Apple scaled back the Liquid Glass UI in iOS 26 beta, significantly reducing transparency to improve readability ahead of the September 2025 final release. Prime Day 2025 runs July 8–11 with record-low prices on AirPods Pro 2 (as low as $149 in the US and €199 in Spain) and other Apple gear, MacBook Air with…
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Windows 11 overtakes Windows 10, reaching 50.88% of Windows devices by July 2025 according to StatCounter. Nvidia’s market capitalization tops Apple at $3.92 trillion as AI chip demand drives growth, with the Blackwell platform fueling expansion. OpenAI plans to launch GPT-5 this summer, aiming for AGI and combining elements from GPT-4o and GPT-4. The interstellar…
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China launched the Three-Body Computing Constellation, with each satellite delivering 744 TOPS and the network targeting 1 EOPS for in-orbit AI and real-time data processing. China proposes a Neptune Orbiter for 2033 powered by radioisotope thermoelectric generators to study Neptune, its moon Triton, and deep-space propulsion capabilities. BeiDou-3 has been completed with 30 operational satellites…
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Perplexity AI launched its flagship search engine product on December 7, 2022, founded by Aravind Srinivas, Denis Yarats, Johnny Ho, and Andy Konwinski. Its tech uses a retrieval+generation architecture that performs live web searches and generates answers with inline citations, with Sonar, a modified version of Meta’s Llama 3, as the default model and support…
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1.7 billion adults lack access to formal banking, about 31% of all adults, and 55% of the unbanked are women. BitPesa, a crypto-powered remittance firm in sub-Saharan Africa, has cut transfer fees by up to 90% compared with traditional methods. In Kenya, the Red Cross and Grassroots Economics launched a blockchain-backed community currency, enabling 25…
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Qatar’s fixed internet is dominated by fiber-optic FTTH, with the Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN) delivering fiber coverage to over 95% of the country and DSL largely obsolete. Ooredoo Qatar launched the world’s first live 5G network in May 2018 and both Ooredoo and Vodafone now offer nationwide 5G coverage with gigabit peak speeds. Mobile…
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Telefónica Tech’s AI and Data Director predicts AI agents will automate internal processes and boost productivity, signaling a transformative, long-term impact on organizations. US tech giants have laid off nearly 94,000 IT workers to reallocate resources for AI development, with Microsoft planning 15,000 layoffs by 2025. <liMIT research found that using ChatGPT reduces brain activity…
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Boeing secured a $2.8 billion contract to develop next‑generation nuclear communications satellites for the U.S. military. Spanish operator Hisdesat completed two satellites in orbit and signed for two more in 2025, backed by Indra, targeting €1 billion in space revenue by 2030. SpainSat NG II, developed by Hisdesat and Airbus, is set to launch October…
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Traditional data projects are evolving into data products—composable, reusable “minimum viable” data assets refined over time to drive data ROI, such as a retail customer churn data product accessible to sales, marketing, and support. Metadata management provides the context that makes data understandable by linking assets to business glossaries and knowledge graphs, with semantic metadata…
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In 2025, 58% of global tech leaders named AI as the most important technology area for the year ahead. Gartner’s 2025 ANZ CIO poll found 88% of ANZ CIOs identified cybersecurity as their top tech investment for the year. A 2025 global CIO survey shows over 80% of CIOs plan to invest in cybersecurity &…
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