FCAS/SCAF aims to field a “system of systems” including a Next-Generation Fighter (NGF) with remote carrier drones and a combat cloud, targeting 2040 in-service and costs exceeding €100 billion. The United States’ NGAD is a “family of systems” with a manned core fighter plus loyal wingman drones, potentially costing around $300 million per fighter and…
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Microsoft’s MAI-DxO AI system achieved 85.5% diagnostic accuracy on NEJM benchmarks, outperforming doctors. Ford CEO Jim Farley warned that AI could replace up to 50% of US office workers, with accountants and cashiers most at risk. Turkey banned Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot after antisemitic outputs, marking the country’s first AI ban. The European Union…
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A global research team led by Japan’s NICT demonstrated 1.02 Pb/s transmission over 1,808 km using a 19-core fiber and custom optical amplifiers. NICT, ASTRODESIGN, and Fujikura deployed a multi-core fiber system with eight 4-core fibers (32 cores total) enabling uncompressed 8K video across a 300 m link at about 70 Gbps per stream. In…
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An unknown actor used AI-generated voice and text to impersonate US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, contacting foreign ministers and senior officials via Signal, using as little as 15-20 seconds of audio to create a convincing deepfake. Meta hired Ruoming Pang, Apple’s head of AI models, for its new Superintelligence Lab, amid the AI talent…
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In the United States, more than 777 FDA-cleared AI devices are in clinical use for medical imaging, slashing scan times and flagging urgent cases. Microsoft’s MAI-DxO AI system achieves up to 85.5% diagnostic accuracy, vastly outperforming doctors at about 20%. Chugai Pharmaceutical and Gero announced a $1B+ collaboration to discover targets for age-related diseases using…
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The European Union’s AI Act will be fully enforced by mid-2026, establishing strict rules for high-risk AI applications across member states. Capgemini agreed to acquire WNS Holdings for $3.3 billion to accelerate autonomous AI for enterprise operations. At the BRICS summit, UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged multilateral AI governance and announced plans for an independent…
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In 2024, global clean energy investment was projected to reach $2 trillion, nearly twice the amount spent on fossil fuels. Renewable power, grid upgrades, and storage now attract more capital than oil, gas, and coal combined. Renewable energy jobs jumped to 16.2 million in 2023, up 18% from 2022. Solar PV module prices have fallen…
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Qatar’s fixed internet is dominated by fiber-optic FTTH, with the Qatar National Broadband Network (QNBN) delivering fiber coverage to over 95% of the country and DSL largely obsolete. Ooredoo Qatar launched the world’s first live 5G network in May 2018 and both Ooredoo and Vodafone now offer nationwide 5G coverage with gigabit peak speeds. Mobile…
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Telefónica Tech’s AI and Data Director predicts AI agents will automate internal processes and boost productivity, signaling a transformative, long-term impact on organizations. US tech giants have laid off nearly 94,000 IT workers to reallocate resources for AI development, with Microsoft planning 15,000 layoffs by 2025. <liMIT research found that using ChatGPT reduces brain activity…
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The Nintendo Switch 2 launched in June 2025 with enhanced hardware and improved performance, though launch titles like Mario Kart World disappointed due to limited multiplayer and innovation. Arkane Studios co-founder Raphael Colantonio called Xbox Game Pass unsustainable and damaging amid massive Microsoft layoffs that included the closure of The Initiative and cancellation of Perfect…
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