Product Announcements & Innovations AI Chips and Memory Leap Forward: The semiconductor news cycle was dominated by advancements in artificial intelligence hardware. SK Hynix – a key memory supplier to Nvidia – revealed it is on track to double its sales of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips this year to meet surging AI demand reuters.com reuters.com.…
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In a whirlwind 48 hours for quantum technology, July 23–24, 2025 saw major developments across quantum computing, communication, sensing, and cryptography. From new research that bolsters quantum networks to big corporate milestones and government investments, the quantum landscape is evolving rapidly. Below we round up the key breakthroughs, deals, and policy moves – and what…
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Laptops & PCs Get Smarter and Faster Microsoft’s AI Laptop Arrives: Microsoft unveiled the Surface Laptop 5G, a business-focused notebook that marries ultra-fast connectivity with on-device AI prowess. Shipping in late August, this 13.8-inch laptop is powered by Intel’s new Core Ultra chipset and features a neural processing unit capable of 40+ trillion operations per…
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Major Launches and Announcements (July 23–24) (No other major global phone launches were reported in this two-day span, as most big brands’ summer launches – such as Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7/Flip 7 reveal – occurred earlier in July. However, the new devices above underscore the week’s theme of long battery life and specialized designs.) Software Updates…
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AWS: Doubling Down on Generative AI and Big-Name Partnerships AWS Invests in AI Innovation Center: Amazon Web Services announced an additional $100 million investment into its Generative AI Innovation Center, a consulting unit that helps enterprises build cloud-based machine learning solutions boardroominsight.com. The center has already completed thousands of customer engagements and will use the new…
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This week delivered a whirlwind of programming news – from a major Python update that breaks a decades-old limitation, to an AI coding competition that exposed how far code-generating models still have to go, and even a 40-year-old language surging in popularity. We’ve compiled all the key developments across languages, tools, AI, open source, security,…
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The past two days saw a whirlwind of cybersecurity developments worldwide – from high-stakes cyber-espionage campaigns pivoting to ransomware, to governments launching bold new security initiatives and threat actors facing law enforcement crackdowns. Below is a comprehensive roundup of the major cybersecurity news from July 23–24, 2025, spanning data breaches, ransomware threats, newly disclosed vulnerabilities,…
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Space & Astronomy NASA Launches Twin Satellites to Probe Earth’s Magnetic Shield: On July 23, NASA (with SpaceX) successfully launched TRACERS, a tandem-satellite mission to study how the Sun’s eruptions spark magnetic explosions in Earth’s atmosphere. After a brief 1-day delay due to airspace issues, a Falcon 9 rocket carried the twin TRACERS spacecraft into orbit…
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Consumer Electronics & Gadgets Google offered a sneak peek at its next flagship smartphone, the Pixel 10 Pro, in a 13-second teaser video ahead of an August 21 launch. The clip shows an evolutionary design – a “10” morphing into the phone’s familiar camera bar – with the Pro model sporting a new third rear…
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Biggest Announcements White House Targets “Global Dominance” in AI: In Washington, the U.S. unveiled a sweeping AI Action Plan aimed at achieving “global dominance” in artificial intelligence reuters.com. Announced by President Donald Trump on July 23, the plan calls for open-source AI models to be freely available worldwide and vows to slash regulations deemed “burdensome”…
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