Technology 2 August 2025 - 9 August 2025

Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock price climbs 2%, then slips after hours as AI-travel debate heats up
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Booking Holdings (BKNG) stock price climbs 2%, then slips after hours as AI-travel debate heats up

Booking Holdings shares closed up 2.1% at $4,250.26 Thursday before slipping 0.8% after hours. Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock, citing “agentic” AI as a key factor, and set a $5,500 target. Investors are watching a 25-for-1 stock split, with a March 6 record date and April 2 distribution. Trading volume more than doubled the 50-day average.
February 27, 2026
Metal-Organic Frameworks - MOFs
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Metal-Organic Frameworks (MOFs): Sponge-Like Crystals Poised to Transform Carbon Capture, Clean Energy and More

MOFs reach internal surface areas up to 7,000 m²/g, with nearly 90,000 structures created in two decades. CALF-20 captures about one ton of CO2 per day per cubic meter; ZnH-MFU-4l binds over 90% of CO2 from hot flue gas. MOF-303 enabled water harvesting in Death Valley, delivering up to 285 grams per kilogram daily. The EU MOST-H2 project screened 10,000 MOFs for hydrogen storage by 2025.
August 9, 2025
Autonomous Mobile Robot Revolution
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The Autonomous Mobile Robot Revolution: How AMRs Are Changing Industry and Society

Amazon uses thousands of Kiva-designed AMRs to move shelves in fulfillment centers. Starship Technologies’ sidewalk delivery robots completed over 8 million deliveries by early 2025. The global AMR market hit $4 billion in 2024, with double-digit growth forecast. U.S. state laws on delivery robots vary, with Georgia allowing up to 500 pounds at 4 mph.
August 9, 2025
The AI-Driven Revolution Saving Factories Millions
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Predictive Manufacturing: The AI-Driven Revolution Saving Factories Millions

BMW cut quality-related rework by 31% in one year using predictive analytics on assembly lines. Samsung reduced semiconductor yield variation by 35% with deep learning. By 2024, 86% of manufacturing facilities had adopted AI solutions, up from 26% in 2022. Foxconn and GM also reported major drops in failures and downtime after deploying predictive models.
August 8, 2025
Digital Twins How Virtual Replicas
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Digital Twins: How Virtual Replicas Are Transforming Our World in 2025

The global digital twin market is projected to reach $73.5 billion by 2027. Orlando completed an 800-square-mile digital twin in 2023, later recognized by Fast Company. Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk program used digital twins to cut assembly hours by 80%. In late 2024, the U.S. CHIPS Act awarded $285 million to establish a digital-twin institute for semiconductor manufacturing in North Carolina.
August 8, 2025
Energy Storage Revolution
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2025 Energy Storage Revolution: Breakthrough Batteries, Gravity Systems & Hydrogen Powering the Future

The IEA says global storage capacity must hit 1,500 GW by 2030, a 15-fold jump, with batteries making up 90%. Battery prices dropped about 20% in 2024, averaging $115/kWh, as global manufacturing capacity reached 3.1 TWh. Rongke Power completed the world’s largest flow battery in China, while Energy Vault and Highview Power launched large-scale gravity and liquid air storage projects.
August 8, 2025
AI accelerators
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Inside the $500‑Billion AI‑Chip Gold Rush: How Blackwell, Gaudi, Trainium & Friends Are Re‑Wiring the World in 2025

AMD CEO Lisa Su estimates the AI chip market will exceed $500 billion by 2028. NVIDIA’s Blackwell GPUs, AWS Trainium2, Intel Gaudi 3, and custom chips from Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Tesla are pushing performance and efficiency. MLPerf Training v5.0 shows Blackwell and Gaudi 3 leading benchmarks, with AMD’s MI350 debuting. Microsoft’s Maia 100 and Google’s TPU v5p highlight a shift to in-house AI silicon.
August 7, 2025
Energy Consumption in Data Centers
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Data Centers Are Power Hogs—These Technologies Are Finally Fixing That

AWS says its Graviton3 processors use 60% less energy than typical x86 cloud chips and now power over half of new AWS servers. Google’s TPUs deliver up to 30 times more performance per watt than GPUs for some AI tasks. Liquid cooling captures up to 80% of chip heat, with over half of new hyperscale servers expected to use it by 2027. MIT researchers cut AI job carbon footprints by up to 90% using smart scheduling tools.
August 7, 2025
ultraviolet lithography
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The Ultraviolet Revolution: Inside the Invisible $150M Machines Shaping the Future of Microchips

ASML remains the only supplier of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography machines, which cost $150–$180 million each and draw over 1 megawatt of power. TSMC and Samsung began commercial EUV chip production in 2019, with TSMC’s 7nm+ and Samsung’s 7LPP processes. ASML shipped its first High-NA EUV tool in 2025. Export controls prevent EUV sales to China; ASML’s 2024 China revenue was $7 billion, mainly from DUV tools.
August 7, 2025
Quantum Engineering
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Latest Breakthroughs in Quantum Engineering and What They Mean for Our Future

Google’s 70-qubit Willow chip completed a task in under five minutes that would take a top classical supercomputer 10 septillion years, demonstrating quantum advantage and exponential error reduction. Microsoft and UC Santa Barbara built the first topological qubits in the 8-qubit Majorana 1 processor. IBM now operates quantum chips with over 400 qubits and plans a 1,121-qubit chip. Northwestern engineers teleported quantum information over 30 km of live fiber.
August 7, 2025
Faster-Than-Light Communication
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Breaking the Universe’s Speed Limit: The Quest for Faster-Than-Light Communication

The speed of light in vacuum is 299,792 km/s, and relativity forbids information from exceeding it. In 2023, UK researchers proposed “Hyperwave” communication using warp bubbles for superluminal data transfer, but technical barriers persist. In July 2024, physicists argued tachyons could be consistent if future states affect the present, renewing debate over faster-than-light particles.
August 7, 2025
How to Create Your Own AI Bot - Full Guide with Current Trends, Tools, and Expert Advice
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How to Create Your Own AI Bot: Full Guide with Current Trends, Tools, and Expert Advice

A 2024 report found AI bots handle 65% of B2C communications, up 92% since 2019. By mid-2025, about 61% of U.S. adults had used an AI tool in the past six months, with 1.8 billion global users and 500–600 million daily users. LangChain became the fastest-growing open-source project on GitHub by mid-2023. The EU AI Act, expected in 2025, will require transparency and safety in AI-generated content.
August 6, 2025
The Gene Editing Revolution Transforming Medicine
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How CRISPR Is Curing the Incurable – The Gene Editing Revolution Transforming Medicine

Casgevy became the first CRISPR-based medicine approved for sickle cell disease in the UK and U.S. in late 2023. In June 2025, doctors used a custom CRISPR-Cas system to treat a baby with CPS1 deficiency in Philadelphia. Dozens of CRISPR therapies are in clinical trials worldwide, with Lyfgenia also approved. Doudna and Charpentier won the 2020 Nobel Prize for CRISPR.
August 6, 2025
How Global Companies Are Leading the Green Computing Revolution
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Eco-Tech Titans: How Global Companies Are Leading the Green Computing Revolution in 2025

Digital technology generates 2-4% of global carbon emissions, with projections reaching 14% by 2040 if trends continue. Data centers use up to 1.5% of the world’s electricity. Major tech firms including Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Apple, and others have set targets for net-zero emissions and increased renewable energy use, with several already powering operations with 100% renewable energy in multiple regions.
August 6, 2025
Inside the High-Stakes World of Global Semiconductor Production
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Trillion-Dollar Chip Wars: Inside the High-Stakes World of Global Semiconductor Production

Global semiconductor sales topped $600 billion in 2024, with TSMC holding 55% of the foundry market and Taiwan producing 92% of the world’s most advanced chips. ASML remains the only supplier of EUV lithography machines, each costing over $300 million. The 2021 chip shortage caused $210 billion in lost auto sales. U.S. and EU chip acts earmarked over $95 billion for domestic production.
August 6, 2025
AI Stock Frenzy: Tech Titans Soar as Palantir’s $1B Blowout and OpenAI’s $300B Buzz Fuel Rally
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AI Stock Frenzy: Tech Titans Soar as Palantir’s $1B Blowout and OpenAI’s $300B Buzz Fuel Rally

Palantir posted its first $1 billion quarter, up 48% year over year, and raised 2025 revenue guidance. OpenAI secured $8.3 billion at a $300 billion valuation, with 700 million weekly users and $12–13 billion run-rate revenue. Nvidia and AMD shares climbed on AI momentum, while the Nasdaq rose 2% and S&P 500 gained 1.5% on August 4. Treasury yields hovered near 4.19% amid expectations of Fed rate cuts.
August 5, 2025
Mind Over Machine: The Astonishing Rise of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)
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Mind Over Machine: The Astonishing Rise of Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs)

In May 2023, a wireless brain-spine interface enabled a paralyzed man to stand, walk, and climb stairs after 12 years, with effects stable for over a year. Since 2004, BCI trials have let paralyzed patients move cursors, control robotic arms, feel touch, and type by thought. Neuralink began human trials in 2023, implanting its device in five patients by mid-2025. Paradromics and UCSF also reported major milestones in 2023.
August 5, 2025
AI Stocks Frenzy: Big Tech Earnings, Billion-Dollar Deals & New AI Launches (Aug 3-4, 2025)
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AI Stocks Frenzy: Big Tech Earnings, Billion-Dollar Deals & New AI Launches (Aug 3-4, 2025)

Nvidia fell 2.3% and Alphabet dropped 1.4% Friday after a tariff-driven selloff, while the S&P 500 stayed near record highs, up about 6% for the year. Microsoft briefly crossed a $4 trillion market cap last week as its shares jumped 4%. Meta surged 11.3% in a day on an earnings surprise, adding $200 billion in value. 81% of S&P 500 companies reporting so far have beaten profit forecasts.
August 4, 2025
AI Stocks Skyrocket on Earnings and Deals – One Tech Giant Falters Amid Breakthroughs & New Rules
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AI Stocks Skyrocket on Earnings and Deals – One Tech Giant Falters Amid Breakthroughs & New Rules

Microsoft’s market cap topped $4 trillion after a strong quarter and plans for $30 billion in AI spending. Nvidia briefly hit a $4.4 trillion valuation, the first company to exceed $4 trillion. Meta forecast higher Q3 revenue and plans $66–$72 billion in AI investments, sending its stock up 11% after hours. Amazon’s AWS cloud growth lagged rivals, with margins at a multi-year low and shares down 7%.
August 3, 2025
AI Stocks Weekly: Earnings Surprises, Big Deals & Bold Predictions in Tech’s Hottest Sector
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AI Stocks Weekly: Earnings Surprises, Big Deals & Bold Predictions in Tech’s Hottest Sector

Microsoft’s Azure revenue jumped 39% year over year, beating forecasts and helping drive an 18% rise in overall revenue, but MSFT shares fell 1.8% on Aug. 1. Alphabet and Amazon both topped Q2 estimates, yet their stocks dropped 1.9% and 7% respectively. Meta stock rose 10% after strong profits and AI comments from Mark Zuckerberg. Apple’s Q3 was flat, with shares down 2.5% as it set an 18-month AI deadline.
August 2, 2025
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