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August 2025 Smartphone Bonanza: Foldable Frenzy, AI Upgrades & Surprising Leaks

August 2025 Smartphone Bonanza: Foldable Frenzy, AI Upgrades & Surprising Leaks

Google unveiled the Pixel 10 lineup in New York on August 20, with prices starting at $799 and the Pixel 10 Pro Fold at $1,799, all powered by the Tensor G5. Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 7 launched as the thinnest foldable at 8.9 mm, while Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 15 Pro+ debuted August 21 with a 7,000 mAh battery. Satellite connectivity arrived on Pixel 10 and via T-Mobile’s new “T-Satellite” service.
21 August 2025
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Pixel 10 Launch Shocks Tech World: Google Unveils Foldable Pixel and Watch 4 with Game‑Changing AI Integration

Pixel 10 Launch Shocks Tech World: Google Unveils Foldable Pixel and Watch 4 with Game‑Changing AI Integration

Google’s Pixel 10 base model launches August 28 at $799 with a 6.3-inch OLED, 12 GB RAM, and Tensor G5 chip. Pixel 10 Pro and Pro XL, with 16 GB RAM and 100× Super Res Zoom, start at $999. Pixel 10 Pro Fold ships October 9 at $1,799. Pixel Watch 4 starts at $349, and Pixel Buds 2A at $129; all devices feature on-device AI and satellite emergency features.
21 August 2025
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F-35 vs F-22 vs F-16: The Ultimate 2025 Fighter Jet Showdown

F-35 vs F-22 vs F-16: The Ultimate 2025 Fighter Jet Showdown

The F-35, with over 1,000 delivered by 2025, costs $80–$100 million per jet and is produced at about 150 units annually. The F-22, limited to 195 built, reaches Mach 2.25+ and receives new sensors in 2025. The F-16 remains the most widely used, with 4,600 produced and operational costs under $22,000 per flight hour. Boeing leads the USAF’s NGAD program, aiming for over 185 fighters by the late 2020s.
21 August 2025
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Astrology Just Got an AI Upgrade – Inside the Rise of AI-Powered Horoscopes

Astrology Just Got an AI Upgrade – Inside the Rise of AI-Powered Horoscopes

AstroTalk reported over ₹1,000 crore ($138 million) in revenue in 2024, serving more than 40 million users with Vedic astrology and tarot. Co–Star surpassed 30 million accounts and 1 million daily users by 2023, while Nebula reached 12 million downloads and $7 million annual revenue by 2024. Generative AI chatbots, including GPT-3/4, were widely adopted in astrology apps between 2023 and 2025.
21 August 2025
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Realme P4 Pro 5G Review: A 7,000mAh Battery Monster Shaking Up the Mid-Range Market

Realme P4 Pro 5G Review: A 7,000mAh Battery Monster Shaking Up the Mid-Range Market

Realme launched the P4 Pro 5G in India in August 2025, pricing it under ₹30,000 with three RAM/storage options. The phone features a 7,000 mAh battery, 80W fast charging, a 6.8-inch 144 Hz AMOLED display, and Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 chipset. It includes IP68/IP69K water resistance and a 50 MP Sony main camera with OIS. Early reviews highlight strong battery life, display brightness, and fast charging, but mention bloatware.
21 August 2025
Samsung Galaxy A17 5G – Budget Price, Flagship Updates, and Big Upgrades Revealed

Samsung Galaxy A17 5G – Budget Price, Flagship Updates, and Big Upgrades Revealed

Samsung launched the Galaxy A17 5G in Ireland on August 6, 2025, featuring a 6.7-inch Super AMOLED display, Exynos 1330 chipset, and a 50MP OIS main camera. The device runs Android 15 with six years of updates and has a 5000 mAh battery supporting 25W charging. Pricing starts at €239 in Europe and ₹18,999 in India, with an India launch expected August 29. A 4G variant with a MediaTek chip is also rumored.
21 August 2025
AI Psychosis: When Chatbots Drive People Delusional – and AI Itself Acts “Crazy”

AI Psychosis: When Chatbots Drive People Delusional – and AI Itself Acts “Crazy”

A Florida man died after confronting police with a knife, believing an AI named “Juliet” was a spirit. Doctors in the US and UK report hospitalizations for psychosis and bromism linked to AI chatbot use. A Stanford preprint found AI models can give unsafe advice to delusional users. UK NHS clinicians in July 2025 urged tech firms to add mental-health experts and strengthen safeguards.
21 August 2025
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Lava Play Ultra 5G – Affordable Gaming Smartphone Launch Report

Lava Play Ultra 5G – Affordable Gaming Smartphone Launch Report

Lava unveiled the Play Ultra 5G gaming smartphone in India on August 20, 2025, with sales starting August 25 exclusively on Amazon.in. The 6GB/128GB model is priced at ₹14,999 and the 8GB/128GB at ₹16,499, with a ₹1,000 discount for select bank cards. The phone features a 6.67-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, MediaTek Dimensity 7300 chip, and a 64MP Sony main camera. Available in Arctic Frost and Arctic Slate.
21 August 2025
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Quantum Tech Leap: Breakthrough Discoveries, Big Bets & Security Moves (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Quantum Tech Leap: Breakthrough Discoveries, Big Bets & Security Moves (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Researchers in New Zealand and Austria demonstrated control of magnon-polaritons in a hybrid quantum system by exploiting energy loss, publishing results in Nature Physics. University of Chicago scientists turned a fluorescent protein into a working qubit inside living cells, as reported in Nature. A Swedish-Finnish team developed a magnetic material that stabilizes qubits against noise, detailed in Physical Review Letters.
21 August 2025
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Tech Stocks Lose $1T, Oil Spikes as Global Markets Brace for Fed – Aug 20–21, 2025 Roundup

Tech Stocks Lose $1T, Oil Spikes as Global Markets Brace for Fed – Aug 20–21, 2025 Roundup

U.S. tech stocks lost about $1 trillion in market value as the Nasdaq fell 0.7% on August 20, led by declines in Apple and Amazon. The selloff followed profit-taking after AI-driven gains and new concerns over government intervention, with the Trump administration confirming plans for a 10% federal stake in Intel. Chip and tech shares dropped further as investors feared broader state involvement.
21 August 2025
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AI Stocks Shaken by Selloff, Bold Chip Gambits & New Launches – Aug 20-21, 2025 Roundup

AI Stocks Shaken by Selloff, Bold Chip Gambits & New Launches – Aug 20-21, 2025 Roundup

The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.7% on August 20 as investors sold AI stocks following warnings from OpenAI’s Sam Altman and an MIT study showing 95% of firms see no AI returns. Palantir dropped 16% from recent highs. The White House said it is negotiating to buy a 10% stake in Intel. Nvidia is preparing a new B30A AI chip for China, with samples expected next month.
21 August 2025
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Star ‘Stripped to the Bone’, Antarctic Sea Ice Alarm, and Brain Aging Reversed – Science News Roundup (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Star ‘Stripped to the Bone’, Antarctic Sea Ice Alarm, and Brain Aging Reversed – Science News Roundup (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Astronomers reported a rare supernova, SN 2021yfj, that exposed a star’s silicon and sulfur core after shedding its outer layers, according to a study in Nature. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope discovered a new, faint inner moon at Uranus, raising the planet’s moon count to 29. NASA and IBM launched an AI model, Surya, that predicts solar flares up to two hours ahead, outperforming previous methods by 16%.
21 August 2025
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Skywatchers Alert: Meteors, Planetary Parade, Auroras & More Dazzle on August 21–22, 2025

Skywatchers Alert: Meteors, Planetary Parade, Auroras & More Dazzle on August 21–22, 2025

The Perseid meteor shower remains active Aug 21–22, producing several meteors per hour under dark skies, with occasional fireballs. Venus and Jupiter appear close together at dawn in Gemini, while Mercury sits near a thin crescent Moon. The International Space Station makes bright pre-dawn passes Aug 20–22. SpaceX Starlink satellite trains may be visible crossing the twilight sky.
21 August 2025
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Secret Spaceplane Launch, 75 Mice in Orbit, and Uranus’ New Moon – Space Highlights (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Secret Spaceplane Launch, 75 Mice in Orbit, and Uranus’ New Moon – Space Highlights (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Roscosmos launched the Bion-M No.2 biosatellite from Baikonur on Aug. 20, sending 75 mice, over 1,000 fruit flies, and biological samples into orbit for a 30-day study. On Aug. 21, SpaceX is scheduled to launch the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane from Kennedy Space Center, testing laser communications and a quantum inertial sensor. CAS Space’s Kinetica-1 rocket launched two Mexican ThumbSats from Jiuquan on Aug. 19.
21 August 2025
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Space Force’s Secret Launch, Pixel 10 Surprise & EV Shake-Up – Top Tech News (Aug 20–21, 2025)

Space Force’s Secret Launch, Pixel 10 Surprise & EV Shake-Up – Top Tech News (Aug 20–21, 2025)

SpaceX will launch the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane on Aug. 21 from Kennedy Space Center, following its 100th launch of 2025 on Aug. 18. Rocket Lab acquired Geost for $275 million in August. Google introduced the Pixel 10 lineup on Aug. 20, with shipping set for Aug. 28. Xiaomi reported a 30.5% Q2 revenue jump but cut its annual smartphone target to 175 million units.
21 August 2025
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AI Breakthroughs, Big Tech Moves & Bubble Fears – Top AI News Roundup (Aug 20–21, 2025)

AI Breakthroughs, Big Tech Moves & Bubble Fears – Top AI News Roundup (Aug 20–21, 2025)

IBM and NASA unveiled Surya, the first AI model for heliophysics, able to predict solar flares up to two hours ahead with 16% higher accuracy. Medical AI startup OpenEvidence said its system scored 100% on the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam. Beijing’s DeepSeek launched an upgraded open-source language model, DeepSeek-V3.1, with faster reasoning and new pricing to attract developers.
21 August 2025
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Canon 90D vs Nikon D7500 vs Sony A6600: 2025 Ultimate APS-C Camera Showdown

Canon 90D vs 6D Mark II vs 5D Mark IV: The Ultimate 2025 DSLR Showdown

Canon EOS 90D shoots 32.5 MP APS-C images at up to 10 fps and records uncropped 4K, priced around $999. The 26.2 MP full-frame 6D Mark II lacks 4K, offers 6.5 fps, and lists for about $1,199. The 5D Mark IV has a 30.4 MP full-frame sensor, 7 fps, DCI 4K with a 1.74× crop, and dual card slots, selling near $2,199. Canon has not announced new DSLRs since 2020.
21 August 2025
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OpenAI’s Explosive August 2025: GPT-5 Launch, $500B Frenzy & AI Controversies Rock Tech World

OpenAI’s Explosive August 2025: GPT-5 Launch, $500B Frenzy & AI Controversies Rock Tech World

OpenAI launched GPT-5 on August 7, 2025, introducing a unified architecture with multimodal abilities and a new “safe-completions” training method. The model reached nearly 700 million weekly active ChatGPT users and over 5 million business subscribers. OpenAI also released open-weight GPT-OSS models under Apache 2.0 and secured a federal deal to provide ChatGPT Enterprise to the U.S. executive branch for one year.
21 August 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • Tesco Stock Fair Value Slightly Up as Analysts Back Ecosystem Strategy
    June 18, 2026, 3:48 AM EDT. Tesco's fair value price target edges up to £5.16 from £5.15 amid strong analyst support for its UK grocery ecosystem strategy. Morgan Stanley initiated coverage with an Overweight rating and 560 GBp target, highlighting Tesco's potential to gain customer spend. JPMorgan, Deutsche Bank, and Citi also raised targets, signaling confidence in Tesco's execution and capital allocation. Despite sector competition concerns, the stock's revenue growth is forecast at 2.35%, with a net profit margin around 2.87%. Tesco's future price-to-earnings multiple remains stable near 16.9x, with a slightly lower discount rate at 8.01%. The narrative underlines ongoing investor focus on Tesco's strategic positioning and potential re-rating amid evolving market conditions.

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