Two meteor showers—Southern Delta Aquariids and Alpha Capricornids—are near peak around July 30, 2025, with the best viewing on the nights of July 29–31 under dark skies. Southern Delta Aquariids originate from debris of comet 96P/Machholz and run roughly July 18–August 12, with ideal conditions producing about 15–20 meteors per hour. Alpha Capricornids peak around…
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SpaceX launched 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral, Florida at 11:37 p.m. EDT on July 29, 2025, and the Falcon 9 first stage landed on the drone ship “Just Read the Instructions,” marking the booster’s 26th flight and pushing Starlink to over 8,000 active satellites. SpaceX marked its 96th launch of 2025 on July 29,…
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Solar PV costs have fallen about 90% over the last decade. Modern home solar panels often exceed 20% efficiency, with typical residential systems of 5–10 kW. In the United States, over 4 million homes had solar panels by early 2024. Global rooftop PV adoption could reach about 100 million households by 2030. In the United…
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Estimates suggest up to 300 million jobs worldwide—about 25% of all work activities—could be disrupted by AI in the coming years. AI-resistant careers include healthcare roles such as registered nurses, nurse practitioners, mental health counselors, physician assistants, and paramedics, due to human empathy and clinical judgment. Skilled trades like plumbers, electricians, carpenters, HVAC technicians, and…
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Oura Ring 4 (2023) costs $349 plus $5.99/mo, offers about 6–8 days of battery life, and includes PPG heart rate, SpO2, and skin temperature sensors with best-in-class sleep and recovery tracking. Samsung Galaxy Ring (2024) is priced at $399 with no subscription, lasts ~5–7 days per charge, includes PPG heart rate, skin temperature, and accelerometer,…
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OpenAI released GPT-4o in May 2024 as a natively multimodal model that accepts text, audio, image, and video input and can generate text, audio, or images, delivering GPT-4-level performance at roughly 50% lower cost and faster speed. Google DeepMind Gemini, unveiled in December 2023, ships as Gemini 1.0 Ultra, Pro, and Nano and has exceeded…
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A boy in the United States with three years of chronic pain was diagnosed by an AI chatbot with spina bifida occulta, later confirmed by a specialist. Microsoft’s AI Diagnostic Orchestrator (MAI-DxO) achieved an 85% correct diagnosis rate on nearly 300 challenging NEJM case studies, compared with 20% for 21 experienced physicians, while ordering 20%…
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SpaceX conducted two Falcon 9 Starlink launches within 24 hours (July 26 from Florida and July 27 from California), marking SpaceX’s 92nd mission of 2025, with the first booster flying 22nd time and the second booster 19th flight, and both droneship landings bringing the total to 480 recoveries. A rare global Starlink outage on July…
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Stay tuned as we break down the biggest global tech stories (excluding AI) that unfolded over the past two days, organized by category for easy scanning. Consumer Electronics Cybersecurity Semiconductors Space Tech Telecom Automotive Tech Green Tech Policy/Regulatory Changes Sources: The roundup above is compiled from reputable outlets including Reuters, The Verge, and official statements.…
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The White House released America’s AI Action Plan on July 23, 2025, detailing 90+ federal initiatives across three pillars: accelerating innovation, building AI infrastructure, and strengthening global partnerships. On July 29, 2025, a group of Senate Democrats including Chris Coons, Mark Warner, Chuck Schumer, Jack Reed, and Elizabeth Warren warned that resuming sales of advanced…
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