As of January 2024, Western Sahara had about 398,000 internet users, roughly 67.1% of the population, up by 65,000 users (a 19% increase) from 2023. By early 2024 about 87% of the population lived in urban areas (Laayoune, Dakhla, Smara, Boujdour), while about 32.9% remained offline, concentrated in rural or nomadic communities. The median fixed…
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Galaxy Z Fold 7 uses an Armor FlexHinge with 69 components, is 8.9 mm thick folded (4.2 mm unfolded), weighs 215 g, and uses an Advanced Armor Aluminum frame with Gorilla Glass Victus 2 back and Ceramic Glass 2 cover glass, plus IPX8 water resistance. Its cover display is 6.5 inches with a 21:9 aspect,…
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The Segway GT2P uses dual 1500W motors for up to 70 km/h (43.5 mph) in uncapped mode, with 0–48 km/h acceleration in about 3.9 seconds in BOOST mode. The Xiaomi Electric Scooter 5 Pro tops out at 25 km/h (15.5 mph) with a 400W rear motor (1000W peak), a 477 Wh battery, and a 22.4…
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All three color e-readers use a 7-inch Kaleido 3 display with a base 1264×1680 (300 ppi) monochrome resolution and an effective 632×840 (about 150 ppi) when displaying color, supporting up to 4,096 colors. Kindle Paperwhite Color (Colorsoft) offers two color modes (Standard and Vivid), a brighter front light, lacks an accelerometer, is IPX8 waterproof, and…
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Fujitsu announced it has begun developing a superconducting quantum computer with over 10,000 physical qubits, aiming for completion in fiscal 2030, and a STAR fault-tolerant architecture to reach 250 logical qubits by 2030 and 1,000 by 2035. IonQ and Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated a hybrid quantum-classical approach to a Unit Commitment power-grid optimization using…
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On August 2, 2025, the EU AI Act reached a milestone with governance standards, general-purpose AI (GPAI) classification and a sanctions regime coming into force, as Alphabet’s Google signed the EU’s voluntary AI Code of Practice while Meta declined. A U.S. Senate plan led by Ted Cruz and Marsha Blackburn to preempt state AI regulations…
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PlayStation VR2 released on February 22, 2023, at a launch price of $549.99 and was reduced to $399.99 in March 2025, with a new PS VR2 PC Adapter enabling SteamVR. Meta Quest 3 launched on October 10, 2023, and Quest 3S followed on October 15, 2024; the 128GB Quest 3 is $499 and the 512GB…
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Fujitsu announced it has begun developing a superconducting quantum computer exceeding 10,000 qubits, targeted for completion in 2030, using a new STAR early fault-tolerant architecture with 250 logical qubits as part of a Japanese government-backed project to industrialize quantum technology. IonQ and Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated a quantum-classical solution for power grid optimization by…
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Crewed Missions & Space Station Updates Global Launch Activities & Satellites Space Policy, Cooperation & Security Space Science & Exploration Highlights Sources:
Major AI Company Announcements Business & Investment News Policy & Regulation Updates Research & Innovation Breakthroughs Expert Commentary & Analysis Sources: News and press releases from Aug 1–3, 2025, including Reuters, TechCrunch, ScienceDaily, and official statements reuters.com ts2.tech techcrunch.com ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.techsciencedaily.com ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech, as well as academic publications (Nature, Cell Reports Physical…
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