Google launched the Search Generative Experience (SGE) in May 2023, an AI-driven results format that places an AI-generated snapshot at the top of the page using PaLM-era models and later Gemini. Google introduced the Knowledge Graph in 2012, a semantic database powering knowledge panels with over 500 billion facts about more than 5 billion entities.…
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Samsung was founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul as a trading company and later diversified into electronics in the late 1960s, becoming South Korea’s largest chaebol. After Lee Byung-chul’s death in 1987 the group was split among family branches, but the Lee family still controls via cross-shareholdings and Samsung Group accounts for about 20% of…
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By mid-2023, 99% of German households had access to fixed broadband, and 95.6% were covered by next-generation NGA networks (≥30 Mbps). As of the end of 2023, Germany had about 37.0 million fixed broadband lines in service. DSL remained the most prevalent technology, but only about 40% of households could get full FTTH/B fiber by…
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In 2024, global smartphone shipments reached 1.24 billion units, up 6.4% year over year, with revenues exceeding $500 billion. Premium smartphones (≥$600) accounted for about 25% of global unit sales in 2024, while ultra-premium (> $1,000) comprised around 40% of premium sales. In early 2025, Samsung and Apple together controlled about 40% of global smartphone…
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During Prime Day, Meta’s Quest 3S dropped to $250 for the 128GB model and $330 for the 256GB model, with an Amazon Gorilla Tag Cardboard Hero bundle for the 128GB and a Walmart Arkham Shadow plus three months of Quest+ bundle. Quest 3S, launched last October as a budget variant of Quest 3, uses the…
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Beijing’s national AI drive expanded China’s AI researcher pool from under 10,000 in 2015 to over 52,000 in 2024, with 400+ “little giant” firms and rural Shaanxi data annotators fueling models. Chinese firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba are embracing open-source LLMs to compete amid U.S. export controls, aiming to decentralize AI development. Nvidia CEO Jensen…
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Consumer Electronics: Foldables, Phones & Wearables Reinvented Software and Apps: Social Wars & Platform Shake-ups Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: Threats, Breaches & Warnings Space and Aerospace: Launch Landmarks and Lunar Prep Renewable Energy and Green Tech: Clean Power Records & Climate Tech Internet Infrastructure and Telecommunications: Next-Gen Networks & Global Connectivity Sources: reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com…
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The Sony RX1R III was announced on July 15, 2025, as a pocket-friendly full-frame premium compact with a 61 MP backside-illuminated sensor and a fixed Zeiss Sonnar T 35mm f/2 lens, housed in a magnesium body weighing about 498 g with battery. It adds Step Crop Shooting that crops in-camera to 50mm and 70mm equivalents…
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China formally unveiled a stealth aircraft carrier program in 2025, highlighted by CCTV footage showing two J-35 prototypes in a Shenyang hangar and Fujian sea-trial progress. The Type 003 Fujian is the first Chinese carrier with electromagnetic catapults (EMALS), configured with three EMALS launchers, displacing about 80,000–85,000 tons and measuring roughly 318 meters. The J-35…
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4G LTE coverage reaches over 99% of Lithuania’s population, and 5G was rolled out in 2022–2023, with Telia Lietuva activating 5G in 2022 and reaching about 95% of the population and 99% of the territory by summer 2023 after mid-2022 spectrum auctions of 700 MHz and 3.5 GHz. By 2023, fiber-optic (FTTP) lines passed about…
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