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Global smartphone shipments rose 2% YoY in 2025, with Apple capturing the top position at a 20% share and 10% YoY growth, ahead of Samsung's 19% market share (Counterpoint Research)
https://counterpointresearch.com/en/insights/global-sm…

Globaler Smartphone-Markt: Marktführer Apple
Die weltweiten Smartphone-Lieferungen stiegen 2025 um zwei Prozent gegenüber dem Vorjahr. Der US-Konzern Apple legte zu und ist weltweiter Marktführer.
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⚡ Record! Ukraine – global HUB for UAV production #shorts: https://benborges.xyz/2025/11/12/record-ukraine-global-hub-for.html

Moderating a panel next week and asked participants to send presentations in advance.
The two #globalsouth panelists sent them in not only in advance, but wonderful, detailed presentations.
The two #globalnorth panelists? Sent them not only late, but half-hone, bare-bones presentations t…

🪞 Inside a global campaign hijacking open-source project identities
https://www.fullstory.com/blog/inside-a-global-campaign-hijacking-open-source-project-identities/

Inside a global campaign hijacking open-source project identities
Fullstory’s security team uncovered 165 fraudulent domains impersonating open-source projects, revealing widespread risks for developers, users, and maintainers.

Next week I will participate with the @… @… @… Horizon funded research projects in a policy briefing in Brussels, with MEP Group on Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development @eupolarcluster.bsky.social
Remote participation possible if you're interested in what we have to say about Polar Science for Global Action and Strengthening Climate Preparedness through EU Leadership
https://polarres.eu/polarresevents/polar-science-for-global-action/

Frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology #Arctic

Frequent Arctic wildfires could cut snow cover by 18 days, impacting global climate and ecology
The correlation between Arctic wildfires and abnormal snow cover under global warming is of growing concern. A comprehensive quantitative assessment by researchers at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has shown that increasingly frequent seasonal wildland fires across the Arctic in recent years have delayed snow cover formation by at least five days and could lead to a future 18-day reduction of snow cover duration, with implications for global ecosystems.

A look at WhatsApp's enormous global reach and influence, and how the messaging app became the dominant platform for everyday conversation worldwide (Sam Knight/New Yorker)
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/01/19/how-what…

How WhatsApp Took Over the Global Conversation
The platform has become a core technology around the world, relied on by governments and extended families alike, Sam Knight writes. What are we all doing there?

Globalfoundries bekommt 495 Millionen Euro für Foundry-Ausbau
Die EU-Kommission genehmigt die staatliche Förderung für zwei deutsche Halbleiterwerke. Globalfoundries erhält 45 Prozent der Kosten.
https://www.…

A look at the global AI adoption in 2025; use in the global north grew nearly twice as fast as the south; the UAE leads with 64% of working-age adults using AI (Microsoft Corporate Responsibility)
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/corporate-

Global AI Adoption in 2025 – AI Economy Institute | Microsoft
Global adoption of AI continued to rise in the second half of 2025 as the digital divide between the Global South and Global North widens.