Industry Updates News 12 August 2025

Eurostar’s €2B Train Order: 50 New Double-Deck TGVs to Revolutionize European Rail

Eurostar’s Growth Strategy and New Routes Europe’s rail giants see strong demand. Eurostar CEO Gwendoline Cazenave noted that “customers want to go further by rail than ever” and that the new trains

22 October 2025

LendingTree CEO Dies in Tragic ATV Crash – Fintech World in Shock

Founder & CEO Doug Lebda (age 55) died Sunday Oct. 12, 2025 in an all-terrain vehicle accident businessinsider.com. Law enforcement responded to a missing-person report around 7:30 PM and found Lebda dead

14 October 2025

Business News · Fintech · Industry Updates · Leadership · NASDAQ:TREE · Tragedy

Xbox Game Pass Just Changed Everything: 50% Price Hike, New Plans, and 75+ Day-One Games

Overhauled Tiers and Pricing On Oct. 1, 2025, Microsoft announced a major overhaul of Xbox Game Pass news.xbox.com. The old Core plan is now Game Pass Essential ($9.99/mo) and Standard becomes Game

1 October 2025

Game Pass · Gaming News · Industry Updates · NASDAQ:MSFT · New Releases · Xbox

Ghost of Yōtei Review Bombshell: Is PlayStation’s New Samurai Epic a Masterpiece—or Just More of the Same?

Ghost of Yōtei Release Date CONFIRMED – Atsu’s Revenge Lands in October 2025

Release Date & Global Launch Times Sony and developer Sucker Punch officially announced in April 2025 that Ghost of Yōtei hits PS5 on October 2, 2025 blog.playstation.com. As GamesHub notes, that means

1 October 2025

Action Adventure · Game Releases · Gaming News · Industry Updates · NYSE:SNE · Upcoming Games

Space Sector Frenzy: Launch Scrubs, Surprise Liftoffs & Bold Cosmic Moves Rock Sept 8–9, 2025

Key Facts Rapid-Fire Launches: SpaceX and China Keep Up the Pace SpaceX’s busy week. Elon Musk’s SpaceX saw a flurry of launch activity and a bit of suspense. On Monday Sept. 8,

9 September 2025

Aerospace · Industry Updates · NYSE:BA · Rocket Launches · Science News · Space · Space Exploration

Global Tech News Roundup (Sept 3–4, 2025): Fines, Launches & Big Tech Moves

Google Dodges Antitrust Breakup, Shares Soar Alphabet, Google’s parent company, won a major reprieve in its landmark U.S. antitrust case. On Sept 2, Judge Amit Mehta ruled against breaking up Google, allowing it

4 September 2025

Big Tech · Global Tech · Industry Updates · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:NET · NYSE:HPE · NYSE:JPM · Product Launches · Technology News

AI’s Weekend Whirlwind: Global Crackdowns, Tech Giants’ Bold Moves & Market Shocks

Global Policy & Regulation: AI Under the Microscope China Enforces Sweeping AI Content Labels On September 1, China’s ambitious new “Regulations on the Identification of AI-Generated Content” came into force, marking one

1 September 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Global Trends · Industry Updates · Market Analysis · Tech News

Space Force’s Secret Launch, Pixel 10 Surprise & EV Shake-Up – Top Tech News (Aug 20–21, 2025)

On Aug. 21, SpaceX will launch the U.S. Space Force’s X-37B spaceplane (OTV-8) on the USSF-36 mission from Kennedy Space Center, after seven prior clandestine flights since 2010 and with tests including

21 August 2025

Electric Vehicles · Industry Updates · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:RKLB · Pixel 10 · Space · Space Force · Tech News

Biotech Breakthroughs, Pharma Power Moves & Health Shocks: News Roundup (Aug 18–19, 2025)

Biotech Sector – Big Deals, Funding, and FDA Drama Pharma & Drug Development – Approvals, Showdowns, and Safety Signals Medical & Clinical Updates – Guidelines and Safety Notices Public Health & Policy

19 August 2025

Biotechnology · Healthcare · Industry Updates · Medical News · NASDAQ:ADAP · NASDAQ:ADPT · Pharmaceuticals

Shocking Breaches, Bold Bets & Gadget Breakthroughs: Global Tech Roundup (Aug 18-19, 2025)

SoftBank’s $2 billion investment in Intel on August 18, 2025 injects new equity while SoftBank becomes a top investor without a board seat or chip-purchase commitments. Bloomberg reported on August 18, 2025

19 August 2025

Breakthroughs · Gadgets · Global Trends · Industry Updates · Tech News

AI Breakthroughs, Backlash & Bold Moves: Global AI News Roundup (Aug 16–17, 2025)

OpenAI released GPT-5 and rolled it out to all 700 million ChatGPT users, with Sam Altman describing it as the first mainline model that feels like a PhD‑level expert and capable of

17 August 2025

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AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bets & Backlash – The Global AI News Roundup (Aug 11–12, 2025)

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

12 August 2025

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Industry Updates News 12 August 2025 - 22 October 2025