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22 Oct 2025 — 5 min read

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As of October 22, 2025, the Louvre Museum in Paris remains closed following a major jewelry heist on October 19, where thieves disguised as construction workers stole eight pieces from the French Crown Jewels collection in the Galerie d'Apollon. The raid, which lasted just seven minutes, involved the perpetrators using an angle grinder to break into display cases and escape with items valued at $102 million, including a crown worn by Empress Eugenie that was dropped during the getaway. No casualties were reported, and the thieves left behind tools at the scene, prompting an immediate lockdown of the museum and a police investigation.

The heist targeted priceless historical artifacts, evoking comparisons to past high-profile thefts, and has led to the summoning of the Louvre's director by French lawmakers for questioning on security measures. Updates from today indicate that the investigation is ongoing, with no arrests made and the suspects still at large. French authorities have not released new details on leads or recoveries, though forensic analysis of the site continues amid heightened security at cultural institutions across the country.

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On October 21, 2025, NVIDIA announced a partnership with Starcloud, a startup in its Inception program, to advance orbital data centers that address energy and cooling limitations for AI tasks on Earth. The collaboration features Starcloud's Starcloud-1 satellite, scheduled for launch in November, which will carry an NVIDIA H100 GPU into space for the first time, supporting real-time AI applications such as Earth observation, weather forecasting, and disaster management. Utilizing unlimited solar energy and space's natural vacuum for cooling, the project estimates a 10-fold reduction in energy costs and emissions compared to terrestrial facilities, with the 60-kilogram satellite including solar panels and sensors to enable low-latency data processing directly in orbit.

Starcloud, founded in 2024 and a recent graduate of Google's Cloud AI Accelerator, specializes in space-based computing infrastructure, projecting expansions to gigawatt-scale orbital systems over the next decade. The partnership also involves running Google's Gemma model on the H100 GPUs in space, focusing on efficient handling of data from sources like hyperspectral imaging.

Science & Technology:

On October 21, 2025, Shield AI announced the X-BAT, a new autonomous VTOL fighter drone designed as a stealthy loyal wingman for manned aircraft or standalone operations. The drone features a range exceeding 2,000 nautical miles, an internal weapons bay, and external hard points for munitions, enabling it to perform tasks like reconnaissance, strike missions, and electronic warfare without human pilots. Powered by Shield AI's Hivemind AI system for fully autonomous flight, the X-BAT aims for an initial flight test by 2026, with demonstrations showing its agility in vertical takeoff and landing. The unveiling positions it as a cost-effective alternative to traditional fighter jets, focusing on scalability for military applications.

Shield AI, founded in 2015 and based in San Diego, specializes in AI-driven autonomy for unmanned systems, with products like the V-BAT drone used by the U.S. military and allies for surveillance and logistics. This release builds on the company's expertise in edge AI, reflecting trends in defense toward unmanned aerial vehicles to reduce risks to personnel and enhance operational efficiency.

Statistic:

Largest public companies by market capitalization:

🇺🇸 NVIDIA: $4.424T
🇺🇸 Apple: $3.899T
🇺🇸 Microsoft: $3.847T
🇺🇸 Alphabet (Google): $3.066T
🇺🇸 Amazon: $2.367T
🇺🇸 Meta Platforms: $1.800T
🇺🇸 Broadcom: $1.649T
🇸🇦 Saudi Aramco: $1.621T
🇹🇼 TSMC: $1.527T
🇺🇸 Tesla: $1.471T
🇺🇸 Berkshire Hathaway: $1.059T
🇺🇸 Walmart: $858.91B
🇺🇸 Oracle: $830.46B
🇺🇸 JPMorgan Chase: $810.01B
🇨🇳 Tencent: $731.99B
🇺🇸 Eli Lilly: $716.77B
🇺🇸 Visa: $663.58B
🇺🇸 Netflix: $527.48B
🇺🇸 Mastercard: $513.26B
🇺🇸 Exxon Mobil: $480.51B
🇺🇸 Johnson & Johnson: $465.33B
🇰🇷 Samsung: $441.51B
🇺🇸 Palantir: $422.63B
🇺🇸 Costco: $415.48B
🇺🇸 AbbVie: $408.76B

History:

The study of vibration and electromagnetic frequency (EMF) technologies has progressed from the pioneering experiments of scientists like Nikola Tesla and Heinrich Hertz, who uncovered the behavior of electromagnetic waves and resonance, to the development of modern systems that define contemporary life. Early discoveries in radio, radar, and resonance led to technologies such as sonar, microwave communications, and medical imaging. Over time, the fields of mechanical vibration and electromagnetic manipulation began to overlap—seen in ultrasound therapy, pulsed electromagnetic field devices, and resonant cavity designs for both industrial and defense purposes. Patents have even emerged describing high-frequency gravitational wave generators and inertial mass reduction devices, showing that researchers continue to push the boundaries of energy, vibration, and resonance interactions. Despite these advances, much of the deeper potential remains theoretical or unacknowledged publicly, with the full implications of controlled frequency and resonance still largely unexplored in the open scientific domain.
A major reason for this limited public understanding lies in government control over sensitive technologies. Under the U.S. Invention Secrecy Act of 1951, the government can classify patents that it deems a threat to national security, effectively blocking public disclosure of inventions that involve advanced resonance, energy manipulation, or field control. Thousands of such patents have been withheld or delayed, particularly in areas related to electromagnetic propulsion, acoustic resonance, and directed energy systems. This has created an information gap where only lower-level applications—communications, imaging, consumer electronics—are openly developed, while higher-order technologies remain classified within military or aerospace programs. The result is a scientific landscape in which vibration and frequency technologies may already be far more advanced than public records show, suggesting that humanity has only begun to glimpse their true capabilities.

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