GitHub Copilot rolled out the coding agent, called Agent Mode (Project Padawan), in 2025 to autonomously implement tasks, spin up cloud dev environments, write code, and open pull requests, available to Copilot Enterprise and new Pro+ subscribers. Copilot Chat now uses local codebase feeds to align answers with actual code, and Copilot for Pull Requests…
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Jill Watson, a virtual teaching assistant built on IBM Watson, debuted at Georgia Tech in 2016 to answer routine online course questions. Khanmigo, launched in 2023 by Khan Academy and built on GPT-4, is an AI tutor and teacher’s assistant now available by subscription in 2025 and tested in classrooms such as Oklahoma. Squirrel AI,…
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Replika launched in 2017 and by 2025 has over 35 million users worldwide, including about 250,000 paying subscribers. Replika Pro costs about $5.83–$15.99 per month (varies by plan), roughly $70 per year, with a $299 lifetime option. Replika Pro unlocks a romantic partner mode with longer memory, more intimate roleplay, voice calls, and AR/VR features.…
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Apple plans to launch the iPhone 17 lineup in September 2025, including iPhone 17, 17 Pro, and 17 Pro Max, all powered by a new A19 chip and featuring a 120 Hz ProMotion display on the base model, with rumors pointing to an ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air variant. An iPhone SE 4 is expected in…
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NASA announced live space coverage on Netflix in 2025, following the launch of NASA+ on Amazon Prime. From July 2025, Starlink Direct to Cell, launched with T-Mobile, will let smartphones connect directly to Starlink satellites for calls and messages, backed by 657 Starlink V3 satellites. Starlink received regulatory clearance to deliver satellite internet to rural…
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Character.AI has over 20 million active users by 2025, and its mobile app logged 1.7 million first-week downloads compared with ChatGPT’s 0.5 million. Anthropic’s Claude features a 100,000-token memory and a ~75,000-word context window, with improved coding and math skills. Google’s Gemini is a multimodal model in testing by mid-2025, and Google launched AI Studio…
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Hailuo AI, MiniMax’s free text-to-video app, went viral in 2025 for Cat Olympics clips, and in early summer 2025 launched Hailuo 02 with 1080p video and camera effects. PixVerse AI reached over 10 million downloads in 8 months and lets users turn a single photo into a short animated video, with GIF export options. AI…
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The SWIFT satellite constellation uses advanced solar sails to deliver earlier, more accurate space weather warnings. In December 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe yielded the closest-ever images of the Sun’s corona and CMEs, vastly improving space weather predictions. SpaceX’s Starlink now has nearly 6,000 satellites in orbit and has regulatory approval to operate in India.…
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As of early 2024, about 8.74 million people in Switzerland were internet users, roughly 99% of the population. More than 96% of people aged 15–88 use the internet, and 51% of those aged 75+ report online daily. By the end of 2022, fixed broadband subscriptions reached 48.2 per 100 inhabitants, the highest rate in the…
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Over 2,000 senior NASA employees have resigned amid budget cuts, with a potential 25% funding reduction threatening missions, while Sean Duffy, a former congressman and reality TV star, was named interim NASA administrator and serves as both NASA administrator and Secretary of Transportation. An alleged Iranian missile strike destroyed a $15 million U.S. communications radome…
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