Innovation News 14 August 2025

Billion-Dollar Bids, Breakthroughs & Backlash – AI News Roundup (Aug 18–19, 2025)

Arm Holdings hired Amazon AI chip engineer Rami Sinno to lead its plan to design in-house AI chips and chiplets. SoftBank took a $2 billion stake in Intel and also backed a $30 billion OpenAI investment, plus funded the Stargate

19 August 2025

Xiaomi’s Foldable Showdown: Mix Fold 4 & Mix Flip vs Mix Fold 3 – Does Xiaomi’s New Foldables Crush Last Year’s Champ?

The Mix Fold 4 weighs 226 g, is 9.47 mm thick when closed (4.6 mm open) and uses an all-carbon hinge with IPX8 water resistance. The Mix Mix Flip measures 4.01-inch outer and 6.86-inch inner displays, is about 7.6 mm

17 August 2025

Foldable Phones · Innovation · Smartphone Comparison · Tech Battle · Xiaomi

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 generating full working software on demand. China’s Pan

17 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Global Trends · Industry Updates · Innovation · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:EBAY · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:NVDA · NASDAQ:ORCL · Technology News

AI Storm: Breakthroughs, Backlash & Billion-Dollar Bets (Global AI News Roundup, Aug 15–16, 2025)

In mid-August 2025, OpenAI unveiled GPT-5, a “major upgrade” with PhD-level expertise across coding to medicine and rolling out to all 700 million ChatGPT users; Sam Altman said it feels like you can ask a legitimate expert about anything, but

16 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Global Business · Industry Trends · Innovation · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · Technology News

Cures, Cash & Controversy: Global Biotech & Health Roundup (Aug 14–15, 2025)

Breakthroughs in Biotech & Pharma Big Deals & Industry Moves Regulatory & Health Policy Updates Public Health Developments Noteworthy Medical Research Healthcare Technology & Innovation Sources: Original news reports, press releases and scientific publications from Aug 14–15, 2025 fda.gov fiercebiotech.com

15 August 2025

Biotech · Controversy · Global News · Health · Innovation · NASDAQ:PGEN · NASDAQ:PRLD · NYSE:NVO

You Won’t Believe What Scientists Discovered This Week (August 14–15, 2025)

From Moon mission hardware milestones to breakthroughs in medicine and AI, the past two days have delivered a whirlwind of scientific advances. Here’s a comprehensive roundup of the major science news across space, health, tech, environment, and more – complete

15 August 2025

Discoveries · Highlights · Innovation · Research · Science News

AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Backlash – Global AI News Roundup (Aug 14–15, 2025)

OpenAI released GPT-5 in August 2025, described as multiples more capable than the previous generation by Kunal Kothari of Aviva Investors. Anthropic unveiled Claude for Financial Services in mid-July 2025, setting context for the GPT-5 release. Apple plans a desk

15 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Global AI · Industry Trends · Innovation · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:EBAY · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NYSE:ORCL · Technology News

360° Drone Showdown: Insta360 Antigravity A1 vs DJI’s 360 Drone vs HoverAir X1 ProMax

Insta360’s Antigravity A1 is a 249 g quadcopter with dual-lens 360° cameras that shoot 8K/30fps spherical video and stitch in real time to produce an “invisible drone” effect. The A1 uses digital stabilization with no gimbal and lets you “fly

14 August 2025

360 Cameras · Drones · Innovation · Reviews · Tech Comparisons

AI Music Showdown: Suno v4 vs Udio v1.1 vs DeepMind’s Lyria 2 – Which Hits the Right Notes?

Suno v4 arrived in late 2024, and by mid-2025 the v4.5 upgrade enabled songs up to 8 minutes in a single render with 48 kHz audio and features like Extend, Covers, and multi-part song structures. Suno originated in Cambridge, MA

14 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Innovation · Music Technology · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:WMG · NYSE:SNE · Product Comparisons · Reviews

Drone Delivery Showdown: Wing vs. Zipline P2 vs. Amazon Prime Air MK30

Wing became the first FAA-certified drone air carrier in 2019, and has completed more than 350,000 deliveries, mostly in Australia. Wing’s flagship delivery drone is a hybrid VTOL that carries about 2.5 pounds, with a larger 5-pound variant unveiled in

14 August 2025

Comparisons · Delivery Tech · Drones · Innovation · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Reviews

Flying Taxi Showdown: Joby S4 vs Archer Midnight vs Volocopter VoloCity – Who Will Rule the Skies?

Joby S4 is a five-seat eVTOL with a fixed wing and six tilting propellers (four on the wing and two on a V-shaped tail), about 21 ft long with a 39 ft wingspan, capable of cruising up to 200 mph

14 August 2025

Flying Cars · Industry News · Innovation · NASDAQ:UAL · NYSE:ACHR · NYSE:JOBY · Technology · Urban Mobility

6G Terahertz Showdown: Samsung’s 140 GHz Testbed vs. Qualcomm’s 6G Foundry in the 0.3 THz Race

The June 2021 Samsung-UCSB demonstration achieved 6.2 Gbps real-time throughput at 140 GHz over 15 meters using 2 GHz of bandwidth and a 128-element phased-array. Samsung notes terahertz wideband channels could eventually support Tbps peak speeds and cut air latency

14 August 2025

6G · Industry News · Innovation · NASDAQ:QCOM · NYSE:NOK · Terahertz · Wireless Technology

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