Breakthroughs in Biotech & Pharma Big Deals & Industry Moves Regulatory & Health Policy Updates Public Health Developments Noteworthy Medical Research Healthcare Technology & Innovation Sources: Original news reports, press releases and scientific publications from Aug 14–15, 2025 fda.gov fiercebiotech.com fiercepharma.com paho.org fiercebiotech.com, as cited above. Each development is attributed to reputable sources including FDA…
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Bridgewater Associates more than doubled its Nvidia stake and added to Alphabet and Microsoft holdings in Q2, underscoring conviction that AI mega-caps will drive market gains. On August 14, Oracle and Alphabet’s Google Cloud announced a deal to offer Google’s Gemini generative AI models through Oracle Cloud and to integrate Vertex AI, letting Oracle customers…
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From Moon mission hardware milestones to breakthroughs in medicine and AI, the past two days have delivered a whirlwind of scientific advances. Here’s a comprehensive roundup of the major science news across space, health, tech, environment, and more – complete with expert insights and links to original sources. Space and Astronomy Medicine and Health Artificial…
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The Perseid meteor shower peaked on August 12–13, 2025, and on August 15–16 the Moon is in last quarter, about half-lit and rising late, providing darker evening skies. The Perseids remain active through August 23, 2025, with expert estimates of about 15 meteors per hour under moonlit conditions, meaning only roughly 10–20% of the usual…
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On Aug. 14, 2025, SpaceX launched two Falcon 9 missions 12 hours apart, first from Vandenberg with 24 Starlink satellites and then from Cape Canaveral with 28 Starlink satellites, with deployments confirmed and boosters recovered at sea (one on its 10th flight). These back-to-back flights brought SpaceX’s 2025 Falcon 9 count to 99 and pushed…
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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…
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Insta360’s Antigravity A1 is a 249 g quadcopter with dual-lens 360° cameras that shoot 8K/30fps spherical video and stitch in real time to produce an “invisible drone” effect. The A1 uses digital stabilization with no gimbal and lets you “fly first, frame later” using the FreeMotion control system with Antigravity goggles and a one-handed Grip…
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Joby S4 is a five-seat eVTOL with a fixed wing and six tilting propellers (four on the wing and two on a V-shaped tail), about 21 ft long with a 39 ft wingspan, capable of cruising up to 200 mph and achieving a usable range of roughly 100 miles. The S4 uses six independent motors…
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