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Sky Spies: The Ultimate Guide to Weather Satellites Tracking Storms, Saving Lives, and Monitoring Climate

Sky Spies: The Ultimate Guide to Weather Satellites Tracking Storms, Saving Lives, and Monitoring Climate

TIROS-1, launched by NASA on April 1, 1960, weighed about 120 kg and transmitted over 19,000 cloud images in 78 days, proving the concept of space-based weather observation. GOES-16 (GOES-East), launched in 2016 as part of the GOES-R series, delivers 0.5 km resolution imagery across 16 spectral bands and can scan as often as 30 seconds, and it carries the Geostationary Lightning Mapper. Meteosat-1, launched in 1977, was Europe’s first geostationary meteorological satellite at 0° longitude and introduced a water vapor channel for moisture tracking. Japan’s Himawari-8 (2014) and Himawari-9 (2016) operate at 140°E, providing high-resolution full-disk imagery every 10
19 June 2025
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Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

Spies in the Sky: The Ultimate Guide to Spy Satellites and Their Secrets

The CORONA (Discoverer) program operated from 1959 to 1972 as the United States’ first photo-reconnaissance satellite program, with Discoverer XIV achieving the first mid-air film recovery in August 1960. KH-11 KENNEN (CRYSTAL), first launched in 1976, introduced electro-optical digital imaging with about 15 cm per-pixel resolution, and a 2019 declassified image from USA-224 reportedly achieved around 10 cm resolution. Lacrosse/Onyx, the US SAR reconnaissance program begun in 1988, used large radar antennas for all-weather imaging and was succeeded by the smaller Topaz (FIA Radar) satellites in the 2010s. The USSR’s Zenit series began in 1961 with over 500 launches using
19 June 2025
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China’s 2025 Drone Law Shockers: Strict Rules, No-Fly Zones & Big Penalties

China’s 2025 Drone Law Shockers: Strict Rules, No-Fly Zones & Big Penalties

Starting January 1, 2024, all drones in China must be registered under the owner’s real name with the CAAC on shine.cn, and a QR code sticker is issued after registration. Foreign tourists must register their drones before flying, with registration tied to a Chinese phone number, and an English portal was reportedly launched in 2025. Recreational pilots of small drones do not need a formal license, but drones over 7 kg require a CAAC drone pilot license and drones over 116 kg require a full pilot’s license. The 120 m altitude limit applies nationwide, with airspace above it classified as
19 June 2025
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Ireland’s Internet Revolution: From Rural Blackspots to Blazing Broadband in 2025

Ireland’s Internet Revolution: From Rural Blackspots to Blazing Broadband in 2025

As of early 2025, about 98–99% of Ireland’s population is online and roughly 94% of households have internet access. In 2025 the median fixed broadband speed was about 146 Mbps, with the 2024 average around 103 Mbps and Ireland ranking around 40th globally. Gigabit-capable broadband is available to about 86% of premises nationwide in 2025, and pure fiber FTTP coverage is roughly 76% of premises as of Q1 2025. Two-thirds of rural homes and businesses can access high-speed internet thanks to fiber rollouts between 2023 and 2025. Starlink entered Ireland in 2021 and by 2025 is widely used in rural
18 June 2025
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State of Internet Access in Guatemala: From City Wi-Fi to Satellite Lifelines

State of Internet Access in Guatemala: From City Wi-Fi to Satellite Lifelines

4G LTE coverage is extensive, reaching about 91% of the population in 2024, while 3G coverage reaches about 95%. In 2023, SIT held spectrum auctions that raised about $176 million in total: 126 MHz in the 2.5 GHz band brought in about $49 million (with Tigo $32 million and Claro $17 million) and a later 700 MHz tender raised about $127 million. Starlink officially launched in Guatemala in June 2024 with the Starlink Mini kit priced around Q1,600 ($200) and monthly plans of Q510–560 ($65–72), delivering speeds of 100–200 Mbps with latency of 20–50 ms. As of early 2024, about
18 June 2025
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13 AI Tools Revolutionizing Personal Life and Professional Productivity (2024–2025)

13 AI Tools Revolutionizing Personal Life and Professional Productivity (2024–2025)

ChatGPT (OpenAI) uses GPT-4 and Gemini models and reached about 200 million users by late 2024. Claude (Anthropic) offers a context window up to 100,000 tokens in Claude 2 to analyze long texts and source code. Google Bard (Gemini) and Duet AI bring Gemini-powered productivity to Google Workspace, with Bard free for general users and Duet AI priced from $30 per user/month. Microsoft 365 Copilot is embedded across Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams, uses GPT-4, and enterprise pricing starts around $30 per user/month. Notion AI launched in 2023 and Notion reached over 20 million users by early 2024. GrammarlyGO
18 June 2025
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State of Internet Access in Vietnam: From Fiber to Satellite Skies

State of Internet Access in Vietnam: From Fiber to Satellite Skies

As of mid-2024, 82.2% of fixed broadband households in Vietnam were connected via fiber-optic FTTH, with universal fiber access targeted by 2025 under the Digital Infrastructure Strategy. 4G LTE coverage reaches 99.8% of the territory, with about 168.5 million mobile subscriptions (roughly 170% of the population) and 91.9 mobile broadband subscriptions per 100 people by mid-2024. Commercial 5G service launched in October 2024, with 5G base stations in all 63 provinces by late 2024 and targets of over 50% of the population by 2025 and 99% by 2030. International connectivity has been fragile due to undersea cables, with 4 of
18 June 2025
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Kwangmyong: Inside North Korea’s National Intranet Service

Kwangmyong: Inside North Korea’s National Intranet Service

Kwangmyong is North Korea’s national intranet launched in the early 2000s, a closed network that provides email, websites, and digital resources only within North Korea to isolate citizens from the global Internet. <li North Korea’s first internal email service, Sili Bank, was established in 2001 to enable internal electronic correspondence on Kwangmyong. The first intranet “internet café” opened in Pyongyang in 2002 with about 100 computers, marking the start of public access to Kwangmyong. Kwangmyong uses .kp domain names and private IP ranges such as 10.x.x.x, is not routable on the global Internet, and most access is via IP addresses
18 June 2025
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Insane Internet Speeds: The Fastest Connections on Earth and What’s Coming Next

Insane Internet Speeds: The Fastest Connections on Earth and What’s Coming Next

In June 2024, a team led by Japan’s NICT and Aston University achieved 402 Tbps over a single standard optical fiber using six wavelength bands (O, E, S, C, L, and U). In March 2024, the same international team reached 301 Tbps by extending into E-band and S-band with a custom amplifier for those bands. In July 2021, NICT researchers transmitted 319 Tbps over 3,001 km using a 4-core optical fiber with 552 channels across a 120 nm spectrum. In August 2020, University College London set a then-record of 178 Tbps using geometric shaping constellations. In April 2025, NICT with
17 June 2025
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Slovenia’s High-Speed Makeover: From Fiber Frenzy to Starlink Skies

Slovenia’s High-Speed Makeover: From Fiber Frenzy to Starlink Skies

As of 2023, FTTP coverage reached about 78.5% of Slovenian households, well above the EU average of 64%. Telemach operates a hybrid DOCSIS 3.1 cable + XGS-PON fiber network, with its GIGA cable network covering over 350,000 households and delivering nearly ubiquitous 1 Gbps downloads, after a 600 Mbps top bundle in 2020. Telekom Slovenije (SiOL) fiber passes over 424,000 households as of 2024, offering up to 2 Gbps download and 100–200 Mbps upload, with DSL remaining in rural areas and 4G/5G fixed wireless for non-fiber zones. A1 Slovenija, with about 19% market share, provides up to 1 Gbps on
17 June 2025
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Satellites, Submarine Cables & Cell Phones: Inside Haiti’s Battle for the Internet

Satellites, Submarine Cables & Cell Phones: Inside Haiti’s Battle for the Internet

As of early 2025, about 39.3% of Haitians—roughly 4.65 million people—were using the internet. By 2025 there were about 10.2 million active mobile connections in Haiti, equating to 86% of the population, with many subscribers holding multiple SIMs. Approximately 93.7% of mobile connections use 3G, 4G, or other broadband technologies, while only around 40% of Haitians are covered by 4G LTE networks. Fixed broadband uptake is extremely low, with well under 1% of residents subscribing to wired services. Digicel Haiti and Natcom are the two main mobile operators, with Digicel holding about two-thirds of subscribers and Natcom being the state-Viettel
17 June 2025
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From Jammers to Laser Cannons: Inside the Cutting-Edge Anti-Drone Tech Defending the Skies

From Jammers to Laser Cannons: Inside the Cutting-Edge Anti-Drone Tech Defending the Skies

The NFL reported a 20,000% increase in drone incursions at football games from 2017 to 2023. The global anti-drone market is projected to grow at 27.8% per year this decade. Counter-UAS systems typically use multi-sensor fusion, combining radar, RF analyzers, optical/infrared cameras, and acoustic sensors with artificial intelligence. Rafael’s Drone Dome provides 360° detection with compact radars and is effective out to about 3.5 km for small drones, while Raytheon’s KuRFS radar offers 360° coverage and clutter differentiation. RF sensors passively detect drones by their control or video transmissions, can identify the drone model by its signal signature, and can
17 June 2025
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