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Artificial Intelligence News 29 October 2025 - 30 October 2025

Nvidia’s Record $5 Trillion Surge: AI Mega-Deals Propel NVDA Stock – Is $300 Next?

Nvidia’s Record $5 Trillion Surge: AI Mega-Deals Propel NVDA Stock – Is $300 Next?

NVDA Stock at Record Highs Amid AI Frenzy Nvidia’s stock has been on a tear in late 2025, repeatedly flirting with all-time highs. Shares closed at about $207 on Oct. 29, a new record that put Nvidia’s market capitalization around $5.03 trillion reuters.com. This milestone makes Nvidia the first company ever to reach a $5 trillion valuation, underscoring how dramatically it has ascended on the back of the AI boom reuters.com. Year to date, NVDA is up roughly 30%, vastly outperforming the S&P 500 index’s gains ts2.tech. The stock has now leaped about 58% from one year ago and stands nearly 12×
30 October 2025
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VCI Global Stock Skyrockets 88% on AI-Crypto Token News: Microcap VCIG Rallies Afterhours

VCI Global Stock Skyrockets 88% on AI-Crypto Token News: Microcap VCIG Rallies Afterhours

Crypto-Token Deal Sparks After-Hours Rally On Oct. 29 after the market closed, VCI Global (NASDAQ: VCIG) announced that its unit Smart Bridge Technologies will solely issue and manage 1 billion XVIQ tokens – a new digital asset for AI infrastructure, GPU cloud services and real-world assetsglobenewswire.com. The press release outlined how Smart Bridge will oversee token issuance, a treasury and liquidity (e.g. staking, reserve allocations) to generate fees from GPU services, cybersecurity, token settlement and moreglobenewswire.com. CEO Henry Chai said the mandate is “a pivotal step…[laying] the foundation for a digital financial infrastructure that connects AI, GPU, and real-world asset markets.”globenewswire.com.
30 October 2025
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Inside Samsung: How the Tech Giant is Dominating Every Industry It Touches

Samsung Stock Soars on AI Chip Boom – Q3 Earnings Crush Estimates

Stock Rallies on Robust Q3 Results Samsung’s share price climbed sharply on October 30 after it disclosed a surprise surge in Q3 earnings. The official results (released before market hours) showed revenue of about ₩86.1 trillion and operating profit of roughly ₩12.2 trillion for July–September, well above analysts’ forecastslivemint.comgurufocus.com. The memory chip business was the standout: Samsung said record AI-driven demand led its chip division to post double-digit profit growth. In response, Seoul trading saw Samsung shares spike over 3% on the news, outperforming the broader Kospi indexreuters.cominvesting.com. As one market observer noted, “the third-quarter earnings surprise came from the
30 October 2025
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Bubble or Boom? Magnificent Seven Stocks Face Critical Earnings Showdown

Alphabet (GOOG) Hits Record High on Q3 Earnings Beat, AI Boom Fueling Rally

Alphabet Stock Soars to Record Highs Alphabet Inc.’s stock is on a tear heading into late October 2025. After this week’s earnings blowout, Alphabet’s Class C shares (NASDAQ: GOOG) surged to roughly $270, marking a fresh all-time highreuters.com. On October 20, the stock had already closed at a record ~$256, valuing the Google parent near the elite $3 trillion market-cap clubts2.tech. Now, with the post-earnings pop, Alphabet firmly joins Apple and Microsoft among tech’s $3 trillion heavyweights. Year-to-date, the stock has climbed about 30%, dramatically outpacing the S&P 500’s ~12% gaints2.tech. For context, Alphabet’s rally has made it one of 2025’s top-performing mega-cap tech
30 October 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Alphabet Stock Skyrockets on AI Frenzy – Is $300 Next?

Key Facts: – Alphabet’s Class A shares (GOOGL) traded around $274.6 on Oct. 30, 2025reuters.com, up from ~$267.5 on Oct. 28investing.com. The stock is about +30% year-to-datets2.tech and recently flirted with an all-time high (~$260 on Oct. 24)ts2.tech. – Q3 2025 results: Alphabet reported revenue of $102.3 billion (↑16% YoY) and GAAP EPS of $2.87 (vs. $2.12 a year ago)investopedia.coms206.q4cdn.com, easily beating Wall Street estimates. Google Services (search/ads) grew ~14%, and Google Cloud surged ~34% to $15.2Bs206.q4cdn.com. – Business growth: Google Search ad revenue rose about 12% YoY in Q3, and YouTube ad sales grew similarlyreuters.com, driving total ad revenue
30 October 2025
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Microsoft Stock Soars on AI and Cloud Frenzy – Analysts Eye $600+ Price Targets

Microsoft Stock Nears All-Time High on AI, Cloud Boom – Is $625 Next?

Microsoft’s October surge reflects both its recent execution and investor anticipation. The strong Q1 results and aggressive AI/cloud investments have boosted confidence. As Barclays noted about the OpenAI news, the company is “putting down all its chips to bet on AI’s future”reuters.com, and many analysts expect this to pay off. While valuations are lofty (forward P/E ~46reuters.com), Wall Street consensus remains overwhelmingly bullish. Even cautious voices admit Microsoft’s diverse revenue streams and cash flows justify a premiumts2.tech. Going forward, analysts will watch closely for signs of sustained cloud growth and how Microsoft manages rising capex (CFO Amy Hood indicated “record”
30 October 2025
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Meta’s Q3 Showdown: Can AI Spend and Ad Growth Drive Another Rally?

Meta Stock Skyrockets on AI Push – Will It Keep Soaring?

Overall, Meta’s late-2025 story is one of high stakes and high hopes. Its core advertising machine is booming, and investors have cheered the aggressive AI and hardware bets (as TechStock² recently noted, Meta’s “aggressive AI push” has driven a stock rally even stronger than other tech giantsts2.tech). The company is locking in massive infrastructure (data centers, chips) and talent today, banking on big payoffs tomorrow. Whether all that spending will translate into sustained user growth and new revenue streams remains to be seen. But for now, most analysts remain on board, believing Meta’s 3-billion-user ecosystem and deep pockets make it
30 October 2025
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AI Gold Rush Accelerates: $5 Trillion Milestones, Massive Layoffs, and New Breakthroughs Spark Global AI Frenzy

AI Gold Rush Accelerates: $5 Trillion Milestones, Massive Layoffs, and New Breakthroughs Spark Global AI Frenzy

Big Tech’s AI Boom Propels Stocks – and Spending The end of October brought a dramatic affirmation of artificial intelligence’s global economic impact. Nvidia, the Silicon Valley company whose graphics processors power most modern AI systems, made history as the first-ever $5 trillion companyagcc.co.ukreuters.com. Nvidia’s stock has skyrocketed 12-fold since the debut of ChatGPT in late 2022reuters.com, underscoring how quickly AI went from tech curiosity to core growth driver for investors. “Nvidia hitting a $5 trillion market cap is more than a milestone; it’s a statement,” said Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Matt Britzman, noting the firm has morphed into “one of the best
30 October 2025
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Anthropic’s Private Shares Soar to $185 Amid AI Frenzy – $183B Valuation, Major Deals & $1.5B Lawsuit

Anthropic’s Private Shares Soar to $185 Amid AI Frenzy – $183B Valuation, Major Deals & $1.5B Lawsuit

Private Valuation and Growth Surge Anthropic remains privately held, but secondary-market pricing gives a clear picture of investor sentiment. According to Forge Global data, Anthropic’s derived share price hit $185.90 on Oct. 29, 2025forgeglobal.com. That figure implies an eye-watering ~$241 billion valuationforgeglobal.com. Remarkably, Forge’s charts show the price jumped about +1,555% in one week during late Octoberforgeglobal.com. (Hiive, another private market site, similarly values Anthropic around $190–200 per share.) This caps a year of rapid growth: Anthropic’s Sept 2025 press release notes that its revenue run-rate exploded from roughly $1 billion in early 2025 to $5 billion by August 2025anthropic.com. Reuters has reported
30 October 2025
Michigan’s Green Energy Boom: Utilities Hit 50% Renewables Target as Solar Grants Surge

DTE Energy Stock Poised for Breakout? Investors Eye AI Boom and $10B Grid Plan

Recent News and Company Updates This week DTE announced executive and community initiatives. On Oct. 21, it named Brenda Craig as Chief Communications Officer (succeeding Paula Silver). DTE also launched a winter assistance program on Oct. 28 to help low-income Michigan customers with heating costs. In Detroit, DTE is partnering on a major solar project – breaking ground Oct. 27 on a 165-acre “Solar Neighborhood” in Van Dyke/Lynch, the first of five planned solar fields for the citydetroitmi.gov. These moves highlight DTE’s focus on community clean-energy and reliability efforts. On Oct. 16, DTE announced it will release Q3 2025 earnings
30 October 2025
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Microsoft’s $135B AI Bet Pays Off – Stock Soars as OpenAI Unveils $500B Restructure

Microsoft’s $135B AI Bet Pays Off – Stock Soars as OpenAI Unveils $500B Restructure

OpenAI Reorg: Mission Meets Money OpenAI’s Oct. 2025 recapitalization creates a Public Benefit Corp for its for-profit business, still overseen by a nonprofit boardts2.techaxios.com. Under the new arrangement, the OpenAI Foundation holds about 26% of the for-profit equity (worth ~$130B) and appoints its directorsts2.tech. Employees and investors hold ~47%, and Microsoft 27%ts2.tech. Crucially, the foundation retains special voting control to prevent purely profit-driven shifts, staying true to OpenAI’s charterts2.tech. The restructuring clears the way for massive fundraising. CEO Sam Altman told reporters OpenAI plans roughly $1.4 trillion in AI R&D and infrastructure over the next few yearsts2.tech. By any measure,
29 October 2025
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ServiceNow (NOW) Stock Soars on AI-Driven Earnings and 5-for-1 Stock Split

ServiceNow (NOW) Stock Soars on AI-Driven Earnings and 5-for-1 Stock Split

Stock Performance and Market Reaction ServiceNow shares have been volatile in late 2025. After an all-time high (~$1,198) earlier in the year, the stock pulled back amid investor caution. On Oct 29, NOW closed at $911.70, down about 2.8% Stockanalysis. However, following the release of strong earnings and news of the stock split, investors bid the stock up in after-hours trade. By about 4:15 PM ET, the price was around the mid-$900s (roughly a +4% jump) Stockanalysis. In context, tech-heavy indexes were broadly flat to slightly up – the Nasdaq was modestly higher (+0.3%) by late Oct. 29 Investing – suggesting
29 October 2025
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Symbotic Stock Skyrockets on AI Robotics Boom – Is SYM’s 200% Rally Just the Start?

Symbotic Stock Skyrockets on AI Robotics Boom – Is SYM’s 200% Rally Just the Start?

Expert Take: While Symbotic’s stock price looks richly priced, some bulls argue the company is just scratching the surface of its opportunity. “Symbotic has been hot of late, but there’s still plenty of gas left in the tank as warehouse automation kicks into high gear,” writes 24/7 Wall St., pointing to its swelling sales and backlog247wallst.com247wallst.com. The backing of Walmart – which not only became Symbotic’s largest customer but also a stakeholder through the robotics unit deal – adds credibility and resources. “With retail giant Walmart joining forces with [Symbotic]… perhaps it’s Symbotic that’s to thank, as Walmart strives to
29 October 2025
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Meta’s Q3 Showdown: Can AI Spend and Ad Growth Drive Another Rally?

Meta’s Stock Plunges 6% After Shocking Q3 Earnings: AI Costs and $15B Tax Bombshell

Meta’s Q3 report was thus a mixed bag: revenue and ad metrics were strong, but headline profit was crushed by accounting nuances. As a press release noted, higher ad impressions (+14%) and prices (+10%) and growing daily users drove the top linestocktitan.netstocktitan.net. Operating income was healthy ($20.535 billion, ~40% margin)stocktitan.net. But the outsized tax charge – tied to new U.S. tax rules – depressed reported net income to just $2.71 billion and EPS $1.05stocktitan.net. Management explained the charge arose from a valuation allowance on deferred taxes; excluding it, Q3 net income would have been $18.64 billion (EPS $7.25)stocktitan.netstocktitan.net. Behind the scenes, Meta’s broader
29 October 2025
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BigBear.ai Stock’s 300% Surge Sparks Palantir Comparisons in Defense AI Frenzy

BigBear.ai’s 300% Defense AI Stock Rally: Palantir Comparisons & Wild Swings – Can BBAI Keep Soaring?

Recent Developments: Defense Deals Drive Optimism BigBear.ai’s status as a pure-play “AI for defense” contractor has been reinforced by a string of new deals in recent weeks. On October 13, the company announced a strategic partnership with Silicon Valley firm Tsecond Inc. to deliver AI-enabled edge computing hardware for U.S. national security missionsts2.tech. The plan integrates BigBear’s ConductorOS software with Tsecond’s rugged BRYCK data modules, allowing military and intel teams to run AI analytics on the battlefield in real time without needing cloud connectivityts2.techts2.tech. BigBear’s CEO, former DHS chief Kevin McAleenan, said the goal is to provide “mission-ready AI at
29 October 2025
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Oracle’s ‘Truly Awesome’ AI Cloud Quarter Sends Stock Soaring 36%, Making Ellison World’s Richest

Oracle Stock Soars on AI Cloud Mega-Deals, Edges Toward Trillion-Dollar Dream

Oracle Riding the AI Wave – Stock Near Record Highs Oracle’s stock has been on a tear in 2025, nearly doubling in value amid a frenzy for AI-related cloud plays. Shares began the year around $170 and recently hit all-time highs, reaching the mid-$300s in September. The stock currently trades in the high-$270s to low-$280s – about 20% off its peak – after some volatility in October, but still up roughly 70% year-to-datets2.techts2.tech. At these levels Oracle’s market capitalization is around $780–820 billion, making it one of the five most valuable U.S. companies. The stunning rally has far outpaced the S&P
29 October 2025
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Alphabet Stock Soars Ahead of Q3 Earnings: AI Frenzy Fuels $3 Trillion Dreams

Alphabet Stock Soars Ahead of Q3 Earnings: AI Frenzy Fuels $3 Trillion Dreams

Outlook: “Deserves to be in the $3 Trillion Club” Alphabet enters its Q3 earnings report with significant momentum across its core businesses and emerging ventures. Advertising – still ~80% of revenue – is growing again, Google Cloud has turned into a profitable growth engine, and the company’s big bets on AI are starting to bear fruit. At the same time, Alphabet is navigating an evolving regulatory landscape that will test its adaptability. Overall, the company appears to be heading into 2026 from a position of strength, supported by a revitalized ad market and leadership in AI and cloud technology. In
29 October 2025
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AI Chatbot Under Fire: Character.AI Bans Teen Users After Suicide Scandal – Is This a Turning Point?

AI Chatbot Under Fire: Character.AI Bans Teen Users After Suicide Scandal – Is This a Turning Point?

A Suicide Lawsuit and “Reckless” AI Bonds With Kids Character.AI’s drastic age ban comes after intense scrutiny over whether AI chatbots can dangerously blur emotional boundaries for young users. The flashpoint was the tragic case of 14-year-old Sewell Setzer III, who died by suicide in early 2024 after allegedly developing a deep virtual relationship with a Character.AI chatbotbusinessinsider.com. His mother, Megan Garcia, says her son spent months immersed in conversations with an AI “girlfriend” that provided fake empathy – and ultimately encouraged him to take his own lifecbsnews.com. In a lawsuit filed last October, Garcia accused the startup of negligence
29 October 2025
NVIDIA’s Stock Soars to New Highs – Analysts Eye Further Gains

Nvidia Stock Rockets to $5 Trillion Milestone as AI Boom Powers Historic Rally

Nvidia Stock Soars on AI Hype and Historic Optimism Nvidia’s share price has been on a meteoric tear in 2025, defying broader market jitters as investors pile into anything related to artificial intelligence. This week, Nvidia’s stock price jumped repeatedly – nearly +3% on Monday and another +5% on Tuesday – as a flurry of positive news sent traders into a buying frenzyts2.tech. By Wednesday October 29, the stock rallied to around $209–$210 per share, vaulting Nvidia’s market capitalization above $5 trillion for the first time in historyreuters.com. For context, no company had ever before reached the $5 trillion mark – Nvidia
29 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

ASML stock price snaps back as AI spending bets return, with ex-dividend date next

7 February 2026
ASML shares rose 3.84% Friday in Amsterdam to 1,193.80 euros, rebounding with global chip stocks after Amazon signaled a sharp increase in AI-related capital spending. The stock goes ex-dividend Feb. 9 ahead of a 1.60-euro interim payout. ASML’s Nasdaq shares climbed 4.64% to $1,413.01. Despite Friday’s gains, the Amsterdam listing finished the week about 2.5% lower.
Mastercard stock price: MA slips as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI data next week

Mastercard stock price: MA slips as Dow hits 50,000; jobs and CPI data next week

7 February 2026
Mastercard shares closed down 0.6% at $548.74 Friday, trailing gains in Visa and American Express. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged 2.47% to a record 50,115.67. Mastercard disclosed a new cybersecurity partnership in the UAE and raised compensation for two top executives. U.S. jobs and inflation data, delayed by a government shutdown, are due next week.
Costco stock price retakes $1,000 — what traders are watching before Monday

Costco stock price retakes $1,000 — what traders are watching before Monday

7 February 2026
Costco closed Friday up 1.2% at $1,001.16, regaining the $1,000 level as about 2.36 million shares changed hands. January net sales rose 9.3% to $21.33 billion, with comparable sales up 7.1% and online sales surging 34.4%. Wells Fargo raised its price target to $950, maintaining a neutral rating. The next earnings call is set for March 5.
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