Starlink’s Global Takeover: 100+ Countries Now Online – Speeds, Reviews & Latest Updates SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet network has rapidly expanded around the globe, bringing high-speed broadband to regions once deemed unreachable. As of 2025, Starlink is operational in over 100 countries across North America, Europe, South America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania technologymagazine.com. In just…
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In the span of two days (July 24–25, 2025), SpaceX and its Starlink satellite venture experienced a whirlwind of developments. A rare global Starlink outage knocked tens of thousands offline and prompted high-level apologies, even as SpaceX rolled out a groundbreaking satellite-to-cellphone service with T-Mobile. The company also readied a new Starlink satellite launch using…
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Russian Soyuz Lofts Space Weather Fleet and Iranian Satellite Vostochny, Russia (July 25) – Russia kicked off the day with a blockbuster launch, as a Soyuz-2.1b rocket carried 21 satellites into orbit in a single mission space.com. Liftoff from Siberia’s Vostochny Cosmodrome at 1:54 a.m. ET (0554 GMT) delivered two Ionosfera-M space weather satellites alongside an Iranian…
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Major Tech Breakthroughs and Product Launches OpenAI’s GPT-5 on the Horizon: OpenAI is gearing up to release its next-generation model, GPT-5, as early as August reuters.com. Reports indicate GPT-5 will merge multiple specialized “o-series” models into one, aiming for an AI that can handle diverse tasks instead of just one reuters.com. OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman…
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OpenAI is reportedly sprinting toward an early‑August release of GPT‑5, a next‑generation model that fuses the company’s reasoning‑heavy o‑series with its blockbuster GPT line. Multiple publications broke the story within hours of one another today, all citing sources close to the company—and CEO Sam Altman is fanning the hype with fresh public comments. In this article you’ll…
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Geography and Connectivity Challenges in Vanuatu Vanuatu is a Y-shaped archipelago of roughly 80 islands scattered across the South Pacific Ocean. The country’s population is about 330,000, but only one-quarter lives in urban centers (primarily the capital Port Vila and Luganville); the vast majority (nearly 74%) reside in rural areas spread over dozens of islands.…
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China’s New Drone “Iron Curtain” on Drones In 2025, Beijing imposed sweeping new limits on drone exports, sending shockwaves through battlefields and markets worldwide. Chinese authorities have halted or sharply reduced drone sales to Ukraine, the U.S., and Europe, even as flows to Russia appear to continue unabated kyivindependent.com dronexl.co. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has…
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The premium laptop market in 2025 is a battlefield of brilliant machines. HP’s Spectre x360 line is often pitted against the sleek Apple MacBooks, Dell’s iconic XPS series, Lenovo’s versatile Yoga convertibles, and Microsoft’s refined Surface laptops. Each of these flagships boasts cutting-edge specs and unique strengths. In this in-depth comparison, we break down how…
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Introduction: When Your Gadgets Become Illegal Overseas A British oil executive on a yoga retreat in the Himalayas found himself in an Indian jail for nearly a week – his crime was carrying a satellite phone qz.com. In another case, a Canadian traveler was detained at a Goan airport simply for having a Garmin GPS…
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