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8-Inch Showdown: NexStar 8SE vs Apertura AD8 vs eVscope 2 – Classic Telescopes Battle Smart Tech in 2025

8-Inch Showdown: NexStar 8SE vs Apertura AD8 vs eVscope 2 – Classic Telescopes Battle Smart Tech in 2025

Celestron NexStar 8SE is an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain with a 203 mm aperture, a 2032 mm focal length (f/10), and a GoTo motorized single-fork alt-azimuth mount. Apertura AD8 is an 8-inch Dobsonian (Newtonian) with about 1200 mm focal length (f/5.9) and a manual, rock-solid wooden alt-az mount. Unistellar eVscope 2 is a 4.5-inch (114 mm) f/3.9 scope with a 450 mm focal length that stacks images in real time via built-in imaging and a Nikon OLED eyepiece. The 8SE and AD8 require occasional collimation to perform optimally, while the eVscope 2 ships pre-aligned with factory alignment. Optical performance places the 8SE
13 August 2025
Triple Threat Showdown: Vivo X100 Pro+ vs Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Oppo Find X8 Ultra – 200MP Cameras, Monster Batteries & More

Triple Threat Showdown: Vivo X100 Pro+ vs Xiaomi 15 Ultra vs Oppo Find X8 Ultra – 200MP Cameras, Monster Batteries & More

Vivo X100 Pro+ features a 5,400 mAh battery, 100W wired charging, 50W wireless charging, Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 16GB LPDDR5T RAM, up to 1TB UFS 4.0 storage, a V3 imaging chip, and Zeiss co-engineered cameras. Xiaomi 15 Ultra uses a 1-inch-type 50MP main camera (Sony LYT900/IMX989), a 50MP ultra-wide, a 50MP 3× tele, and a 200MP periscope with lossless zoom up to 17.3×, tuned by Leica. Oppo Find X8 Ultra has a 50MP 1-inch main sensor with Hasselblad tuning, plus 50MP ultra-wide, 50MP 3× tele, and a 50MP 6× periscope with a two-stage shutter and XPAN mode. Xiaomi 15 Ultra
13 August 2025
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Drone Laws in Copenhagen: Everything You Need to Know Before You Fly

Drone Laws in Copenhagen: Everything You Need to Know Before You Fly

Since December 31, 2020, EU drone regulations governing Open, Specific and Certified categories apply in Denmark, with a 120-meter altitude limit in the Open category. Registration requires most operators to register with Trafikstyrelsen, and drones weighing 250 grams or heavier, or any drone with a camera, must display a visible Operator ID on the drone, with one registration covering all drones. Open category certification requires the EU A1/A3 certificate for drones 250 g or heavier, and an A2 certificate to fly up to 2 kg as close as 30 meters from uninvolved people (5 meters in low-speed mode). Specific category
13 August 2025
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Record Stock Rally and a $34 Billion Tech Shock: Inside the Biggest Business News of August 12-13, 2025

Record Stock Rally and a $34 Billion Tech Shock: Inside the Biggest Business News of August 12-13, 2025

From Wall Street hitting new highs to an AI upstart targeting a piece of Google’s empire, the past two days brought a flurry of major developments across global business. Below is a structured roundup of the top news from August 12 and 13, 2025, spanning finance, technology, energy, retail, automotive, and healthcare. Finance & Markets Technology Energy & Commodities Retail & Consumer Automotive & Transportation Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Sources: Reuters business news and market reports from August 12-13, 2025 reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com, and others as cited above.
13 August 2025
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AI Stocks Roar to Record Highs Amid Bold Deals and China Backlash (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

AI Stocks Roar to Record Highs Amid Bold Deals and China Backlash (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

On August 12, 2025, Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 closed at record highs as AI stocks drove gains and cooling inflation boosted expectations for a Fed rate cut. Nvidia (NVDA) surged to an intraday high of about $184.50 on August 12 and closed near $183, pushing its market cap toward $4.5 trillion. The U.S.–China export deal allowed Nvidia and AMD to resume selling advanced AI chips to China with a 15% revenue share to the U.S. government in exchange for export licenses. Perplexity AI offered $34.5 billion in cash to buy Google’s Chrome browser, sending Alphabet (GOOGL) shares up roughly
13 August 2025
Memory Loss Reversed, ‘Coral’ on Mars, and a Tiny Killer Whale: Science News Roundup (Aug 12–13, 2025)

Memory Loss Reversed, ‘Coral’ on Mars, and a Tiny Killer Whale: Science News Roundup (Aug 12–13, 2025)

On its 4,608th Martian sol, NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a 5-cm coral-shaped rock nicknamed Paposo in Gale Crater, suggesting ancient liquid water in Mars’ history. A global river study radiocarbon-dating CO2 from over 700 rivers found that about 60% of river-emitted carbon comes from ancient carbon stores. The same study estimates plants and soils may be absorbing roughly 1 gigaton of CO2 per year to offset these ancient carbon releases. By 2080, rising seas could inundate Easter Island’s Moai at Ahu Tongariki and up to 51 other cultural sites, risking UNESCO World Heritage status. Janjucetus dullardi, a 2-meter-long, sharp-toothed Oligocene
13 August 2025
Don’t Miss the Cosmic Show: Perseid Meteors, Planetary Duet & Auroras (Aug 13–14, 2025)

Don’t Miss the Cosmic Show: Perseid Meteors, Planetary Duet & Auroras (Aug 13–14, 2025)

The Perseid meteor shower peaks around August 12–13, 2025, with a bright Moon at about 84% full that reduces typical rates from 50–75 meteors per hour to about 10–20 per hour or fewer. The best Perseid viewing is after dark, especially between midnight and dawn around 2:00–4:00 a.m. local time when the Perseus radiant is highest, per NASA. The Perseids are debris from Comet 109P/Swift-Tuttle, whose last near-Earth approach was in 1992. On August 13–14 the Moon is waning gibbous at about 75–80% illumination, rises in mid-evening, and its brightness washes out fainter stars and meteors. On August 8–9 a
13 August 2025
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Space Race Heats Up: Epic Launches, Lunar Showdowns & Breakthrough Tech (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

Space Race Heats Up: Epic Launches, Lunar Showdowns & Breakthrough Tech (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

Rocket Launch Triumphs: New Heavy-Lifters and Constellation Boosts Lunar Missions & Spaceflight Milestones: Moon Race Intensifies Next-Gen Satellite Tech & Services: Innovation in Orbit Space Policy & International Developments: Safety, Funding, and Collaboration Sources: Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com spaceflightnow.com; Space.com space.com space.com; Space & Defense spaceanddefense.io; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com; Space.com (B. Tingley) space.com space.com; Space.com (M. Wall) advanced-television.com advanced-television.com; Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com; Reuters (Kyivstar/Starlink) reuters.com reuters.com; Aerospace Corp. aerospace.org aerospace.org; Via Satellite satellitetoday.com; Keeptrack Brief keeptrack.space keeptrack.space; Slashdot/Reuters (Crew-10) science.slashdot.org science.slashdot.org.
13 August 2025
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Tech Shockers: Space Force Rocket Triumph, Massive Data Leaks & Gadget Surprises (Aug 12–13, 2025)

Tech Shockers: Space Force Rocket Triumph, Massive Data Leaks & Gadget Surprises (Aug 12–13, 2025)

ULA launched its first operational Vulcan rocket on the USSF-106 mission from Cape Canaveral, a 198-foot launcher boosted by four solid boosters and BE-4 engines that reached geosynchronous transfer orbit. Google teased the Pixel 10 Pro Fold in a teaser video released a week before its official launch event. Leaks suggest the iPhone 17 Pro will use a redesigned antenna system inspired by the Apple Watch to improve cellular connectivity and reduce dropped calls. Samsung unveiled a 115-inch micro-LED TV, the first to use microscopic LEDs for each color, priced around $32,000 in South Korea. Disney’s ESPN and Fox will
13 August 2025
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AI’s Wild 48 Hours: Bold $34B Bids, Breakthrough Bots & High-Stakes Showdowns (Aug 12–13, 2025)

AI’s Wild 48 Hours: Bold $34B Bids, Breakthrough Bots & High-Stakes Showdowns (Aug 12–13, 2025)

MolmoAct 7B, unveiled by Seattle’s Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), is a 7‑billion‑parameter open‑source model that lets robots plan 3D trajectories before execution and achieved 72%+ success on simulated benchmarks. Beijing‑based Zhipu AI released GLM‑4.5V, a 106B‑parameter open‑source visual reasoning model (12B active) with 64K context, 41 multimodal benchmarks, and 3D RoPE encoding, alongside a companion desktop assistant that analyzes your screen in real time. AI identified 12,000 archaeal antimicrobial peptides called archaeasins using the APEX tool on 230+ species, with 80 peptides tested showing a 93% inhibition rate against drug‑resistant bacteria. YouTube began a U.S. AI age‑gate pilot that
13 August 2025
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Foldable Phone Showdown 2025: Galaxy Z Fold6 vs Honor Magic V3 vs Huawei Mate X6 – Which Foldable Reigns Supreme?

Foldable Phone Showdown 2025: Galaxy Z Fold6 vs Honor Magic V3 vs Huawei Mate X6 – Which Foldable Reigns Supreme?

Galaxy Z Fold6 features a 7.6-inch inner Dynamic AMOLED 2X display (≈1856×2160) and a 6.3-inch cover display (2316×904) with 120 Hz refresh and up to 2600 nits peak brightness on the main screen. Fold6 weighs 239 g, is 12.1 mm thick when folded, uses Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and Armor Aluminum, is IPX8 water resistant, and its hinge is rated for around 200,000 folds. Honor Magic V3 is the slimmest book-style foldable at 9.2 mm folded and 4.35 mm unfolded, weighs 226 g, and uses a Special Fiber back with a Super Steel hinge rated for 500,000 folds. Huawei Mate
13 August 2025
Battle of the 2025 Flagship Phones: Google Pixel 9 vs. Apple iPhone 16 vs. Samsung Galaxy S25 – Specs, Leaks & Surprises Compared

Battle of the 2025 Flagship Phones: Google Pixel 9 vs. Apple iPhone 16 vs. Samsung Galaxy S25 – Specs, Leaks & Surprises Compared

Pixel 9 features a 6.3-inch 1080p OLED display with 120Hz refresh and about 1,769 nits peak brightness, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus. Its cameras are a 50MP main sensor with OIS and a 48MP ultrawide with autofocus, with no telephoto lens on the base model and 4K60 video support. Pixel 9 uses Google Tensor G4 with 12GB of RAM on a 4nm process, a 2+2+4 core CPU layout, and a Mali GPU for AI-optimized performance. iPhone 16 base model adopts a 6.1-inch 2556×1179 OLED display with 60Hz, adds two new left-side buttons—the Action Button and Camera Control—and features a 48MP
13 August 2025
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Paraguay’s Internet Access in 2025: Shocking Facts about Connectivity, Providers, and the Starlink Effect

Paraguay’s Internet Access in 2025: Shocking Facts about Connectivity, Providers, and the Starlink Effect

Paraguay had about 78% of its population online in 2025, below the Latin American average of about 85%, with urban usage over 80% and rural usage around 64%. 4G LTE networks now cover about 97% of the population, while commercial 5G had not launched as of 2023, with a 2024–2025 auction planned to reach 50% coverage a year after launch. Fixed broadband penetration is about 13% of the population, with urban fiber delivering roughly 100–150 Mbps and a national fiber backbone of about 18,000 km as of 2021. The internet market is dominated by Tigo Paraguay at about 42% share,
13 August 2025
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Flip Phone Face-Off: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 vs Motorola Razr 50 Ultra vs Oppo Find N3 Flip – Specs, Cameras & Foldable Futures

Flip Phone Face-Off: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 vs Motorola Razr 50 Ultra vs Oppo Find N3 Flip – Specs, Cameras & Foldable Futures

Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 has a 6.7-inch main Dynamic AMOLED 2X display at 2640×1080 with 1–120 Hz and up to 2,600 nits peak brightness, plus a 3.4-inch 720×748 cover display at 60 Hz. Motorola Razr 50 Ultra (2025) features a 6.9-inch main LTPO OLED at 2640×1080 with 165 Hz and up to 3,000 nits, plus a 4.0-inch 1066×1056 cover display at 165 Hz. Oppo Find N3 Flip includes a 6.8-inch main AMOLED LTPO display at 2520×1080, 1–120 Hz, up to 1,600 nits, and a 3.26-inch 720×382 cover display at 60 Hz. Chipsets and RAM: Flip6 uses Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
12 August 2025
Budget Phone Battle: Samsung Galaxy A05 vs Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Realme Narzo 70x – Which Affordable Smartphone Reigns Supreme?

Budget Phone Battle: Samsung Galaxy A05 vs Xiaomi Redmi 13C vs Realme Narzo 70x – Which Affordable Smartphone Reigns Supreme?

The Narzo 70x leads display quality with a 6.72-inch IPS LCD, 1080×2400 resolution, 120Hz refresh, and up to 950 nits peak brightness. All three budget phones use a 5000mAh battery, but charging speeds differ: Galaxy A05 supports 25W fast charging, Redmi 13C supports 18W (with a 10W charger in the box), and Narzo 70x supports 45W fast charging with the charger included. Performance-wise, the Narzo 70x with Dimensity 6100+ is substantially faster than the Helio G85-powered Galaxy A05 and Redmi 13C, scoring about 393K vs 263K in AnTuTu v10 and delivering stronger Geekbench 6 results. All three have a 50MP
12 August 2025
Flagship Showdown 2025: iPhone 16 Plus vs Xiaomi 15 Pro vs Oppo Find X8 Pro

Flagship Showdown 2025: iPhone 16 Plus vs Xiaomi 15 Pro vs Oppo Find X8 Pro

The iPhone 16 Plus runs on Apple’s A18 chip built on a 3nm process, featuring a 6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency), a 5-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, and 8 GB of RAM. It uses a 6.7-inch 2796×1290 OLED display with a 60 Hz refresh rate, 460 ppi, and up to 2000 nits outdoor brightness. The iPhone 16 Plus camera system comprises a 48 MP main sensor with a 12 MP ultrawide and a 2× lossless telephoto crop for zoom. The iPhone 16 Plus carries a 4,674 mAh battery, is rated for up to about 72 hours of
12 August 2025
Cape Town Drone Laws 2025: Ultimate Guide to Safe Flying, No-Fly Zones, and Avoiding Hefty Fines

Cape Town Drone Laws 2025: Ultimate Guide to Safe Flying, No-Fly Zones, and Avoiding Hefty Fines

On 1 July 2015, SACAA implemented Part 101, introducing licensing, drone registration, operating certificates, and safety restrictions for drones nationwide. Drones are illegal to fly within 10 kilometers of airports, helipads, or airfields without written SACAA authorization and ATC coordination. The general altitude limit is 120 meters (400 feet) above ground level, with hobby drones often advised to stay around 45 meters unless otherwise approved. Pilots must maintain visual line of sight at all times, typically within about 500 meters of the operator. A 50-meter separation from people, buildings, and roads applies; flights over crowds or private property without consent
12 August 2025
Battle of the Budget Titans: Moto G Power 2025 vs Nokia G400 5G vs Infinix Zero Ultra – Specs, Price & Surprises

Battle of the Budget Titans: Moto G Power 2025 vs Nokia G400 5G vs Infinix Zero Ultra – Specs, Price & Surprises

Moto G Power (2025) features a 6.8-inch Full HD+ LCD with 120Hz, IP68/IP69K water resistance, MIL-STD-810H durability, a 208g body, a 3.5mm jack, and Dolby Atmos stereo speakers. Nokia G400 5G has a 6.6-inch 120Hz IPS LCD at 2408×1080, Gorilla Glass 3, an aluminum frame, about 198g, a 3.5mm jack, microSD expansion, and includes the charger in the box but carries no official IP rating. Infinix Zero Ultra sports a 6.8-inch 3D curved AMOLED Full HD+ display with 120Hz, around 1000 nits brightness, a dual-cell 4500 mAh battery with 180W Thunder Charge, weighs 213g, and omits a 3.5mm jack while
12 August 2025
Pixel 8a vs Galaxy A55 vs OnePlus Nord 4: Mid-Range Smartphone Showdown

Pixel 8a vs Galaxy A55 vs OnePlus Nord 4: Mid-Range Smartphone Showdown

Pixel 8a launched in May 2024 with a $499 starting price for the 128GB model. The Pixel 8a uses a plastic back with Gorilla Glass 3 front, measures 150.5×70.8×8.9 mm, weighs 187 g, and is IP67 rated. The Pixel 8a features a 6.1-inch 2400×1080 OLED display with 120 Hz refresh, 60 Hz by default, and up to ~2000 nits peak brightness. Pixel 8a camera setup includes a 64 MP main (OIS) and a 13 MP ultrawide, plus AI tools like Magic Eraser, Best Take, Photo Unblur, Long Exposure, Action Pan, and Magic Editor. The Pixel 8a packs a 4,575 mAh
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Stock Market Today

MARA stock jumps 22% into weekend as bitcoin whipsaws; Monday risk test looms

MARA stock jumps 22% into weekend as bitcoin whipsaws; Monday risk test looms

7 February 2026
MARA shares jumped 22.4% to $8.24 Friday, trading higher after hours, as the company moved $87 million in bitcoin to major custodians. About 82.4 million MARA shares changed hands. Bitcoin hovered near $68,928 Saturday. A MARA filing showed its general counsel had shares withheld for taxes on vested stock units, not an open market sale.
Apple stock (AAPL) set for Monday test as memory-chip crunch revives iPhone price question

Apple stock (AAPL) set for Monday test as memory-chip crunch revives iPhone price question

7 February 2026
Apple shares closed up 0.8% at $278.12 Friday, then slipped 0.3% after hours. A global DRAM shortage is raising component costs, putting pressure on Apple’s pricing ahead of its Feb. 24 shareholder meeting. CEO Tim Cook said memory prices will rise “sharply” but gave no details on possible iPhone price hikes. Investors await signals before next week’s U.S. inflation data.
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