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ESA launches Biomass satellite to measure forest carbon
ESA launched its Biomass satellite from French Guiana on a Vega-C rocket on 29 April 2025. Its first signal arrived 72 minutes after liftoff.
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AI use by EU enterprises rose to 20% in 2025
In Eurostat’s survey, 20% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees reported using AI in 2025, up from 13.5% in 2024.
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Eurostat: 52.7% of EU enterprises used paid cloud services
In Eurostat’s 2025 survey, 52.7% of EU enterprises reported paid cloud use, up 7.4 percentage points from 2023.
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EU ICT specialist employment rose 59% in a decade
Eurostat data show that the number of employed ICT specialists in the EU rose 59.4% from 2015 to 2025, while total employment increased 9.8%.
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78% of EU internet users shopped online in 2025
Eurostat said 78% of EU internet users bought goods or services online in the previous 12 months in 2025, compared with 62% in 2015.
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ITU: 74% of the world was online in 2025
The ITU estimated that about 6 billion people used the internet in 2025, equal to 74% of the world population. Its revised 2024 estimate is 5.8 billion.
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NIST study benchmarked a quantum algorithm on three aluminum clusters
NIST researchers’ 2025 BenchQC study examined a variational quantum algorithm on three small aluminum clusters: Al⁻, Al₂ and Al₃⁻.
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International patent applications rose 0.7% in 2025
WIPO reported about 275,900 international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty in 2025, a 0.7% increase from the prior year.
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IMF: Digital financial transactions rose to 251 per adult
The IMF’s 2025 Financial Access Survey reported that digital transactions, including mobile money and mobile and internet banking, rose from 55 per adult in 2017 to 251 in 2024.
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OECD: Business AI adoption differs widely across countries
In OECD’s 2025 analysis, 13.9% of businesses in the OECD area and 13.5% in the EU-27 used AI solutions in 2024.
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WIPO: Global patent filings reached 3.7 million in 2024
WIPO’s 2025 indicators report counted 3.7 million patent applications worldwide in 2024, a 4.9% annual increase.
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World Bank: Internet data use diverges by income group
The World Bank’s 2025 digital progress report says internet penetration in lower-middle-income countries reached 68% in 2024, up from 64% in 2022.
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