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Technology News News 13 August 2025 - 9 September 2025

Tech Shockwaves: Apple’s “iPhone Air” Tease, SpaceX’s $17B Spectrum Deal & More (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Tech Shockwaves: Apple’s “iPhone Air” Tease, SpaceX’s $17B Spectrum Deal & More (Sept 8–9, 2025)

Key Facts (Sept 8–9, 2025 Tech Roundup) Apple’s iPhone Event May Lack Sparkle – Except for a Slim “iPhone Air” (Sept 8, 2025) Date: September 8, 2025 · Source: Reuters reuters.comSummary: On the eve of Apple’s fall product launch, analysts tempered expectations for any groundbreaking iPhone features, noting Apple’s rivals have leapfrogged in AI features reuters.com. However, speculation is running high about a new “iPhone Air” – an ultralight, slimmer iPhone model inspired by the MacBook Air’s ethos reuters.com. This model would mark the first significant form-factor change in years, potentially drawing in upgraders bored by incremental updates. Apple would
Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 3–4, 2025): Fines, Launches & Big Tech Moves

Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 3–4, 2025): Fines, Launches & Big Tech Moves

Google Dodges Antitrust Breakup, Shares Soar Alphabet, Google’s parent company, won a major reprieve in its landmark U.S. antitrust case. On Sept 2, Judge Amit Mehta ruled against breaking up Google, allowing it to retain control of Android and Chrome reuters.com. The decision lifted a huge cloud of uncertainty: Alphabet stock rocketed over 9% in one day, adding about $210 billion in value reuters.com. The ruling permits Google to keep paying partners like Apple to make Google the default search, though it bans some exclusive deals reuters.com. Analysts cheered the “pragmatic” remedy. “This outcome removes a significant legal overhang and signals the
Samsung Galaxy S26 Leak Explosion: Massive Camera Upgrades, Thinner Designs & a Shocking S Pen Twist

Samsung Galaxy S26 Leak Explosion: Massive Camera Upgrades, Thinner Designs & a Shocking S Pen Twist

Release Timing and Pricing Samsung hasn’t officially announced the Galaxy S26 launch, but based on precedent we expect an Unpacked event in mid-to-late January 2026 tomsguide.com tomsguide.com. Devices would hit shelves about two weeks later. (For reference, the S25 series was unveiled January 22, 2025 tomsguide.com.) Supply chain chatter backs this timing – a Chinese certification for the S26 Ultra’s battery was issued in August 2025 sammobile.com, and Samsung’s manufacturing lines should be gearing up by late fall. Barring any surprise delays, the S26 will be among the first flagship phones of 2026. In terms of pricing, Samsung is likely
Quantum Tech Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves Rock the Globe (Aug 26–27, 2025)

Quantum Tech Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves Rock the Globe (Aug 26–27, 2025)

Key Facts: Scientific Breakthroughs and Research Publications One of the week’s most significant research advances came from a team at the University of California, Riverside, which demonstrated a new approach to scaling quantum computers via modular chips. In simulations, the researchers showed that several small quantum processor chips can be linked into a single fault-tolerant system even if the connections between chips are up to 10 times noisier than the chips themselves quantumcomputingreport.com. This finding is a major step toward larger quantum machines, indicating that “we don’t have to wait for perfect hardware to scale quantum computers” because high-fidelity chips
Quantum Shockwaves & Mega Moves – The Ultimate Quantum Tech Roundup (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Quantum Shockwaves & Mega Moves – The Ultimate Quantum Tech Roundup (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Scientists used Google’s superconducting quantum processor to simulate gauge-theory particle interactions, illustrating how particles and the connecting strings behave, fluctuate, and even break, per remarks by Prof. Michael Knap of TUM. ICFO demonstrated a 10-qubit quantum RAM prototype—an array of ten memory cells that can store multiple qubits and retrieve them on demand, building on a prior record of 250 storage slots for photons. In Japan, Shibaura Institute, Waseda University, and Fujitsu presented a method to control a humanoid robot’s posture by encoding each robot link’s orientation as a qubit, achieving a 43% reduction in error on Fujitsu’s 64-qubit simulator
Tech Shockwaves: Gadget Surprises, Chip Gambles & Space Feats Rock the Globe (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Tech Shockwaves: Gadget Surprises, Chip Gambles & Space Feats Rock the Globe (Aug 25–26, 2025)

Google unveiled its Pixel 10 lineup in New York, with the base Pixel 10 at $799 and the Pixel 10 Pro at $1,799, adding a telephoto camera to the base model. The U.S. government announced a 9.9% equity stake in Intel worth about $8.9–$10 billion by converting CHIPS Act subsidies into stock. SpaceX launched CRS-33 to the ISS on Aug 24, 2025, from Cape Canaveral at 2:45 AM ET; the Falcon 9 booster landed on a drone ship for its 7th reuse and the Dragon capsule docked on Aug 25, as SpaceX reached 100 launches in 2025 by mid-August. NASA
Quantum Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves – Aug 22–23, 2025 Roundup

Quantum Breakthroughs, Big Bets & Bold Moves – Aug 22–23, 2025 Roundup

Breakthroughs in Quantum Science & Physics Quantum Computing Developments (Hardware & Software) Government & Military Quantum Initiatives Business & Investment Updates in Quantum Tech Expert Perspectives and Quotes Despite the rapid progress, leaders in the field balance excitement with realism. Some breakthroughs are still limited in practice – for instance, a recent quantum chemistry experiment drew praise as “an encouraging early step” toward quantum-assisted drug discovery, but experts cautioned it’s not yet outperforming classical methods ts2.tech. This cautious optimism is a common refrain: quantum capabilities are expanding, but classical systems remain formidable benchmarks in most tasks today. At the same
AI Breakthroughs, Backlash & Bold Moves: Global AI News Roundup (Aug 16–17, 2025)

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 Jianwei‑led team arranged over 2,000 neutral-atom qubits into precise arrays in 1/60,000th of a second, using AI to position rubidium atoms and creating an array 10× larger than the previous record. NVIDIA released Granary, an open dataset of approximately 1 million hours of audio spanning 25 European languages, and trained Canary (1B parameters) and Parakeet (600M parameters) that achieve state-of-the-art
Techquake Weekend: Tariffs, Rocket Failures & a 1,000-Mile EV – Global Tech News Roundup (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Techquake Weekend: Tariffs, Rocket Failures & a 1,000-Mile EV – Global Tech News Roundup (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Consumer Technology Enterprise IT & Software Telecommunications Cybersecurity Automotive Technology Space Technology Semiconductors & Hardware Fintech & Crypto Biotechnology & Health Tech Robotics & Tech Culture Sources: Reuters, TechCrunch, FDA, FierceBiotech, company press releases, and other reputable outlets as cited above techcrunch.com reuters.com reuters.com reuters.com. This report covers major tech developments around the world from August 15–16, 2025, spanning consumer gadgets, enterprise IT, telecom, cybersecurity, automotive, space, semiconductor policy, fintech, biotech, and more – everything except AI.
AI Storm: Breakthroughs, Backlash & Billion-Dollar Bets (Global AI News Roundup, Aug 15–16, 2025)

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 it cannot learn on its own. A team led by Pan Jianwei in China arranged more than 2,000 neutral-atom qubits into a perfect array—roughly 10× larger than prior systems—and positioned rubidium atoms in precise patterns in about 1/60,000th of a second using AI-driven optimization. On August 14, 2025, the White House released an “America’s AI Action Plan” to boost U.S.
AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Backlash – Global AI News Roundup (Aug 14–15, 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 assistant robot by 2027 and an LLM-powered Siri on iPhones possibly in 2026, including a visual interface code-named Charismatic. Oracle and Google announced on August 14, 2025 that Oracle Cloud Infrastructure will provide access to Google’s Gemini models for its customers in OCI. eBay introduced AI-powered seller tools in August 2025, including an AI messaging assistant and an AI-driven inventory
AI Stocks Roar to Record Highs Amid Bold Deals and China Backlash (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

AI Stocks Roar to Record Highs Amid Bold Deals and China Backlash (Aug 12–13, 2025 Roundup)

On August 12, 2025, Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 closed at record highs as AI stocks drove gains and cooling inflation boosted expectations for a Fed rate cut. Nvidia (NVDA) surged to an intraday high of about $184.50 on August 12 and closed near $183, pushing its market cap toward $4.5 trillion. The U.S.–China export deal allowed Nvidia and AMD to resume selling advanced AI chips to China with a 15% revenue share to the U.S. government in exchange for export licenses. Perplexity AI offered $34.5 billion in cash to buy Google’s Chrome browser, sending Alphabet (GOOGL) shares up roughly

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ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

ST Engineering stock price drops 2% to S$9.71 as drone-autonomy tie-up grabs attention

7 February 2026
ST Engineering shares fell 1.9% to S$9.71 Friday, outpacing the Singapore market’s 0.8% drop amid a tech-led selloff. The company signed a deal with Shield AI at the Singapore Airshow to integrate autonomy software into its unmanned platforms and unveiled a small drone capable of carrying explosives. About 6.9 million shares traded as investors await full-year results on Feb. 27.
SGX share price dips at week’s end after record profit; what investors watch next

SGX share price dips at week’s end after record profit; what investors watch next

7 February 2026
Singapore Exchange shares closed 0.4% lower at S$17.57 on Friday, despite reporting record half-year results and a higher dividend earlier in the week. Broker targets diverged after the update, with Maybank and DBS raising targets while Citi stayed bearish. Investors are watching for signs of momentum from derivatives and equity-market reforms as the next session opens Monday.
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