“Artificial Intelligence” as an exploding trend in 2025 – AI is reshaping everything from chatbots and art to video and code. Chatbots Everywhere: The Rise of Conversational AI Not long ago, OpenAI’s ChatGPT was essentially the AI chatbot in the public eye. By 2025, however, a wave of new conversational AIs have surged into popular use. Character.AI, for example, has…
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Artificial intelligence has exploded into every corner of life in 2025. A flood of new AI tools, viral apps, and even controversies is capturing millions of searches. We’re seeing everything from whimsical AI-generated videos that dominate social media to powerful new AI models that challenge tech giants – and even public debates about pausing AI…
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Solar Sails and Early Space Weather Warnings: A New Era in Space Safety Space weather—driven by solar storms and coronal mass ejections (CMEs)—poses a growing threat to our technology-dependent civilization. These solar events can disrupt satellite operations, power grids, and even endanger astronauts. In response, a new generation of solar sail-equipped satellites is poised to…
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Switzerland boasts one of the world’s most connected populations, with internet penetration near universal levels. As of early 2024, around 8.74 million people (about 99% of the population) were internet users datareportal.com. Even among older Swiss, adoption is high – over 96% of those aged 15–88 use the internet, and more than half of seniors…
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NASA in Crisis: Budget Cuts, Mass Resignations, and a Reality TV Administrator The U.S. space agency NASA faces an unprecedented leadership and workforce crisis as deep budget cuts threaten its future missions. Over 2,000 senior-level employees have resigned amid uncertainty, with many citing a lack of direction and the specter of a 25% funding reduction.…
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Eswatini (pop. ~1.25M in 2025 datareportal.com) has seen rapid growth in connectivity. Mobile subscribers exceed 1.6 million (≈134% of population) datareportal.com, of which ~1.47 million are mobile broadband connections esccom.org.sz. About 720,000 people (57.6% of Eswatini’s residents) use the internet datareportal.com. Smartphone adoption is high (~964,000 devices) esccom.org.sz, but fixed broadband remains small (~38,828 connections)…
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Major Product Launches and Updates Amazon Alexa+ Rollout and Features: Amazon’s generative AI upgrade for Alexa – dubbed Alexa+ – entered broad early access by mid-2025. After a February launch event, Alexa+ was initially available to a limited group and reached over 1 million users by June theverge.com. Alexa+ is a next-gen voice assistant that…
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June and July 2025 have been pivotal months for educational technology (EdTech), marked by major platform launches, global partnerships, and a continued evolution in how digital tools support learning. Across K–12 schools, universities, and corporate training programs, AI-driven learning systems and immersive technologies are taking center stage. Meanwhile, significant mergers, acquisitions, and funding rounds signal…
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Europe’s Space Ambitions: Breaking Free from US Launch Dominance Europe is accelerating its efforts to reduce dependence on the United States for space launches, a move driven by both strategic necessity and the explosive growth of the global space economy. In 2024, the US conducted a staggering 154 orbital launches, while Europe managed only three—a…
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rewriting the rules of technology, business, and society at a breakneck pace. The past 24 hours have seen seismic shifts: from Elon Musk’s Grok chatbot scandal and the European Union’s sweeping new AI regulations, to the dawn of a new browser war led by OpenAI and Perplexity. Meanwhile, the AI boom…
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