Manus AI in China is described as the first “general AI agent” able to take a natural-language request and independently perform all steps, such as finding a pet-friendly 2-bedroom apartment under $50k and messaging brokers. The AI Personal Concierge would autonomously handle a wide range of daily tasks across digital and physical domains, integrating with…
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Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro series uses a Grade 5 titanium frame replacing stainless steel, making it about 18 grams lighter than the previous model. Samsung’s Galaxy S24 Ultra features a reinforced titanium alloy chassis and a large camera housing with built-in S-Pen. Google Pixel 9 Pro supplies a 6.7-inch flat OLED display at 1344×2992 resolution…
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Perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells achieved about 29% efficiency on commercial-size cells, exceeding traditional silicon panels. Bifacial solar panels boost energy yields by up to 30% in reflective environments such as snow or sand. Floating solar farms can raise output by roughly 15% due to water cooling of the panels. Covering 10% of the world’s reservoirs…
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The Buck Moon on July 10, 2025 will reach peak illumination at 4:37 p.m. UTC and appear as a micromoon due to its distance, coinciding with Earth’s aphelion and a Major Lunar Standstill. President Trump appointed Sean Duffy as interim NASA Administrator in July 2025, replacing Jared Isaacman amid a backdrop of budget cuts that…
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Samsung released the Galaxy Z Fold 7 and Z Flip 7, with Fold 7 folded thickness of 8.9 mm and Flip 7’s 4.1-inch external cover display, a 200 MP main camera, Snapdragon 8 Elite, up to 16 GB RAM, IP68, seven years of Android updates, and Fold 7 dropping S Pen support. Both devices feature…
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The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025 and updates UK GDPR with predefined “recognised legitimate interests”, higher PECR fines up to £17.5M or 4% of global turnover, and new Smart Data portability and digital identity frameworks. The European Commission extended the UK’s EU adequacy decision by six months…
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NASA deployed the WB-57 and UAVSAR-equipped Gulfstream III to support Texas flood recovery, delivering high-resolution real-time data despite persistent cloud cover, with over 110 fatalities and more than 170 missing. The European Launcher Challenge finalists are Isar Aerospace, Rocket Factory Augsburg, MaiaSpace, PLD Space, and Orbex, each eligible for contracts up to €169 million. Airbus…
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Nvidia becomes the world’s first publicly traded company to reach a $4 trillion market capitalization in July 2025, reflecting AI hardware leadership and accounting for over 7% of the S&P 500. Samsung unveils Galaxy Z Fold7, Z Flip7, and Z Flip7 FE at Galaxy Unpacked 2025, with Fold7 at 4.4 mm unfolded, an 8-inch Dynamic…
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Executive Summary Platform Updates Ethereum Following the May 2025 Pectra upgrade, Ethereum’s PoS chain showed robust health. Staking surged to new heights: over 35 million ETH (28.3% of supply) was locked as of mid-June cointelegraph.com, driven in part by renewed confidence after the upgrade. Analysts noted ~500K ETH was staked in the first half of…
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Baidu open-sourced Ernie 4.5 LLM family under Apache 2.0, releasing 10 variants from 300M to 424B parameters and claiming the 300B model outperforms rivals at half the size. ElevenLabs released an alpha of its v3 model with 70+ languages and partnered with Cisco to embed lifelike voice AI into Webex contact centers. Apple announced Live…
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