As of August 2025, Apple’s lineup includes iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, and iPhone 16e, with iPhone 14 and iPhone SE (3rd gen) discontinued. The iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max use a Grade 5 Titanium frame, making them lighter and stronger…
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IO Biotech’s Phase 3 melanoma vaccine Cylembia added to Merck’s Keytruda narrowly missed statistical significance, with median progression-free survival of 19.4 months versus 11 months for Keytruda alone. Fosun Pharma’s deal with Expedition Therapeutics grants rights outside Greater China to XH-S004, a first-in-class oral DPP-1 inhibitor for chronic respiratory diseases, in a pact potentially worth…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.6% on Tuesday, its third cut this year, with Governor Michele Bullock signaling further easing may be needed. China’s factory-gate prices fell 3.6% year on year in July while consumer prices were flat, underscoring deflationary pressures. U.S. markets were about 90%…
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Micron Technology raised its current-quarter revenue outlook to $11.2 billion from $10.7 billion, and its stock jumped about 3%. Nvidia and AMD won export licenses to resume selling advanced AI chips to China with a 15% revenue-share tariff. Intel rose about 5% on Aug 11, 2025 after White House diplomacy aimed at easing U.S.–China chip…
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Space & Astronomy Climate & Environment Medicine & Health Physics & Materials Science Technology & Innovation Sources: This report is based on science news and press releases from Aug. 11–12, 2025 (and surrounding dates) by reputable outlets and institutions, including Nature nature.com unr.edu, Scientific American scientificamerican.com, ScienceDaily sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com, NASA science.nasa.gov, Reuters reuters.com, Euronews/AP euronews.com, university…
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The Perseid meteor shower peaks on the night of August 12 into the early hours of August 13, 2025, with an expected rate of 10–20 meteors per hour under an 84% full moon. Even with the bright Moon, the brightest Perseid fireballs and colorful streaks are expected to punch through the moonlight. The best viewing…
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The Orion Stage Adapter for Artemis II was completed at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and will ship to Kennedy Space Center, with Artemis II planned as a 10-day crewed lunar trip around the Moon by April 2026. NASA announced Phase 2 of its LunaRecycle challenge offering up to $2 million in prizes to prototype…
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Google sets August 20 for the Pixel 10 launch, unveiling the Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold with IP68 water and dust resistance that outclasses Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold7. GitHub CEO Thomas Dohmke will resign to found a new startup, with Microsoft having acquired GitHub for $7.5 billion in…
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OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7, 2025, but by August 11 users reported sluggish responses and a less personal feel, prompting Sam Altman to admit the rollout was bumpy and to keep GPT-4 available for paying users while fixes are rolled out. OpenAI released GPT-OSS models with 20 billion and 120 billion parameters, the first…
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The Galaxy A16 5G uses a 6.7-inch 1080×2340 AMOLED display with 90Hz, a plastic frame, IP54 dust/splash resistance, a slim 7.9mm profile, and ~200g weight. It ships with Android 14 and One UI 6 and Samsung promises six OS upgrades plus six years of security updates. Redmi Note 14 Pro/Pro+ feature a 6.7-inch OLED display…
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