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Mars’ Core Revealed, “Pristine” Galaxy Spotted, Alzheimer’s Test Hope, and a Quantum Leap – Science News Roundup (Sept 4–5, 2025)

Mars’ Core Revealed, “Pristine” Galaxy Spotted, Alzheimer’s Test Hope, and a Quantum Leap – Science News Roundup (Sept 4–5, 2025)

Space & Astronomy Marsquakes Confirm Mars Has a Solid Metal Core Seismic readings from NASA’s InSight Mars lander have revealed that Mars possesses a solid inner core, much like Earth’s. A Chinese-led team analyzed faint marsquake waves and found Mars’ inner core extends ~613 km (~380 mi) from the center, likely made of iron and nickel, surrounded by a molten outer core phys.org. Previously, scientists suspected Mars’ core was fully liquid; this new finding (published in Nature) confirms a small solid center. “Our results suggest that Mars has a solid inner core making up about one-fifth of the planet’s radius – roughly
5 September 2025
Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Cosmic Spectacle: Meteor Showers, Planets & a ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse (Sept 5–6, 2025)

Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Cosmic Spectacle: Meteor Showers, Planets & a ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse (Sept 5–6, 2025)

The Full Corn Moon & Upcoming “Blood Moon” Eclipse This weekend’s moon will be a brilliant full Corn Moon, traditionally named for the harvest season starwalk.space. It rises just after sunset and floods the night with silver light – so bright it may outshine fainter stars and meteors. Notably, the Moon will appear near golden Saturn in the constellation Aquarius; in fact, Saturn’s steady, bright glow will hover close by the Moon on Saturday night starwalk.space. If you have a telescope, take a peek at Saturn – even a small scope can reveal its famous rings while it’s near peak
5 September 2025
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Starlink Blitz, Spy Sat Scare & Mission Milestones: Space News Roundup (Sept 4–5, 2025)

Starlink Blitz, Spy Sat Scare & Mission Milestones: Space News Roundup (Sept 4–5, 2025)

Government & Private Spaceflight Developments NASA & SpaceX – New Boosts and Milestones: In a notable first for ISS operations, SpaceX’s CRS-33 Dragon cargo ship successfully executed a reboost of the International Space Station on Sept. 3 nasa.gov. Firing new thrusters in its trunk for over five minutes, the uncrewed Dragon raised the ISS orbit by about a mile – inaugurating a capability that will be used periodically through fall 2025 to help maintain the station’s altitude nasa.gov nasa.gov. This test comes as NASA seeks alternatives to rely less on Russia’s Progress vehicles for station-keeping. Meanwhile, SpaceX is poised for a
5 September 2025
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SpaceX Launch Frenzy, Big Tech Showdowns, and Tesla’s Robotaxi Gambit – Tech News Roundup (Sept 4–5, 2025)

SpaceX Launch Frenzy, Big Tech Showdowns, and Tesla’s Robotaxi Gambit – Tech News Roundup (Sept 4–5, 2025)

Key Facts Google Dodges Breakup, But Faces $425 Million Privacy Verdict Alphabet’s Google scored a major legal victory in its landmark U.S. antitrust case, avoiding a forced breakup of its empire. On Sept 2, Judge Amit Mehta ruled against splitting up Google’s core businesses, allowing it to retain control of Android, Chrome, Search and more ts2.tech. The judge opted for lighter remedies (like curbing certain exclusive deals) instead of the “scorched-earth” approach of dismantling the company. Markets rejoiced – Alphabet shares rocketed 9%, adding over $200 billion in value ts2.tech. Analysts called it a pragmatic outcome. “This removes a significant legal overhang and
5 September 2025
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AI Revolution in Overdrive: GPT-5 Debut, Billion-Dollar Bets & Global Crackdowns (Sept 4–5, 2025)

AI Revolution in Overdrive: GPT-5 Debut, Billion-Dollar Bets & Global Crackdowns (Sept 4–5, 2025)

Generative AI Breakthroughs and New Tools OpenAI’s GPT-5 launch took center stage, arriving as the company’s first major model upgrade since GPT-4. Announced in August and now rolling out broadly, GPT-5 is described as OpenAI’s “smartest, fastest, most useful model yet” openai.com. It integrates a novel “thinking” mode that allows longer reasoning when needed, giving expert-level responses in coding, math, writing, vision and more openai.com. The model is unified (one system handling both quick replies and deeper reasoning) and significantly improves factual accuracy, coding abilities and reduced hallucinations. GPT-5 is available to all ChatGPT users (with premium tiers getting extended
5 September 2025
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Race to Drive on the Moon: Inside the Battle for NASA’s Artemis Lunar Rover Contract

Race to Drive on the Moon: Inside the Battle for NASA’s Artemis Lunar Rover Contract

The New Moon Buggy Race for Artemis Three competing lunar rover prototypes on display at NASA’s Johnson Space Center: (L–R) Venturi Astrolab’s FLEX rover, Intuitive Machines’ Moon RACER, and Lunar Outpost’s Eagle LTV. NASA is once again in the market for a Moon rover – and this time it’s turning to private industry. Under the Artemis program, which aims to return humans to the Moon and eventually send crewed missions to Mars, NASA issued a call for next-generation lunar vehicles that astronauts can drive on the Moon’s surface. The agency’s Lunar Terrain Vehicle (LTV) will be an unpressurized, “open-top” rover akin
5 September 2025
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Samsung’s $649 Galaxy S25 FE Shines with Flagship AI – A Deep Dive vs S25 Ultra, Pixel 9, iPhone 16 & More

Samsung’s $649 Galaxy S25 FE Shines with Flagship AI – A Deep Dive vs S25 Ultra, Pixel 9, iPhone 16 & More

Key Facts & Highlights Samsung Galaxy S25 FE in three of its available colors (White, Navy, and Icy Blue). The Fan Edition inherits the S25 series’ sleek design – an armor aluminum frame with individual camera lenses and Gorilla Glass Victus+ on both sides. Galaxy S25 FE Overview: Flagship DNA at a Lower Price Samsung’s Galaxy S25 FE (Fan Edition) is essentially a value-focused remix of its Galaxy S25 series flagships. Announced at Samsung’s September 2025 Galaxy Event (held during IFA in Berlin), the S25 FE aims to bring top-tier features to a wider audience. “Galaxy AI tools are a critical
5 September 2025
Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra vs iPad Pro – Samsung’s Thinnest Tablet Series Takes on Apple and More

Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra vs iPad Pro – Samsung’s Thinnest Tablet Series Takes on Apple and More

Galaxy Tab S11 vs S11 Ultra: Key Differences Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra (front) and Tab S11 (back) share a sleek design, with the Ultra featuring a small notch for its front camera and a dual-lens rear camera, while the standard S11 omits the notch and has a single rear camera. Both tablets look nearly identical at a glance – a clean aluminum slate with flat sides and uniformly thin bezels. However, size and spec differences set them apart: In summary, the Tab S11 Ultra is for those wanting the biggest canvas and a slight edge in specs (and budget
4 September 2025
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Huawei Mate XTs Tri-Fold Shakes Up Foldables with Triple Screens, Stylus Support, and Power to Spare

Huawei Mate XTs Tri-Fold Shakes Up Foldables with Triple Screens, Stylus Support, and Power to Spare

A Triple-Folding Phone That Turns Into a Tablet Huawei’s Mate XTs is an engineering marvel: a smartphone that folds twice via two hinges, transforming from a regular phone into a mini-tablet. Fully unfolded, its 10.2-inch flexible OLED screen provides a spacious 3,184×2,232 canvas – significantly larger than any single-hinge foldable. Fold it once, and you get a roughly 7.9-inch tablet mode; fold again, and it collapses to a 6.4-inch phone-like display for one-handed use. The design uses one inward-folding and one outward-folding hinge (like an accordion), leaving one panel on the outside to serve as the phone’s screen when closed. This outer display means you don’t need a
4 September 2025
Belkin’s Qi2 25W Wireless Charger Outsmarts Google’s – Kickstand, Cooling & More for Pixel 10

Belkin’s Qi2 25W Wireless Charger Outsmarts Google’s – Kickstand, Cooling & More for Pixel 10

Key Facts: Belkin’s Qi2 25W Charger – Overview and Features Belkin’s newly announced UltraCharge Magnetic Charger 25W is a compact wireless charging puck built on the Qi2 standard. Revealed at IFA 2025, it represents one of the first Qi2.2 certified chargers capable of 25W wireless charging 9to5google.com. In plain terms, this is a MagSafe-style charger that magnetically snaps to the back of your device for perfectly aligned, efficient wireless charging blog.google. It’s designed as a versatile 3-in-1 accessory: a charger, a kickstand, and even a finger grip in one. Design & Kickstand: The charger is a sleek puck (available in
4 September 2025
NVIDIA’s $4 Trillion AI Revolution: How the Chipmaker Overtook Apple and Microsoft

NVIDIA’s $4 Trillion AI Revolution: How the Chipmaker Overtook Apple and Microsoft

Key Facts Company (Ticker) Market Cap (Sept 2025) TTM Revenue TTM Net Income 1‑Year Stock Return NVIDIA (NVDA) $4.23 trillion investopedia.com $165.2 billion investopedia.com $86.6 billion investopedia.com +48% investopedia.com Microsoft (MSFT) $3.77 trillion investopedia.com $281.7 billion investopedia.com $101.8 billion investopedia.com +26% investopedia.com Apple (AAPL) $3.45 trillion investopedia.com $408.6 billion investopedia.com $99.3 billion investopedia.com +32% investopedia.com NVIDIA’s Stock Soars to Trillion-Dollar Heights NVIDIA’s stock market performance over the past two years has been nothing short of historic. Buoyed by insatiable demand for AI technology, NVIDIA became the fastest-growing large-cap stock and saw its market capitalization breach the trillion-dollar threshold in 2023. Now, in late 2025, it has gone even further –
4 September 2025
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Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro Unveiled: Triple-Camera Ambilight Killer or Hue’s New Rival?

Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro Unveiled: Triple-Camera Ambilight Killer or Hue’s New Rival?

Key Facts Meet the Govee TV Backlight 3 Pro TV bias lighting isn’t new, but getting it right can be tricky. A properly tuned backlight can make movies more immersive and even reduce eye strain – if the lights can keep up with the on-screen action techlicious.com. Govee’s new TV Backlight 3 Pro, unveiled at IFA 2025, aims to solve the typical lag and color accuracy issues of older kits. It does so with a first-of-its-kind HDR triple-camera system and a redesigned low-latency chipset that syncs lighting effects in real time, even during fast-paced scenes techlicious.com. In other words, this is Govee’s most advanced attempt
4 September 2025
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Samsung’s New Sound Tower Party Speakers Unleashed at IFA 2025 – 240W Powerhouse with 18-Hour Battery

Samsung’s New Sound Tower Party Speakers Unleashed at IFA 2025 – 240W Powerhouse with 18-Hour Battery

Overview: A New Portable Party Machine from Samsung Samsung used the IFA 2025 tech expo in Berlin to introduce its all-new Sound Tower series, targeting music lovers who want big, party-ready sound both indoors and outdoors. The Sound Tower ST50F and ST40F are Samsung’s latest entrants into the growing “party speaker” category – large portable Bluetooth speakers designed to pump out loud, bass-rich music and dazzling light effects for gatherings. “The new Sound Tower sets a new standard in how consumers experience entertainment in both indoor and outdoor settings,” said Hun Lee, Samsung’s Executive VP of Visual Display, “with customizable
4 September 2025
Philips Hue’s 2025 Update Changes the Game: Bridge Pro, Cheaper Bulbs & Bold New Moves

Philips Hue’s 2025 Update Changes the Game: Bridge Pro, Cheaper Bulbs & Bold New Moves

Hue Bridge Pro: A Supercharged Smart Hub The Philips Hue Bridge Pro is a long-awaited upgrade to Hue’s central hub. Visually debuting in sleek black, this hub is significantly more powerful than the standard Bridge V2 (2015) it complements. It can handle 150+ lights and 50 accessories on one network – a godsend for smart home enthusiasts who were bumping against the old ~50–60 device limit techradar.com pcworld.com. The hardware jump (quad-core ARM CPU and 1 GB RAM) not only expands capacity but speeds up response times across the system macrumors.com hueblog.com. Users with sprawling indoor/outdoor Hue setups or multiple cameras
4 September 2025
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DJI Flip: Revolutionary Foldable Drone or Just Rumor? Latest Leaks, Specs & Expert Insights

DJI Flip: Revolutionary Foldable Drone or Just Rumor? Latest Leaks, Specs & Expert Insights

Key Facts The DJI Flip: Rumor to Reality Is the “DJI Flip” real? Until late 2024, “DJI Flip” existed only in leaks and rumors – prompting confusion over whether it was a codename, a concept, or an upcoming product at all. The name first popped up in insider chatter as a potentially “radical drone design” from DJI, unlike anything before dronexl.co. Drone enthusiasts noticed cryptic references on social media and even a brief Amazon listing in Mexico (quickly removed), fueling speculation that the Flip was indeed a new model in DJI’s 2025 lineup. Credible DJI leakers like Jasper Ellens and
4 September 2025
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DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro vs GoPro & Insta360: Is This the New King of Action Cameras?

DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro vs GoPro & Insta360: Is This the New King of Action Cameras?

Key Facts: DJI Osmo Action 5 Pro – Overview of Specs & Features DJI’s Osmo Action 5 Pro (released September 2024) is the first of the series to earn the “Pro” label, and it backs that up with significant upgrades aimed at enthusiast and professional users. At its core is a 1/1.3-inch CMOS sensor with almost four times the resolution of its predecessor. This 40 MP sensor isn’t just about still photos – it’s leveraged for video as well, enabling full 4K recording in a 4:3 aspect ratio at up to 120 fps (previous Osmo Action models were limited to
4 September 2025
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DJI Inspire 3: The $16K 8K Cinema Drone Revolutionizing Aerial Filmmaking

DJI Inspire 3: The $16K 8K Cinema Drone Revolutionizing Aerial Filmmaking

Overview of the DJI Inspire 3 The DJI Inspire 3 is a flagship professional drone that made its debut in April 2023 after a seven-year wait since the Inspire 2 thedronegirl.com. It represents DJI’s top-of-the-line offering for aerial cinematography, combining an all-new airframe and camera system with cutting-edge flight tech. The Inspire 3 was officially released for purchase by late May 2023 thedronegirl.com, with a starting price of $16,499 for the combo kit (including the drone, Zenmuse X9-8K Air camera, RC Plus controller, six batteries, charger hub, 1TB SSD, carrying case, and more) dpreview.com. It’s an expensive, high-end tool –
4 September 2025
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Flying a Drone in Nice, France: 2025 Laws, No-Fly Zones & Surprising Rules Revealed

Flying a Drone in Nice, France: 2025 Laws, No-Fly Zones & Surprising Rules Revealed

Key Facts for Flying Drones in Nice, France Overview of France’s National Drone Laws France’s drone laws are part of a unified EU framework (implemented by the DGAC in France), designed to ensure safety, security, and privacy ts2.tech. All drones are categorized by weight and capabilities (classes C0 through C4), and operations are classified by risk into Open, Specific, or Certified categories ts2.tech. Most tourist and hobby flights fall into the “Open” category, which is for low-risk operations with drones under 25 kg. Within the Open category, there are further subcategories (A1, A2, A3) that dictate how close you can fly
4 September 2025
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Apple HomePod 3: Apple’s Next Smart Speaker Might Finally Put Siri on Display 🚀

Apple HomePod 3: Apple’s Next Smart Speaker Might Finally Put Siri on Display 🚀

A Big Comeback: HomePod’s Evolution and the Road to HomePod 3 Apple’s HomePod journey has been bumpy. The original HomePod (2018) wowed with its audio quality but lagged in smarts, as Siri was notably less intelligent than Amazon’s Alexa or Google Assistant macrumors.com. Apple even discontinued the full-size HomePod in 2021 amid slow sales macrumors.com, focusing on the smaller HomePod mini (2020). Then, somewhat surprisingly, Apple revived the big HomePod in 2023 with a second-gen model that tweaked the design and internals but remained screen-less macrumors.com. Now, over two years later, Apple appears poised to reinvent the HomePod concept with a third generation that’s much more than a speaker. According
4 September 2025
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iPhone 17 Shocker: Ultra-Thin ‘Air’ Model, Pro’s Camera Bar & Big Upgrades Revealed

iPhone 17 Leak Bombshell: Ultra-Thin ‘Air’ Model, Massive Upgrades & More

Key Facts iPhone 17 Lineup and Models Apple’s 2025 iPhone lineup will consist of four models, marking a significant shift in the naming and options compared to recent years: No iPhone 17 Plus: Unlike the iPhone 14, 15, and 16 lineups, there will not be a Plus model this year. Apple’s 6.7″ non-Pro iPhone (Plus) hasn’t been a blockbuster, so the company is pivoting. The new 17 Air fills the gap with a 6.6″ screen but a very different selling point (thin design). Apple is explicitly “making room” for the Air by killing off the Plus. In effect, if you previously liked the big-screen
4 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

MACOM stock price steadies near highs into Monday after earnings pop and fresh filings

MACOM stock price steadies near highs into Monday after earnings pop and fresh filings

8 February 2026
MACOM shares rose 3.5% to $235.87 Friday after the company reported fiscal Q1 revenue of $271.6 million and raised its full-year data center growth outlook to 35–40%. Fidelity’s FMR LLC disclosed a 10.7% stake, while shareholder Susan Ocampo filed to potentially sell up to 100,000 shares. Stifel raised its price target to $255. MACOM expects to repay $161 million in convertible notes in March.
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