Palau, a Pacific archipelago famed for its coral reefs and remote islands, has been rapidly modernizing its internet connectivity in recent years. As a small nation of about 18,000 people, Palau long faced challenges in digital access due to its isolated geography and limited infrastructure. Until 2017, Palau relied entirely on satellite links for internet,…
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SummaryMultiple independent leaks now converge on an early‑September 2025 unveiling for Apple’s four‑device iPhone 17 line‑up, with retail availability likely beginning 10–12 days later. Forbes, MacRumors, TechRadar, Bloomberg and 9to5Mac reporting paint a picture of an aggressive redesign cycle: a brand‑new “iPhone 17 Air” replacing the Plus model, ProMotion displays and Wi‑Fi 7 across the range, 12 GB RAM in every high‑end…
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Amazon’s second batch of Project Kuiper satellites roared into orbit on 23 June 2025, moving Jeff Bezos one giant step closer to challenging Elon Musk’s Starlink dominance. The launch doubles Kuiper’s on‑orbit fleet to 54 craft, jump‑starts an aggressive cadence of more than 80 contracted launches, and starts a 12‑month sprint toward limited customer service by year‑end 2025—just in time…
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A Chinese team has just fired a laser “no brighter than a candle” from geostationary orbit (GEO) and moved one gigabit of data per second—roughly five times what Starlink typically delivers—proving that low‑power optical links can beat today’s largest low‑Earth‑orbit (LEO) constellation on both speed and altitude. Behind the headline is a deeper story of adaptive‑optics wizardry (the…
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Artificial intelligence has sprinted from headline to headline in the first half of 2025: OpenAI is promising the biggest leap since GPT‑4, governments are renegotiating last year’s landmark laws, chip makers are redrawing the hardware roadmap, and investors are pouring billions into “agentic” startups. Below is a deep‑dive report that assembles the most important facts, quotes,…
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The In-Orbit Servicing market – focused on extending satellite life and refueling spacecraft – is poised for explosive growth over the next decade. Valued at roughly $2.7 billion in 2024, this market is projected to triple to around $8 billion by 2034, reflecting a robust CAGR of ~11–12% gminsights.com. Driving this boom is the surging…
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Apple’s Roadmap to an All‑Screen iPhone – Leaked plans suggest Apple will gradually eliminate the iPhone’s display cutouts by 2027. The iPhone 18 Pro (expected 2026) is rumored to debut under-display Face ID with only a tiny camera punch-hole. Then, for the iPhone’s 20th anniversary in 2027, Apple aims to launch a truly “all-screen” iPhone…
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In a world warming faster than ever, the planet’s frozen extremes are undergoing dramatic change – and two ingenious satellites are on the front lines of discovery. NASA’s ICESat-2 and ESA’s CryoSat-2 use cutting-edge laser and radar technology, respectively, to map our planet’s ice in unprecedented detail from space. These twin missions have revolutionized how…
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SpaceX’s Starbase and Texas Infrastructure Updates Recent policy changes in Texas are shaping SpaceX’s launch operations at Starbase (Boca Chica). In June 2025, Texas lawmakers approved measures giving the newly incorporated city of Starbase – effectively a SpaceX company town – authority to close public roads and beaches for rocket activity texastribune.org texastribune.org. This allows…
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Internet Penetration and User Statistics Tanzania is experiencing a rapid digital transformation, with millions of new users coming online. As of January 2024, about 21.82 million Tanzanians were using the internet, representing an internet penetration rate of 31.9% of the population datareportal.com. This marks steady growth (+3% in users from the previous year) but also…
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