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Technology 28 July 2025 - 30 July 2025

Inside the Battery Revolution: How Your Smartphone Will Charge Faster, Last Longer, and Save the Planet

Inside the Battery Revolution: How Your Smartphone Will Charge Faster, Last Longer, and Save the Planet

Xiaomi demonstrated 210W charging, filling a 4,000 mAh battery in 8 minutes. Apple switched iPhone to USB-C in 2024 and will support Qi2 wireless charging on iPhone 15 later this year. Samsung targets solid-state batteries in smartphones by 2027. The EU will require recycled materials and removable batteries in phones by 2027.
30 July 2025
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Solid-State Batteries: The Game-Changer Powering a New Battery Revolution in 2025

Solid-State Batteries: The Game-Changer Powering a New Battery Revolution in 2025

Toyota claims its solid-state EV batteries will charge from 10% to 80% in about 10 minutes, with prototypes reaching energy densities of 450 Wh/kg. Volkswagen reported a solid-state cell retaining 95% capacity after 1,000 cycles. Production costs remain high at $800–$1000 per kWh. Toyota targets commercialization by 2027–2028, with mass production around 2030.
30 July 2025
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Blazing Beyond Mach 2: Inside the World’s Fastest Fighter Jets and the Hypersonic Race

Blazing Beyond Mach 2: Inside the World’s Fastest Fighter Jets and the Hypersonic Race

The SR-71 Blackbird set the official world speed record for crewed air-breathing aircraft at 2,193 mph (Mach 3.3) in 1976. The MiG-25 Foxbat reached Mach 3.2 in 1973 but was limited to Mach 2.8 in service. The MiG-31 Foxhound is currently the fastest operational combat aircraft, topping out at Mach 2.83. Modern fighters like the F-22, J-20, Su-57, and Eurofighter Typhoon reach around Mach 2.
30 July 2025
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Inside Tajikistan’s Internet: Connectivity Challenges, Costs, and the Satellite Solution

Inside Tajikistan’s Internet: Connectivity Challenges, Costs, and the Satellite Solution

Tajikistan routes all international internet traffic through a state-controlled gateway, enabling surveillance and censorship. Fixed broadband is nearly absent, with only about 6,000 subscriptions nationwide as of 2025, while mobile connections reached 10.54 million in early 2024. Internet costs remain high, and the government frequently blocks major platforms during unrest. Recent projects aim to expand connectivity via satellite and rural initiatives.
30 July 2025
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Space Race 2.0 Heats Up: Starlink Mega-Launch, Moon Deals & NASA-Russia Reunion Rock the Space World

Space Race 2.0 Heats Up: Starlink Mega-Launch, Moon Deals & NASA-Russia Reunion Rock the Space World

SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites from Florida on July 29, 2025, pushing its constellation past 8,000 active satellites and marking its 96th launch this year. Firefly Aerospace secured a $176.7 million NASA contract to deliver payloads to the Moon’s south pole in 2029. NASA and Roscosmos leaders met in person for the first time since 2018 ahead of the Crew-11 mission, set for July 31.
30 July 2025
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Inside the NSFW AI Revolution: How AI-Generated Porn Is Changing the Game and Courting Controversy

Inside the NSFW AI Revolution: How AI-Generated Porn Is Changing the Game and Courting Controversy

The U.S. enacted the Take It Down Act in May 2025, criminalizing nonconsensual AI-generated intimate imagery and mandating swift removal by platforms. Mr. Deepfakes, a major deepfake porn site, shut down after losing key support. France, the UK, Denmark, and South Korea passed laws targeting AI-generated sexual content. Sensity reported 95–96% of online deepfakes are nonconsensual sexual images.
30 July 2025
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Can Tech Cure Insomnia? Exploring the Gadgets That Promise the Best Sleep of Your Life

Can Tech Cure Insomnia? Exploring the Gadgets That Promise the Best Sleep of Your Life

The global sleep tech devices market exceeded $21 billion in 2023 and is expanding quickly. In 2024, Samsung and Apple watches received FDA approval for sleep apnea detection, while the Oura Ring Generation 4 added research-grade sensors. Modius Sleep, cleared by the FDA in late 2024, showed 95% sleep improvement in a clinical trial for chronic insomnia. SleepioRx gained FDA clearance in August 2024 as a prescription digital CBT-I therapy.
30 July 2025
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Is Your Job Safe from AI? Careers and Skills That Will Survive the Machine Revolution

Is Your Job Safe from AI? Careers and Skills That Will Survive the Machine Revolution

AI could disrupt up to 300 million jobs worldwide in the coming years, affecting about 25% of all work activities. Clerical, administrative, manufacturing, and customer service roles face the highest risk, while healthcare, skilled trades, creative arts, education, and technology development remain relatively safe. Self-driving trucks threaten over 300,000 U.S. trucking jobs. Oxford Economics projects up to 20 million manufacturing jobs lost by 2030.
29 July 2025
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The Sci‑Fi See‑Through TV Revolution – Transparent TVs of 2025 and Futuristic Models Coming in 2026

The Sci‑Fi See‑Through TV Revolution – Transparent TVs of 2025 and Futuristic Models Coming in 2026

LG launched its 77-inch transparent OLED T TV in late 2024, priced at $60,000 in the US and €50,000 in Europe, featuring wireless 4K video and 40% transparency. Samsung showed transparent MicroLED prototypes at CES 2024 but gave no release date. Xiaomi’s 55-inch transparent OLED debuted in 2020 with 1080p resolution. Transparent TVs remain limited in brightness and contrast due to their see-through design.
29 July 2025
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You Won’t Believe What Launched in Space This Week

You Won’t Believe What Launched in Space This Week

SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 Starlink missions within 24 hours, reaching 480 booster recoveries and its 92nd flight of 2025. Amazon committed $139.5 million to expand Project Kuiper in Florida. China launched its fifth Guowang broadband batch, marking the 585th Long March flight. NASA and Roscosmos held senior talks at Kennedy, with another meeting set for July 31 in Houston on ISS cooperation.
29 July 2025
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You Won’t Believe What Just Happened in Tech: July 28–29 Shockers

You Won’t Believe What Just Happened in Tech: July 28–29 Shockers

India overtook China as the top manufacturing hub for smartphones sold in the U.S. in Q2 2025, driven by Apple’s supply chain shift, but U.S. smartphone market growth remained at just 1%. Pro-Ukrainian hackers claimed responsibility for a cyberattack that grounded over 50 Aeroflot flights in Russia on Monday. The U.S. National Reconnaissance Office is investigating a breach of its contractor bidding portal.
29 July 2025
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Internet Access in Nauru: Infrastructure, Access, and Future Outlook

Internet Access in Nauru: Infrastructure, Access, and Future Outlook

Starlink became available in Nauru in 2022–2023, and by 2025 accounted for 64% of internet subscriptions, offering speeds up to 200 Mbps. Neotel launched a nationwide 5G network in January 2025, while Digicel Nauru, acquired by Telstra in 2021, reported mobile connections exceeding the island’s population by 2023. The East Micronesia Cable is scheduled for completion in 2025–2026.
28 July 2025
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Smart Home Revolution: How Integrated Tech Is Transforming Homes in 2025

Smart Home Revolution: How Integrated Tech Is Transforming Homes in 2025

Ninety-three percent of Americans own at least one smart home device, with 42% reporting most of their gadgets are “smart.” Matter, a universal standard, launched in 2022 and will see major platform support by mid-2025. Smart security device adoption rose 151% from 2019 to 2023. The Cyber Trust Mark program began in 2024 to certify device cybersecurity, with store rollout set for late 2025.
28 July 2025
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From Skies to Sidewalks: Inside the 2025 Drone Delivery Revolution

From Skies to Sidewalks: Inside the 2025 Drone Delivery Revolution

UPS Flight Forward completed the first true BVLOS drone deliveries in the U.S. without human observers in November 2024, monitored remotely from Kentucky. Amazon, Wing, and Zipline expanded drone and robot delivery pilots in the U.S. and abroad. The FAA and EU regulators advanced new rules to enable broader drone operations. China’s Meituan and Europe’s Manna Aero ramped up commercial drone deliveries in 2024–2025.
28 July 2025
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See Your House from Space? Inside the World of Live Satellite Maps and Weather from Orbit

See Your House from Space? Inside the World of Live Satellite Maps and Weather from Orbit

Google Earth surpassed one billion downloads in six years. Its Time Machine feature displays 1984–2022 using millions of satellite images. Maxar’s WorldView satellites provide 30-centimeter resolution, while Planet Labs’ Doves image the globe daily at 3–5 meters. SpaceX’s Starlink had launched over 5,000 satellites by 2025, offering low-latency global internet.
28 July 2025
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Quantum Leap: Inside SuperQ’s Mission to Be the “ChatGPT of Quantum Computing”

Quantum Leap: Inside SuperQ’s Mission to Be the “ChatGPT of Quantum Computing”

Atco Mining acquired Staque's Super platform and rebranded as SuperQ Quantum Computing Inc. between March and July 2025, consolidating shares and listing as QBTQ on the CSE. SuperQ recognized its first revenue July 24 from a quantum-optimized robotics module for Verge Ag. The first Quantum Super Hub opened July 14 in Lethbridge. Staque holds about 37.8% post-merger; market cap reached C$20 million mid-2025.
28 July 2025
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Lasers vs Radio: Inside the Laser Satellite Communication Revolution (2025)

Lasers vs Radio: Inside the Laser Satellite Communication Revolution (2025)

NASA’s TBIRD CubeSat hit a 200 Gbps laser downlink in 2023, sending 4.8 terabytes in under five minutes. SpaceX’s Starlink, with over 4,000 satellites by early 2024, moves about 42 petabytes daily via inter-satellite lasers. Amazon’s Project Kuiper showed 100 Gbps laser links in late 2023, with production satellites set for 2025. Europe’s SpaceDataHighway reached 1.8 Gbps and 99.5% reliability by 2024.
28 July 2025
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Batteries That Fix Themselves, Space Showdowns & a $12,000 Superchip – Tech Roundup (July 27–28, 2025)

Batteries That Fix Themselves, Space Showdowns & a $12,000 Superchip – Tech Roundup (July 27–28, 2025)

AMD launched the Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX workstation CPU with 96 cores for $11,699, claiming the world’s fastest title. Samsung’s 61.44 TB PCIe Gen5 SSD, the largest enterprise drive to date, went on sale for $5,593. SpaceX completed two Falcon 9 Starlink launches in 24 hours, raising its active fleet above 8,000 satellites. Europe’s Vega-C rocket returned to flight July 25, carrying five satellites from Kourou.
28 July 2025
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AI in Overdrive: Weekend of Breakthroughs, Big Tech Moves & Dire Warnings (July 27–28, 2025)

AI in Overdrive: Weekend of Breakthroughs, Big Tech Moves & Dire Warnings (July 27–28, 2025)

President Trump signed executive orders on July 27–28 to fast-track AI infrastructure and mandate political neutrality in federally funded AI. Premier Li Qiang announced plans for a new international AI cooperation group at WAIC in Shanghai. Huawei launched CloudMatrix 384, a 384-chip AI platform, and Meta named Shengjia Zhao as Chief Scientist of its Superintelligence Lab. Amazon acquired Bee, a startup behind a $50 AI-powered wristband.
28 July 2025
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Stock Market Updates

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

US Stock Market Today: Live Updates 25.06.2026

25 June 2026
WisdomTree Issuer ICAV declares Q2 2026 dividends for multiple ETFs, including $0.2066 per share for WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income UCITS ETF and $0.5797 for WisdomTree Europe Equity UCITS ETF - USD Hedged; payments set for July 17, 2026, with ex-dates from July 2, covering various currencies and share classes at WMR 4pm rates.
Micron, Qualcomm lift chip stocks after hours as Nasdaq slips

Micron, Qualcomm lift chip stocks after hours as Nasdaq slips

25 June 2026
Micron soared 16.34% after hours as customers locked in nearly $100 billion in future supply obligations—about 2.4 times its latest quarterly revenue—fueling a $400 billion surge in chip stocks and reversing the tech selloff that erased over $1 trillion from the Nasdaq 100 this week.
Western Digital falls after AI-storage rally, investors look to Micron

Western Digital falls after AI-storage rally, investors look to Micron

25 June 2026
Western Digital (NASDAQ:WDC) shares dropped about 4% after a multi-week rally fueled by AI storage demand, as investors awaited Micron Technology’s earnings for new signals on enterprise storage spending; analysts cite a persistent hard-disk supply deficit that could support pricing into 2027, with Morgan Stanley raising its price target to $650.
BlackBerry falls with volume outpacing buyback plan ahead of earnings

BlackBerry falls with volume outpacing buyback plan ahead of earnings

25 June 2026
BlackBerry closed down 2.3% at $8.62 despite Stifel initiating coverage with a Buy and $12 target—39% above the close—while trading volume of 38.3 million shares far exceeded its entire buyback authorization, highlighting investor focus ahead of Thursday’s Q1 results and underscoring the limited impact of BlackBerry’s capital return plan.
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