NASDAQ:AAPL News 8 August 2025

Global Tech Roundup (Non‑AI): Record EV Feats, Cyber Sabotage, and High‑Stakes Chip Moves (Aug 14–15, 2025)

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15 August 2025

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

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Tech World Rocked by 8 Non‑AI Surprises This Week

Apple is developing a home companion robot—a 7-inch iPad-like display on a movable arm—targeting a 2027 launch, internally dubbed the “Pixar Lamp,” with a more lifelike, conversational Siri. Pebble Time 2 features a 1.5-inch color e-paper display, heart-rate sensor, and

14 August 2025

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Is AI in Smartphones Just Hype? We Test Which Features Actually Work

Pixel 9’s Add Me and Magic Editor enable inserting the photographer into a group shot and text-prompt–driven image edits, with guardrails and occasional misfires. In iPhone 16 running iOS 18, Apple Intelligence adds object removal and description-based photo search, while

14 August 2025

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AI’s Wild 48 Hours: Bold $34B Bids, Breakthrough Bots & High-Stakes Showdowns (Aug 12–13, 2025)

MolmoAct 7B, unveiled by Seattle’s Allen Institute for AI (Ai2), is a 7‑billion‑parameter open‑source model that lets robots plan 3D trajectories before execution and achieved 72%+ success on simulated benchmarks. Beijing‑based Zhipu AI released GLM‑4.5V, a 106B‑parameter open‑source visual reasoning

13 August 2025

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Battle of the 2025 Flagship Phones: Google Pixel 9 vs. Apple iPhone 16 vs. Samsung Galaxy S25 – Specs, Leaks & Surprises Compared

Pixel 9 features a 6.3-inch 1080p OLED display with 120Hz refresh and about 1,769 nits peak brightness, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus. Its cameras are a 50MP main sensor with OIS and a 48MP ultrawide with autofocus, with no telephoto

13 August 2025

Flagship Phones · Gadgets · Mobile News · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Smartphones · Tech Comparison

Flagship Showdown 2025: iPhone 16 Plus vs Xiaomi 15 Pro vs Oppo Find X8 Pro

The iPhone 16 Plus runs on Apple’s A18 chip built on a 3nm process, featuring a 6-core CPU (2 performance + 4 efficiency), a 5-core GPU, a 16-core Neural Engine, and 8 GB of RAM. It uses a 6.7-inch 2796×1290

12 August 2025

2025 Models · Flagship Phones · NASDAQ:AAPL · Reviews · Smartphone Comparison · Technology

Trade Truce, Tech Triumphs & Oil Drama: Global Business Bombshells (Aug 11–12, 2025)

The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.6% on Tuesday, its third cut this year, with Governor Michele Bullock signaling further easing may be needed. China’s factory-gate prices fell 3.6% year on year

12 August 2025

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2025 Flagship Smartphone Showdown: Apple vs. Samsung vs. Google (and More) in the Battle for Phone Supremacy

Apple iPhone 16 Pro Max features a 6.9″ LTPO OLED display with 120Hz, the A18 Pro chip, a 48 MP main camera with a 5× telephoto, a titanium frame, iOS 18, and a price around $1,199. Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra

9 August 2025

Apple · Google · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Samsung · Smartphones · Technology

Battle of the 2025 Ultrabook Flagships: MacBook vs Windows vs Chrome – Which Reigns Supreme?

Mid-2025 flagship ultrabooks span macOS, Windows 11, and ChromeOS, including Apple’s MacBook Air and Pro lines plus Dell XPS 13 Plus, HP Spectre x360 14, Lenovo Yoga 9i 14, ASUS Zenbook S 13 OLED, Microsoft Surface Laptop 5, and HP

9 August 2025

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Battle of the Laptops: Asus ROG Flow Z13 vs ROG Strix Scar 18 vs MacBook Air M4 (Ultimate 2025 Showdown)

Flow Z13 (2023) pairs an Intel Core i9-13900H (14-core, up to 5.4 GHz) with an RTX 4060 Laptop (65 W) and supports the external ROG XG Mobile GPU dock. ROG Strix Scar 18 (2023) uses Intel Core i9-13980HX (24-core, up

9 August 2025

Apple vs Asus · Gaming Laptops · Laptop Reviews · NASDAQ:AAPL · Product Showdowns · Tech Comparisons

Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3: In-Depth Comparison and Review 2025

VR Headset Showdown 2025: Meta Quest 3 & Quest Pro vs Apple Vision Pro vs HTC Vive XR Elite – Which XR Device Reigns Supreme?

Vision Pro uses dual micro-OLED displays totaling 23 million pixels, roughly near-4K per eye. Quest 3 resolves 2064×2208 per eye (about 9.3 million pixels combined), Quest Pro 1800×1920 per eye (≈6.9M), and XR Elite 1920×1920 per eye (≈7.4M), while Vision

8 August 2025

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