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Technology 5 August 2025 - 8 August 2025

Complete Guide to Internet Access in Sri Lanka: Fiber, 4G, and Satellite Expansion

Complete Guide to Internet Access in Sri Lanka: Fiber, 4G, and Satellite Expansion

Sri Lanka reported 29.3 million mobile subscriptions in early 2025, surpassing its population. The government paused Starlink’s nationwide satellite broadband rollout in March 2025, citing security concerns. 4G LTE covers nearly the entire population, while rural internet penetration reached 56% in 2024. Mobile data costs about $0.25 per GB, among the lowest globally.
8 August 2025
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Google’s Genie 3: The AI That Turns Text Prompts Into Interactive Worlds, Changing Gaming and Beyond

Google’s Genie 3: The AI That Turns Text Prompts Into Interactive Worlds, Changing Gaming and Beyond

Google DeepMind announced Genie 3 in August 2025, the first AI model to generate interactive 3D worlds from text prompts in real time at 720p and 24 FPS. Users can navigate with keyboard and mouse, triggering dynamic events like weather changes. The system remains a closed research preview, available only to select testers due to safety and moderation concerns. Public release and broader access have not been announced.
8 August 2025
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AI Stocks Frenzy: Record Highs, GPT‑5 Launch, Soaring Tech Giants and SoftBank’s Big AI Payday (Aug 7–8, 2025)

AI Stocks Frenzy: Record Highs, GPT‑5 Launch, Soaring Tech Giants and SoftBank’s Big AI Payday (Aug 7–8, 2025)

The Nasdaq Composite hit a record by Aug. 7, 2025, as chipmakers and AI stocks surged. AMD fell 5% and SMCI dropped over 18% after disappointing data-center results, while Palantir jumped 9% after raising its revenue forecast. Meta secured $29 billion for AI data centers, and SoftBank soared 13% to a record high in Tokyo after strong earnings and a $30 billion OpenAI stake. China’s robotics stocks rallied ahead of the World Robotics Conference.
8 August 2025
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Space Race Heats Up – Major Launches, Lunar Breakthroughs, and Billion-Dollar Deals (7–8 Aug 2025)

Space Race Heats Up – Major Launches, Lunar Breakthroughs, and Billion-Dollar Deals (7–8 Aug 2025)

Crew-10 is set to undock from the ISS on Aug. 8, 2025, with splashdown off California on Aug. 9, marking the first crewed Commercial Crew return to the West Coast. China completed a full-scale test of its 'Lanyue' lunar lander, validating engines for a 2030 crewed Moon mission. Firefly Aerospace debuted on Nasdaq at $70 per share, valuing the company at $9.8 billion. Skyrora received the UK’s first domestic space launch licence.
8 August 2025
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Belgium’s Drone Laws Revealed: 12 Essential Facts You Must Know (2025 Update)

Belgium’s Drone Laws Revealed: 12 Essential Facts You Must Know (2025 Update)

Belgium enforces EU Drone Regulation through the Belgian Civil Aviation Authority, requiring registration for drones over 250 g or with cameras, and liability insurance. New drones from 2024 must have class labels and Remote ID. Most commercial work falls under the Open category, but higher-risk flights need BCAA approval. Operators must follow geozone restrictions, altitude limits, and obtain airport permissions when necessary.
8 August 2025
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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?

OpenAI released GPT-5 in August 2025, adding agent-like features and claiming fewer errors. Anthropic launched Claude 4.1 the same month with expanded context and live coding. Perplexity Max debuted in July with the Comet agent and reached 780 million monthly queries by May. All three offer premium plans near $20, with enterprise tiers and deep integration across major platforms.
8 August 2025
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Hailuo AI vs Pollo AI vs Runway: The Ultimate AI Showdown in 2025

Hailuo AI vs Pollo AI vs Runway: The Ultimate AI Showdown in 2025

MiniMax’s Hailuo-02 now generates 6-second 720p videos from text or images and added Director Mode and audio in January 2025. Pollo launched in December 2024, integrating 12+ models and offering up to 60-second, 4K outputs with Consistent Character mode. Runway released Gen-4 in March 2025, enabling higher-fidelity 4–10 second clips and new editing tools. Hailuo, Pollo, and Runway offer tiered pricing and target different creator segments.
8 August 2025
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Photoshop vs Lightroom vs GIMP: The Ultimate 2025 Showdown for Photo Editors

Photoshop vs Lightroom vs GIMP: The Ultimate 2025 Showdown for Photo Editors

Photoshop offers advanced AI features, Creative Cloud integration, and costs $20.99/month solo or $9.99/month with Lightroom. Lightroom Classic provides non-destructive editing and batch processing but can slow with large catalogs. GIMP is free, open source, runs natively on Linux, and will add a GTK3 UI and live layer effects in 2025. RAW processing is built into Adobe apps; GIMP needs external plugins.
8 August 2025
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Grok 4: Elon Musk’s “PhD-Level” AI Outshines OpenAI & Google on Major Benchmarks

The AI Chatbot Showdown of 2025: Grok vs DeepSeek vs Perplexity

Grok-4, xAI’s chatbot, launched in July 2025 and is now integrated as a voice assistant in Tesla vehicles. In the same month, xAI secured a U.S. Department of Defense contract worth up to $200 million for Grok. DeepSeek’s R1 model, released January 2025, became the most-downloaded free iOS app in the U.S. and claims 96 million monthly users. Perplexity AI reached a $14–18 billion valuation in 2025 and drew acquisition interest from Apple.
7 August 2025
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Leonardo AI vs Canva vs Simplified: 2025’s Ultimate AI Design Tool Showdown

Leonardo AI vs Canva vs Simplified: 2025’s Ultimate AI Design Tool Showdown

Canva acquired Leonardo in 2024 and now serves over 180 million users, including 95% of Fortune 500 companies. Leonardo AI brings 19 million users and its Phoenix model for photorealistic images, now integrated into Canva’s Magic Studio. Simplified claims 15 million creators and offers AI-driven design, writing, and video tools. Pricing varies: Leonardo starts free, Canva Pro at $12.99/month, Simplified’s One plan at $24/month.
7 August 2025
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Midjourney vs DALL·E vs Stable Diffusion: 2025 AI Art Generator Showdown 🚀

Midjourney vs DALL·E vs Stable Diffusion: 2025 AI Art Generator Showdown 🚀

Midjourney launched v6 in 2024 and v7 in early 2025, adding text-to-video and 3D. DALL·E 3 integrates with ChatGPT for prompt expansion and offers HD mode via API. Stable Diffusion XL, released in 2023, features ~3.5 billion parameters and strong open-source flexibility, generating more legible text than rivals. Pricing, privacy, and community support differ widely among the three platforms.
7 August 2025
AI Detector Showdown: GPTZero vs Originality.AI vs Winston AI – Which One Wins in 2025?

AI Detector Showdown: GPTZero vs Originality.AI vs Winston AI – Which One Wins in 2025?

GPTZero, Originality.AI, and Winston AI each claim high accuracy in detecting AI-generated text, but independent 2025 testing found Winston AI’s real-world accuracy at 79% with a 6% false-positive rate. GPTZero offers a free tier and paid plans from $8.33/month, Originality.AI starts at $14.95/month, and Winston AI at $18/month. All provide plagiarism and grammar checks; only Winston AI includes image/deepfake detection. No detector is fully reliable.
7 August 2025
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WIZ.AI vs Cognigy vs Kore.ai – The Ultimate 2025 Conversational AI Platform Showdown

WIZ.AI vs Cognigy vs Kore.ai – The Ultimate 2025 Conversational AI Platform Showdown

WIZ.AI, based in Singapore, launched TalkGPT in 2023 and reported 300 clients across 17 countries by 2024. In June 2025, WIZ.AI partnered with Agora for real-time voice calls. Cognigy was acquired by NICE for $955 million in July 2025 after being named a Gartner Leader and powering automation for Lufthansa and DHL. Kore.ai raised $150 million in 2024 with NVIDIA investment and released XO Platform v11 in April 2024.
7 August 2025
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Character AI vs Janitor AI vs Poe AI: The Ultimate 2025 Showdown

Character AI vs Janitor AI vs Poe AI: The Ultimate 2025 Showdown

Character.AI named Karandeep Anand CEO in June 2025 and announced a 60-day plan to improve features, as Google licensed its LLM and took a stake, valuing the firm at up to $3 billion. Janitor AI, after a 2023 OpenAI cease-and-desist, built its own model and allows NSFW content with moderation. Poe by Quora offers about 100 models and reported $7.3 million in subscription revenue by mid-2024.
7 August 2025
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Presence Tech Showdown: Wi‑Fi Sensing vs. UWB vs. Soli Radar – Who Will Own the Future?

Presence Tech Showdown: Wi‑Fi Sensing vs. UWB vs. Soli Radar – Who Will Own the Future?

IEEE 802.11bf Wi‑Fi Sensing is set for final approval in March 2025, enabling movement detection across homes using standard Wi‑Fi bands. Ultra‑Wideband chips, led by Apple and Samsung, offer centimeter-level accuracy and are projected to ship 450–500 million units annually by 2025. Google’s 60 GHz Soli radar detects fine gestures within 5–10 meters and now faces fewer regulatory barriers for indoor use.
7 August 2025
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Musk’s $29 B Windfall, Satellite Wars & a Mind-Controlled iPad – Tech News Roundup (Aug 5–6, 2025)

Musk’s $29 B Windfall, Satellite Wars & a Mind-Controlled iPad – Tech News Roundup (Aug 5–6, 2025)

Spotify will raise Premium prices by €1 per month across dozens of markets starting in September, sending its shares up 5% in pre-market trading. Amazon is cutting 110 jobs at Wondery and shifting major podcasts to Audible, with Wondery’s CEO departing. Chinese e-commerce firms Shein and Temu are overtaking global retailers in South Africa. Nintendo’s upcoming Switch 2 is set to support major third-party games closer to rival launch dates.
6 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

X86 leads in legacy software and high-end server workloads with 64- and 96-core CPUs. Apple’s ARM-based M-series chips rival x86 laptops in efficiency. RISC-V, open and royalty-free, is expanding with up to 192-core designs and official Linux support. ARM dominates mobile, while RISC-V gains ground in microcontrollers and wearables; all three architectures are moving toward heterogeneous, multi-ISA platforms.
5 August 2025
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Stock Market Today

  • BlackRock's Bitcoin Options on Nasdaq Surpass Offshore Deribit in Market Size
    April 25, 2026, 6:56 PM EDT. Investors are increasingly turning to BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) options on Nasdaq, with open interest hitting $27.61 billion, narrowly surpassing the offshore crypto platform Deribit's $26.9 billion. IBIT's growth marks a milestone in the institutionalization of bitcoin derivatives, signaling stronger U.S. regulatory infrastructure and attracting more Wall Street participation. Options, contracts that provide rights to buy or sell bitcoin at preset prices, allow traders to hedge, speculate, or generate income. The expansion of IBIT options reflects rising demand tied to economic uncertainty, including supply chain and geopolitical risks. Experts view this as a positive shift, offering regulated access and deeper liquidity to U.S. retail and institutional investors, advancing mature price discovery in the bitcoin market.

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Lockheed Martin Gets Golden Dome Opening as Profit Worries Bite

Lockheed Martin Gets Golden Dome Opening as Profit Worries Bite

26 April 2026
Lockheed Martin was named among firms awarded up to $3.2 billion for President Trump’s Golden Dome space-based missile interceptor plan, Space Systems Command said. The company reported weaker first-quarter results, with $18 billion in sales and negative free cash flow. Space Force aims to show initial interceptor capability in 2028. Golden Dome’s total cost is projected at $185 billion.
ASML Stock’s AI Boom Has a Catch: TSMC Won’t Rush the $410 Million Machine

ASML Stock’s AI Boom Has a Catch: TSMC Won’t Rush the $410 Million Machine

26 April 2026
ASML shares rose 2.3% in Amsterdam late Friday as the company reported Q1 net sales of €8.8 billion and raised its 2026 sales outlook to up to €40 billion. TSMC, ASML’s top customer, said it would delay adopting ASML’s new High-NA EUV machines, priced at over €350 million each, preferring to extend use of existing tools. ASML aims to deliver at least 60 standard EUV machines in 2026.
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