AI vs Data Science: What’s the Real Difference and Why It Matters in 2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Science are two of the hottest fields in tech today, and as of mid-2025 they dominate headlines, boardrooms, and career aspirations. Yet many people wonder: What’s the difference between AI and Data Science? How do they…
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Overview of Google Cloud AI and Core Offerings Google Cloud AI refers to the broad portfolio of artificial intelligence and machine learning services available on Google Cloud Platform (GCP). It enables developers and organizations to leverage Google’s cutting-edge AI research and infrastructure without needing to build everything from scratch. At the heart of Google Cloud’s…
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Defining Artificial Intelligence and Robotics – A “Brain” vs. “Body” Artificial Intelligence (AI) and robotics are closely related but fundamentally different fields. Artificial intelligence refers to software and algorithms designed to perform tasks that typically require human-like intelligence – such as learning, decision making, and problem-solving blog.robotiq.com bernardmarr.com. In contrast, robotics is the branch of…
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What Is AI-Assisted Painting (and How Does It Work)? AI-assisted painting refers to artwork created with the help of generative artificial intelligence. In simple terms, AI art is artwork made with the assistance of generative AI – software that finds patterns in huge datasets (like millions of images) and uses that knowledge to generate new…
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Portugal has undergone a rapid digital transformation over the past two decades, achieving near-universal internet availability and embracing cutting-edge technologies. Today, Portuguese residents enjoy a range of internet access options – from ultra-fast fiber connections in Lisbon and Porto to mobile broadband reaching remote villages in the Azores. Government initiatives and private investments have expanded…
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Rapid-Fire Launches Span US, Europe, and Australia SpaceX’s Starlink Doubleheader: SpaceX achieved two back-to-back Falcon 9 launches in under 24 hours, bolstering its Starlink internet constellation. Early Saturday morning (July 26) a Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 5:01 a.m. EDT carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit space.com. Less than a day…
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The past two days brought a flood of tech developments worldwide – from breakthrough space missions and big hardware launches to serious cybersecurity incidents and pivotal policy shifts. (Notably absent are any AI-related headlines, by design.) Here are the major tech stories from July 26–27, 2025, organized by sector: Consumer Electronics & Gadgets Semiconductors &…
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Global AI Governance and Policy Shifts China Champions Global AI Cooperation: At the World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) in Shanghai, Chinese Premier Li Qiang announced plans to create a new international organization to jointly develop and govern AI reuters.com. Li warned that AI could become an “exclusive game” for a few nations or companies without…
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Lebanon’s internet landscape sits at a crossroads between promise and struggle. Once a regional pioneer in early internet adoption, the country now contends with aging infrastructure, economic turmoil, and slow reforms. Despite ambitious plans to roll out fiber-optics and the allure of new satellite services like Starlink, everyday connectivity for Lebanese citizens is often defined…
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New Launches and Mission Milestones Russia and Europe – Science Satellites to Orbit: On July 25, Russia’s Roscosmos successfully launched a Soyuz-2.1b rocket from Vostochny Cosmodrome, carrying two Ionosfera-M research satellites into polar orbit nasaspaceflight.com. The mission, part of Russia’s “Ionozond” program, completed a constellation to monitor ionospheric space weather effects on Earth’s environment space.com…
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