Windows vs Linux in 2025: The Epic OS Showdown Reveals Surprising Facts
Conclusion In the Windows vs. Linux showdown of 2025, there is no one-size-fits-all winner – each OS excels in different arenas. Windows offers ease of use, broad app compatibility, and a familiar environment that’s ideal for mainstream personal and business use. Linux shines in flexibility, security, cost efficiency, and power-user/developer features, and it utterly dominates the server and cloud world. As one IT consultant put it, transitioning to Linux has evolved from a fringe idea to “a full-fledged enterprise strategy”, thanks to its benefits in security, cost control, and technological independence bluefoxconsultant.com. For casual users and gamers, Windows still holds
Mauritius Drone Laws 2025: 8 Critical Rules & Recent Updates Every Pilot Must Know
Key Facts Summary (Keep reading for an in-depth breakdown of each rule and how to comply with the latest Mauritian drone regulations.) Rules for Recreational Drone Use General Allowed Use: Flying a drone recreationally (for personal enjoyment with no commercial intent) is legal in Mauritius, but strict rules apply to ensure safety drone-laws.com. Drones under 7 kg used purely for leisure were previously exempt from heavy regulation civil-aviation.govmu.org. This means that until recently hobby pilots did not need a license or to register their small drones, as long as they followed the safety guidelines. However, all recreational pilots are expected
iOS 26 vs One UI 8: Apple’s Daring Redesign Meets Samsung’s AI-Powered Upgrade
Design and User Interface Apple’s iOS 26: A Bold “Liquid Glass” Makeover. The hallmark of iOS 26 is its sweeping visual redesign. Apple has literally polished every corner of the interface with a new material design they call Liquid Glass. This is a translucent, glass-like effect that’s applied system-wide – from app backgrounds and menus to widgets and icons – creating a layered depth and sheen throughout the UI. According to Apple, “It’s crafted with Liquid Glass — a new translucent material that reflects and refracts its surroundings, bringing greater focus to content, and delivering a new level of vitality
Alphabet vs Meta 2025: AI Arms Race, Ad Revival, and Wall Street’s Verdict
Alphabet vs. Meta – The 2025 Tech Stock Showdown Which tech titan will triumph in the AI era? Alphabet (Google) and Meta (Facebook) are battling for ad dollars and innovation dominance. Here’s an in-depth look at their 2025 investment prospects. Key Takeaways Stock Performance in 2025: A Record-Setting Rally After a volatile 2022–23, Alphabet and Meta entered 2025 with renewed momentum. So far in 2025, both stocks have delivered strong gains, although Meta has led the way. Alphabet’s share price hit an all-time high in early September 2025 investopedia.com after a U.S. court decision eased breakup fears. The Google parent’s
Apple vs. Samsung – 2025’s Epic Stock Showdown: Which Tech Giant is the Better Bet?
2025 Year-to-Date Stock Performance Apple and Samsung have experienced starkly different stock trajectories in 2025. Apple’s stock (AAPL) has essentially moved sideways year-to-date – by mid-September 2025 it was roughly flat, even slightly down about 1% for the year statmuse.com after a strong run in 2023. In contrast, Samsung Electronics (005930.KS) has seen a blockbuster rally in its share price. Samsung’s stock is up over 50% YTD in local currency (KRW) as of Q3 2025, dramatically outperforming both Apple and the broader indices in 2025 sammobile.com finance.yahoo.com. This divergence reflects differing market sentiments. Apple – already a $3+ trillion behemoth
AI Chatbots Gone Rogue: ChatGPT and Google’s Gemini Gave Gambling Advice to a Problem Gambler
Conclusion – Toward Responsible AI Use: The CNET investigation’s findings are a timely cautionary tale. AI chatbots have immense potential to inform and assist, but they also have a public responsibility commensurate with their growing influence. Developers must step up with stricter AI safety policies, frequent audits, and real-world testing to catch issues like this gambling fiasco before harm is done. Regulators and watchdogs should continue to demand transparency and enforce standards, especially in areas touching health, finance, or vulnerable populations. And for all of us in the public, the takeaway is clear: stay skeptical and use common sense. Just
Chinese EV Showdown: Will NIO or XPeng Explode in 2025?
Stock Performance in 2025 Both companies’ stocks have climbed sharply in 2025, but XPeng has led the charge. NIO’s stock jumped ~41% in July 2025 reuters.com as the company launched cheaper models, but it still trades at a discount (mid-$7s) reuters.com. XPeng’s shares, by comparison, have hit multi-year highs (briefly ~$27) and remain strong in the low-$20s reuters.com. Market analysts attribute XPeng’s rally to its tech narrative and stronger profits trend – “XPeng shares have seen a solid upswing…likely fueled by investor excitement around its advancements in autonomous driving, robotics and AI,” whereas “NIO stock has struggled” nasdaq.com. Overall, XPeng’s
OpenAI’s Secret ChatGPT Speaker, AR Glasses & AI Pin – 2025’s AI Gadget Showdown vs Meta & Humane
OpenAI’s Big Leap into Hardware in 2025 OpenAI – the company behind ChatGPT – is making an ambitious jump from software into consumer hardware. In 2025, leaks and rumors revealed that OpenAI, in partnership with famed ex-Apple designer Jony Ive, is developing a whole family of AI-powered devices under the brand “io.” According to a detailed report in The Information, one prototype resembles a screenless smart speaker, and the company has “considered building glasses, a digital voice recorder and a wearable pin” as well Tomshardware 9To5Mac. The roadmap suggests OpenAI is aiming to release its first device by late 2026
iOS 17 vs One UI 6.1: The 2025 Apple & Samsung Mobile Experience Face-Off
User Interface (UI) and Design Apple’s iOS 17 continues the company’s tradition of a clean, minimalist interface. The home screen is a grid of app icons with a consistent look, and system apps share a unified design language. In iOS 17, Apple introduced Contact Posters for the Phone app (full-screen personalized caller ID images) and StandBy mode – a smart display when the phone is charging on its side, showing clocks or widgets at a distance Apple. The overall aesthetic is sleek and elegant, with fluid transitions and blur effects that make the experience feel refined. One tech blog describes
Nvidia vs. Intel vs. AMD: Epic AI Chip Stock Showdown 2025 🚀💰
Semiconductor Stock Performance in 2025 📈 After a turbulent 2024, semiconductor stocks roared back in 2025. Year-to-date, Nvidia and AMD have each gained roughly one-third in value Macrotrends Macrotrends, vastly outperforming the broader market. Intel – which plummeted last year – has surged about 47% in 2025 Macrotrends, leading the pack in percentage terms as it claws its way back from multi-decade lows. These rallies reflect both sector-wide tailwinds (the AI investment boom) and company-specific drivers: Valuations vary widely. Nvidia’s meteoric rise gives it a trailing price-to-earnings around 50× Portfolioslab – high, but arguably justified by 56%+ revenue growth and
Tesla vs. BYD – The Ultimate 2025 EV Stock Showdown 🚀🔋
Introduction: Two EV Titans, Two Strategies In the high-stakes arena of electric vehicles, 2025 has been a pivotal year for the world’s two EV giants: Tesla – the longtime pioneer, and BYD – China’s rapidly rising powerhouse. The global EV market is undergoing a shakeout, especially in China where a fierce price war has driven consolidation (analysts predict only 15 of 129 Chinese EV brands may survive to 2030) kavout.com. In this environment, Tesla and BYD represent contrasting strategies: Investors are eager to know: which company is the better investment now and in the future? Below we present a comprehensive
Atlassian’s All-In AI Revolution: September 2025’s Bold Moves and Big Announcements
Key Facts (September 2025 Atlassian Highlights) Atlassian’s Big AI-Fueled Acquisitions in September 2025 1. $610 M Deal for an “AI Browser” – The Browser Company (Arc & Dia) Atlassian stunned the tech productivity sector by agreeing to acquire The Browser Company of New York – maker of the innovative Arc and Dia web browsers – for $610 million in cash reuters.com. This September 4 announcement signaled Atlassian’s entry into the fast-growing market for AI-driven web browsers. Why does a maker of Jira and Confluence want a web browser? Atlassian’s vision is to create “the browser for knowledge work in the AI era,”
iOS 26’s “Liquid Glass” Look Is Dazzling – But Some iPhone Users Say It’s Making Them Sick
A Bold New Look: What Exactly Is “Liquid Glass”? Apple gave iOS a dramatic visual overhaul in version 26, its biggest design change in a decade. Liquid Glass is the company’s term for the new translucent, glass-like aesthetic applied system-wide. Think of the frosted glass panels of macOS or Windows Vista’s Aero Glass – but even more pronounced on a phone screen androidcentral.com. Virtually every UI element in iOS 26 got redesigned to fit this theme. Menus, buttons, notifications, and even app icons now have subtle transparency, glossy blurs, and dynamic lighting effects so that they “behave like glass in
Rare ‘Equinox Eclipse’ on Sept. 21, 2025 – Partial Solar Eclipse Promises a Spectacular Sunrise Show
What is a Partial Solar Eclipse? A partial solar eclipse happens when the moon passes between Earth and the sun but doesn’t completely cover the sun, so only a portion of the sun’s disk is obscured space.com. To an observer, it appears as if the moon has taken a “bite” out of the sun – leaving the sun as a bright crescent shape in the sky. In a partial eclipse the alignment isn’t perfect; the moon’s central shadow (umbra) misses Earth, so we only experience the penumbra (partial shadow) en.wikipedia.org. Because part of the sun remains visible, a partial eclipse
Norway’s Space Industry Is Skyrocketing – Inside the High North’s Satellite Boom
In conclusion, Norway’s space and satellite industry has quietly grown into a dynamic, multi-faceted sector that touches many aspects of modern life – from the TV we stream, to the ships monitored off the coast, to scientific discoveries in the aurora. Long overshadowed by bigger spacefaring nations, Norway is now stepping into the limelight with new infrastructure and bold projects. “Our commercial space activities will put Norway on the map as a strategic, European asset in the space sector,” says NOSA Director Christian Hauglie-Hanssen businessnorway.com. The recent flurry of activity – a new spaceport, new satellites, new partnerships – suggests
Weekend Science Bonanza: Breakthroughs From Space to Superbugs
Space & Astronomy Humanity’s search for cosmic neighbors hit a celebratory peak. NASA announced it has confirmed over 6,000 exoplanets – planets orbiting other stars – just three decades after finding the very first such world entechonline.com. This tally reflects an explosion of discoveries by telescopes like Kepler and TESS. “Each of the different types of planets we discover gives us information about… how common planets like Earth might be,” explained Dr. Dawn Gelino, who leads NASA’s exoplanet program, noting that every discovery helps us inch closer to answering the ultimate question of whether we’re alone sciencealert.com. The 6,000-planet milestone
Skywatchers’ Delight: Solar Eclipse, Saturn’s Brightest Night & Equinox Auroras (Sept 21–22, 2025)
Key Facts: Partial Solar Eclipse at Dawn (Sept 21) An impressive partial solar eclipse will greet early-risers (and late-day viewers across the dateline) on Sunday, Sept 21, 2025. This eclipse is “deep” – at peak about 85% of the sun’s disk will be covered by the moon earthsky.org. The eclipse path spans the South Pacific, including much of New Zealand, a thin slice of eastern Australia’s coast, parts of Antarctica, and various Pacific islands space.com. In these regions the event happens around local sunrise on the 22nd (morning of Sept 22 in NZ/Aus, which corresponds to Sept 21 UTC) earthsky.org.
Space Weekend Shockers: Starlink Blitz, Moon Rover Revival & Mars Life Clues (Sept 20–21, 2025)
Key Facts Satellite Launches & Mission Updates SpaceX’s Starlink Surge: SpaceX capped a busy week with back-to-back Starlink launches. On Sept. 19, a Falcon 9 from foggy Vandenberg SFB deployed 24 Starlink satellites into low Earth orbit space.com, using a veteran booster on its 10th flight space.com. This boosted the Starlink constellation to around 8,400 active satellites, the largest ever space.com. Just hours later, SpaceX rolled out another Falcon 9 in Florida for a near-sunrise launch on Sept. 21 carrying 28 more Starlink V2 Mini satellites spaceflightnow.com. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral at 6:53 a.m. EDT Sunday went off smoothly, with the booster landing at sea
Space Missions, Smartphone Frenzy & Cyber Chaos: Tech’s Wild Weekend (Sept 20–21, 2025)
Key Facts Apple iPhone 17 Demand Surges in Russia Russian tech retailers rolled out Apple’s iPhone 17 in Moscow on Saturday (ahead of the official sales launch), drawing surprisingly strong consumer demand. Major reseller Restore: reported a 66% jump in pre-orders compared to the last iPhone release reuters.com reuters.com. “This year we have 66% more preorders than last year,” confirmed Lyudmila Semushina, PR director for the retail group, who noted a “huge fan base that will never exchange iPhone for anything else” despite high prices reuters.com. Shoppers in Moscow cited the upgraded cameras and features as compelling reasons to upgrade.
Stock Market Today
Applied Digital stock jumps 25% as AI data-center names rebound — what’s next for APLD
Applied Digital Corporation shares jumped 25.52% Friday to $34.95, then slipped to $34.60 after hours. The company reported fiscal Q2 revenue up 250% to $126.6 million and signed leases for 600 MW of data center capacity in North Dakota. Applied Digital broke ground on a new 430‑MW campus in the southern U.S. in January. Financing includes a $100 million promissory note with 8% interest, paid in kind.
Eli Lilly stock pops as FDA targets cheap weight-loss copycats — what to know before Monday
Eli Lilly shares rose 3.7% to $1,058.18 Friday after the FDA said it would act against telehealth firm Hims & Hers for marketing a $49 compounded weight-loss pill. The move followed a sharp selloff Thursday when Hims announced plans to sell a version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy. Investors remain uncertain how aggressively regulators will police copycat drugs and pricing in the obesity drug market.
Lumen stock surges 29% after CEO’s $500,000 buy; S&P debt upgrade adds to Monday watchlist
Lumen Technologies shares surged 29.4% to $8.06 Friday after CEO Kathleen E. Johnson bought 78,685 shares at around $6.35, according to an SEC filing. S&P raised its rating on Lumen’s $1.35 billion senior unsecured notes to “B” from “CCC” after the AT&T fiber sale. Volume exceeded 32.5 million shares. Investors await Lumen’s Feb. 25 investor day.
Saudi Aramco share price set for Sunday test after Tadawul ends market-making deal
Saudi Exchange approved Merrill Lynch KSA’s exit as market maker for Saudi Aramco, effective Feb. 8. Aramco shares closed at 25.60 riyals Thursday, down 0.06, with 22.1 million traded. The Tadawul index fell 1.3% as Brent crude dropped to $67.93. Aramco set March official selling prices at $2.10 above Argus for North America and $0.65 above ICE Brent for Western Europe.