In Q2 2025, Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater more than doubled its Nvidia stake and added to Alphabet and Microsoft. Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global bought millions more Amazon shares and increased positions in Alphabet, Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta. A Bank of America fund manager survey in August 2025 named “long the Magnificent 7” the world’s most crowded…
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The Perseid meteor shower remains active on August 16–17, even though its peak occurred on August 12–13. The meteors originate from debris of Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, an ancient celestial body well over 5 billion years old. Moonlight washes out fainter meteors, but a few bright Perseid fireballs have still been observed. Meteor rates predawn are expected…
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In mid-August 2025, OpenAI unveiled GPT-5, a “major upgrade” with PhD-level expertise across coding to medicine and rolling out to all 700 million ChatGPT users; Sam Altman said it feels like you can ask a legitimate expert about anything, but it cannot learn on its own. A team led by Pan Jianwei in China arranged…
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The Sony A7S III, FX3, and FX6 all use a 12 MP-class full-frame sensor family; the A7S III and FX3 use a 12.1 MP Exmor R sensor, while the FX6’s spec is listed as 10.2 MP effective for 4K video. They all employ dual-base ISO: the A7S III and FX3 offer 640 (low) and 12,800…
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All three cameras—X-T5, X-H2, and X-H2S—use the same X-Processor 5 and offer 7-stop in-body stabilization, with the X-T5 and X-H2 using 40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensors and the X-H2S using a 26.1MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HS stacked sensor. The burst performance differs: the X-T5 is 15 fps mechanical and 20 fps with electronic shutter…
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The Fujifilm X100VI, launched in early 2024, uses a 40.2MP X-Trans CMOS 5 HR APS-C sensor and a fixed 23mm f/2 lens. The X100VI is the first X100 to add in-body image stabilization, delivering up to 6 stops of shake reduction. The X100VI can record 6.2K/30p 10-bit video and 4K/60p, with F-Log2, plus a built-in…
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Monaco reached 100% fiber-optic broadband coverage in 2023, with copper DSL retired at the end of 2023 under the Extended Monaco program. Monaco Telecom is the sole major fixed broadband provider, with the state owning 45% and NJJ Holding owning the remainder. Residential fiber speeds include 100 Mbps for €39.99/month, 1 Gbps for about €59.99/month,…
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