Summary: Tesla’s Optimus Gen 3 humanoid robot is a human-sized machine packed with advanced AI and dexterous mechanics, aiming to automate tedious labor. Standing about 5’8” tall and 125 pounds, it carries up to 20 kg (45 lbs) and walks ~5 mph standardbots.com. Its latest iterations feature ultra-articulated hands (22 degrees of freedom) for human-like…
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Key Facts Consumer Electronics & Gadgets Google’s Pixel 10 Phones Launch: Google capped off August with the 10th-generation Pixel smartphone lineup, introduced at its August 20 Made by Google showcase in New York ts2.tech. The Pixel 10, 10 Pro, 10 Pro XL and a second-gen Pixel Fold were revealed, all running Google’s new Tensor G5 chip ts2.tech.…
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Corporate Announcements and Industry Moves Meta’s AI Strategy – Build, Buy, or Partner Meta Platforms pursued multiple routes to boost its AI offerings. It signed a deal to license Midjourney’s image-generation technology to enhance Meta’s products, and internally its new Superintelligence Labs team has even discussed using rival models from Google or OpenAI to power…
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Key Facts Business and Industry Developments Meta’s AI strategy – build, buy, or partner: Meta Platforms pursued a multi-pronged approach to AI. It signed a deal to license Midjourney’s image-generation technology, integrating the startup’s “aesthetic” imaging tools into Meta’s future products reuters.com reuters.com. At the same time, Meta’s new Superintelligence Labs team has explored partnerships…
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Introduction Uganda’s internet landscape is a mix of rapid growth and persistent gaps. Over the past decade, the country has seen a boom in mobile phone usage and internet services, yet a majority of Ugandans remain offline due to infrastructure shortfalls, high costs, and socio-economic barriers. This report provides an in-depth look at the state…
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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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Meta inked a six-year cloud deal worth over $10 billion with Google to power its AI push, as Meta raised its 2025 capital expenditure forecast to $66–72 billion and moved to offload $2 billion in data-center assets. Nvidia unveiled a GeForce NOW upgrade to run the Blackwell RTX 5080-class GPUs, enabling 5K at 120 fps…
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By mid-2024, Spain’s fiber broadband coverage reached 95.2% of the population, well above the EU average. Telefónica’s Movistar completed the copper switch-off in May 2025, with the last copper exchanges closed and fiber replacing copper nationwide. Movistar’s fixed fiber network reaches about 31 million premises. Fiber accounts for about 89.3% of fixed broadband subscriptions (16.6…
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Regulatory Announcements: Approvals & Rejections Clinical Trial Breakthroughs & Research Highlights Industry Deals, Mergers & Investments Public Health Policy & Governance Updates Emerging Diseases & Vaccine News This comprehensive roundup highlights the fast-moving developments in biotech, pharma, and health over the past 48 hours. From life-saving drugs and high-stakes deals to public health challenges, the…
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SpaceX’s 33rd Cargo Dragon mission (CRS-33) launched from Cape Canaveral at 2:45 a.m. EDT on Aug. 24, 2025, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and a trunk-mounted boost module to raise the ISS orbit. The Dragon’s trunk contains an independent propulsion system with two Draco engines to perform orbit-raising burns starting in September 2025…
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