In 2025, researchers unveiled the first topological quantum processor, an 8-qubit device using Majorana particles. D-Wave’s Advantage quantum annealing computer solved a complex magnetic simulation in minutes, a problem that would take classical supercomputers millions of years. In late 2024 Google debuted the 105-qubit Willow superconducting chip with unprecedented error-correction performance. IBM crossed the 1,000-qubit…
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Alphabet (Google) – United States, founded 1998; parent of Google and Google DeepMind, with TensorFlow and the Gemini generative AI ecosystem underpinning its AI strategy. Microsoft – United States, founded 1975; global leader in enterprise AI with Azure AI services and a multi-billion-dollar partnership with OpenAI to bring GPT-based tools to customers. OpenAI – United…
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Starlink has launched over 8,000 satellites since 2019 and serves more than 5 million users across 125+ countries as of 2025. Amazon’s Project Kuiper launched its first 27 satellites in April 2025 on an Atlas V, aiming for a 3,236-satellite constellation with Ka-band and user terminals around $400. The EU’s IRIS² plan is a €10.6…
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Midjourney (on Discord) uses the V6 model and offers plans starting around $10/month for Basic, $30/month for Standard, and $60/month for Pro. DALL-E 3 (OpenAI) is integrated with ChatGPT in ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20/month, with image-generation credits priced around $0.02–$0.03 per image. Synthesia offers AI avatars (100+ options) and 120+ languages, with a Personal…
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