Consumer Electronics & Gadgets: Samsung’s Foldable Push Samsung Unveils Thinner Foldables: Samsung launched its latest foldable smartphones – the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Galaxy Z Flip7 – touting them as the thinnest, lightest iterations yet. The premium Galaxy Z Fold7 now starts at $1,999 (a 5% hike from last year’s model), while a new cheaper…
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NSFW AI – the use of generative artificial intelligence to create “Not Safe For Work” adult content – has exploded into a hot-button phenomenon. From AI-generated erotic images and deepfake porn videos to voice-cloned seductresses and chatbot “girlfriends,” machine learning is reshaping the adult content landscape. It’s a technological revolution raising tantalizing possibilities and urgent…
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A New Kind of Second Opinion A boy in the U.S. suffered chronic pain for three years. He saw 17 different doctors and still had no diagnosis. In desperation, his mother typed his symptoms into an AI chatbot. The reply came in seconds: spina bifida occulta – a rare spinal condition. A specialist later confirmed…
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Rapid-Fire Launches Span US, Europe, and Australia SpaceX’s Starlink Doubleheader: SpaceX achieved two back-to-back Falcon 9 launches in under 24 hours, bolstering its Starlink internet constellation. Early Saturday morning (July 26) a Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 5:01 a.m. EDT carrying 28 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit space.com. Less than a day…
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The past two days brought a flood of tech developments worldwide – from breakthrough space missions and big hardware launches to serious cybersecurity incidents and pivotal policy shifts. (Notably absent are any AI-related headlines, by design.) Here are the major tech stories from July 26–27, 2025, organized by sector: Consumer Electronics & Gadgets Semiconductors &…
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The Dassault Mirage family of fighter jets – from the early Mirage III through the Mirage F1, Mirage 2000, and the ambitious Mirage 4000 – represents one of the most storied lineages in aviation. These French delta-wing warriors carved out a legendary reputation for speed, versatility, and global impact. Born in the Cold War, the Mirage jets combined elegant…
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China’s New Drone “Iron Curtain” on Drones In 2025, Beijing imposed sweeping new limits on drone exports, sending shockwaves through battlefields and markets worldwide. Chinese authorities have halted or sharply reduced drone sales to Ukraine, the U.S., and Europe, even as flows to Russia appear to continue unabated kyivindependent.com dronexl.co. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has…
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U.S. Policy: White House Pushes AI & Robotics Dominance In Washington, the Trump administration unveiled a sweeping AI Action Plan aimed at cementing U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence and robotics reuters.com. The plan calls for “open-source” AI models to be freely available and vows to “remove red tape” that hinders innovation reuters.com gettysburgconnection.org. It even proposes punishing U.S. states…
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The past 48 hours have delivered a whirlwind of extended reality (XR) and spatial computing developments. From tech giants doubling down on AR/VR hardware and AI-powered headsets, to new partnerships bringing immersive experiences to life, the XR industry is buzzing. Below is a comprehensive roundup of the biggest XR news and insights from July 23–24, 2025 – including product…
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Product Announcements & Innovations AI Chips and Memory Leap Forward: The semiconductor news cycle was dominated by advancements in artificial intelligence hardware. SK Hynix – a key memory supplier to Nvidia – revealed it is on track to double its sales of high-bandwidth memory (HBM) chips this year to meet surging AI demand reuters.com reuters.com.…
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