsat OneWeb, Globalstar, and Amazon’s Project Kuiper and government-led IRIS2 and QianFan programs. Vodafone and
Global EV Powertrain and Platform Developments (May–June 2025)
Tesla reaffirmed plans for affordable next-generation EVs on a new platform, with production targeted for the first half of 2025. Toyota announced 9 new BEV models for Europe in 2025–2026 (6 Toyota
AI News / Updated: 2025, June 30th, 00:00 CET
AI News Table of Contents Introduction: AI’s Ubiquity and Disruption AI in the Global Economy: Growth, Jobs, and Talent Wars AI Policy, Regulation, and Public Trust AI in Industry: From Agriculture to
Artificial Intelligence in Iran: Recent Developments and Outlook (June 30, 2025)
In June 2024, the Supreme Council of the Cultural Revolution approved the National Artificial Intelligence Document, a comprehensive policy blueprint for AI development. By July 2024, Iran established the National AI Organization
Major Tech Developments in June 2025 and H2 2025 Outlook
At WWDC 2025, Apple opened on-device AI—a ~3-billion-parameter LLM—to third-party developers. Microsoft reported 33% year-over-year Azure growth in Q1 2025 and noted roughly 30% of its code is AI-authored. Google rolled out
June 2025 AI News Roundup: Breakthroughs, Surprises, and Global Developments
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman announced GPT-5 is expected to launch in summer 2025 and is reportedly materially better than GPT-4. Midjourney unveiled its first text-to-video system, Model V1, producing 16-second videos with
Xona’s Pulsar Constellation Secures $92M to Revolutionize GPS with Centimeter-Accurate, Unhackable Navigation
Xona’s Pulsar constellation plans to deploy 250–300 small LEO satellites at about 326 miles (525 km) altitude to deliver centimeter-level PNT. Pulsar signals are encrypted and authenticated, with satellites orbiting ~40× closer
Texting From Space: The T-Mobile–Starlink ‘T-Satellite’ Launch Heralds the Direct-to-Device Era
In August 2022, T-Mobile and SpaceX announced the Coverage Above and Beyond partnership to end mobile dead zones by connecting standard smartphones to Starlink satellites, branded as T-Satellite with Starlink, aiming to
Latest Fintech and Digital Finance Trends (June 27th, 2025)
Q1 2025 fintech funding jumped 18% quarter-over-quarter to over $10 billion, the highest level in two years. The U.S. FedNow real-time payment rails had onboarded more than 1,200 banks by early 2025
Latest Digital Trends as of Mid‑2025 (Updated: June 27th, 2025)
Gartner projects worldwide generative AI spending will reach $644 billion in 2025, up 76% from 2024. By mid-2025, over 72% of companies have adopted some form of AI, with about 65% of
Latest AI Developments June 2025: Breakthroughs, Trends, and Future Outlook
Waymo’s robotaxis are now providing over 150,000 autonomous rides per week in U.S. cities. By 2025 AI drives an estimated 80–90% of trading volume in major stock markets. The EU AI Act