Nvidia shares plunged on August 19, 2025, as part of a tech-led market selloff that dragged the Nasdaq about 1.5% lower. Futures priced in at least two 25-basis-point Fed rate cuts by year-end, while the U.S. 10-year yield eased to about 4.31% after hitting multi-year highs. On August 19, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump met…
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SoftBank announced a $2 billion equity investment in Intel at $23 per share for a stake just under 2%. Intel’s stock rose about 7% on the news, seen as a morale lifeline for its turnaround. Nvidia’s shares fell 3.5% on Tuesday, the biggest one-day drop in four months, ahead of its Aug. 27 quarterly results.…
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Space Exploration & Astronomy Medical Research & Biotechnology Environmental Science Climate Change Artificial Intelligence Energy Physics Sources: The above information is drawn from recent press releases, journal publications, and reports dated August 19–20, 2025, including NASA announcements science.nasa.gov science.nasa.gov, ScienceDaily and Sci-News summaries sciencedaily.com sci.news, university press releases sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com, Reuters newswire reports reuters.com, and…
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The Perseids peak on Aug 12–13 and officially continue through Aug 23, so on Aug 20–21 you may still catch a few meteors, with rates around 10–20 per hour under darker skies when the Moon is about 8% illuminated on Aug 20 and 3% on Aug 21. The Kappa Cygnid shower peaks around Aug 18…
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On August 19, CAS Space launched the Lijian-1 (Kinetica-1) Y10 from Jiuquan, deploying seven satellites including ThumbSat-1 and ThumbSat-2 (~100 grams each) built in Mexico. The Lijian-1 is the eighth flight in the Kinetica-1 series and CAS Space says it can loft 50+ satellites per mission with launch costs below $10,000 per kilogram to orbit,…
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Xiaomi reported a 30.5% surge in Q2 2025 revenue driven by smartphone shipments, especially in Southeast Asia, and trimmed its annual shipment forecast to 175 million units from 180 million. Google unveiled the Pixel 10 smartphone lineup on August 20, 2025, with four models—Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL, and Pixel 10 Pro Fold—pre-orders…
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Business & Investment: AI Startups Score Massive Funding Breakthroughs in AI Research & Technology Major AI Product Launches & Updates Policy & Regulation: Governments Grapple with the AI Boom Ethics, Society & AI Controversies Conclusion: These past two days underscored that the AI revolution is touching every sphere – from startups raising fortunes to governments…
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Poco X6 Pro uses MediaTek Dimensity 8300-Ultra (4nm) with about 1,300,000 AnTuTu score and features a 6.67-inch AMOLED display at 1220×2712, 120Hz, and Dolby Vision. Realme Narzo 70x 5G uses MediaTek Dimensity 6100+ (6nm) with around 404,000 AnTuTu score, and a 6.72-inch IPS LCD display at 1080×2400 with 120Hz and up to 950 nits brightness.…
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Lenovo Tab Extreme features a 14.5-inch OLED display at 3000×1876 with 120Hz, a MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC, 12GB RAM, 256GB storage (plus microSD), a 12,300 mAh battery with 68W charging, and includes the Precision Pen 3 and a keyboard dock, launching in the US at $949. OnePlus Pad Pro (Pad 3) uses a 13.2-inch LCD…
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The Roborock Q8 Max and Eufy RoboVac X9 Pro both offer 5,500 Pa suction, while the Dreame L10s Ultra reaches 5,300 Pa. The Roborock Q8 Max uses a DuoRoller dual-brush system and, in tests, removed 100% of embedded pet hair from carpet, though its edge cleaning is not perfect. The Eufy RoboVac X9 Pro’s mopping…
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