Moldova ranks 3rd in the world for gigabit fiber coverage, with about 90% of the population having access to gigabit-speed plans. The average fixed broadband download speed is about 120 Mbps, placing Moldova around 40th globally for fixed speeds. Moldtelecom and StarNet together account for roughly 80–90% of fixed broadband subscribers, underpinning nationwide access. As…
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The Sahara spans about 9 million square kilometers (3.6 million square miles) across North Africa and covers ten countries: Algeria, Mali, Niger, Chad, Libya, Sudan, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. A Trans-Saharan Fiber Backbone is under development to connect Algeria, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Tunisia along the Trans-Saharan Highway, tying inland towns to multiple…
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Nvidia reached a $4 trillion market capitalization, becoming the first public company to do so, with its shares closing above the milestone in early July. Nvidia remains near record highs as AI demand powers its chips, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 posted fresh record closes in mid‑August driven by AI mega‑caps. AMD’s data-center chip…
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On Aug 6, 2025, astronomers announced the discovery of the most distant black hole in galaxy CAPERS-LRD-z9, formed about 500 million years after the Big Bang, whose light has travelled 13.3 billion years to reach Earth and is estimated to have a mass up to 300 million solar masses. On Aug 15, 2025, NASA/ISRO’s NISAR…
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OpenAI released GPT-5 during Aug 17–18, 2025 rollout, billed as a major upgrade with strong coding, math, and science capabilities, while Sam Altman acknowledged it still lacks self-learning. In China, Pan Jianwei’s team used AI to position over 2,000 neutral-atom qubits in 3D in 1/60,000 of a second, a 10× larger array than prior work,…
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Ray-Ban Meta 2nd Gen glasses weigh about 48–50 g, resemble classic Wayfarers, have IPX4 water resistance, and ship with a charging case that provides about 32 extra hours of use from 8 full charges (2200+ mAh). Oakley Meta HSTN debuted as a limited-edition white frame with orange accents and Prizm 24K polarized lenses, is IPX4…
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The Ecovacs Deebot T30S Combo delivers 11,000 Pa suction—the highest among the trio—while the Eufy X10 Pro Omni offers 8,000 Pa and the Roborock Q Revo S runs about 7,000 Pa (upgraded from 5,500 Pa). In mopping, the Eufy X10 Pro Omni uses MopMaster 2.0 with two 180 RPM pads applying roughly 1 kg of…
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The Coral Sea Cable System is a 4,700 km submarine fiber‑optic link completed in late 2019 and brought online in 2020, connecting Solomon Islands to Papua New Guinea and Australia with an initial 200 Gbps capacity and up to 20 Tbps total. Since going live, the Coral Sea cable has allowed ten times more data…
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Bridgewater Associates more than doubled its Nvidia stake to 7.23 million shares, a $1.14 billion position, and boosted bets on Alphabet and Microsoft by 84% and 112% respectively in Q2 filings. Tiger Global Management added 4 million Amazon shares, ending June with 10 million Amazon shares worth $2.34 billion, and lifted positions in Alphabet, Nvidia,…
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The distant black hole CAPERS-LRD-z9 was confirmed in a galaxy about 500 million years after the Big Bang, with light travel of 13.3 billion years and an estimated mass up to 300 million solar masses. NASA/ISRO’s NISAR satellite unfurled its 12-meter mesh radar antenna reflector in orbit on Aug 15, 2025, in about 37 minutes,…
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