Key Facts Summary Historical Development of the UK Space & Satellite Sector The UK has a long if understated space heritage, with several pivotal milestones over the past decades: In summary, the UK space sector’s history is one of early scientific achievements, a long period of reliance on partners, and a recent renaissance focusing on…
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Key Facts In-Depth Report Undersea Cable Outage Shakes Asia & Mideast A sudden severing of multiple undersea internet cables in the Red Sea over the weekend sent shockwaves through global connectivity. On September 7, monitoring groups reported that two major subsea fiber systems (the SEA-ME-WE 4 and IMEWE cables) were cut near Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, dramatically…
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AI Stock Market Performance: Rallies, Slumps & Record Volume The past few days highlighted just how volatile – and influential – AI-focused stocks have become across global markets. In the U.S., major “AI winner” companies saw mixed fortunes. On Friday, Broadcom (AVGO) stunned the market with a +9.4% surge after revealing a massive new $10 billion…
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Key Facts Space & Astronomy: Blood Moon Eclipse Wows the World A spectacular celestial event captivated skywatchers on the night of September 7–8, 2025: a total lunar eclipse turned the full Moon a deep coppery red for about 82 minutes timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Dubbed a “Blood Moon,” the eclipse occurred as Earth’s shadow completely blanketed the Moon.…
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Key Facts Authors vs. AI: Landmark Settlement and New Copyright Battles After years of tension between creators and AI firms, content owners scored a major victory. Anthropic – maker of the Claude chatbot – agreed to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class-action lawsuit by authors who accused it of illegally downloading millions of pirated books…
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Key Facts: Introduction India’s space and satellite industry is undergoing a transformative boom, turning the country into one of the hottest “new space” markets to watch. Long synonymous with ISRO’s thrifty but trailblazing missions – such as the Mars Orbiter Mission that reached the red planet in 2014 for just $74 M (cheaper than the Hollywood…
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Overview of Internet Access in Togo Togo is a small West African nation making significant strides in digital connectivity. Internet usage has grown steadily over the past decade. By January 2024, 3.44 million Togolese were Internet users, about 37.6% of the population datareportal.com. This marks a substantial increase from just a few years prior (for…
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Key Facts Government & Agency Developments NASA, ISS and International Partners NASA kept busy on multiple fronts. On Sept. 5, NASA announced it will broadcast the launch and docking of Roscosmos’s Progress 93 cargo ship next week, as the Russian freighter carries ~3 tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station nasa.gov. This…
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Key Facts Consumer Electronics and Gadget Highlights (IFA 2025) Major consumer tech brands kicked off September with a flurry of product news at IFA 2025 in Berlin – Europe’s biggest electronics expo which opened on Sept 5. Samsung grabbed headlines by unveiling its Galaxy S25 FE smartphone alongside a new Galaxy Tab S11. The Fan Edition…
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Key Facts (Sept 5–6, 2025) Authors vs. AI: Copyright Showdowns Intensify Book Authors vs Tech Giants: In a new front of the AI copyright wars, Apple was hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit by two novelists on Sept 5, accusing the company of “illegally” ingesting their books to train AI reuters.com. “Apple has not attempted to…
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