Industry Updates News: 2 August 2025

Xbox Game Pass Just Changed Everything: 50% Price Hike, New Plans, and 75+ Day-One Games

Overhauled Tiers and Pricing On Oct. 1, 2025, Microsoft announced a major overhaul of Xbox Game Pass news.xbox.com. The old Core plan is now Game Pass Essential ($9.99/mo) and Standard becomes Game

1 October 2025

Ghost of Yōtei Review Bombshell: Is PlayStation’s New Samurai Epic a Masterpiece—or Just More of the Same?

Ghost of Yōtei Release Date CONFIRMED – Atsu’s Revenge Lands in October 2025

Release Date & Global Launch Times Sony and developer Sucker Punch officially announced in April 2025 that Ghost of Yōtei hits PS5 on October 2, 2025 blog.playstation.com. As GamesHub notes, that means

1 October 2025

Action Adventure · Game Releases · Gaming News · Industry Updates · Upcoming Games

Space Sector Frenzy: Launch Scrubs, Surprise Liftoffs & Bold Cosmic Moves Rock Sept 8–9, 2025

Key Facts Rapid-Fire Launches: SpaceX and China Keep Up the Pace SpaceX’s busy week. Elon Musk’s SpaceX saw a flurry of launch activity and a bit of suspense. On Monday Sept. 8,

9 September 2025

Aerospace · Industry Updates · Rocket Launches · Science News · Space · Space Exploration

Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 3–4, 2025): Fines, Launches & Big Tech Moves

Google Dodges Antitrust Breakup, Shares Soar Alphabet, Google’s parent company, won a major reprieve in its landmark U.S. antitrust case. On Sept 2, Judge Amit Mehta ruled against breaking up Google, allowing it

4 September 2025

Big Tech · Global Tech · Industry Updates · Product Launches · Technology News

AI’s Weekend Whirlwind: Global Crackdowns, Tech Giants’ Bold Moves & Market Shocks

Global Policy & Regulation: AI Under the Microscope China Enforces Sweeping AI Content Labels On September 1, China’s ambitious new “Regulations on the Identification of AI-Generated Content” came into force, marking one

1 September 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Global Trends · Industry Updates · Market Analysis · Tech News

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

On Aug. 21, SpaceX will launch the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane (OTV-8) on the USSF-36 mission from Kennedy Space Center, after seven prior clandestine flights since 2010 and with tests including

21 August 2025

Electric Vehicles · Industry Updates · Pixel 10 · Space · Space Force · Tech News

Biotech Breakthroughs, Pharma Power Moves & Health Shocks: News Roundup (Aug 18–19, 2025)

Biotech Sector – Big Deals, Funding, and FDA Drama Pharma & Drug Development – Approvals, Showdowns, and Safety Signals Medical & Clinical Updates – Guidelines and Safety Notices Public Health & Policy

19 August 2025

Biotechnology · Healthcare · Industry Updates · Medical News · Pharmaceuticals

Shocking Breaches, Bold Bets & Gadget Breakthroughs: Global Tech Roundup (Aug 18-19, 2025)

SoftBank’s $2 billion investment in Intel on August 18, 2025 injects new equity while SoftBank becomes a top investor without a board seat or chip-purchase commitments. Bloomberg reported on August 18, 2025

19 August 2025

Breakthroughs · Gadgets · Global Trends · Industry Updates · Tech News

AI Breakthroughs, Backlash & Bold Moves: Global AI News Roundup (Aug 16–17, 2025)

OpenAI released GPT-5 and rolled it out to all 700 million ChatGPT users, with Sam Altman describing it as the first mainline model that feels like a PhD‑level expert and capable of

17 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Global Trends · Industry Updates · Innovation · Technology News

AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Backlash – The Global AI News Roundup (Aug 11–12, 2025)

OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7, 2025, but by August 11 users reported sluggish responses and a less personal feel, prompting Sam Altman to admit the rollout was bumpy and to keep

12 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Controversies · Global Trends · Industry Updates · Tech News

Musk’s $29 B Windfall, Satellite Wars & a Mind-Controlled iPad – Tech News Roundup (Aug 5–6, 2025)

From streaming shake-ups to space races and breakthrough gadgets, here are the biggest tech stories and expert insights from August 5–6, 2025 (excluding AI). Consumer Tech & Media: Price Hikes and Podcast

6 August 2025

Industry Updates · Innovation · Space · Tech News · Technology

AI News Roundup: Tech Giants Unveil Next-Gen AI, Billion-Dollar Bets, Regulatory Rush & Warnings (Aug 1–2, 2025)

OpenAI plans to launch GPT-5 this month (August 2025), integrating the ‘o3’ model and using multiple specialized models instead of a single system. Google DeepMind released Gemini 2.5 “Deep Think” as its

2 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Big Tech · Industry Updates · Regulatory · Tech News

Industry Updates News: 2 August 2025 - 1 October 2025