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Technology 7 August 2025 - 9 August 2025

From “Smart” Healing Gel to Alpha Centauri’s New Planet: Science Breakthroughs You Can’t Miss (Aug 8–9, 2025)

From “Smart” Healing Gel to Alpha Centauri’s New Planet: Science Breakthroughs You Can’t Miss (Aug 8–9, 2025)

The James Webb Space Telescope’s MIRI imaged a Saturn-mass gas giant orbiting Alpha Centauri A at 2 AU, about 4 light-years from Earth. France’s southern wildfires burned 16,000 hectares and forced 2,000 evacuations, the largest since 1949. NOAA forecast a 50% above-normal Atlantic hurricane season as of August 7, 2025. OpenAI launched GPT-5 to 700 million ChatGPT users, claiming instant software coding and advanced math capabilities.
9 August 2025
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Space IPOs, Mega-Hacks, and Tariff Twists: Non‑AI Tech News Roundup (Aug 8–9, 2025)

Space IPOs, Mega-Hacks, and Tariff Twists: Non‑AI Tech News Roundup (Aug 8–9, 2025)

Sony raised its annual profit forecast by 4% to ¥1.33 trillion ($9 billion) after lower-than-expected tariff costs and strong PlayStation sales, with PS5 shipments up 4% in Q1. SMIC posted Q2 revenue of $2.2 billion, up 16%, but net profit fell 19.5% as factory utilization hit 92.5%. President Trump called for Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to resign over China ties, sending Intel shares down 3%.
9 August 2025
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GPT-5 Launches Today: OpenAI’s ‘PhD-Level’ AI Ushers in a New Era of ChatGPT

Battle of the AI Titans: GPT-5 vs Grok 4 vs Microsoft Copilot – Who Wins the Next-Gen AI Showdown?

OpenAI launched GPT-5 in August 2025 with a 400,000-token context window, multimodal input, and access for 700 million ChatGPT users. Microsoft integrated GPT-5 across Copilot products, including Windows and Office, with pricing from free to $30 per user monthly. xAI released Grok 4 in July, touting it as the most powerful AI model, but faced criticism after antisemitic responses appeared on X.
8 August 2025
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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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Stock Market Updates

InterContinental Hotels Group buyback speeds up share-count cut

InterContinental Hotels Group buyback speeds up share-count cut

25 June 2026
InterContinental Hotels Group cut its share count below 149.2 million after buying back and planning to cancel 20,000 shares at an average $172.58 on June 24, up 1.6% from the prior day’s buyback price; this ongoing buyback program, now 25% complete, is set to return over $1.2 billion to shareholders in 2026, equal to 5.8% of IHG’s market value at the year’s start.
Nasdaq Futures Drop Ahead of Open as Debt Concerns Hit AI Stocks

Nasdaq futures edge up as AI chip stocks try to recover ahead of PCE data

25 June 2026
Micron Technology soared 17% premarket after reporting June 24 revenue of $41.46 billion, up from $9.30 billion a year earlier, and announcing $22 billion in five-year take-or-pay customer commitments, signaling unprecedented demand for AI memory chips and driving Nasdaq 100 futures up 2.15%.
Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) gains ahead of earnings; Street eyes $20.57 EPS bar

Micron headed for $200 billion jump before the bell on AI memory deals

25 June 2026
Micron soared 16.7% premarket to $1,224.01 after locking in $100 billion of minimum-price customer contracts and $22 billion in projected deposits, signaling investors are valuing its multi-year supply deals and price floors over spot-market risks as DRAM and NAND prices surged, with management forecasting tight supply “beyond 2027” and fourth-quarter revenue guidance at $50 billion.
SoFi Stock Slips Before The Open As Stablecoin News Meets A Weak Nasdaq Tape

SoFi pushes at $18 after AI Composer agreement

25 June 2026
SoFi surged past Wall Street’s $18 median target after its Composer AI investing deal but closed at $17.31, with 74% higher-than-average volume; 2026 EPS estimates remain flat, and the stock trades at about 29 times expected earnings, as investors await signs of real revenue impact from the new product.
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