During Prime Day, Meta’s Quest 3S dropped to $250 for the 128GB model and $330 for the 256GB model, with an Amazon Gorilla Tag Cardboard Hero bundle for the 128GB and a Walmart Arkham Shadow plus three months of Quest+ bundle. Quest 3S, launched last October as a budget variant of Quest 3, uses the…
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Google plans to merge ChromeOS into Android, creating a single OS across phones, tablets, and laptops, with Chromebooks and tablets running Android and a desktop-optimized Android with multi-window UI. Apple’s iOS 26 introduces Liquid Glass, which faced beta backlash, saw Beta 2 increase contrast and Beta 3 nearly remove the effect, and adds features like…
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Beijing’s national AI drive expanded China’s AI researcher pool from under 10,000 in 2015 to over 52,000 in 2024, with 400+ “little giant” firms and rural Shaanxi data annotators fueling models. Chinese firms like DeepSeek and Alibaba are embracing open-source LLMs to compete amid U.S. export controls, aiming to decentralize AI development. Nvidia CEO Jensen…
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OpenAI delayed its first open-weight model release, initially expected this summer, with CEO Sam Altman saying safety tests require more time and that weights, once released, can’t be pulled back. Moonshot AI unveiled Kimi K2, a one-trillion-parameter model that reportedly outperforms OpenAI’s GPT-4.1 on several coding benchmarks. At Google I/O 2025, Google rolled out Imagen…
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Consumer Electronics: Foldables, Phones & Wearables Reinvented Software and Apps: Social Wars & Platform Shake-ups Cybersecurity and Data Privacy: Threats, Breaches & Warnings Space and Aerospace: Launch Landmarks and Lunar Prep Renewable Energy and Green Tech: Clean Power Records & Climate Tech Internet Infrastructure and Telecommunications: Next-Gen Networks & Global Connectivity Sources: reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com…
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The Sony RX1R III was announced on July 15, 2025, as a pocket-friendly full-frame premium compact with a 61 MP backside-illuminated sensor and a fixed Zeiss Sonnar T 35mm f/2 lens, housed in a magnesium body weighing about 498 g with battery. It adds Step Crop Shooting that crops in-camera to 50mm and 70mm equivalents…
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The Pixel Watch 4 is rumored to use the Snapdragon W5 Gen1 processor again, with Google reportedly not upgrading to a newer SoC this generation. The 41mm Pixel Watch 4 battery is 327 mAh and the 45mm is 459 mAh, with the case thickness increased to about 14.3 mm to fit the larger cells. Pixel…
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The Galaxy S25 Ultra uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy on a 3nm process with custom Oryon CPU cores, delivering about 9,829 Geekbench 6 multi-core points, ahead of the iPhone 16 Pro Max’s ~8,391. The S25 Ultra features a 6.9‑inch 1440×3120 Dynamic AMOLED 2X panel with up to 2600 nits peak brightness, Gorilla Glass…
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China formally unveiled a stealth aircraft carrier program in 2025, highlighted by CCTV footage showing two J-35 prototypes in a Shenyang hangar and Fujian sea-trial progress. The Type 003 Fujian is the first Chinese carrier with electromagnetic catapults (EMALS), configured with three EMALS launchers, displacing about 80,000–85,000 tons and measuring roughly 318 meters. The J-35…
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Apple Watch Series 10 adds a 42mm and 46mm edge-to-edge LTPO OLED display with thinner bezels, and the 46mm panel has more display area than the 49mm Apple Watch Ultra. It introduces a titanium case option in slate, natural, or gold finishes, with titanium models lighter and more scratch-resistant than stainless steel. Series 10 inherits…
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