Jill Watson, a virtual teaching assistant built on IBM Watson, debuted at Georgia Tech in 2016 to answer routine online course questions. Khanmigo, launched in 2023 by Khan Academy and built on GPT-4, is an AI tutor and teacher’s assistant now available by subscription in 2025 and tested in classrooms such as Oklahoma. Squirrel AI,…
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Replika launched in 2017 and by 2025 has over 35 million users worldwide, including about 250,000 paying subscribers. Replika Pro costs about $5.83–$15.99 per month (varies by plan), roughly $70 per year, with a $299 lifetime option. Replika Pro unlocks a romantic partner mode with longer memory, more intimate roleplay, voice calls, and AR/VR features.…
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Samsung’s triple-foldable Galaxy G Fold uses two hinges and three panels, potentially delivering up to a 10-inch display, with a planned launch by late 2024 or early 2025 in South Korea and China. The G Fold is expected to run on a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip, use silicon-carbon batteries, feature a titanium frame, and emphasize…
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Samsung announced the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 at Galaxy Unpacked 2024, with the Fold7 measuring 8.9mm thick closed, 4.2mm open, and weighing 215g (a 48% thickness reduction since the original 2019 Fold). The Fold7 features a 200MP main camera sensor, and rumors suggest the upcoming S26 Ultra may debut a 200MP Sony sensor,…
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Samsung confirms its first tri-fold smartphone will launch by the end of 2025, possibly named Galaxy G Fold, with two hinges and three screens. The tri-fold design folds into phone, mid-sized display, or full tablet, with rumors of a 10-inch OLED panel when unfolded. It is expected to include the Snapdragon 8 Elite SoC and…
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OpenAI’s GPT-5 is planned as a unified generalist AI that combines advanced reasoning with image and audio understanding, with a debut target in summer 2025. Google’s Stitch, unveiled at Google I/O 2025, is an AI design assistant that can generate high-fidelity UI designs and front-end code from text descriptions or image prompts, though it remains…
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In June 2025, YouTube rolled out a wave of features around VidCon, including new audience segments “New,” “Casual,” and “Regular” viewers. The YouTube Community Tab became available to all channels and now lets fans post from mobile. YouTube Shorts gained shopping stickers globally with tests showing 40% higher product click-through in the U.S. YouTube reports…
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On 5 July 2025 at 09:07 UT, amateur Mario Rana from Hampton, Virginia recorded a two-frame white flare on Saturn’s western limb lasting under 1 second, with PVOL releasing a frame showing a stellate spot just inside the edge. PVOL issued an international all-points bulletin within hours, asking observers to upload raw video stacks for…
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Drone operator registration is mandatory in Austria via Austro Control’s Dronespace, with a typical fee of €30–32 and a registration valid for 3 years. The Drone License (Drohnenführerschein) includes an A1/A3 basic certificate and an A2 certificate; both are EU-wide and valid for 5 years after online training and exams. Drones under 250 g with…
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The iPhone 17 lineup is expected to launch around September 8–10, 2025, and will include four models: iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Air, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone 17 Pro Max, with the old Plus line removed. The iPhone 17 Air is rumored to be ultra-thin at 5–6 mm with a 6.6-inch OLED display. The base…
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