In August 2022, SpaceX and T-Mobile announced a partnership to add Direct-to-Cell texting via Starlink satellites, enabling roaming coverage for remote areas using SpaceX’s constellation. SpaceX launched the first Direct-to-Cell–equipped Starlink satellites in early 2024, and by mid-2025 there were about 400 such satellites in orbit. On January 8, 2024, SpaceX successfully sent a text…
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On sol 4,608 in Gale Crater, Curiosity spotted a 5-cm wind-eroded rock nicknamed Paposo resembling coral. A NASA-led study published in the International Journal of Astrobiology suggests Titan’s methane/ethane lakes could assemble amphiphile membranes into bilayer vesicles, forming protocells without water. A global study of 700 rivers finds about 60% of river CO2 outgassing comes…
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On its 4,608th Martian sol, NASA’s Curiosity rover captured a 5-cm coral-shaped rock nicknamed Paposo in Gale Crater, suggesting ancient liquid water in Mars’ history. A global river study radiocarbon-dating CO2 from over 700 rivers found that about 60% of river-emitted carbon comes from ancient carbon stores. The same study estimates plants and soils may…
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Galaxy Z Fold6 features a 7.6-inch inner Dynamic AMOLED 2X display (≈1856×2160) and a 6.3-inch cover display (2316×904) with 120 Hz refresh and up to 2600 nits peak brightness on the main screen. Fold6 weighs 239 g, is 12.1 mm thick when folded, uses Gorilla Glass Victus 2 and Armor Aluminum, is IPX8 water resistant,…
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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip6 has a 6.7-inch main Dynamic AMOLED 2X display at 2640×1080 with 1–120 Hz and up to 2,600 nits peak brightness, plus a 3.4-inch 720×748 cover display at 60 Hz. Motorola Razr 50 Ultra (2025) features a 6.9-inch main LTPO OLED at 2640×1080 with 165 Hz and up to 3,000 nits, plus…
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The Narzo 70x leads display quality with a 6.72-inch IPS LCD, 1080×2400 resolution, 120Hz refresh, and up to 950 nits peak brightness. All three budget phones use a 5000mAh battery, but charging speeds differ: Galaxy A05 supports 25W fast charging, Redmi 13C supports 18W (with a 10W charger in the box), and Narzo 70x supports…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia cut its cash rate by 25 basis points to 3.6% on Tuesday, its third cut this year, with Governor Michele Bullock signaling further easing may be needed. China’s factory-gate prices fell 3.6% year on year in July while consumer prices were flat, underscoring deflationary pressures. U.S. markets were about 90%…
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The Perseids peak on August 12–13, 2025, as Earth passes through the densest part of Swift-Tuttle’s debris, with the official peak around 02:30–03:00 UTC on August 13. The Moon will be a bright waning gibbous at about 83–84% illumination during peak, severely reducing counts from the typical 50–100 meteors per hour to about 10–20 per…
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Space Climate & Environment Health & Medicine Technology & AI OpenAI Unleashes GPT-5: A major leap in artificial intelligence made headlines as OpenAI officially released GPT-5, the newest version of the AI model behind ChatGPT. Launched on Thursday and rolled out globally, GPT-5 is being touted as a significant upgrade in reasoning and expertise. The…
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Internet use rose from 2.9% in 2012 to about 32% by January 2024, with 686,200 users then and an estimated 723,000 by January 2025. Guinea-Bissau connected to the ACE submarine cable in November 2022 and established its first Internet Exchange Point in Bissau. 4G coverage reached about 68% of the population in 2023. There was…
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