Technology-and-media

The year 2023 marked an unprecedented milestone in space activity, setting multiple records across launch attempts, mission successes, and objects deployed to orbit. For the third consecutive year, orbital launch operations reached new heights with **223 attempts** globally, of which an impressive **211 missions succeeded** (94.9% success rate), with only 11 failures and 1 partial failure.

The global mobility funding ecosystem has entered a period of transformation, characterized by concentrated capital flows and shifting investor priorities. After the pandemic-era surge that peaked in 2021, the market has stabilized around $39 billion in 2023, nearly matching 2022's $40 billion.

Language-based artificial intelligence systems have undergone remarkable transformation in recent years, evolving from simple text processing tools to sophisticated models capable of complex reasoning, content generation, and multimodal understanding. This report examines the trajectory of this rapidly growing sector, analyzing market dynamics, technological foundations, and real-world impact across industries.

TikTok has rapidly transformed from a niche short-form video platform into one of the world's dominant social networks, propelled by its unique creator ecosystem. This report examines the platform's creator community through multiple lenses -- who they are demographically, how they engage audiences, what performance benchmarks exist across different influencer tiers, how they monetize their content, and how they navigate an increasingly competitive and regulated landscape.