Technology News: 21 June 2025

Oceanography and the Eye in the Sky: How Satellites Are Redefining Our Oceans

Since 1993, TOPEX/Poseidon and the Jason series have produced a continuous global mean sea level record, showing a rise of about 3.1–3.3 millimeters per year with acceleration to over 4 millimeters per

23 June 2025

Mauritius Online: How a Paradise Island is Beaming Broadband (Even from Space)

As of early 2025, about 1.01 million Mauritians used the internet, representing roughly 79.5% of the population. By 2024 Mauritius had over 2.2 million internet subscriptions, about 178 per 100 inhabitants, indicating

22 June 2025

Broadband · Internet · Mauritius · Space · Technology

Dubai’s Drone Law Shake-Up 2025: New Rules, No-Fly Zones & How to Stay Legal

January 7, 2025, the UAE partially lifts the nationwide recreational drone ban, but Dubai keeps its local hobby drone ban in place for now. From 2025, all drone pilots—recreational or commercial—must complete

22 June 2025

Drones · Dubai · Law · Regulations · Technology

The Real Wi-Fight: Romania’s Race to Connect Every Corner of the Country

Romania’s first Internet connection was established in 1993 via ici.ro. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, urban residents built “rețele de cartier” by stringing Ethernet cables between buildings, helping the country

22 June 2025

Connectivity · Infrastructure · Internet · Romania · Technology

100 Semiconductor Giants Powering the Modern World

TSMC is the world’s largest contract chip fab, handling about 61% of global foundry revenues. NVIDIA is the largest fabless chip company in 2024, with data-center GPUs and AI accelerators generating $124.3

22 June 2025

Industry Giants · Innovation · Modern World · Semiconductors · Technology

Top 100 Robotics and Drone Companies Shaping the Future of Automation (2025)

Amazon Robotics (formerly Kiva Systems) operates over 500,000 mobile robots in its fulfillment centers to power rapid order fulfillment. DJI remains the world’s largest drone manufacturer, commanding over 70% of the global

22 June 2025

Automation · Drones · Industry Trends · Robotics · Technology

Elon Musk’s Starlink vs. Iran’s Blackout: Fact-Checking the 20,000 Secret Dishes Reconnecting a Nation

ایلان ماسک و استارلینک در برابر قطع اینترنت ایران: بررسی واقعیت ۲۰٬۰۰۰ دیش مخفی که یک ملت را دوباره متصل کردند

مقدمه یک گزارش ویروسی اخیر ادعا کرد که ایلان ماسک با فعال‌سازی استارلینک برای ۲۰,۰۰۰ ترمینال ماهواره‌ای مخفی در داخل کشور، «تحریم کامل اینترنت» ایران را دور زد. این داستان هیجان‌انگیز –

21 June 2025

AI · China · Internet · Space · Technology

Apple’s Internal Talks on Acquiring Perplexity AI: Strategy, Reactions, and Implications

Apple mergers chief Adrian Perica and services lead Eddy Cue have met with Perplexity’s team multiple times to evaluate the technology, with no formal offer or bid discussed as of June 2025.

21 June 2025

Acquisition · Apple · Artificial Intelligence · Business · Technology

Latest News and Developments in Satellites (2024–2025)

In the first four months of 2025, over 1,200 satellites were launched, roughly a 50% increase from the same period in 2024. SpaceX’s Starlink had more than 7,000 small satellites in orbit

21 June 2025

2024-2025 · Developments · News · Satellites · Technology

No Signal? No Problem: Why Satellite Phones Are Booming in 2025

In June 2025, T-Mobile began a nationwide beta of its “T-Satellite” service built on SpaceX Starlink technology, with a July 2025 rollout and plans to include it at no extra cost on

21 June 2025

2025 · Communication · Connectivity · Satellite Phones · Technology

10,000 Satellites and 5 Million Users: Inside the Satellite Internet Revolution of 2025

Starlink has launched over 8,000 satellites since 2019 and serves more than 5 million users across 125+ countries as of 2025. Amazon’s Project Kuiper launched its first 27 satellites in April 2025

21 June 2025

2025 Trends · Internet · Satellites · Space · Technology

Space Force’s Secret 480-Satellite MILNET: Inside SpaceX’s New Military “Starlink” Revolution

MILNET is a secret Space Force project that will be a government-owned, contractor-operated LEO satcom constellation of about 480 satellites, announced in June 2025. On June 18, 2025, Breaking Defense revealed that

21 June 2025

Military · Satellites · Space · Space Force · SpaceX · Technology

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