Radical greetings chrononauts Bea Scott broadcasting from 2075 where the future is totally tubular and the past is our playground Todays righteous retrospective is brought to you by iConnectIT the agency thats all about automating what matters so you can focus on what you love Now lets fire up the flux capacitor and dive into three killer stories from 2025 that shaped our present the banning of foreign tech in vehicles Swedens deep geologic repository for nuclear waste and a quantum computing breakthrough thats out of this worldFirst up we had the Biden administration making waves in January 2025 by finalising some hefty regulations banning Chinese and Russian software and hardware in connected vehicles You see the government was all about safeguarding critical infrastructure while tackling the gnarly risks of foreign tech infiltrating our ride It was a serious move targeting both the software and hardware components in those slick automated driving systems weve grown to love The key provisions were all about keeping our wheels safe with a prohibition on Chinese and Russianmade software kicking in for model year 2027 Hardware bans were set to roll out for model year 2030 targeting connectivity systems internet access and even vehicletovehicle communication According to Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo these modern cars are essentially computers on wheels Talk about a hightech ride But with great tech comes great responsibility and the fears of data collection and remote manipulation had everyone shaking in their bootsFast forward to 2075 and those regulations turned out to be a game changer The automotive industry learned a thing or two about the importance of secure technology Now every vehicle on the road is equipped with robust security features keeping hackers at bay and ensuring our data is as safe as houses The fallout from those 2025 regulations prompted a wave of innovation in domestic tech resulting in a flourishing industry that prioritises ethical practices Plus the focus on secure connectivity has led to a whole new level of trust between consumers and manufacturers Major winNext lets cruise over to Sweden where they kicked off construction on the Forsmark nuclear waste repository in 2025 This wasnt just any old project were talking about a deep geologic repository designed to safely store spent nuclear fuel for a whopping 100000 years Situated 500 meters underground in ancient bedrock this facility was a pioneer with some mindboggling features It was set to hold over 12000 tons of highly radioactive wasteyikes But hey safety was the name of the game with copper canisters and bentonite clay working together to ensure the waste stayed putWhat made Forsmark truly special was its innovative multibarrier system allowing it to withstand future ice ages and all sorts of geological shenanigans Sweden became the second country in the world right after Finland to take on such a monumental challenge in nuclear waste management Fast forward to 2075 and Forsmarks success has inspired many nations to get their act together regarding nuclear waste Its become a model for international collaboration with countries sharing best practices to ensure the longterm safety of their nuclear waste solutionsNow onto our final storya quantum breakthrough that was so cool it couldve been straight out of an 80s scifi flick In 2025 researchers at the University of New South Wales made a splash by creating a Schrdingers cat state inside a silicon chip This groundbreaking achievement provided a more reliable way to perform quantum computations addressing the pesky issue of error correction that had been a real pain in the neck for quantum enthusiasts The team used an antimony atom embedded in a silicon chip to create a quantum state with eight distinct spin directions far outshining traditional qubits that only boasted two statesThis innovative approach not only enhanced the robustness of quantum systems but also kept things compatible with ex