On August 13, 2025, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs as the Dow jumped about 1.04% (over 460 points) with traders pricing in a 25-basis-point Fed rate cut by the September meeting. Bitcoin hit an all-time high above $124,000 on August 14, 2025, supported by rate-cut bets and pro-crypto policy moves. Bullish,…
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Celestron NexStar 8SE is an 8-inch Schmidt-Cassegrain with a 203 mm aperture, a 2032 mm focal length (f/10), and a GoTo motorized single-fork alt-azimuth mount. Apertura AD8 is an 8-inch Dobsonian (Newtonian) with about 1200 mm focal length (f/5.9) and a manual, rock-solid wooden alt-az mount. Unistellar eVscope 2 is a 4.5-inch (114 mm) f/3.9…
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Space & Astronomy Climate & Environment Medicine & Health Physics & Materials Science Technology & Innovation Sources: This report is based on science news and press releases from Aug. 11–12, 2025 (and surrounding dates) by reputable outlets and institutions, including Nature nature.com unr.edu, Scientific American scientificamerican.com, ScienceDaily sciencedaily.com sciencedaily.com, NASA science.nasa.gov, Reuters reuters.com, Euronews/AP euronews.com, university…
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OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7, 2025, but by August 11 users reported sluggish responses and a less personal feel, prompting Sam Altman to admit the rollout was bumpy and to keep GPT-4 available for paying users while fixes are rolled out. OpenAI released GPT-OSS models with 20 billion and 120 billion parameters, the first…
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FTTH/B fiber is the dominant fixed broadband in Slovakia, delivering up to 1 Gbps download and hundreds of Mbps upload, with typical latency 5–20 ms, and by 2022 about 66.8% of households were covered by FTTP, with gigabit targets by 2030. DSL remains in use where fiber is not available, offering ADSL up to 8–20…
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OpenAI launched GPT-5, touted as a significant step toward artificial general intelligence and now accessible to free ChatGPT users with usage limits, while being integrated into Microsoft Copilot. OpenAI released two open-weight models, gpt-oss-120b (117-billion parameters) and gpt-oss-20b (21B parameters), which can run on a single high-end GPU (~80 GB VRAM) or a laptop (~16…
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The absolute peak of Solar Cycle 25 is expected around July 2025, with about 115 sunspots mid-year. Noaa SWPC recorded a G2 geomagnetic storm on August 9, 2025, and issued G1–G2 watches on multiple days that month. Norway’s Tromsø (69°N), Alta, and the Svalbard archipelago (74–81°N) offer frequent auroras, with best viewing from late September…
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The Celestron NexStar 8SE is a 203 mm Schmidt-Cassegrain with a GoTo computerized fork mount and f/10 optics, delivering bright, detailed views but at a high price for beginners. The Sky-Watcher 8-inch Dobsonian is a 203 mm reflector on a manual alt-azimuth mount with f/6, offering a large light bucket at low cost but no…
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The Nasdaq Composite notched its 18th record closing high of 2025. OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7, billed as the “smartest, fastest, most useful” model, now available to 700 million ChatGPT users, with a target of a $500 billion valuation in secondary-share sales. Federal Reserve Vice Chair Michelle Bowman signaled three rate cuts likely by…
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Research Breakthroughs & New AI Technologies Business & Industry Updates Policy, Regulation & Geopolitical Developments Ethical Debates & Public Response New Consumer & Enterprise AI Tools Sources: The Guardian theguardian.com theguardian.com; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com; Associated Press apnews.com apnews.com; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com; WashingtonExec washingtonexec.com washingtonexec.com; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com; Reuters reuters.com reuters.com; The Guardian…
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