Key Facts Market Overview: Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins Rally (With Caution) Bitcoin (BTC) saw choppy trading on August 27, 2025, dipping under $110,000 before recovering above $111,000 by day’s end, as shown in the intraday price chart above nasdaq.com. After a volatile start to the week, Bitcoin (BTC) regained ground to trade around $112K–$113K by…
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Key Facts Space and Astronomy August 27–28 delivered big news from the cosmos. Astronomers witnessed a planet in the making for the first time: using ESO’s Very Large Telescope, a team directly imaged WISPIT 2b, a gas giant forming within the dusty rings of a young star sci.news sci.news. The newborn planet, about five times Jupiter’s…
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SpaceX Launches & Reusability Milestones On Aug. 27 SpaceX’s Falcon 9 lifted off from Cape Canaveral carrying 28 Starlink V2 Mini satellites, and its first-stage booster (B1095) successfully returned to SpaceX’s droneship in the Atlantic. Spaceflight reports confirm this landing marks the company’s 400th ocean recovery of a Falcon first stage space.com space.com. The booster had…
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Consumer Electronics: Big Batteries and Flagship Phones Smartphone makers are pushing limits. Realme unveiled a teaser for an Aug 27 event: a concept phone with a 15,000mAh battery – far above today’s norm gadgets360.com. The company claims this battery (using its ultra-high silicon-content anode) can power 50 hours of video playback (over five days’ use)…
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Key Facts Next-Gen Refresh: What’s New in 2025 The Audioengine A2+ has been around in one form or another since 2013 (and traces its lineage to the original Audioengine 2 from 2007). The 2025 edition brings the most significant updates in years, modernizing this beloved desktop speaker while retaining its classic look. In January 2025,…
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Major Developments in DeFi, NFT & Gaming DeFi momentum builds: The decentralized finance sector saw moderate growth during August’s last week, buoyed by climbing crypto prices. Total value locked in DeFi protocols rose about 3.3% to roughly $149.2 billion ts2.tech. Liquid staking leader Lido Finance led the pack with over $38.1B in assets staked ts2.tech,…
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Space: Starship’s Milestone and Asteroid Secrets SpaceX’s Starship rocket finally broke its streak of setbacks with a successful integrated test flight on August 26. The 120-meter behemoth lifted off from Starbase, Texas and reached space on its 10th test, deploying eight dummy Starlink satellites from its new “Pez dispenser” mechanism reuters.com. It then survived a…
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Key Facts Market Availability and Pricing Creative clearly intended the Pebble Nova to bridge the gap between cheap PC speakers and true bookshelf speakers, and this is reflected in its pricing and market position. With an MSRP of $279.99 in the U.S. techradar.com (and roughly £239.99 in the UK/AU$499.95 in Australia), the Nova costs several…
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Key Facts Availability and Pricing The Audioengine A2+ (Matte Green) is available as of 2025, but in extremely limited supply. Audioengine designated this color as its “2025 Color of the Year” and produced only a one-time batch gearpatrol.com gearpatrol.com. According to the company, Matte Green units are being sold directly on Audioengine’s website and through…
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Key Facts Features and Specifications of the ATH-CKS50TW2 Audio-Technica’s ATH-CKS50TW2 is a next-generation “Solid Bass” true wireless model laser-focused on endurance without skimping on modern features. Its headline feature is the class-leading battery performance – up to 25 hours of continuous playback (with ANC off) per charge, plus 40 additional hours via the charging case…
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