Finance & Markets Technology & Telecom Energy & Commodities Retail & Consumer Real Estate & Property Automotive & Transportation Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals Sources: Key stories were drawn from Reuters unless otherwise noted. Reuters provided detailed reporting on financial markets reuters.com reuters.com, corporate deals reuters.com reuters.com, energy prices reuters.com reuters.com, retail shifts reuters.com reuters.com, property sector…
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United States: Moon Missions, Mega-Constellations & Scientific Milestones Europe: Weather Satellite Success & Space Safety Initiatives Asia: Ambitious Launches, New Satellites & Spaceflight Firsts Space Security & Policy: The Final Frontier Turns Battleground Sources: NASA News Releases and Blogs nasa.gov nasa.gov nasa.gov; Spaceflight Now spaceflightnow.com; Reuters reuters.com; Gizmodo gizmodo.com gizmodo.com; NDTV ndtv.com ndtv.com; Times of…
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SoftBank’s $2 billion investment in Intel on August 18, 2025 injects new equity while SoftBank becomes a top investor without a board seat or chip-purchase commitments. Bloomberg reported on August 18, 2025 that Shein is considering relocating its headquarters from Singapore to mainland China to smooth a Hong Kong IPO, with a potential tens-of-billions valuation.…
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Arm Holdings hired Amazon AI chip engineer Rami Sinno to lead its plan to design in-house AI chips and chiplets. SoftBank took a $2 billion stake in Intel and also backed a $30 billion OpenAI investment, plus funded the Stargate AI data center project in Ohio with Foxconn. OpenAI launched ChatGPT Go in India at…
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The White House is reportedly weighing a plan to take a 10% ownership stake in Intel by converting up to $10 billion of CHIPS Act grants into equity. The proposed 10% stake would be worth roughly $10-11 billion at current valuations. Intel was awarded about $10.9 billion under the CHIPS and Science Act for new…
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Pixel 5a (2021) runs the Snapdragon 765G, 6 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, a 4680 mAh battery, 18 W charging, and IP67 water resistance. Pixel 6a (2022) uses Google Tensor Gen 1, 6 GB RAM, 128 GB storage, a 4410 mAh battery, a 6.1″ OLED at 1080p60, and IP67 with no microSD or 3.5 mm…
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The Fujifilm GFX100 II uses a 102 MP backside‑illuminated CMOS II HS sensor (43.8×32.9 mm) with native ISO 80 and twice the readout speed of the 50 MP chip. It runs on the X-Processor 5 and delivers up to 8 fps continuous shooting with the mechanical shutter, versus about 3 fps on the GFX50S II…
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The Motorola Razr Ultra (2025) features a 7.0-inch main OLED display with 2992×1224 resolution, 120Hz refresh (165Hz in Game Mode), Dolby Vision HDR, and up to 3000 nits peak brightness. It also has a 4.0-inch external cover display (1272×1080) that runs full Android apps at up to 165Hz. The Razr Ultra uses a titanium-reinforced hinge,…
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The Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 launched in 2025 with 30 hours of battery life using ANC and redesigned 40mm bio-cellulose drivers. At launch the Px7 S3 was priced £399 in the UK, around $449 in the US, and roughly €450–€499 in Europe. Sony WH-1000XM6 was released in May 2025, priced about $449/£400/€450, and delivered…
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New Drug Approvals & Clinical Trial Results Mergers, Acquisitions & Partnerships (No other major M&A deals were announced during Aug 17–18, but this Lilly-Superluminal alliance highlights the continued investment in AI-driven R&D.) Regulatory & Policy Updates Public Health & Epidemiology (No major new COVID-19 variant or pandemic threat emerged over the weekend, but health officials…
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