The Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 launched in 2025 with 30 hours of battery life using ANC and redesigned 40mm bio-cellulose drivers. At launch the Px7 S3 was priced £399 in the UK, around $449 in the US, and roughly €450–€499 in Europe. Sony WH-1000XM6 was released in May 2025, priced about $449/£400/€450, and delivered around 31.7 hours of playback with ANC on in real-world tests, with a 3-minute charge yielding roughly 3 hours. Bose QuietComfort Ultra launched in 2023 at $429/£449.95/€499 and offers up to 24 hours of ANC-on playback, about 27.5 hours in practice, plus Immersive Audio spatial

Samsung Galaxy Tab S10+ features a 12.4-inch Dynamic AMOLED 2X display at 2800×1752 with 120Hz, is about 5.6 mm thick and weighs ~571 g, and carries IP68 water and dust resistance. Its internals include a MediaTek Dimensity 9300+ (3nm) with 12GB RAM and 256GB or 512GB storage plus microSD expansion, the S Pen in the box, Android 14 (One UI 6) with Galaxy AI features, and seven years of OS updates. Apple’s iPad Air (6th Gen, 2025) uses the 3nm M3 chip with an 8‑core CPU and 9‑core GPU, available in 11″ and 13″ sizes, 8GB RAM, 128GB–1TB storage, 12MP

New Drug Approvals & Clinical Trial Results Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships (No other major M&A deals were announced during Aug 17–18, but this Lilly-Superluminal alliance highlights the continued investment in AI-driven R&D.) Regulatory & Policy Updates Public Health & Epidemiology (No major new COVID-19 variant or pandemic threat emerged over the weekend, but health officials continue to monitor familiar foes like measles, polio, and others as vaccination lapses threaten to reverse public health gains.) Scientific & Medical Breakthroughs (Additional notable research: Other studies this week reported that a simple walking gait adjustment can ease knee arthritis as much as medication,

In a massive secondary sale, OpenAI may offload about $6 billion of stock to SoftBank and Thrive Capital, valuing the company at about $500 billion, with roughly 700 million weekly ChatGPT users and a $12 billion revenue run-rate in the first seven months of 2025. Oil prices slid as Brent crude traded around mid-$65 per barrel and WTI around $62.8, after trading above $80 earlier, with Goldman Sachs warning of a potential deep bear market if peace talks progress. The Magnificent 7 techs grew earnings per share by 26% year over year in Q2, helping Nasdaq futures hover near all-time