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Game-Changing AI Breakthroughs, Big Tech Surprises & Global AI Showdowns (Sept 9–10, 2025)

Game-Changing AI Breakthroughs, Big Tech Surprises & Global AI Showdowns (Sept 9–10, 2025)

Breakthrough: AI Finds Consciousness in ‘Unresponsive’ Patients One of the week’s most striking research breakthroughs came from Stony Brook University, where scientists unveiled an AI system called SeeMe that can detect “covert consciousness” in patients with acute brain injuries news.stonybrook.edu. In a study of 37 coma patients, SeeMe’s computer vision algorithms analyzed subtle, involuntary facial muscle movements in response to verbal commands (like “open your eyes”), movements so slight they’re invisible to the naked eye news.stonybrook.edu. Remarkably, the tool identified signs of awareness 4–8 days earlier than standard bedside neurological exams news.stonybrook.edu news.stonybrook.edu. Lead researcher Dr. Sima Mofakham explained the
10 September 2025
Apple’s Luxe Watch Collab Steals the Show: New Apple Watch Hermès Unveiled at 2025 Event

Apple’s Luxe Watch Collab Steals the Show: New Apple Watch Hermès Unveiled at 2025 Event

Key Facts Summary Hermès Edition Overview: High Fashion Meets High Tech The Apple Watch Hermès announced at the September 9, 2025 “Awe Dropping” event exemplifies Apple’s ongoing strategy of blending luxury fashion with consumer tech. Apple launched three new watches that day – the Series 11, Ultra 3, and SE 3 – but the Hermès Edition of Series 11 stood out as the most upscale offering techcrunch.com. This marks the 10th consecutive year of Apple’s collaboration with Hermès (the partnership began in 2015), and it shows Apple’s commitment to courting style-conscious buyers. The Hermès model is essentially a specially packaged Series 11 with bespoke Hermès
9 September 2025
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AI at Warp Speed: Breakthroughs, Battles and Big Bets (Sept 5–6, 2025)

AI at Warp Speed: Breakthroughs, Battles and Big Bets (Sept 5–6, 2025)

Key Facts (Sept 5–6, 2025) Authors vs. AI: Copyright Showdowns Intensify Book Authors vs Tech Giants: In a new front of the AI copyright wars, Apple was hit with a proposed class-action lawsuit by two novelists on Sept 5, accusing the company of “illegally” ingesting their books to train AI reuters.com. “Apple has not attempted to pay these authors for their contributions to this potentially lucrative venture,” the complaint asserts reuters.com. The suit follows a wave of litigation from writers, news outlets and artists who allege Big Tech is pilfering content to feed AI models. Notably, Anthropic – maker of the
6 September 2025
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Spectacular “Blood Moon” Eclipse: Everything to Know About September 2025’s Full Moon

Spectacular ‘Blood Moon’ Eclipse Set to Dazzle the World in September 2025

A Rare Celestial Event on September 7, 2025 On the night of September 7, 2025, skywatchers around much of the world will witness a spectacular full Moon eclipse. In astronomical terms, it’s a total lunar eclipse, meaning the Moon will pass completely through Earth’s dark inner shadow (the umbra). This alignment of Sun, Earth, and Moon can only happen during a full Moon, and it’s relatively rare – typically a few times per year at most. “People should be excited to view the total lunar eclipse… because it doesn’t happen all that often,” says Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at the
2 September 2025
Skywatch Alert: Auroras, Meteors & Planetary Parade Dazzle the Night Sky (Sept 2–3, 2025)

Skywatch Alert: Auroras, Meteors & Planetary Parade Dazzle the Night Sky (Sept 2–3, 2025)

Key Facts Summary Full Report Skywatchers are in for a treat on the nights of September 2–3, 2025. From spectacular auroral displays dancing in the atmosphere to a parade of planets and even human-made satellites gliding overhead, nearly every corner of the sky has something exciting happening. Below we break down all the major sky phenomena to look for, with tips on when and where to see them. Whether you’re in the northern or southern hemisphere, get ready for an action-packed couple of nights of stargazing! Aurora Alert: Geomagnetic Storm Triggers Northern Lights Far South One of the biggest highlights
2 September 2025
Spectacular Late-August Sky Show: Dark Moon, Meteors, Planets & Satellite Trains on Aug 28–29, 2025

Spectacular Late-August Sky Show: Dark Moon, Meteors, Planets & Satellite Trains on Aug 28–29, 2025

Dark “Black Moon” Nights & Shooting Stars Late August 2025 brings unusually dark skies thanks to a rare Black Moon. The new Moon on Aug. 23 was the third new Moon in a season of four space.com – a configuration that leaves the next days moonless. By Aug 27–28 the slim crescent Moon is just a few days old and sets soon after dusk, so Moonlight won’t drown out fainter night-sky sights ts2.tech. With the Moon out of the way, observers have perfect conditions for meteors – if the meteors cooperate. The Perseid meteor shower (debris from Comet Swift–Tuttle) peaked on
28 August 2025
Day Turns to Night: Everything You Need to Know About the Epic August 12, 2026 Total Solar Eclipse

Day Turns to Night: Everything You Need to Know About the Epic August 12, 2026 Total Solar Eclipse

The August 12, 2026 total solar eclipse will be visible along a narrow path of totality across Greenland, Iceland, Spain, Russia, and a small corner of Portugal. Peak totality is magnitude 1.0386, lasting up to about 2 minutes 18 seconds, with the longest land duration at Látrabjarg, Iceland (around 2 minutes). It is the first total solar eclipse visible from mainland Europe in 27 years (since 1999); Spain last had one in 1905 and Iceland in 1954, marking a 121-year drought for Spain and 72 years for Iceland. The greatest eclipse occurs around 17:47 UTC over the Atlantic near Iceland,
15 August 2025
Dazzling Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight – Your Skywatch Guide for August 11–12, 2025

Dazzling Meteor Shower Peaks Tonight – Your Skywatch Guide for August 11–12, 2025

Perseid meteor shower peaks August 11–12 (into the pre-dawn hours) with an 84% full Moon washing out fainter meteors, so expected rates drop to about 10–20 per hour instead of the usual 50–100. The best viewing window is midnight to dawn, with a peak surge around 2–3 a.m. local time as the Perseid radiant in Perseus climbs high. Fireballs may still appear, and occasional long-lasting earthgrazers could skim the atmosphere early in the night even under moonlight. Venus and Jupiter form a close dawn conjunction on August 11–12, about 1 degree apart, visible to the naked eye about 1–2 hours
11 August 2025
Six Planets Will Align in the Sky This Month—Here’s When and How to Watch the Rare “Planet Parade”

Six Planets Will Align in the Sky This Month—Here’s When and How to Watch the Rare “Planet Parade”

On August 10, six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will line up in a broad arc in the pre-dawn sky. Four of these planets (Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn) are visible to the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune require binoculars or a small telescope. NASA notes that planetary parades of this kind occur only every few years, and become rarer as more planets join the lineup. The best viewing period is in mid-to-late August, with the prime nights around August 23 when the Moon is near new and does not wash out the view. Venus and Jupiter come very
10 August 2025
Full Moons 2025–2026: Supermoons, Blood Moons & Cultural Celebrations You Can’t Miss

Full Moons 2025–2026: Supermoons, Blood Moons & Cultural Celebrations You Can’t Miss

Sept. 7, 2025 – Corn Moon full moon coincides with a total lunar eclipse (Blood Moon) visible in Asia, Africa, and Australia. Oct. 6–7, 2025 – Harvest Moon is a near-perigee supermoon, peaking around 11:48 PM EDT, with the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival celebrated across China and Asia. Nov. 5, 2025 – Beaver Moon is a supermoon and the closest full moon of 2025, about 356,980 km from Earth and appearing roughly 14% bigger and 30% brighter. Dec. 4, 2025 – Cold Moon is the third consecutive full supermoon of 2025. Jan. 3, 2026 – Wolf Moon is a supermoon, peaking
10 August 2025
Don’t Miss October 2025’s Super Hunter’s Moon – A Dazzling Full Moon Spectacle

Don’t Miss October 2025’s Super Hunter’s Moon – A Dazzling Full Moon Spectacle

The October 6, 2025 full Moon peaks at 11:48 p.m. Eastern Time (03:48 UTC on October 7). It is a supermoon near perigee, about 6–7% larger and 13% brighter than a typical full Moon, and the first full supermoon of 2025. The Moon will be visible from anywhere it’s nighttime, with no special location required for viewing. The Moon’s disk will be 100% illuminated, appearing as a perfect luminous circle, with a near-full phase from October 5–7. Saturn will lie about 3°–4° from the Moon around October 6–7, with magnitude 0.6, visible near Pisces. This October 2025 full Moon is
10 August 2025
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Planets Align, Meteors Fly, and Auroras? Skywatching Wonders on August 4–5, 2025

Planets Align, Meteors Fly, and Auroras? Skywatching Wonders on August 4–5, 2025

The Perseid meteor shower is active from mid-July to late August and is expected to peak around August 11–13 with up to about 100 meteors per hour under dark skies, though the full Sturgeon Moon on August 9 will brighten the sky and reduce counts to mostly the brightest fireballs. On August 4–5, the Moon is waxing gibbous at about 70–80% full, rising in the afternoon and setting in the pre-dawn, creating a darker window just before dawn for meteor watching. Observers could see roughly 10–20 meteors per hour in dark-sky conditions during late night to dawn on August 4–5.
4 August 2025
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