In 2024 Ukrainian startups attracted about $462 million in funding, a 120% YoY rise, with defense-tech startups pulling at least $59 million and the Brave1 fund granting $40 million in grants. Creatio, a Kyiv-founded enterprise software startup, became Ukraine’s unicorn in 2024 after raising $200 million at a $1.2 billion valuation, joining six Ukrainian-founded unicorns.…
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In late 2024 Digital Transformation Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced a two-year 5G pilot in three cities—Lviv first, with Kyiv and Odesa testing through 2025—as a step toward a full 5G rollout by 2030. In November 2024 Ukraine auctioned spectrum in the 2100, 2300, and 2600 MHz bands, raising ₴2.8 billion (~$67.7 million) and awarding five…
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Fiber-optic drones transmit control commands and live video through a physical fiber tether, making them jam-proof and radio-silent. There are two main categories: Tethered Power Drones (aerial elevators such as AT&T’s Flying COW) that draw power from the ground while carrying a fiber data link, and Fiber-Optic Guided Drones (free-ranging FPVs) that carry a 5–20…
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During Prime Day, Meta’s Quest 3S dropped to $250 for the 128GB model and $330 for the 256GB model, with an Amazon Gorilla Tag Cardboard Hero bundle for the 128GB and a Walmart Arkham Shadow plus three months of Quest+ bundle. Quest 3S, launched last October as a budget variant of Quest 3, uses the…
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Google plans to merge ChromeOS into Android, creating a single OS across phones, tablets, and laptops, with Chromebooks and tablets running Android and a desktop-optimized Android with multi-window UI. Apple’s iOS 26 introduces Liquid Glass, which faced beta backlash, saw Beta 2 increase contrast and Beta 3 nearly remove the effect, and adds features like…
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Consumer Electronics: Foldables, Phones & Wearables Reinvented Software and Apps: Social Wars & Platform Shake-ups Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: Threats, Breaches & Warnings Space and Aerospace: Launch Landmarks and Lunar Prep Renewable Energy and Green Tech: Clean Power Records & Climate Tech Internet Infrastructure and Telecommunications: Next-Gen Networks & Global Connectivity Sources: reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com…
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The Galaxy S25 Ultra uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy on a 3nm process with custom Oryon CPU cores, delivering about 9,829 Geekbench 6 multi-core points, ahead of the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s ~8,391. The S25 Ultra features a 6.9‑inch 1440×3120 Dynamic AMOLED 2X panel with up to 2600 nits peak brightness, Gorilla Glass…
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Apple Watch Series 10 adds a 42mm and 46mm edge-to-edge LTPO OLED display with thinner bezels, and the 46mm panel has more display area than the 49mm Apple Watch Ultra. It introduces a titanium case option in slate, natural, or gold finishes, with titanium models lighter and more scratch-resistant than stainless steel. Series 10 inherits…
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4G LTE coverage reaches over 99% of Lithuania’s population, and 5G was rolled out in 2022–2023, with Telia Lietuva activating 5G in 2022 and reaching about 95% of the population and 99% of the territory by summer 2023 after mid-2022 spectrum auctions of 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz. By 2023, fiber-optic (FTTP) lines passed about…
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On July 11, 2025, Nvidia closed above a $4 trillion market cap, the first company ever to do so. On July 14, 2025, Nvidia closed at $164.07, down 0.5%, after trading between $162.02 and $165.49 intraday. Nvidia was up about 22% year-to-date and 27% year-over-year as of July 14–15, 2025. On July 15, 2025, Nvidia…
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