Crewed Missions & ISS Updates Crew-11 Launch to ISS: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission successfully lifted off from Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 1, carrying four astronauts – Zena Cardman and Mike Fincke (NASA), Kimiya Yui (JAXA), and Oleg Platonov (Roscosmos) – to the International Space Station apnews.com. The Falcon 9 rocket launched at 11:43 a.m.…
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Hardware and Chips 🚀 Intel’s Massive Restructuring: Chip giant Intel confirmed sweeping layoffs of around 24,000 employees – roughly one-quarter of its workforce – as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan slashes projects and retreats from costly expansions theverge.com theverge.com. Intel is even halting planned “mega-fab” chip factories in Germany and Poland amid the belt-tightening. “I do…
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Tech Giants Unveil Next-Gen AI Models and Tools OpenAI and Google DeepMind Raise the Bar: Early August saw major AI product moves from industry leaders. OpenAI is reportedly gearing up to launch its next-generation model GPT-5 as soon as this month, marking a strategic shift toward an AI that incorporates multiple specialized models rather than…
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High-speed internet beaming down from space is no longer science fiction – it’s a booming reality. SpaceX’s Starlink may have pioneered this orbital broadband revolution, but a swarm of new mega-constellations is hot on its heels. In 2025, a new space race is underway as tech giants, startups, and governments worldwide scramble to launch thousands…
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Are internet plans too expensive? Many Americans suspect they are – and the data backs it up. In 2024, the median U.S. household paid about $85 per month for broadband service nexttv.com, up from roughly $76 just two years prior. That puts the United States among the most expensive nations for internet access – the average U.S. broadband bill (around…
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A Global Broadband Transformation is Underway The world’s internet infrastructure is undergoing a revolutionary upgrade in 2025. Fiber-optic networks are rapidly expanding across both developed and emerging markets, delivering multi-gigabit speeds and unprecedented reliability. At the same time, artificial intelligence (AI) is being infused into network operations, making internet services smarter and more efficient. Together,…
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Overview: A New Era of Creator Earnings Across Formats Content monetization has entered a boom period in 2025, with creators across video, blogging, newsletters, social media, podcasts, and gaming all finding new ways to earn a living online. The global creator economy – valued around $156 billion today – is projected to soar past $500…
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Corporate and Industry Announcements Academic Research Breakthroughs and Publications Government Policy and Regulatory Updates Expert Commentary and Analysis Sources: Official press releases, news articles and expert blogs from July 31 – August 1, 2025, including IonQ ionq.com ionq.com, Fujitsu global.fujitsu global.fujitsu, Ainvest ainvest.com, TS2 Space News ts2.tech, Science News/Science Magazine reports, The Quantum Insider thequantuminsider.com…
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Get ready for an unforgettable weekend of celestial shows! On the nights of August 1–2, 2025, skies around the world will be buzzing with cosmic activity. From shooting star displays and potential auroras dancing at high latitudes, to a rare lineup of planets and even a crewed rocket launch, there’s something for every skywatcher. Below…
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From the first quantum computer in space to new funding fueling the industry, the past two days have delivered a whirlwind of quantum computing developments worldwide. Here’s a comprehensive roundup of all the notable quantum news from July 30–31, 2025, spanning breakthrough research, corporate moves, government action, and expert insights. First Quantum Computer in Orbit…
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