Key Facts Crypto Market Steadies as Investors Eye Macro Catalysts Bitcoin held firm above the $110K–$111K range through September 8–9, extending a week of low-volatility consolidation coindesk.com. Analysts noted this calm in Bitcoin’s price comes as traders await U.S. inflation reports (Producer Price Index on Sept 10 and Consumer Price Index on Sept 11) that…
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Key Facts In-Depth Report Massive Deals and Surging AI Stocks The week kicked off with a blockbuster deal underscoring the insatiable appetite for AI computing power. Nebius Group, an Amsterdam-based cloud provider born from Russia’s Yandex, announced it will provide Microsoft with dedicated GPU infrastructure in a 5-year deal worth $17.4 billion (potentially expanding to $19.4 B)…
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Key Facts (Sept 8–9, 2025 Tech Roundup) Apple’s iPhone Event May Lack Sparkle – Except for a Slim “iPhone Air” (Sept 8, 2025) Date: September 8, 2025 · Source: Reuters reuters.comSummary: On the eve of Apple’s fall product launch, analysts tempered expectations for any groundbreaking iPhone features, noting Apple’s rivals have leapfrogged in AI features…
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Key Facts: Cryptocurrency Market Overview (Sept 7–8, 2025) Bitcoin Holds $110K Range: Bitcoin spent the first weekend of September trading in a tight band around $110,000–$113,000 coindesk.com coindesk.com. This stability comes after a volatile August in which BTC hit record highs above $124K before a correction. As of Sept 8, BTC is steady near $111K…
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Key Facts Consumer Electronics (Apple & Gadgets) Anticipation reached fever pitch in the consumer tech world as Apple’s fall launch event loomed. Slated for Tuesday, Sept. 9, the “Awe Dropping” event was widely expected to debut the iPhone 17 lineup alongside a new Apple Watch and AirPods indianexpress.com indianexpress.com. Rumors swirling in the lead-up indicated…
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Key Facts 1. Overview of Internet Access in Tonga Tonga – a Polynesian kingdom of over 170 islands – has seen dramatic improvements in internet connectivity over the past decade. Prior to 2013, Tonga’s internet was limited to expensive, slow satellite links, resulting in low penetration and high costs. This changed when the nation’s first…
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Current State of Samoa’s Internet Infrastructure Samoa’s internet infrastructure has transformed significantly in the past decade. The backbone of connectivity is now fiber-optic submarine cables. The first major cable, Tui-Samoa, went live in 2018, linking Samoa to Suva, Fiji (with branching units to Wallis & Futuna and Samoa’s second island, Savai’i) ssccsamoa.com ssccsamoa.com. This cable…
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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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Key Facts Market Whiplash Amid Fed Hopes and Fears Cryptocurrency prices saw sudden whiplash on Friday (Sep. 5) as macroeconomic news rattled traders. Early in the day, markets rallied on a soft U.S. jobs report – only 22,000 jobs added in August – which cemented bets that the Federal Reserve would finally cut interest rates…
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Key Facts Historical Development of Japan’s Space Program Japan’s journey in space began in the 1950s and has grown from university research rockets to a major national endeavor. In 1955, Professor Hideo Itokawa’s team launched the first pencil rocket as a rudimentary experiment en.wikipedia.org. By the 1960s, Japan developed larger sounding rockets (the Kappa and…
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