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Perplexity AI: The $14B AI Answer Engine Challenging Google and ChatGPT

AI Chatbot Showdown 2025: ChatGPT vs Claude vs Perplexity – Who Reigns Supreme?

In August 2025 OpenAI released GPT-5 powering ChatGPT, claiming fewer factual errors, stronger coding ability, and new agent-like capabilities such as calendar access and email drafting. Anthropic rolled out Claude 4 in May 2025 and Claude 4.1 in August 2025, delivering extremely large context windows (hundreds of thousands of tokens) and adding Claude Code for live coding tasks and advanced document analysis. Perplexity launched Perplexity Max in July 2025, introducing the Comet autonomous agent, and by May 2025 it processed about 780 million queries per month, up 20% month over month. By 2025 each service offers premium plans around $20
8 August 2025
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Blackbox vs Amazon CodeWhisperer vs Tabnine – The Ultimate 2025 AI Coding Assistant Comparison

Blackbox vs Amazon CodeWhisperer vs Tabnine – The Ultimate 2025 AI Coding Assistant Comparison

Blackbox AI, a Canadian startup, claims 15+ million users in 2025 and runs a multi-LLM stack including a GPT-4 variant, Claude 3.5 “Sonnet”, Google Gemini Pro, and LLaMA 3.1. Blackbox is completely free for individual developers as of August 2025, with API access being the only paid component. Blackbox offers a VS Code extension, a web interface, a Chrome browser extension, and an Android mobile app, but as of early 2025 it had no native JetBrains IDE integrations. Core Blackbox capabilities include real-time code generation and autocomplete across 20+ languages, an in-IDE code chat with domain-specific agents, AI README and
7 August 2025
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Google Gemini Live vs Amazon Alexa+ vs Siri’s Apple Intelligence: The Ultimate AI Assistant Showdown 2025

Google Gemini Live vs Amazon Alexa+ vs Siri’s Apple Intelligence: The Ultimate AI Assistant Showdown 2025

Gemini Live debuted in late 2024 as Google’s replacement for Google Assistant and is built on the Gemini LLM, enabling real-time screen and camera analysis. Alexa+ was announced in early 2025 and rolled out as a free Prime upgrade (or $19.99/month) with a model-agnostic mix (Nova and Anthropic Claude 2) to handle calendars, reservations, rides, and multi-step actions across apps. Siri with Apple Intelligence runs on-device in iOS 18, supports Type to Siri and follow-ups without repeating “Hey Siri,” and can tap into OpenAI’s ChatGPT for complex queries with user permission. Gemini Live’s Project Astra enables multi-modal vision, letting it
7 August 2025
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RISC-V vs ARM vs x86: The 2025 Silicon Architecture Showdown

RISC-V vs ARM vs x86: The 2025 Silicon Architecture Showdown

In mid-2025, x86 remains the top performer for legacy software and high-end workloads, with 64-core or 96-core Xeon/EPYC-class servers still setting the benchmark. Apple’s M-series SoCs, built on 8–10 core ARM64 designs and led by the M1 (2020) and M2 generations, demonstrate high performance-per-watt that rivals many x86 laptops. RISC-V’s open, modular ISA uses a small base with optional extensions (M, A, F/D, V) and allows custom instructions, with Ventana’s Veyron V2 offering up to 192 cores and RVA23 profiles improving cross-implementation compatibility. RISC-V is royalty-free and open by design, ARM licenses involve upfront fees and per-chip royalties (Qualcomm reportedly
5 August 2025
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Battle of the Smart Home Titans: Matter 1.3 vs Zigbee 3.0 vs Thread 1.3 (2025 Ultimate Showdown)

Battle of the Smart Home Titans: Matter 1.3 vs Zigbee 3.0 vs Thread 1.3 (2025 Ultimate Showdown)

Matter 1.3, released in mid-2024, expanded support to kitchen appliances, EV chargers, and water leak sensors, and added energy usage reporting plus a universal casting feature. Matter is an application-layer protocol that runs over IP on Wi‑Fi or Thread, requires a CSA-issued secure element and a unique X.509 certificate, and uses AES-128-CHACHA-Poly1305 with SPAKE2+ (CASE) for commissioning. Zigbee 3.0, introduced in 2016 and widely deployed by 2025, uses IEEE 802.15.4 at 2.4 GHz, AES-128-CCM encryption, a self-healing mesh with a single Coordinator, and has shipped over a billion Zigbee chips. Thread 1.3 standardizes Border Router interoperability, gives Thread devices IPv6
5 August 2025
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Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router Showdown: Eero Max 7 vs. Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro 7 vs. TP-Link Deco BE95 – Which Reigns Supreme in 2025?

Wi-Fi 7 Mesh Router Showdown: Eero Max 7 vs. Google Nest Wi-Fi Pro 7 vs. TP-Link Deco BE95 – Which Reigns Supreme in 2025?

TP-Link Deco BE95 is a quad-band Wi‑Fi 7 system with BE33000 up to 33 Gbps theoretical throughput across four bands, two 6 GHz radios, a 16‑stream (4×4) setup, 12 internal antennas, plus a SFP+ option and a USB 3.0 port. The Eero Max 7 is a tri‑band Wi‑Fi 7 router with about 20.8 Gbps combined theoretical throughput (BE20800) and up to 4.3 Gbps wireless link rate to a single client. Google’s Nest Wi‑Fi Pro 7 had not been officially announced by August 2025, but is expected to be tri‑band like the current Nest Wi‑Fi Pro 6E, which offered 5.4 Gbps
4 August 2025
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Color E‑Reader Showdown: Kindle Paperwhite Color vs Kobo Libra Colour vs PocketBook Era Color – Which One Wins?

Color E‑Reader Showdown: Kindle Paperwhite Color vs Kobo Libra Colour vs PocketBook Era Color – Which One Wins?

All three color e-readers use a 7-inch Kaleido 3 display with a base 1264×1680 (300 ppi) monochrome resolution and an effective 632×840 (about 150 ppi) when displaying color, supporting up to 4,096 colors. Kindle Paperwhite Color (Colorsoft) offers two color modes (Standard and Vivid), a brighter front light, lacks an accelerometer, is IPX8 waterproof, and promises up to about 8 weeks of battery life, with the Signature Edition adding wireless charging and 32 GB of storage (launched October 2024). Kobo Libra Colour uses a 7-inch Kaleido 3 panel with 300 ppi monochrome and 150 ppi color, measures 161×144 mm, weighs
4 August 2025
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The Ultimate 2025 Smart Display Showdown: Echo Show 10 vs Nest Hub Max 2 vs Lenovo Smart Display 2

The Ultimate 2025 Smart Display Showdown: Echo Show 10 vs Nest Hub Max 2 vs Lenovo Smart Display 2

Echo Show 10 (3rd Gen) features a 10.1-inch 1280×800 HD touchscreen on a cylindrical base with a motorized rotating display that follows you, weighing over 2.5 kg and standing about 25 cm tall. The Google Nest Hub Max 2 is rumored to include a larger 12-inch OLED display and built-in Thread, but as of August 2025 Google has not officially unveiled it. Lenovo Smart Display 2 is speculative, but if it appears it would likely continue Lenovo’s design ethos with a premium display, and Google stopped providing software updates for third-party Assistant displays as of 2025. Echo Show 10 delivers
4 August 2025
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Apple TV 8K vs. NVIDIA Shield Pro vs. Fire TV Cube Gen 4: 2025’s Ultimate Streaming Box Showdown

Apple TV 8K vs. NVIDIA Shield Pro vs. Fire TV Cube Gen 4: 2025’s Ultimate Streaming Box Showdown

<li Apple plans to launch a 2025 Apple TV 4K (3rd Gen), potentially marketed as Apple TV 8K, powered by an A17 Pro or A18 with a 6-core GPU and hardware AV1 decoding, 64GB+ storage, at least 8GB RAM, HDMI 2.1, and possible 8K output. <li The NVIDIA Shield TV Pro (2019) remains a strong performer in 2025 with 3 GB RAM, 16 GB storage, a Tegra X1+ CPU, ongoing updates (Shield Experience 9.2 in February 2025), and no confirmed new model as of August 2025. <li The Fire TV Cube (3rd Gen, 2022) features HDMI 2.1 in/out with ARC
4 August 2025
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Smart Home Revolution: How Integrated Tech Is Transforming Homes in 2025

Smart Home Revolution: How Integrated Tech Is Transforming Homes in 2025

93% of Americans now own at least one smart home device, and 42% say most of their home gadgets are “smart.” The global smart home market is booming (projected to exceed $633 billion by 2032). Matter, the universal smart home standard, launched in late 2022; Matter 1.2 arrived in October 2023; 1.3 in May 2024; 1.4 in late 2024 with Enhanced Multi-Admin, and by mid-2025 major platforms like Amazon Alexa, Google Nest, Apple Home, and Samsung SmartThings support it. Thread is a low-power IPv6-based mesh protocol that underpins Matter, with a major Thread 1.4 upgrade in 2024 addressing reliability and
28 July 2025
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From Skies to Sidewalks: Inside the 2025 Drone Delivery Revolution

From Skies to Sidewalks: Inside the 2025 Drone Delivery Revolution

Amazon Prime Air introduced its MK30 drone in late 2024, a BVLOS-capable hexagonal aircraft that carries up to 5 lbs and operates from Tolleson, Arizona, delivering eligible items within a 4-mile radius in under an hour. Alphabet’s Wing has completed over 350,000 deliveries across 10 locations on 3 continents, using hybrid fixed-wing drones with a top speed of about 70 mph and a rideshare-like model with retailers including Walmart in Dallas–Fort Worth. Zipline’s Platform 2 system carries 6–8 pounds and serves a 10-mile radius (up to 24 miles out-and-back between hubs), with high-volume flight tests beginning in 2023 and first
28 July 2025
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Lasers vs Radio: Inside the Laser Satellite Communication Revolution (2025)

Lasers vs Radio: Inside the Laser Satellite Communication Revolution (2025)

NASA’s TBIRD CubeSat achieved a 200 Gbps laser downlink in 2023, transmitting 4.8 terabytes in under five minutes. SpaceX’s Starlink had over 4,000 satellites in orbit by early 2024, with inter-satellite laser links moving about 42 petabytes per day (roughly 5.6 terabits per second). Amazon’s Project Kuiper demonstrated 100 Gbps inter-satellite laser links in late 2023 over distances of about 1,000 km, with production satellites planned to launch in 2025 and each carrying multiple laser terminals. Europe’s European Data Relay System (SpaceDataHighway) uses Tesat laser terminals on two GEO satellites, delivering up to 1.8 Gbps links and as much as
28 July 2025
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Stock Market Today

Alphabet stock drops for a fourth straight day as AI spending jitters linger

Alphabet stock drops for a fourth straight day as AI spending jitters linger

7 February 2026
Alphabet shares fell 2.53% to $322.86 Friday, marking a fourth straight decline as investors questioned heavy AI-related spending. The Nasdaq slipped Thursday after Alphabet detailed up to $185 billion in capex, while the Dow and S&P 500 rose Friday on chipmaker gains. U.S. markets reopen Monday, with attention on Alphabet’s outlook and upcoming jobs and inflation data.
BBAI stock jumps 16% into BigBear.ai share-vote week — what to watch next

BBAI stock jumps 16% into BigBear.ai share-vote week — what to watch next

7 February 2026
BigBear.ai Holdings shares surged 15.7% Friday to $4.72 ahead of a key shareholder vote on doubling authorized shares to 1 billion. Options trading was heavy, with a put/call ratio of 0.19. The company recently announced deals in AI customs technology and a partnership with Abu Dhabi’s AD Ports Group. The special meeting is set for Feb. 18, with online voting open until late Feb. 17.
American Airlines stock jumps nearly 8% as airlines rally — what to watch next week

American Airlines stock jumps nearly 8% as airlines rally — what to watch next week

7 February 2026
American Airlines shares jumped 7.6% to $15.24 Friday, rebounding with a broad rally that sent the Dow past 50,000 for the first time. Investors are watching the carrier’s battle with United at Chicago O’Hare, where a summer capacity surge could trigger a fare war. American also announced new Philadelphia–Porto service for 2027 and launched a centennial inflight menu.
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