OpenAI’s latest experimental reasoning model achieved a gold medal performance at the International Math Olympiad by solving 5 of 6 problems under contest conditions. GPT-5 is reportedly on the horizon as a system of specialized models with a smart router, not a single monolith. Demis Hassabis, CEO of DeepMind, predicted AI could reach human‑level problem‑solving…
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The Pentagon’s Project Maven, now managed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, uses AI to identify objects in surveillance imagery and speeds target identification timelines from hours to minutes. In 2024, the U.S. tested Scylla AI at Blue Grass Army Depot, which autonomously detected intruders and flagged a guard in seconds, achieving over 96% accuracy distinguishing…
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At Bletchley Park in the 1940s, Alan Turing and colleagues decrypted Enigma messages, providing ULTRA intelligence that aided Allied victory. The United States began launching military communications satellites in the 1960s, and by 1982 the second- and third-generation DSCS satellites offered nuclear-hardened, anti-jamming, high-data-rate links worldwide. In 1976, Diffie–Hellman introduced public-key cryptography, and DES was…
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A leaked internal document claims the iPhone 17 lineup will offer 15 color options across four models (Standard, iPhone 17 Air, Pro, Pro Max), with an orange/copper finish exclusive to Pro and Pro Max, and the unveiling is expected in roughly two months. Apple plans to release the iOS 26 public beta in late July,…
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OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT Agent mode, allowing the chatbot to take actions on a user’s behalf using a built‑in browser and plugins, with access granted to paying subscribers. AWS announced AgentCore, a toolkit to build enterprise AI agents at scale, featuring seven agent services and an AI Agents Marketplace, plus a $100 million fund for…
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Nuance Communications, acquired by Microsoft in 2022 for about $19.7 billion, pioneered ambient clinical intelligence and Dragon Medical used by more than 550,000 physicians. In 2020 Nuance launched Dragon Ambient eXperience (DAX) to securely capture doctor‑patient conversations and automatically generate clinical documentation. In March 2023 Nuance announced DAX Express, the first fully AI‑automated clinical documentation…
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In August 2022, Xperi announced TiVo OS at IFA Berlin and named Vestel as the first OEM partner. By November 2023, TiVo OS had six OEM partners shipping TVs in 15 European countries under 17 brand names. In mid-2023, the first TiVo OS TVs began shipping in Europe, with Vestel-produced models including Bush, JVC, Telefunken,…
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NASA announced TRACERS, a pair of satellites to study Earth’s magnetosphere, slated to launch in late July 2025 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from California, flying in tandem across the poles to observe magnetic reconnection, alongside three NASA tech demos including a “Polylingual” communications terminal and a smallsat radiation belt cleanup demonstrator. NASA announced SNIFS,…
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Pixel 10 is powered by Google’s Tensor G5 built on a 3 nm process from TSMC, with 12 GB of RAM on the standard model and a triple-camera setup led by a 50 MP GN8 main sensor and 5× telephoto, plus 4K60 HDR video support. Pixel 10 Pro and Pixel 10 Pro XL feature 16…
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In July 2025, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Microsoft to halt China-based engineering on Pentagon cloud work, with Frank Shaw saying no China-based teams will provide technical assistance and the involvement ending immediately. Blackstone withdrew from the TikTok US sale bid led by Susquehanna and General Atlantic, a consortium that could have given US owners…
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