Scientific Breakthroughs & Discoveries (Aug 7–8, 2025) Regulatory Updates (FDA and Other Agencies) Mergers, Acquisitions & Financial News Public Health & Policy Updates Sources: The information above is sourced from recent press releases, regulatory announcements, and news reports between Aug 7–8, 2025, including Scripps Research eurekalert.org eurekalert.org, EurekAlert! eurekalert.org, Boston Globe kffhealthnews.org bostonglobe.com, UC Davis Health…
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The Micronesian region – encompassing the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Palau, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, and Kiribati – has made significant strides in improving internet connectivity over the past decade. Once almost entirely reliant on slow, expensive satellite links, these Pacific island nations are now benefiting from new submarine fiber-optic cables, upgraded mobile networks,…
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This Week in Space: Interstellar Visitors, Satellite Breakthroughs, and the Future of Space Policy The past week has been a microcosm of the modern space age: interstellar comets, revolutionary weather satellites, geopolitical intrigue, and the relentless march of commercial innovation. From NASA’s latest celestial discoveries to the European Union’s push for unified space regulation, the…
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The European Commission’s freshly‑minted EU Space Act lands at the very moment low‑Earth orbit (LEO) is sliding from boomtown to bottleneck. Behind the headline pledge to fine careless satellite operators lurks a hard truth: more than 40 000 tracked objects, 7 500+ Starlink spacecraft alone, and upward of 120 million un‑tracked fragments already threaten satellites, science and Earth’s atmosphere. This report unpacks…
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Executive snapshot 1. Where the law stands today (mid-2025) Jurisdiction Binding instrument Status & key 2025 deadlines Direct requirements for generative / foundation models European Union Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 – “AI Act” Entered into force 1 Aug 2024; prohibitions apply 2 Feb 2025; general-purpose model rules kick in 2 Aug 2025 and most other obligations…
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