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Six Planets to Align on August 10: Rare Pre-Dawn Sky Show You Can’t Miss

Skywatchers around the world are in for a rare treat this August 10, 2025, as six planets—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will appear lined up across the early morning sky. Four of them—Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn—will be bright enough to be seen with the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune will require binoculars

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Perseids Meteor Shower 2025 Peak: Date, Time, Viewing Tips, and Moonlight Challenges

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The Perseids meteor shower, often called one of the most spectacular sky events of the year, will peak on August 12–13, 2025. For viewers in North America, the prime time will be early Wednesday morning, according to the American Meteor Society (AMS). However, this year’s peak coincides with a waning gibbous moon that will be

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Elon Musk Claims Grok 4 Beats GPT-5; Promises ‘Crushingly Good’ Grok 5 by Year-End

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Elon Musk has reignited the AI rivalry by claiming that Grok 4 Heavy, the flagship model from his company xAI, had already outperformed OpenAI’s newly launched GPT-5 — two weeks before its official debut. “Bottom line though: Grok 4 Heavy was smarter 2 weeks ago than GPT-5 is now and G4H is already a

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ChatGPT-5 Launch: OpenAI’s Most Advanced AI Yet as Elon Musk Warns It Could ‘Eat Microsoft Alive’

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OpenAI has officially launched ChatGPT-5, its most advanced AI chatbot yet, delivering faster responses, sharper reasoning, and an even more intuitive user experience. Built on the GPT-4o (omni) architecture, GPT-5 offers real-time multimodal capabilities, enabling it to process and respond to voice, images, and live conversations with higher accuracy. What’s New in ChatGPT-5? The new

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Mo Gawdat Warns of AI-Driven Job Losses and Mental Health Crisis

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The rise of generative AI is set to disrupt the global workforce in a way never seen before, warns Mo Gawdat, former Chief Business Officer at Google. Speaking on the ‘Diary of a CEO’ podcast, Gawdat predicted that AI could render software engineers, CEOs, and even podcasters obsolete by as early as 2027 — a

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Meet the 20-Year-Old Behind the Free Republic of Verdis: A Micronation in Europe’s No-Man’s-Land

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In an unusual geopolitical twist, a 20-year-old Australian man, Daniel Jackson, has proclaimed himself the president of a self-declared nation called the Free Republic of Verdis—a micronation situated in an unclaimed patch of land between Croatia and Serbia. The 125-acre territory, known as “pocket three,” lies in a legal no-man’s-land along the Danube River. Owing

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Jabalpur Strikes Gold! 3.35 Lakh Tonnes Discovered in Landmark Geological Survey

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In a groundbreaking discovery, geologists have confirmed the presence of extensive gold deposits beneath the surface of Jabalpur district, Madhya Pradesh, potentially transforming the region into one of India’s richest mineral hubs. The discovery was made in the Mahangwa Kewalri area of Sihora tehsil, already recognized for its iron and manganese resources. According to

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Uttarakhand Flash Flood Tragedy: Kheer Ganga Swells After Cloudburst, Over 150 Rescued

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In a tragic turn of events, torrential rains and two powerful cloudbursts unleashed catastrophic flash floods in Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand, on Tuesday afternoon (August 5, 2025). The disaster struck the Kheer Ganga river catchment, swallowing parts of Dharali village and lower Harsil region, leaving at least four confirmed dead, with over 50 feared missing, including

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Chikungunya Outbreak in China Raises Global Alarm: Could It Spread to India?

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Over 7,000 cases of chikungunya, a mosquito-borne viral infection, have been reported across China’s Guangdong province since July 2025. The outbreak has raised concerns among global health authorities, with measures being implemented similar to those seen during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. The city of Foshan is the most severely affected, where

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“Gillbert” the Robo-Fish: Student’s Microplastic-Eating Marvel Set to Revolutionize Water Cleanup

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In an innovative leap toward environmental sustainability, a chemistry student from the University of Surrey, UK, has developed a robot fish named “Gillbert” that actively eats microplastics from rivers and lakes. The invention is part of a growing wave of biomimetic robotics, where machines are designed to mimic nature’s forms and functions. Gillbert was created

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