Tech News News 4 August 2025

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

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

12 August 2025

Google · NASDAQ:GOOGL · Pixel · Rumors · Smartphone Comparisons · Tech News

Global Tech Shockwave: Weekend Roundup (August 9–10, 2025)

Apple’s Next iPhone May Come with a Higher Price Tag Trump Targets Intel’s CEO, Raising Chip Industry Jitters Trump Family’s Crypto Venture Seeks $1.5 Billion Windfall Google Hack Exposes Millions of Business Contacts

10 August 2025

Global Events · Industry Trends · Tech News · Technology · Weekend Roundup

AI’s Explosive Weekend: GPT‑5 Debuts, Chip War Escalates, and ‘Deathbots’ Rise (Aug 9–10, 2025)

Research Breakthroughs & New AI Technologies Business & Industry Updates Policy, Regulation & Geopolitical Developments Ethical Debates & Public Response New Consumer & Enterprise AI Tools Sources: The Guardian theguardian.com theguardian.com; Reuters

10 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Robotics · Semiconductors · Tech News · Weekend Roundup

AI Revolution: GPT-5 Launches, Billion-Dollar Startups, and Global AI Showdowns (Aug 8–9, 2025)

OpenAI released GPT-5 on Aug 8, 2025, the first major upgrade to ChatGPT in over two years, with 700 million weekly users and reinforced safety guardrails. Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.1 on

9 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Global Trends · GPT-5 · Startups · Tech News

Apple’s $100B Surprise, Space Startup Soars, and Tech Glitches Galore – Tech News Roundup (Aug 6–7, 2025)

Apple commits $100 billion to US manufacturing as part of the American Manufacturing Program, expands Corning to 100 percent of iPhone and Apple Watch cover glass in Kentucky, and partners with Samsung

7 August 2025

Apple · Industry Highlights · Space · Startups · Tech News · Technology Failures

AI’s Big Bang: Breakthroughs, Billion‑Dollar Bets & Backlash (AI News Roundup Aug 6–7, 2025)

MIT and Duke researchers used AI to design polymers with iron-based ferrocenes that absorb stress, dramatically speeding up additive discovery from weeks per candidate, with findings published in ACS Central Science. Profluent

7 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Controversies · Industry Trends · Innovation · 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’s Frenzy: Billion-Dollar Bets, Breakthroughs & Backlash – Global AI News Roundup (Aug 5–6, 2025)

MIT and Duke University researchers used AI to design tougher plastics, identifying iron-based ferrocene additives and mechanophores that make polymer networks absorb stress, with results published in ACS Central Science. Profluent Bio

6 August 2025

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

Space Race Shake-Up: NASA Kills Moon Probe, Record Launches & Billion-Dollar Deals (Aug 4–5, 2025 Roundup)

NASA formally ended the Lunar Trailblazer mission on July 31 after a Feb. 26 liftoff, a ~$94 million low-cost orbiter meant to map lunar ice with two novel instruments that lost contact

5 August 2025

2025 Updates · NASA · NASDAQ:SATS · NYSE:MDA · Rocket Launches · Space · Space Exploration · Tech News

AI’s Big Bang: Billion-Dollar Deals, Breakthroughs & Backlash (Aug 4–5, 2025 AI Roundup)

OpenAI raised $8.3 billion at a $300 billion valuation in a funding round led by Dragoneer with a $2.8 billion check, as SoftBank commits up to $40 billion in total (with $10

5 August 2025

2025 Trends · Artificial Intelligence · Industry Analysis · Innovation · Tech News

You Won’t Believe What Just Happened in Tech — August 3–4, 2025

Nintendo raised the US price of the original Switch from $299.99 to $339.99, with the Switch OLED up $50 and the Switch Lite up $30 in August 2025 amid tariff pressures. President

4 August 2025

Gadgets · Highlights · Innovation · Tech News · Trends

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