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Consumer Tech & Gaming: iPhone Boom and Nintendo’s Switch Surge In consumer electronics, two industry giants are seeing strong demand. Apple Inc. delivered an upside surprise in its latest earnings, forecasting higher revenue for the upcoming quarter than analysts expected. The company credited an early rush of iPhone purchases by customers trying to beat incoming…
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Introduction:Solar eclipses are among the most awe-inspiring celestial events, capable of turning day into night and revealing the Sun’s ghostly corona. From total eclipses (when the Moon completely covers the Sun) to annular “ring of fire” eclipses (when the Moon leaves a ring of Sun visible) and partial eclipses (when only part of the Sun…
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Introduction The global space industry is gearing up for a record-breaking launch cadence in the coming months. From crewed missions and Moon landings to massive satellite deployments, nearly every week will see a rocket lifting off somewhere around the world. SpaceX alone aims for up to 170 launches in 2025, almost one every other day…
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Hardware and Chips 🚀 Intel’s Massive Restructuring: Chip giant Intel confirmed sweeping layoffs of around 24,000 employees – roughly one-quarter of its workforce – as new CEO Lip-Bu Tan slashes projects and retreats from costly expansions theverge.com theverge.com. Intel is even halting planned “mega-fab” chip factories in Germany and Poland amid the belt-tightening. “I do…
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Asteroid “Hit List”: The Space Rocks That Could (Theoretically) Collide with Earth Earth has been in the cosmic crosshairs before – from the dinosaur-killing 6-mile asteroid 66 million years ago to the 1908 Tunguska impact in Siberia. Today, astronomers vigilantly track near-Earth objects (NEOs) to make sure we know of any asteroid or comet with even…
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It’s been an extraordinarily busy 48 hours for spaceflight across the globe. From record-breaking rocket launches to landmark international collaborations (and even a bit of space diplomacy), the news has been coming in fast. Here’s your comprehensive roundup of all the must-know satellite and space developments from July 28–29, 2025. SpaceX’s Back-to-Back Starlink Launches Set…
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It was a whirlwind weekend in space. Over just 48 hours, rockets roared off launchpads across the globe and bold new missions were unveiled. SpaceX pulled off back-to-back Falcon 9 launches to expand its Starlink internet constellation, while astronauts from three nations arrived in Florida to prepare for a flight to the International Space Station.…
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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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