Technology News 3 July 2025

Drone Laws in London (2025): Comprehensive Guide to UK Drone Regulations

In the UK, drone operations are regulated by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) under the Air Navigation Order 2016, with the Drone and Model Aircraft Code acting as the ‘Highway Code’ for pilots. Most drones over 250 g or with

4 July 2025

Aviation·Drones·Safety·Technology

Tech News Today: Foldable Phones, AI Video, Interstellar Visitors, and the End of Exclusivity / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CET

Samsung unveils the Galaxy Z Fold7 for the July 9, 2025 Galaxy Unpacked event, featuring an 8.2-inch main display, Snapdragon 8 Elite, up to 16GB RAM and 1TB storage, Android 16 with One UI 8, a 4,400mAh battery with 40-hour

4 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Gadgets·News·Space·Technology

The State of Artificial Intelligence: Global Impacts, Controversies, and the Road Ahead / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:01 CET

Over 45 major European firms—including ASML, Airbus, Mercedes-Benz, and Siemens Energy—urged the EU to delay the AI Act by two years to protect innovation. AI engineers now command $2–10 million per year, as Meta commits up to $72 billion to

4 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Technology

Space News Roundup: Strategic Satellites, Interstellar Visitors, Quantum Networks, and More / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 12:00 CET

Boeing won a $2.8 billion U.S. Space Force contract to develop two Evolved Strategic Satellite Communications (ESS) satellites, with options for two more, for NC3 in geostationary orbit, with first delivery targeted for 2031. MethaneSAT, a $134 million satellite funded

4 July 2025

Astronomy·Satellites·Space·Technology

OpenAI’s Meteoric Rise: Breakthroughs, Billions, and Backlash in 2025

In April 2025 OpenAI announced the GPT-4.1 model family, featuring improved coding abilities and a 1,000,000 token context window. In March 2025 OpenAI released the new multimodal image generation model called 4o, enhancing image capabilities. In June 2025 OpenAI and

4 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Industry News·Innovation·OpenAI·Technology

Smart Grid and Energy Management Systems – Latest Developments (June–July 2025)

Honeywell partnered with Verizon to integrate 5G connectivity into smart meters, achieving data speeds up to 10 Gbps for near real-time consumption data and improved demand forecasting. Eaton unveiled an AI-based wildfire prevention system called HiZ Protect that detects high-impedance

4 July 2025

Renewable Energy·Technology

AI in July 2025: Disruption, Opportunity, and Uncertainty Across the Globe / Updated: 2025, July 4th, 00:00 CET

Microsoft laid off about 4% of its workforce in July 2025, citing AI as a direct replacement for roles, notably in Xbox. More than 110 major European companies, including ASML, Airbus, Siemens, SAP, and Mistral AI, signed open letters urging

4 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Global Trends·Technology

Google Gemini’s 2025 Takeover: How Google’s AI Powerhouse Stacks Up Against GPT-4, Claude & More

Gemini Ultra scored 90.0% on the MMLU academic exam and 59.4% on the MMMU multimodal benchmark, becoming the first AI to surpass human experts on MMLU and achieving top results on 30 of 32 benchmarks. Gemini Ultra is Google’s largest

3 July 2025

AI·Comparison·Technology

Janitor AI: The Unfiltered Chatbot Revolution Hooking Millions (and Stirring Controversy)

Janitor AI was founded by Australian software developer Jan Zoltkowski and launched in June 2023. In its first weeks, Janitor AI attracted over 1 million users within a week or two of launch. By September 2023, the platform had amassed

3 July 2025

AI·Social Media·Technology

Why Everyone’s Talking About Character.AI in 2025 – Major Updates, New CEO & Controversy

In June 2025 Karandeep Anand, formerly Meta VP, was named CEO of Character.AI, succeeding co-founder Noam Shazeer, and he pledged a 60-day plan to improve memory, filters, and creator features. In 2025 Character.AI launched Scenes, AvatarFX, Streams, and memory tools,

3 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence·Tech News·Technology

Internet Access in the Netherlands: 2025 Status and Outlook

By early 2025, fiber is available to over 7–8 million of about 9.3 million Dutch households, roughly 75–85% coverage. Fiber take-up reached about 3.2 million lines by end-2024. DSL is rapidly being phased out as KPN replaces copper with fiber

3 July 2025

Internet·Technology·Trends

Drone Laws in Paris

Paris is governed by the permanent LF-P 23 no-fly zone, which covers the city from ground level up to 6,500 feet (about 1,981 meters) within the périphérique. To fly a drone in Paris, operators must obtain written authorization from the

3 July 2025

Drones·Laws·Regulations·Technology

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