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Quantum in Orbit, 100K-Qubit Ambitions & More – Quantum Computing Roundup (July 30–31, 2025)

Quantum in Orbit, 100K-Qubit Ambitions & More – Quantum Computing Roundup (July 30–31, 2025)

The first quantum computer in space is now operational in Earth orbit, launched on June 23 as a compact photonic device about 3 liters in volume that consumes roughly 10 watts, led by Philip Walther of the University of Vienna. On July 30, D-Wave Quantum unveiled a plan to scale to 100,000 qubits through advanced cryogenic packaging leveraging NASA JPL know-how to interconnect multiple chips for fluxonium-based gate-model qubits and next-generation annealers. IonQ and Oak Ridge National Laboratory demonstrated a hybrid quantum-classical approach to unit commitment for a power grid, using IonQ’s 36-qubit Forte ion-trap system to schedule 26 generators
31 July 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Big Launches, Bold Missions & Surprising Discoveries (July 30–31, 2025)

Space Race Heats Up: Big Launches, Bold Missions & Surprising Discoveries (July 30–31, 2025)

NISAR was launched on July 30, 2025, by ISRO and NASA using a GSLV rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre at 5:40 p.m. IST, costing $1.5 billion, with dual L-band and S-band radars to map the entire planet every 12 days. The NISAR mission will provide freely available data to aid global climate and disaster monitoring and is described as a pathfinder for U.S.-India space cooperation. China launched the sixth batch of Guowang low-Earth broadband satellites on July 30 with a Long March 8A from the new Hainan commercial spaceport, as part of a planned 13,000-satellite constellation. SpaceX launched 19
31 July 2025
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Gadgets, Hacks & Mega-Deals Galore: Tech News Roundup (July 30–31, 2025)

Gadgets, Hacks & Mega-Deals Galore: Tech News Roundup (July 30–31, 2025)

Software & Gaming: Antitrust Feuds and a Blockbuster IPO Hardware, Chips & Earnings: Trade Deals and Mixed Fortunes Cybersecurity & Data Breaches: Government Hacks and Telecom Attacks Social Media & Platform Crackdowns Biotech & Health Tech: Drug Breakthroughs and Mega-Deals Electric Vehicles & Transportation Tech (On the manufacturing side, Taiwan’s Foxconn – the iPhone assembler – also made waves by halting its stock and announcing a strategic partnership with TECO Electric focused on data center motors and power systems. The move underscores Foxconn’s ambitions beyond phones, though initial speculation hinted at an EV venture given TECO also builds EV motors.
31 July 2025
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AI Gold Rush Accelerates as Tech Titans Unveil New Tools, Regulators Hit the Brakes (July 30–31, 2025)

AI Gold Rush Accelerates as Tech Titans Unveil New Tools, Regulators Hit the Brakes (July 30–31, 2025)

OpenAI’s Stargate Norway data center, built in Narvik with Norwegian partner Aker and infrastructure provider Nscale, will deploy 100,000 NVIDIA GPUs by 2026, start at 230 MW with plans to expand to 520 MW, run on 100% renewable hydropower, and operate under the OpenAI for Countries program to provide sovereign AI capacity. On July 29, OpenAI rolled out ChatGPT Study Mode, a Socratic-style tutor that guides learners step-by-step, is optional to toggle on/off mid-conversation, and, in early tests, refuses to directly write essays. Anthropic launched Claude for Financial Services, its first sector-specific AI assistant designed for banking, insurance, and investment
31 July 2025
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Batteries That Fix Themselves, Space Showdowns & a $12,000 Superchip – Tech Roundup (July 27–28, 2025)

Batteries That Fix Themselves, Space Showdowns & a $12,000 Superchip – Tech Roundup (July 27–28, 2025)

AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper Pro 9995WX workstation processor launched at $11,699 and features 96 cores, 192 threads, a Zen 5 design, and up to 5.4GHz, claiming the title of the world’s fastest CPU. Samsung’s 61.44 TB PCIe Gen5 SSD, the largest enterprise drive to date, went on sale for $5,593 (~$0.09/GB) and delivers 14.2 GB/s read and 2.1 GB/s write speeds using QLC flash. The FOSSiBOT F107 Pro rugged phone adds “Starlight Night Vision” capable of color photography at 0.0005 lux, powered by a 28,000 mAh battery and MIL-STD-810H durability. A GoPro Max 2 prototype leaked showing a 360° camera with
28 July 2025
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AI in Overdrive: Weekend of Breakthroughs, Big Tech Moves & Dire Warnings (July 27–28, 2025)

AI in Overdrive: Weekend of Breakthroughs, Big Tech Moves & Dire Warnings (July 27–28, 2025)

On July 27–28, 2025, the White House unveiled an AI Action Plan calling for open-source and open-weight AI models to be freely available worldwide and for regulatory hurdles to be slashed to accelerate innovation. During the July 27–28 weekend, President Trump signed executive orders to expedite AI infrastructure projects and require federally funded AI to maintain political neutrality. At WAIC in Shanghai on July 28, 2025, Premier Li Qiang announced plans for a new international AI cooperation organization to jointly develop and govern AI and urged a global governance framework with broad consensus. The Model-Chip Ecosystem Alliance linked Huawei, Biren,
28 July 2025
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Crypto Frenzy: Bitcoin Wavers at $120K, Altcoins Roar, Regulators Act, and NFTs Rebound (July 22–23, 2025)

Crypto Frenzy: Bitcoin Wavers at $120K, Altcoins Roar, Regulators Act, and NFTs Rebound (July 22–23, 2025)

Bitcoin briefly topped $120,000, then slipped to around $117,500, triggering over $500 million in liquidations and wiping out more than 176,000 traders. Ether (ETH) nearly reached $3,860 before retracing to about $3,745, and ETH is up roughly 67% over the past month. BitMine Immersion holds 300,657 ETH while SharpLink Gaming holds 360,807 ETH, making SharpLink the largest publicly disclosed ETH holder. XRP surged to a new all-time high around $3.65 on July 18. Solana (SOL) hovered just under $200 after a ~20% weekly gain and ~47% monthly rise. Nasdaq-listed Upexi Inc. raised $200 million to boost its Solana treasury to
23 July 2025
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Record Highs, Trade Truces & Earnings Shockwaves – Wall Street’s Wild 48 Hours (July 22–23, 2025)

Record Highs, Trade Truces & Earnings Shockwaves – Wall Street’s Wild 48 Hours (July 22–23, 2025)

On July 23, 2025, President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan that cut auto import tariffs to 15% from 25% and includes a $500 billion Japanese investment package. U.S. stocks surged to intraday records as the S&P 500 reached about 6,353, the Dow hit 44,958, the Nasdaq rose 0.5%, and the VIX fell to a five-month low on July 23, 2025. U.S.-traded shares of Toyota and Honda jumped about 13%, while Stellantis rose 11% and General Motors gained 8% on July 23. GE Vernova surged 13–14% to an all-time high after beating earnings and raising its revenue and
23 July 2025
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AI Stock Frenzy: July 2025’s Biggest Earnings Surprises, Deals, and Market Shake-Ups

AI Stock Frenzy: July 2025’s Biggest Earnings Surprises, Deals, and Market Shake-Ups

Nvidia (NVDA) became the world’s most valuable semiconductor firm and rose about 4% after the U.S. reversed the export ban on advanced AI chips to China, with Nvidia applying for licenses to resume selling its H20 GPUs and noting the April ban could cost up to $15 billion in revenue. The Nvidia H20 GPU is a slightly curbed version of the flagship AI processor but remains compatible with Nvidia’s standard AI software tools even when peak performance is dialed down. Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) surged as much as 7% on the export relief, with the Commerce Department set to review
23 July 2025
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AI’s 48-Hour Frenzy: Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Bold Policies (July 22–23, 2025)

AI’s 48-Hour Frenzy: Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Bold Policies (July 22–23, 2025)

Google and OpenAI won gold medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad by solving 5 of 6 problems with new general-purpose reasoning based on natural language understanding. OpenAI disclosed its experimental model scaled up test-time compute to think longer and in parallel, a very expensive undertaking. Google DeepMind’s Gemini Deep Think, unveiled in May, solved IMO problems within the 4.5-hour limit entirely in natural language. MIT CSAIL and Facebook AI researchers presented ICML 2025 work showing image generation with encoder-only tokens, enabling inpainting without a generator and morphing a red panda into a tiger. Alibaba’s Qwen-3 Coder, open-sourced for software development,
23 July 2025
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From Space Breakthroughs to Medical Marvels: The Must-Read Science News of July 22–23, 2025

From Space Breakthroughs to Medical Marvels: The Must-Read Science News of July 22–23, 2025

On July 22, 2025, NASA, with SpaceX, launched TRACERS, a twin-satellite mission aboard a Falcon 9 to study magnetic reconnection in Earth’s magnetosphere. The University of Iowa-led TRACERS mission will fly two probes through Earth’s northern magnetic cusp in tandem to improve space weather forecasts. A UK study found that vaccinating pregnant women against RSV reduced newborn hospitalizations by 72 percent, based on analysis of over 500 newborns hospitalized in winter 2024–25. Svalbard’s Arctic winter is turning to rain, with the region warming 6–7 times faster than the global average, observed during February 2025 fieldwork. Finnish researchers from Aalto University
23 July 2025
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Global Tech Roundup: Space Triumphs, Cyber Breaches & Gadget Surprises Rock July 22–23, 2025

Global Tech Roundup: Space Triumphs, Cyber Breaches & Gadget Surprises Rock July 22–23, 2025

Nintendo Switch 2: Borderlands 4 will launch on the Switch 2 on October 3, 2025, according to Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford, with the Switch version running about 30fps to preserve feature parity. Google Pixel 10 Pro: Google released a Pixel 10 Pro teaser ahead of its August 21, 2025 launch, showing an evolutionary design and promising upgrades including improved camera capabilities and Android 16 integration. Chip tariffs affect TI: Texas Instruments warned new U.S. tariffs could dent demand, issuing a softer sales forecast and sending its stock down about 12%. TSMC profit with caution: TSMC posted a 60% year-on-year surge
23 July 2025
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