1. Current State of Internet Access in Oman Oman has made remarkable strides in expanding internet connectivity across the country. As of early 2024, an estimated 97.8% of Oman’s population were internet users, reflecting one of the highest penetration rates globally datareportal.com. Nearly every adult in Oman has access to the internet, primarily through widespread…
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Historical Context of Internet Development in Romania Romania’s journey to widespread internet access began in the early 1990s, after the fall of communism. The country’s first connection to the Internet was established in 1993 ici.ro, relatively late compared to Western Europe, but this late start allowed Romania to leapfrog older technologies. In the late 1990s…
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August 7, 2025 – Astronomy: Webb Telescope Finds Possible Exoplanet Next Door Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have detected strong evidence of a Saturn-mass exoplanet orbiting Alpha Centauri A, the nearest Sun-like star at just 4 light-years away science.nasa.gov science.nasa.gov. The candidate planet lies roughly 1–2 astronomical units from the star –…
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Introduction: The Big Three of AI Image Generation AI image generators have exploded in popularity, and three names consistently lead the pack in 2025: Midjourney, DALL·E, and Stable Diffusion. Each has recently leveled up – Midjourney with its v6 (and newly released v7) models, OpenAI’s DALL·E 3 integrated into ChatGPT, and Stability AI’s Stable Diffusion…
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The year 2025 finds Character AI, Janitor AI, and Poe AI as three prominent yet very different chatbot platforms vying for users’ attention. Each offers its own twist on conversational AI – from Character.AI’s polished AI companions and strict safety filters to Janitor AI’s uncensored roleplay sandbox, and Poe’s all-in-one model hub by Quora. “We…
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The race to dominate AI video generation is heating up in 2025. Three platforms – PixVerse AI, Runway ML, and Pika Labs – have emerged as top contenders, each with its own strengths. These tools promise to turn simple text or images into moving visuals, lowering the barrier for creators to produce stunning videos. In…
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Introduction: A new space race is underway – not to put the next person on the Moon, but to eliminate cellphone “dead zones” by connecting ordinary phones directly to satellites. Tech giants and start-ups alike are vying to beam connectivity from orbit to your handset under open skies. Apple’s iPhone Emergency SOS kicked off this…
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NASA Ends Moon Mission, Rover Marks 13 Years Lunar Trailblazer Lost: NASA confirmed it has formally ended the Lunar Trailblazer mission after months of silence from the small lunar orbiter nasa.gov. Launched as a low-cost attempt to map water on the Moon, the cubesat fell mute a day after its Feb. 26 liftoff and drifted…
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Introduction: The Smart Ring Revolution Move over smartwatches – the smart ring revolution is here. Tiny, titanium, and teeming with sensors, devices like the Oura Ring 4, Samsung Galaxy Ring, and Amazfit Helio Ring promise 24/7 health tracking in a discreet ring form. These futuristic rings can monitor your heart rate, sleep quality, and even…
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Color has finally come to e‑readers, and 2024–2025 brought a new wave of devices that make e-books more vibrant than ever. In this report, we compare three of the most talked-about color e-readers on the market: Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite Color (11th Gen) – officially known as the Kindle Colorsoft, Kobo’s Libra Colour, and the PocketBook…
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