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From OpenAI’s $500B AI Bet to Instagram’s 3B Users – Inside Tech’s Wild 48 Hours

Key Facts Artificial Intelligence & Big Tech OpenAI’s $500 Billion Supercomputer Push: In a massive scale-up, OpenAI (with partners Oracle and SoftBank) unveiled plans for five new AI mega–data centers across the U.S., bringing its Stargate infrastructure to 7 GW capacity and

25 September 2025

Visa Crackdown, TikTok Deal & Cyber Chaos: Tech Shockwaves on Sept 21-22, 2025

Key Facts Consumer Tech Apple’s iPhone 17 Frenzy: Apple’s latest flagship phones continued to generate huge consumer buzz globally. In Russia – where Apple halted direct sales in 2022 – major resellers held launch events for the iPhone 17 on

22 September 2025

Current Events · Cybersecurity · International Policy · NYSE:ORCL · NYSE:RTX · Social Media · Technology

Patriot Missile Defense: Inside the $1 Billion Shield Against Modern Threats

Technology Overview System Architecture: A Patriot battery consists of six main components – 1) interceptors (missiles), 2) launcher units, 3) a phased-array radar, 4) an engagement control station (ECS), 5) an electric power plant, and 6) an antenna mast for

11 September 2025

Military Technology · Missile Defense · Modern Warfare · NYSE:RTX · Patriot System · Security

Poland Shoots Down Russian Drones, Testing NATO’s Eastern Flank Air Defense Shield

Russian Drones Shot Down in Polish Airspace WARSAW, Sept 10, 2025 – Poland’s military confirmed it shot down several drones that intruded into Polish airspace overnight, as Russia launched a wide-scale aerial attack on neighboring Ukraine reuters.com. Polish air defense forces,

10 September 2025

Defense · Drones · NATO · NYSE:RTX · Poland · Security

Mach 2+ Monsters: Ranking the World’s Fastest Fighter Jets (U.S., Russia, China & More)

MiG-25 “Foxbat”: Mach 2.83 (about 1,900 mph / 3,058 km/h), the fastest operational fighter; in 1976 a defector flew one to Japan and testing reached Mach 3.2, with only a handful remaining in service as recon aircraft. MiG-31 “Foxhound”: Mach

23 August 2025

Aircraft Rankings · Aviation · Defense · Fighter Jets · Military Technology · NYSE:BA · NYSE:LMT · NYSE:NOC · NYSE:RTX

F-35 vs F-22 vs F-16: The Ultimate 2025 Fighter Jet Showdown

The F-35 has three variants—F-35A, F-35B, and F-35C—and can carry 2× 2000-lb bombs internally (or up to 18,000 lb externally) with a top speed of about Mach 1.6. As of 2025, the F-35A unit flyaway price is roughly $80–$90 million

21 August 2025

Air Force · Aircraft Comparison · Defense · Fighter Jets · Military Technology · NYSE:BA · NYSE:LMT · NYSE:RTX

War of the Drones: How Jammers, Lasers, and Nets Are Taking Down Rogue UAVs

NFL drone incursions rose from about a dozen in 2017 to 2,845 in 2023. The global anti-drone market quadrupled from 2018 to 2024 to about $2.4 billion and is projected to exceed $10 billion by 2030. Israel’s Rafael Drone Dome

22 July 2025

Countermeasures · Drones · NYSE:GD · NYSE:RTX · NYSE:SYK · Security · Technology · Warfare

Blast-Off Breakthroughs: Fusion Lasers, Space Feats & Tech Triumphs in Weekend Roundup (July 19–20, 2025)

SpaceX Falcon 9 launched 24 new Starlink satellites on July 18 from California, with the booster landing for the 14th time on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship, expanding the constellation to nearly 8,000 active satellites. Raytheon delivered

20 July 2025

Fusion Energy · NASDAQ:AMD · NYSE:LLY · NYSE:RTX · Science News · Space · Technology · Weekend Highlights

Solar Tempests & Orbital Guardians: The Secret Life of Space-Weather Satellites

1859: British astronomer Richard Carrington observed a powerful solar flare, and within a day telegraph systems worldwide went haywire while auroras appeared near the equator—the Carrington Event, the largest geomagnetic storm on record. During the 1957–58 International Geophysical Year, Explorer-1

20 June 2025

NYSE:BA · NYSE:LHX · NYSE:LMT · NYSE:NOC · NYSE:RTX · Satellites · Science · Space · Space Weather · Technology

Sky Spies: The Ultimate Guide to Weather Satellites Tracking Storms, Saving Lives, and Monitoring Climate

TIROS-1, launched by NASA on April 1, 1960, weighed about 120 kg and transmitted over 19,000 cloud images in 78 days, proving the concept of space-based weather observation. GOES-16 (GOES-East), launched in 2016 as part of the GOES-R series, delivers

19 June 2025

Climate · Natural Disasters · NYSE:BA · NYSE:LMT · NYSE:NOC · NYSE:RTX · Satellites · Technology · Weather

Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

The CORONA (Discoverer) program operated from 1959 to 1972 as the United States’ first photo-reconnaissance satellite program, with Discoverer XIV achieving the first mid-air film recovery in August 1960. KH-11 KENNEN (CRYSTAL), first launched in 1976, introduced electro-optical digital imaging

19 June 2025

Espionage · NYSE:LHX · NYSE:LMT · NYSE:MAXR · NYSE:NOC · NYSE:RTX · Satellites · Security · Space · Technology

From Jammers to Laser Cannons: Inside the Cutting-Edge Anti-Drone Tech Defending the Skies

The NFL reported a 20,000% increase in drone incursions at football games from 2017 to 2023. The global anti-drone market is projected to grow at 27.8% per year this decade. Counter-UAS systems typically use multi-sensor fusion, combining radar, RF analyzers,

17 June 2025

Defense · Drones · Innovation · NYSE:RTX · Security · Technology

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