Key Facts: Nikon’s New Vision: Restructuring for a Mirrorless & Video Era Nikon’s September 10 announcement marks a turning point for the iconic camera maker. In a detailed strategy update, Nikon outlined a plan to restructure its Imaging Products business for long-term growth amid fast-changing industry dynamics. A centerpiece of this plan is Nikon’s commitment…
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Sources: Global news reports and press releases from Sept 9–10, 2025 (Reuters, Al Jazeera, Times of India, StateScoop, TS2 Space, and others) were used in compiling this roundup timesofindia.indiatimes.com aljazeera.com space.com reuters.com reuters.com prescottenews.com prescottenews.com prnewswire.com statescoop.com, along with statements from officials and industry leaders aljazeera.com aljazeera.com. Each development reflects the rapidly evolving landscape of…
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Key Facts & Highlights From Olympus to OM System: A New Era In 2021, Olympus Corporation made the tough decision to sell its century-old camera division. The business was transferred to OM Digital Solutions, a new company under Japan Industrial Partners, which now produces cameras under the OM System brand dpreview.com dpreview.com. Freed from Olympus’s…
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Infrastructure and Satellite Expansions Over the past 48 hours, major investments in physical internet infrastructure were unveiled worldwide. SpaceX capped a busy summer of launches with yet another batch of 24 Starlink broadband satellites lifted into orbit on August 29 ts2.tech. This marked SpaceX’s fourth Starlink launch in a month, expanding its constellation (now over 8,000…
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Major Quantum R&D Breakthroughs Quantum Communication & Networks Government & Military Quantum Initiatives Industry & Investment Moves Expert Perspectives & Outlook Despite rapid advances, leaders in the field urge a balance of excitement with realism. Some celebrated breakthroughs remain limited in practice – for instance, a recent quantum chemistry experiment was praised as “an encouraging…
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Apple is developing a home companion robot—a 7-inch iPad-like display on a movable arm—targeting a 2027 launch, internally dubbed the “Pixar Lamp,” with a more lifelike, conversational Siri. Pebble Time 2 features a 1.5-inch color e-paper display, heart-rate sensor, and about 30-day battery life, while Pebble 2 Duo uses a black-and-white display with no HR…
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Sony raised its full-year profit forecast to ¥1.33 trillion (~$9 billion) and cut tariff impact to ¥70 billion from ¥100 billion. Sony’s PlayStation division first-quarter PS5 sales rose to 2.5 million units, up 4%. SMIC’s Q2 revenue rose 16% to $2.2 billion, with net profit down 19% to $132.5 million, as contingency plans and strong…
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On July 31, 2025, Apple reported a record June-quarter revenue of $94.0 billion, up 10% year over year, across all regions and product categories. During WWDC25 Apple announced a “beautiful new software design” and introduced Apple Intelligence features across platforms. Apple CFO Kevan Parekh said the active installed base of devices reached an all-time high.…
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Commercial Space & Satellite Industry Updates Government & Space Agency Highlights Military & National Security Space Developments Space Science & Exploration Breakthroughs Space Policy & International Developments Sources: Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com nasaspaceflight.com nasaspaceflight.com nasaspaceflight.com; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com; SpaceNews spacenews.com spacepolicyonline.com spacepolicyonline.com; NASASpaceflight nasaspaceflight.com nasaspaceflight.com; Reuters/AP reuters.com apnews.com; NASA/ESA releases science.nasa.govsciencedaily.com.
Bitcoin surged past $120,000 for the first time on July 14, 2025, briefly peaking at $122,571 before settling around $121,953. The Trump-branded meme coin, ticker $TRUMP, was listed on Coinbase within 24 hours of its launch, after being introduced just before Trump’s inauguration. Seagate unveiled a 36TB Exos hard drive, the largest capacity HDD, on…
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