GPT-5 Launches Today: OpenAI’s ‘PhD-Level’ AI Ushers in a New Era of ChatGPT

Battle of the AI Titans: GPT-5 vs Grok 4 vs Microsoft Copilot – Who Wins the Next-Gen AI Showdown?

GPT-5 launched in August 2025 with a 400,000-token context window, multimodal text-and-image input, test-time compute, and access for about 700 million ChatGPT users worldwide. GPT-5 comes in three tiers—GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, and GPT-5 Nano—sharing the 400K context and multimodal input while offering different performance and cost profiles. The GPT-5 API pricing is $1.25 per million input tokens and $10 per million output tokens, plus $0.125 per million cached tokens. Grok 4 launched in July 2025, promoted as the world’s most powerful AI model, and introduced Grok 4 Heavy as a multi-agent variant capable of collaborating on problems. In Humanity’s Last
8 August 2025
Satellite Phones: Comprehensive Global FAQ

Iridium 9575 vs Iridium 9555 vs Thuraya XT Lite Comparison. You Won’t Believe Which Satellite Phone Dominates in 2025

Iridium 9575 Extreme, launched in 2011, is Iridium’s rugged flagship with MIL-STD-810F shock/vibration and IP65 protection plus built-in GPS and a one-touch SOS button. The 9575 measures about 14 × 6 × 2.7 cm and weighs roughly 247 g, and is described as smaller and lighter than the Iridium 9555. Battery life for the 9575 is about 4 hours of talk time and 30 hours of standby, with an extended battery option pushing talk time toward 6 hours. The 9575 offers global pole-to-pole coverage via Iridium’s 66-satellite LEO constellation and supports walk-and-talk with an omnidirectional antenna. Iridium 9555, launched in
8 August 2025
Framework Desktop vs Mac Studio vs Intel NUC 13 Extreme. You Won’t Believe Which Tiny PC Wins in 2025

Framework Desktop vs Mac Studio vs Intel NUC 13 Extreme. You Won’t Believe Which Tiny PC Wins in 2025

Framework Desktop (2025) is a 4.5-liter modular PC built around an AMD Ryzen AI Max CPU (8-core/16-thread Ryzen AI Max 385 or 16-core/32-thread Ryzen AI Max+ 395) with boost clocks around 5.0–5.1 GHz and a sustained 120W TDP. The Framework uses the Radeon 8060S iGPU with 40 RDNA3 compute units, up to 2.9 GHz, and up to 96 GB of shared memory for AI and compute tasks. RAM and storage: Framework soldered LPDDR5x-8000 RAM up to 128 GB (with up to 96 GB usable as VRAM) and two M.2 NVMe slots up to 8 TB each (total up to 16
Complete Guide to Internet Access in Sri Lanka: Fiber, 4G, and Satellite Expansion

Complete Guide to Internet Access in Sri Lanka: Fiber, 4G, and Satellite Expansion

As of early 2025, Sri Lanka has 29.3 million mobile subscriptions, exceeding its population. SLT’s national fiber backbone spans about 45,000 km. By mid-2022, SLT had infrastructure for 1 million fiber connections, with about 500,000 households connected, and aimed to reach 2 million by end-2023. 4G LTE coverage is essentially 100% of the population as of 2024, with 2G nearly 100%. Dialog Axiata and Mobitel have begun pre-commercial 5G trials, with live test zones in Colombo delivering speeds over 500 Mbps. TRCSL licensed SpaceX Starlink Lanka in August 2024 to provide nationwide satellite broadband under a five-year license. In March
8 August 2025
iPhone 17 Leaks Reveal Ultra‑Thin ‘Air’ Model, Big Upgrades & Everything We Know (Mid‑2025)

Battle of 2025’s Best Phones – iPhone 17 Pro Max vs Galaxy S25 Ultra vs Pixel 10 Pro

The Galaxy S25 Ultra features a 6.9-inch 3120×1440 OLED, a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, and up to 3000 nits peak brightness. The iPhone 17 Pro Max is expected to keep a 6.7-inch OLED display with ProMotion 120Hz and may introduce a rumored anti-reflective nano-texture coating. The Google Pixel 10 Pro is anticipated to land around 6.7 inches with 120Hz, and brightness in the 3000-nit range, with a Pixel 10 Pro XL rumored at 3200 nits. The iPhone 17 Pro Max will be powered by Apple’s A19 Pro on a 3nm process and reportedly upgrade to 12GB of RAM. The Galaxy
Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: In-Depth Comparison and Review 2025

VR Headset Showdown 2025: Meta Quest 3 & Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro vs HTC Vive XR Elite – Which XR Device Reigns Supreme?

Vision Pro uses dual micro-OLED displays totaling 23 million pixels, roughly near-4K per eye. Quest 3 resolves 2064×2208 per eye (about 9.3 million pixels combined), Quest Pro 1800×1920 per eye (≈6.9M), and XR Elite 1920×1920 per eye (≈7.4M), while Vision Pro emphasizes high pixel density with a ~90–100° horizontal field of view. Processing power varies across the line: Quest 3 runs Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 (4nm), Quest Pro uses XR2+ Gen1, XR Elite uses XR2 Gen1, and Vision Pro uses Apple M2 with an R1 sensor processor. Weight and ergonomics differ: Quest 3 is about 515 g, Quest Pro
GT3 Supercar Showdown: Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo vs Ferrari 296 GT3 vs Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2

GT3 Supercar Showdown: Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo vs Ferrari 296 GT3 vs Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2

Porsche 911 GT3 R Evo (992) features a 4.2-liter naturally aspirated flat-six, up to 557 hp, revs past 9,000 rpm, a 6-speed sequential gearbox, and a weight around 1,250–1,300 kg, with a 5.5-degree engine tilt to improve the rear diffuser. Ferrari 296 GT3 uses a 2.992-liter twin-turbo V6 mid-ship delivering about 600 hp at 7,250 rpm and 712 Nm of torque at 5,500 rpm, runs without the hybrid system under GT3 rules, via a 6-speed transverse sequential gearbox, with a dry weight around 1,250 kg. Lamborghini Huracán GT3 EVO2 runs a 5.2-liter naturally aspirated V10 producing roughly 580–585 hp under
8 August 2025
Google Pixel Watch 4: Big Battery Boost, New Features & All the Latest Rumors

2025 Smartwatch Showdown: Google Pixel Watch 4 vs Galaxy Watch 7 vs Apple Watch Series 10 – Which Reigns Supreme?

Pixel Watch 4 will be offered in 41mm and 45mm cases, features an Actua 360 OLED display peaking at 3,000 nits, and is roughly 50% brighter than Pixel Watch 3’s 2,000 nits. The 41mm Pixel Watch 4 is expected to last around 30 hours with Always-On Display, while the 45mm version reaches about 40 hours, with a 459 mAh battery in the 45mm and a claimed 25% faster charging via a new Quick Charge dock. Galaxy Watch 7 comes in 40mm and 44mm with Sapphire Crystal display glass and IP68 plus 5 ATM rating, using a 300 mAh (40mm) /
8 August 2025
Breakthrough Cures, Big Pharma Shake-Ups & Health Policy Bombshells – Biotech/Health News (Aug 7–8, 2025)

Breakthrough Cures, Big Pharma Shake-Ups & Health Policy Bombshells – Biotech/Health News (Aug 7–8, 2025)

Scientific Breakthroughs & Discoveries (Aug 7–8, 2025) Regulatory Updates (FDA and Other Agencies) Mergers, Acquisitions & Financial News Public Health & Policy Updates Sources: The information above is sourced from recent press releases, regulatory announcements, and news reports between Aug 7–8, 2025, including Scripps Research eurekalert.org eurekalert.org, EurekAlert! eurekalert.org, Boston Globe kffhealthnews.org bostonglobe.com, UC Davis Health News health.ucdavis.edu health.ucdavis.edu, U.S. FDA releases fda.gov fda.gov fda.gov fda.gov, BioSpace and Reuters coverage of industry developments biospace.com reuters.com biospace.com biospace.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com, and health policy analyses from KFF Health News reuters.com reuters.com kffhealthnews.org. Each cited item is linked to its original
8 August 2025
The Open-Source GPT Revolution: How Free LLMs Are Reshaping AI

The Open-Source GPT Revolution: How Free LLMs Are Reshaping AI

March 2021: EleutherAI released GPT-Neo at 2.7 billion parameters, the first free open alternative to GPT-3, under the MIT license. June 2021: EleutherAI released GPT-J at 6 billion parameters under the Apache 2.0 license, boosting startups in open GPT development. July 2022: The BigScience project released BLOOM at 176 billion parameters, covering 46 languages and released under the Responsible AI License. May 2022: Meta AI released OPT at 175 billion parameters under a non-commercial research license, including a logbook documenting the training process. February 2023: Meta AI unveiled LLaMA with 7B, 13B, 33B, and 65B models, and the weights leaked
8 August 2025
Google’s Genie 3: The AI That Turns Text Prompts Into Interactive Worlds, Changing Gaming and Beyond

Google’s Genie 3: The AI That Turns Text Prompts Into Interactive Worlds, Changing Gaming and Beyond

Genie 3, announced by Google DeepMind in August 2025, is the first real-time, interactive world model that can generate dynamic 3D environments from text prompts and let users explore them. Genie 1 (early 2024) produced 256×256 2D scenes with glitches, Genie 2 (late 2024) moved to 3D with 360p at 15 FPS for about 10–20 seconds, and Genie 3 (August 2025) delivers 720p at 24 FPS with multiple minutes of interactive play and about 1 minute of full consistency. Genie 3 uses an auto-regressive, memory-enabled video generator that remembers past frames to maintain coherence, built on Genie 2’s diffusion-based latent-transformer
Global Business Pulse: Markets Juggle Tariffs, Rate Cuts & Mega-Deals (Aug 7–8, 2025)

Global Business Pulse: Markets Juggle Tariffs, Rate Cuts & Mega-Deals (Aug 7–8, 2025)

On Aug 7, 2025, Dow Jones fell 0.5%, the S&P 500 fell 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.3% to a record high, as Eli Lilly dropped 14% on weak weight-loss drug data. On Aug 7, 2025, the United States imposed about 100% tariffs on imported chips and electronics, with carve-outs for companies that manufacture in the U.S., and Apple jumped about 3% as a result. Brent crude fell below $66 and WTI traded near $63 on Aug 7–8 as tariff fears weighed demand and OPEC+ moved to unwind its output cuts by September. The Bank of England cut interest rates by
8 August 2025
AI Stocks Frenzy: Record Highs, GPT‑5 Launch, Soaring Tech Giants and SoftBank’s Big AI Payday (Aug 7–8, 2025)

AI Stocks Frenzy: Record Highs, GPT‑5 Launch, Soaring Tech Giants and SoftBank’s Big AI Payday (Aug 7–8, 2025)

By Aug. 7, 2025, the Nasdaq Composite reached a record peak driven by chipmakers and AI stocks. OpenAI launched GPT-5 in August 2025 amid a push for ROI in AI. AMD fell about 5% and SMCI dropped over 18% on Aug. 6–7 after data-center results disappointed, while AMD’s Q2 data-center revenue rose 14% to $3.2 billion, lagging Nvidia’s 73% surge in the same segment. Palantir (PLTR) surged nearly 9% in a day after Aug. 5, as it raised its full-year revenue forecast for the second time in 2025, with Q2 revenue of $1 billion and government sales up 53%. Meta
Astounding August Science Breakthroughs: Exoplanet Next Door, AI Milestone, Climate Alarms & More

Astounding August Science Breakthroughs: Exoplanet Next Door, AI Milestone, Climate Alarms & More

A Saturn-mass exoplanet candidate orbiting Alpha Centauri A at about 1–2 AU was directly imaged by JWST, potentially the closest directly imaged planet to its star at roughly 4 light-years from Earth. OpenAI released GPT-5 to about 700 million ChatGPT users, delivering significantly improved reasoning, problem-solving, domain expertise, and on-demand software coding with an enterprise focus. Italy’s Space Agency will have Italian scientific payloads aboard SpaceX’s Starship on its first Mars-bound missions, with Starship standing about 123 meters tall and a June engine test having ended in an explosion. On August 7, 2025, a solar storm consisting of M-class flares
Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle (Aug 8–9, 2025): Meteor Showers, a Full Moon, Planetary Dance & Aurora Alerts

Don’t Miss This Weekend’s Sky Spectacle (Aug 8–9, 2025): Meteor Showers, a Full Moon, Planetary Dance & Aurora Alerts

The Perseid meteor shower peaks August 12–13, 2025, delivering 60–90 meteors per hour under dark skies, though a bright 84% full Moon may limit visibility to about 15 meteors per hour. The Eta Eridanid meteor shower peaks in the pre-dawn hours of August 8, 2025, at about 3 meteors per hour and appears to emanate from the Eridanus constellation. The Southern Delta Aquariids remain active through late July into August, producing only a few meteors per hour. The Full Sturgeon Moon reaches peak illumination on August 9, 2025, turning full at 3:55 a.m. EDT and rising in the southeast around
8 August 2025
Space Race Heats Up – Major Launches, Lunar Breakthroughs, and Billion-Dollar Deals (7–8 Aug 2025)

Space Race Heats Up – Major Launches, Lunar Breakthroughs, and Billion-Dollar Deals (7–8 Aug 2025)

Crew-10, comprising NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, JAXA’s Takuya Onishi, and Roscosmos’ Kirill Peskov, is targeting undocking on Aug 8, 2025, with splashdown off the California coast on Aug 9, 2025, marking the first crewed California splashdown under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program after a five-month science mission. China completed the first full-scale test of its crewed lunar lander ‘Lanyue’ at a Hebei facility, validating its ascent and descent engines for a 2030 crewed lunar mission and bolstering plans for a joint International Lunar Research Station with Russia by 2035. ULA’s Vulcan rocket is slated to perform its first
Tech Turmoil: Courts Hacked, Space IPO Soars & Tech Titans Tussle – Global Roundup (Aug 7–8, 2025)

Tech Turmoil: Courts Hacked, Space IPO Soars & Tech Titans Tussle – Global Roundup (Aug 7–8, 2025)

Sony raised its full-year profit forecast to ¥1.33 trillion (~$9 billion) and cut tariff impact to ¥70 billion from ¥100 billion. Sony’s PlayStation division first-quarter PS5 sales rose to 2.5 million units, up 4%. SMIC’s Q2 revenue rose 16% to $2.2 billion, with net profit down 19% to $132.5 million, as contingency plans and strong domestic demand kept capacity near full through October. Trump demanded Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan resign over alleged ties to Chinese firms, sending Intel shares down about 3%; Intel is backed by roughly $8 billion in CHIPS Act subsidies. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
8 August 2025
AI Just Changed Forever – Here’s Everything That Happened in the Last 48 Hours

AI Just Changed Forever – Here’s Everything That Happened in the Last 48 Hours

Major AI Product Launches & Updates (Aug 7–8, 2025) Corporate Moves, Funding Frenzy & Executive Shakeups Breakthroughs in AI Research & Innovation Government & Legal Developments in AI AI Ethics, Safety & Society: Key Debates of the Week Sources: OpenAI GPT-5 launch report (Reuters) reuters.com reuters.com; Google $1B education initiative (Reuters) reuters.com reuters.com; Anthropic model updates (Pymnts/Bloomberg) pymnts.com pymnts.com; TS2 Space AI News Roundup ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech ts2.tech; MIT News – AI-designed polymer study news.mit.edu; Reuters – AI in materials ts2.tech; Reuters – Profluent AI genome editor (Brownstone/TS2 summary) ts2.tech ts2.tech; The Guardian – DeepMind Genie 3 (AGI world
GPT‑5 Has Arrived: OpenAI’s Next‑Gen AI Stuns With Upgrades in Coding, Reasoning, and Safety

GPT‑5 Has Arrived: OpenAI’s Next‑Gen AI Stuns With Upgrades in Coding, Reasoning, and Safety

GPT-5 launched on August 7, 2025 and is the default model in ChatGPT for all users, both free and paid. GPT-5 is a unified model with an internal router that automatically balances speed and thorough reasoning, and it supports a 400,000-token context window. GPT-5 is multimodal (text and vision) and includes a built-in voice mode for natural spoken conversations, with image interpretation and real-time translation capabilities. GPT-5 demonstrates agentic capabilities by reliably chaining dozens of API calls and tools, achieving a 97% score on OpenAI’s Tau² tool-use benchmark. GPT-5 introduces variants GPT-5, GPT-5-mini, GPT-5-nano, and GPT-5-Pro, with pay-as-you-go API pricing
Belgium’s Drone Laws Revealed: 12 Essential Facts You Must Know (2025 Update)

Belgium’s Drone Laws Revealed: 12 Essential Facts You Must Know (2025 Update)

Belgium has operated under the EU Drone Regulation since December 31, 2020, aligning national rules with the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Enforcement is conducted by the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority (BCAA), part of the FPS Mobility and Transport (Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport). Drones are categorized by Open, Specific, and Certified categories, with the Open category limited to drones under 25 kg and operating in visual line of sight (VLOS). Open is subdivided into A1, A2, A3; A1 covers drones under 250 g (or C0/C1) or operations over people under strict limits; A2 allows sub-4 kg drones
8 August 2025

Stock Market Today

Nu stock jumps to $17.40 as traders eye Nubank’s next catalyst

Nu stock jumps to $17.40 as traders eye Nubank’s next catalyst

7 February 2026
Nu Holdings shares climbed 3.5% to $17.40 Friday, reversing Thursday’s loss, as the Dow closed above 50,000 for the first time. Nu recently received conditional approval from U.S. regulators to form a national bank, but still needs further sign-offs before launching. The company manages $38.8 billion in deposits and reports earnings Feb. 25.
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.
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