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Google Gemini’s August 2025 Revolution: AI Mode Goes Global, Cars Talk Back, and More

Google Gemini’s August 2025 Revolution: AI Mode Goes Global, Cars Talk Back, and More

AI Mode in Search expanded to 180 countries in August 2025, powered by Gemini 2.5 with AI Overviews and sign-in free for teens. Volvo EX90 demo at Google I/O 2025 showed Gemini handling in-car voice tasks, with Gemini Live enabling free-form conversations and real-time translation across 40+ languages. Wear OS 6 introduced the Gemini assistant, and Chrome began a preview of Gemini AI for Pro and Ultra subscribers. Gemini CLI was open-sourced in late June 2025, giving free access to Gemini 2.5 Pro via CLI with a 1-million-token context window and up to 60 requests per minute (1,000 per day).
21 August 2025
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AI Stocks Shaken by Selloff, Bold Chip Gambits & New Launches – Aug 20-21, 2025 Roundup

AI Stocks Shaken by Selloff, Bold Chip Gambits & New Launches – Aug 20-21, 2025 Roundup

On August 20, the Nasdaq Composite fell about 0.7% as investors rotated out of AI leaders amid warnings from OpenAI’s Sam Altman that AI stocks may be in a bubble and a MIT study showing 95% of companies see no returns on AI spending. Palantir plunged roughly 16% from its recent highs amid the AI stock pullback. The White House confirmed it is working on a deal for the government to acquire a 10% equity stake in Intel. Nvidia is developing a new B30A AI chip for China based on its Blackwell architecture, with sample units expected as early as
21 August 2025
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Pixel 7a vs Pixel 6a vs Pixel 5a – The Ultimate 2025 Google Pixel Showdown

Pixel 9 Pro vs Pixel 9 vs Pixel 9a – Google’s 2025 Pixel Phones Face Off in Ultimate Comparison

Pixel 9 launched August 22, 2024, Pixel 9 Pro on September 4, 2024, and Pixel 9a announced March 19, 2025 with launch on April 10, 2025, priced at $799 for the Pixel 9, $999 for the Pixel 9 Pro, $1099 for the Pixel 9 Pro XL, and $499 for the Pixel 9a. Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro both use 6.3-inch displays, Pixel 9 Pro XL is 6.8 inches, and Pixel 9a also uses a 6.3-inch panel, with LTPO 1–120 Hz on the Pro models and 60–120 Hz on the base 9 and 9a. Brightness peaks are up to 3000
19 August 2025
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Pixel 7a vs Pixel 6a vs Pixel 5a – The Ultimate 2025 Google Pixel Showdown

Pixel 7a vs Pixel 6a vs Pixel 5a – The Ultimate 2025 Google Pixel Showdown

Pixel 5a (2021) runs the Snapdragon 765G, 6 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, a 4680 mAh battery, 18 W charging, and IP67 water resistance. Pixel 6a (2022) uses Google Tensor Gen 1, 6 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, a 4410 mAh battery, a 6.1″ OLED at 1080p60, and IP67 with no microSD or 3.5 mm jack. Pixel 7a (2023) uses Tensor G2, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, a 4385 mAh battery, a 6.1″ OLED with 90 Hz, 7.5 W wireless charging, and a 64 MP main camera with OIS. Pixel 7a’s main camera is a 64 MP Quad-Bayer sensor
18 August 2025
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2025 Foldable Phone Showdown: Motorola Razr Ultra vs. Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Pixel 9 Pro Fold

2025 Foldable Phone Showdown: Motorola Razr Ultra vs. Galaxy Z Flip 7 vs. Pixel 9 Pro Fold

The Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) features a 7.0-inch main OLED display with 2992×1224 resolution, 120Hz refresh (165Hz in Game Mode), Dolby Vision HDR, and up to 3000 nits peak brightness. It also has a 4.0-inch external cover display (1272×1080) that runs full Android apps at up to 165Hz. The Razr Ultra uses a titanium-reinforced hinge, IPX8 water resistance, weighs 199g, and measures 7.2mm thick unfolded. It is powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite with 16GB of RAM on a 4nm process for flagship performance and on‑device AI. The camera system includes a dual rear 50MP main and 50MP ultrawide, plus
18 August 2025
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SpaceX’s 100th Launch, China’s Double Liftoff, Astronaut’s Heroic Return & Mercury’s Big Shrink – Aug 17-18 Space Highlights

SpaceX’s 100th Launch, China’s Double Liftoff, Astronaut’s Heroic Return & Mercury’s Big Shrink – Aug 17-18 Space Highlights

On Aug. 17, China launched the Long March-4C from Xichang at 4:55 p.m. local time with the Shiyan-28B 02 satellite for space environment exploration and technology tests. Hours later on Aug. 17, China launched a Long March-6 from Taiyuan at 10:15 p.m., deploying the ninth batch of low-Earth orbit satellites to form a new internet constellation. These dual Aug. 17 launches marked the 589th and 590th missions of China’s Long March rocket family. On Aug. 17, Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla returned to New Delhi after piloting Axiom Space’s Ax-4 mission, which launched June 25 and splashed down July 15 after
18 August 2025
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AI Stock Frenzy: Hedge Funds Pile In, Tesla’s Dojo U-Turn & Palantir’s Reality Check

AI Stock Frenzy: Hedge Funds Pile In, Tesla’s Dojo U-Turn & Palantir’s Reality Check

Bridgewater Associates more than doubled its Nvidia stake to 7.23 million shares, a $1.14 billion position, and boosted bets on Alphabet and Microsoft by 84% and 112% respectively in Q2 filings. Tiger Global Management added 4 million Amazon shares, ending June with 10 million Amazon shares worth $2.34 billion, and lifted positions in Alphabet, Nvidia, Microsoft and Meta. ARK Invest ETFs posted record inflows, with 2025 year-to-date flows turning from negative to over $2.6 billion in the black. U.S. authorities approved a deal allowing Nvidia and AMD to resume selling advanced AI processors to China, requiring 15% of China-sale revenues
17 August 2025
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Drone Delivery Showdown: Wing vs. Zipline P2 vs. Amazon Prime Air MK30

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 January 2024. Wing drones cruise at up to 65 mph and operate within roughly a 6-mile radius (12 miles round trip) from the launch site. Packages are lowered on a tether from the drone’s fuselage, enabling hover deliveries without landing. Wing and Walmart launched in Dallas–Fort Worth in 2023, serving 18 Walmart Supercenters with plans to reach 100 stores by
14 August 2025
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AI Coding Assistant Showdown: GitHub Copilot Enterprise vs Google Gemini vs Amazon Q Developer Pro

AI Coding Assistant Showdown: GitHub Copilot Enterprise vs Google Gemini vs Amazon Q Developer Pro

GitHub Copilot Enterprise runs on OpenAI Codex and GPT-4, provides real-time code suggestions and can generate entire functions from natural language prompts, with a six‑month enterprise trial showing 94% of developers staying “in the flow” and 88% of Copilot’s suggestions kept in final code. Copilot Workspace is planned to enable multi‑step tasks and autonomous code changes across a codebase. Copilot Enterprise is priced at $39 per user per month, launched as GA in early 2024, includes admin controls and privacy commitments, and does not train on private code unless explicitly opted in. Google Gemini Code Assist uses the Gemini family
14 August 2025
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Night Photography Showdown: 2025’s Best and Brightest Smartphone Cameras Revealed

Night Photography Showdown: 2025’s Best and Brightest Smartphone Cameras Revealed

Google Pixel 7 Pro (2022) and Pixel 8 Pro (2023) use a 50 MP main sensor, and Night Sight now runs twice as fast, cutting exposure time in half for dim scenes. Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro Max introduced the Photonic Engine, delivering up to 2× better main-camera night performance and 3× better ultrawide results versus the iPhone 13 across mid- to low-light conditions. Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra (2023) features a 200 MP main camera using the ISOCELL HP2 sensor with 16-to-1 pixel binning, creating 12 MP images with 2.4 µm effective pixels and brighter, less-noisy night shots. Huawei P60 Pro
14 August 2025
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Is AI in Smartphones Just Hype? We Test Which Features Actually Work

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 the Neural Engine powers Smart HDR, Deep Fusion, and Photonic Engine with most AI processing on-device for privacy. Galaxy S24 Ultra adds Generative Photo Edit that uses Google’s Imagen 2 in the cloud to add or remove elements in photos, and also offers on-device Live Translate for calls, though the edits can occasionally feel distracting when misapplied. On Pixel 9,
14 August 2025
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From Pixel 8 to Pixel 9 Pro XL: Every Model Compared + Rumors on the Upcoming Pixel Revolution

From Pixel 8 to Pixel 9 Pro XL: Every Model Compared + Rumors on the Upcoming Pixel Revolution

The Pixel 9 family was announced on August 13, 2024 at Google’s Made by Google event and includes the Pixel 9, Pixel 9 Pro, and Pixel 9 Pro XL, all powered by the Tensor G4 with 12 GB RAM on the base model and 16 GB RAM on the Pro/XL, and storage options from 128 GB to 1 TB with seven years of OS updates. Pixel 9 (base) features a 6.3-inch Actua OLED display, 1080×2424 resolution, 120 Hz refresh, and up to 2,700 nits brightness, starting at $799. Pixel 9 Pro uses a 6.3-inch LTPO Super Actua display with 1280×2856
12 August 2025
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Stock Market Today

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

Ashtead share price in focus as buyback rolls on and NYSE switch clocks closer

7 February 2026
Ashtead shares closed Friday at 4,936p, up 1.09%, after the company bought 88,872 shares under its repurchase program. The group is set to shift its primary listing to New York on March 2, pending court approval, and will be removed from the FTSE UK index the same day. Ashtead paid a half-year dividend of 37.5 U.S. cents per share on Friday.
Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

Beazley share price: big funds reshuffle stakes as Zurich bid deadline nears

7 February 2026
Beazley shares closed flat at 1,236 pence Friday as BlackRock disclosed a 6.55% stake and Vanguard reported 5.02%. Wellington Management cut its holding below 5%. The disclosures follow Zurich Insurance’s possible takeover offer of up to 1,335 pence per share, with a Feb. 16 deadline for a firm bid.
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