Technology News 23 July 2025

AI Art Revolution: How Free AI Painting Generators Are Transforming Creativity in 2025

DALL·E 3, released in late 2023 and integrated into Microsoft’s Bing Image Creator, generated over 1 billion images in its first months. Craiyon (formerly DALL·E mini) launched in 2022 and has produced over 10 million images. StarryAI uses the backend Argo (powered by Stable Diffusion) and offers 1000+ stylistic presets, with a free plan of up to 25 images per day, watermarked outputs, and a daily 5-credit limit. Stable Diffusion, launched in 2022 as an open-source model, underpins tools like NightCafe, Leonardo.ai, and Hugging Face Spaces and supports user-trained custom models. In February 2025, Christie’s held a dedicated AI-generated art

27 July 2025

Starlink Outage, New Launches and Space Alliances – Major Space Developments (July 25–26, 2025)

On July 25, 2025, Russia’s Roscosmos launched a Soyuz-2.1b from Vostochny with two Ionosfera-M satellites into polar orbit as part of the Ionozond program, and deployed 18 secondary payloads (17 Russian CubeSats and Iran’s Nahid-2). Europe’s Vega-C rocket lifted off from Kourou on July 25, 2025, delivering MicroCarb and four CO3D satellites into orbit, with MicroCarb mapping global CO₂ sources and sinks to within 1 ppm accuracy and CO3D producing ~50 cm land-surface resolution. SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites on a Falcon 9 booster (tail number B1078) from Cape Canaveral on July 26, 2025, marking the booster’s 22nd mission and

26 July 2025

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Giant Leaps in Space, Gigantic Gadgets & Shocking Breaches – Tech News Roundup (July 25–26, 2025)

Consumer Electronics & Gadgets Computing & Chips Software & Operating Systems Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Telecommunications & Infrastructure Biotech & Health Tech Space & Aerospace Sources: Official corporate announcements, government releases, and reputable tech media were used in compiling this report. For more details, see NASA nasa.gov nasa.gov, Space Insider spaceinsider.tech spaceinsider.tech, Wired wired.com wired.com, Reuters reuters.com reuters.com, PCMag/CNET graphics-unleashed.com graphics-unleashed.com, Business Insider businessinsider.com businessinsider.com, and other sources as cited above.

26 July 2025

Cybersecurity · Gadgets · NASDAQ:AMD · NASDAQ:INTC · NASDAQ:STX · News · NYSE:SNE · Space · Technology

AI Revolution Roundup: Meta’s Secret Weapon, China’s Global Gambit & Breakthrough Tech (July 25–26, 2025)

On July 25, 2025, Meta hired Shengjia Zhao, a co-creator of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and GPT-4, as chief scientist of its new “Superintelligence Lab.” The Superintelligence Lab will consolidate Meta’s LLaMa models and long-term AGI work, operate separately from FAIR, and Zuckerberg has said it aims to build “full general intelligence” as open source. OpenAI launched ChatGPT Agent and introduced Customize ChatGPT, making these features available to all ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and Team subscribers after a trial period. Alibaba open-sourced four new generative AI models in a single week, including the 235-billion-parameter Qwen3-235B-A22B-Thinking-2507 (Qwen3-Thinking-2507), which scored 92.3 on AIME, 74.1 on

26 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence · China · Innovation · Meta · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NYSE:BABA · Technology

Munich Drone Laws 2025: 10 Surprising Rules & No-Fly Zones You Must Know

The Open category rules cap drone altitude at 120 meters and require no special permit if you meet the Open-category conditions (weight, VLOS, no dangerous goods). Online registration with the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) is mandatory for operators of drones 250 g or heavier, or any drone under 250 g with a camera or data sensor, with a single e-ID valid for all your drones. There are two EU certificates: the A1/A3 ‘small drone license’ and the A2 ‘large drone license’, both valid for five years and available to pilots aged 16 and up. Open-category sublines include Category A1 for drones up

26 July 2025

Drone Laws · Munich · No-Fly Zones · Regulations · Technology

Miami Drone Laws 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Avoid Fines and Fly Safe

In Miami, any drone weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) must be registered with the FAA before flight, costs $5 online, and the ID number must be clearly marked on the drone. Remote ID is required for all drones that must be registered (over 250 g or used under Part 107), with compliance via built-in Remote ID, an external module, or by flying in FAA-recognized identification areas (FRIAs); enforcement began on March 16, 2024. During major sports events, the FAA imposes a stadium TFR of 3 miles radius up to 3,000 feet AGL, while the City of Miami also

25 July 2025

Drone Laws · Legal Guide · Miami · Safety Tips · Technology

AI Revolution Unleashed: GPT-5, Global Showdowns, and Tech Turmoil (July 24–25, 2025)

OpenAI plans to release GPT-5 as early as August 2025, merging multiple specialized “o-series” models into a single versatile AI that can utilize all available tools. Ash, Slingshot AI’s therapy-focused AI, launched publicly after 18 months in beta with $93 million in funding and clinical advisers including a former NIMH director. Unitree Robotics unveiled the bipedal humanoid robot R1 priced at ¥39,900 (~$5,600), weighing 25 kg, and equipped with a multimodal LLM for vision and speech. The Trump AI Action Plan, a 28-page blueprint with about 90 recommendations and three executive orders, aims to roll back environmental constraints and expand

25 July 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Future · Global Events · Innovation · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:NVDA · Technology

China’s 2025 Drone Export Crackdown: DJI Grounded in the West While Russia Still Flies

In 2025 Beijing imposed sweeping new limits on drone exports, halting or sharply reducing sales to Ukraine, the United States, and Europe while shipments to Russia appear to continue. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that “Chinese Mavic is open for Russians but is closed for Ukrainians,” referencing DJI’s Mavic drones used in the war. On September 1, 2024, China’s export controls took effect, banning exports of all unregulated civilian drones that could serve military uses and adding high-end infrared imaging gear, laser rangefinders, and precision inertial navigation units to the export-control list. Under the new rules, exports of drone parts

24 July 2025

China · Drones · Export Policy · International Relations · Technology

Smartphone Industry Shake-Up: Massive Launches, Leaks, and a Global Tech Showdown (July 23–24, 2025)

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 and New Mobile Services Apple’s iOS 26 Enters Public Beta: Apple is on the cusp of a major software release. On July 22, it seeded iOS 26 beta 4 to developers, bringing refinements to the new “Liquid Glass” design language and re-introducing AI-powered news summary notifications techcrunch.com

24 July 2025

Global Market · Industry Trends · NASDAQ:SONM · NASDAQ:TMUS · Product Launches · Smartphones · Technology

Cybersecurity Storm: Hacks, Ransomware and Crackdowns Rock the Globe (July 23–24, 2025)

Storm-2603, a China-linked cyber-espionage group, exploited a zero-day in Microsoft SharePoint Server (Toolshell) and by July 23 had breached at least 400 organizations, including DHS, DOE’s NNSA, the Department of Education, and NIH, with some hacked servers later seeded with LockBit and Warlock ransomware. The FBI, CISA, HHS, and MS-ISAC issued a joint alert about Interlock ransomware, first seen in late 2024, using drive-by downloads from compromised sites and a ‘ClickFix’ social-engineering tactic to exfiltrate data and then encrypt, often directing victims to a Tor-based ransom site. The United Kingdom on July 23 proposed a ban on ransomware payments by

24 July 2025

Cybersecurity · Global News · Hacking · Ransomware · Technology

Space Triumphs, Medical Marvels & More: Must-Read Science News (July 23–24, 2025)

On July 23, 2025, NASA and SpaceX launched the TRACERS tandem-satellite mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard a Falcon 9 rocket to study how solar eruptions trigger magnetic explosions in Earth’s atmosphere. The two TRACERS probes will fly seconds apart through Earth’s polar magnetic cusp to observe magnetic reconnection events in real time. TRACERS is expected to yield more than 3,000 measurements per year to map how solar storms drive auroras and radiation surges and improve space-weather forecasts for satellites, power grids, and astronauts. In winter 2024–25 in the UK, a study of 537 hospitalized babies found maternal RSV

24 July 2025

Innovation · Medicine · Science · Space · Technology

No Signal? No Problem – T-Mobile’s Starlink Satellite Service Launches to End Dead Zones

T-Mobile’s satellite service, T-Satellite, is now live nationwide and out of beta, making it the first major U.S. carrier to offer direct satellite coverage for ordinary smartphones. The service piggybacks SpaceX’s Starlink satellites and requires no extra antenna or app, automatically connecting when the phone can see the sky. T-Satellite relies on a constellation of over 650 Starlink satellites and initially supports SMS and location sharing, with MMS partially supported and iPhone MMS to follow. Intro pricing is $10 per month for a limited time, rising to $15 later, with top-tier plans such as Experience Beyond at $100/month and Go5G

23 July 2025

Internet · Mobile · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:TMUS · Satellites · T-Mobile · Technology

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