The GeForce RTX 5090, on the Blackwell architecture, features 92 billion transistors, about 21,760 CUDA cores, 32 GB of GDDR7 on a 512-bit memory bus, and an estimated 450 W TBP. DLSS 4 introduces Multi-Frame Generation that can create up to three interpolated frames per rendered frame, plus Frame Generation and Frame Warp, with Nvidia…
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Peak illumination occurs on Saturday, August 9, 2025 at 3:55 a.m. EDT (07:55 GMT), with the Moon opposite the Sun in Capricornus near Deneb Algedi and fully illuminated toward Earth. The full Moon will be visible for two nights, rising near sunset on August 8 and August 9, with New York City at about 8:03…
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Xiaomi 15 Ultra, 15, and 14T Pro all use OLED displays, with the Ultra offering a 6.73-inch LTPO panel at 3200×1440 with 1–120Hz, the 15 at 6.36 inches and 2670×1200 with up to 120Hz, and the 14T Pro at 6.67 inches, 2712×1220, 144Hz and up to 4000 nits peak brightness. Xiaomi 15 Ultra and Xiaomi…
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Nasdaq Composite reached a record high for the second consecutive day on Friday, August 8, 2025, led by Apple and other tech shares. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% and the Dow Jones rose 0.5% on Friday, August 8, 2025, with Nasdaq up 3.9% for the week. The pan-European STOXX 600 climbed 0.2% on Friday and…
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Sony raised its annual profit forecast 4% to ¥1.33 trillion ($9 billion) on tariff relief and strong PlayStation demand, with tariff impact now expected at ¥70 billion, down from ¥100 billion. Sony’s PlayStation division sold 2.5 million PS5 consoles in Q1, up 4%, helping gaming profits double on software and network services. SMIC reported Q2…
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OpenAI released GPT-5 on Aug 8, 2025, the first major upgrade to ChatGPT in over two years, with 700 million weekly users and reinforced safety guardrails. Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.1 on Aug 5, 2025, improving software engineering accuracy to 74.5% on its coding benchmark (from 72.5%) and making the model available via API, GitHub…
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Iridium 9575 Extreme, launched in 2011, is Iridium’s rugged flagship with MIL-STD-810F shock/vibration and IP65 protection plus built-in GPS and a one-touch SOS button. The 9575 measures about 14 × 6 × 2.7 cm and weighs roughly 247 g, and is described as smaller and lighter than the Iridium 9555. Battery life for the 9575…
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As of early 2025, Sri Lanka has 29.3 million mobile subscriptions, exceeding its population. SLT’s national fiber backbone spans about 45,000 km. By mid-2022, SLT had infrastructure for 1 million fiber connections, with about 500,000 households connected, and aimed to reach 2 million by end-2023. 4G LTE coverage is essentially 100% of the population as…
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The Galaxy S25 Ultra features a 6.9-inch 3120×1440 OLED, a 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, and up to 3000 nits peak brightness. The iPhone 17 Pro Max is expected to keep a 6.7-inch OLED display with ProMotion 120Hz and may introduce a rumored anti-reflective nano-texture coating. The Google Pixel 10 Pro is anticipated to land around…
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On Aug 7, 2025, Dow Jones fell 0.5%, the S&P 500 fell 0.1%, the Nasdaq rose 0.3% to a record high, as Eli Lilly dropped 14% on weak weight-loss drug data. On Aug 7, 2025, the United States imposed about 100% tariffs on imported chips and electronics, with carve-outs for companies that manufacture in the…
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