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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The Idea of Free Satellite Internet The concept of free internet beamed from satellites is undeniably alluring. Imagine getting online from anywhere on Earth without paying a monthly bill – a potential game-changer for remote communities and travelers. Over the years, there have even been ambitious claims of making this a reality. For instance, in…
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Chipmakers Shine on Surging AI Demand Major AI chipmakers saw dramatic moves in July 2025 amid booming demand and favorable policy news. Nvidia (NVDA) – now the world’s most valuable semiconductor firm – got a boost mid-month when the U.S. government reversed an export ban on advanced AI chips to China as part of a…
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Thinking of flying a drone in Egypt? Think again. Egypt imposes some of the world’s strictest drone regulations, effectively a near-total ban on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) without special authorization. Both recreational hobbyists and commercial operators face heavy restrictions – including a requirement for military approval to even possess a drone – and violators risk…
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Starlink-Powered T-Satellite Goes Live Nationwide T-Mobile has officially launched its satellite-powered phone service across the United States, aiming to eliminate cellular “dead zones.” CEO Mike Sievert announced that the Starlink-backed network is now out of beta and available to everyone, not just T-Mobile customers theverge.com. The new service – called T-Satellite – piggybacks on SpaceX’s…
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Senegal is experiencing a digital transformation as internet access expands rapidly across the country. Over half of Senegal’s population now uses the internet, thanks largely to the boom in mobile broadband and recent investments in fiber optics datareportal.com ecofinagency.com. The government has prioritized digital development through ambitious strategies and infrastructure projects, aiming to make Senegal…
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Comprehensive Comparison of ChatGPT vs Gemini in 2025 Generative AI chatbots have exploded in popularity, transforming how we work and communicate. OpenAI’s ChatGPT – launched in late 2022 – took the world by storm with hundreds of millions of users in its first years techcrunch.com. Google soon answered with Gemini (formerly Bard) in 2023 as…
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Global AI Tech & Research Breakthroughs AI Tackles Advanced Math: In a milestone for AI reasoning, models from Google and OpenAI achieved gold-medal scores at the International Mathematical Olympiad reuters.com. It marks the first time AI systems crossed the Olympiad’s top-tier threshold, each solving 5 out of 6 challenging problems using new “general-purpose reasoning” methods…
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