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NASDAQ:META 16 August 2025 - 26 August 2025

Halliday Smart Glasses Are Here – Invisible Display & AI to Challenge Apple and Meta

Halliday Smart Glasses Are Here – Invisible Display & AI to Challenge Apple and Meta

Halliday launched smart glasses at CES 2025 featuring a hidden “DigiWindow” projector that beams a private 3.5-inch display into the wearer’s right eye. The glasses weigh 30–35 grams, offer up to 12 hours of battery life, and omit a camera for privacy. A built-in AI assistant provides real-time translation, meeting transcription, and proactive information. Priced at $400–$489, the device began shipping to backers in March.
26 August 2025
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AI Storm: $10B Cloud Deals, Biotech Breakthroughs & Backlash (Aug 25–26, 2025 AI News Roundup)

AI Storm: $10B Cloud Deals, Biotech Breakthroughs & Backlash (Aug 25–26, 2025 AI News Roundup)

Meta signed a six-year, $10 billion cloud deal with Google and raised its 2025 capital spending forecast to up to $72 billion, while moving to sell $2 billion in data-center assets. Nvidia announced GeForce NOW upgrades with Blackwell RTX 5080-class GPUs at Gamescom. OpenAI will open its first international office in New Delhi in 2025 and launched its cheapest ChatGPT plan in India at $4.60 per month.
26 August 2025
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AI Stock Whiplash: Nvidia’s $4 Trillion Test, Intel’s Shocking Deal & a Global Tech Rollercoaster

AI Stock Whiplash: Nvidia’s $4 Trillion Test, Intel’s Shocking Deal & a Global Tech Rollercoaster

Nasdaq Composite fell nearly 0.7% mid-week, with the S&P 500 tech sector down about 2.5% as investors rotated out of AI-driven stocks. Nvidia, now valued at $4 trillion, faces expectations of a 48% EPS jump on $45.9 billion revenue for fiscal Q2. Options markets anticipate a 6% post-earnings swing in Nvidia shares. The U.S. will buy a 9.9% Intel stake for $8.9 billion, funded by CHIPS Act grants.
25 August 2025
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Global Tech Tsunami: Gadget Surprises, Rocket Milestones & Chip Shake-Ups (Aug 24–25, 2025)

Global Tech Tsunami: Gadget Surprises, Rocket Milestones & Chip Shake-Ups (Aug 24–25, 2025)

Google launched the Pixel 10 series in New York, pricing the base model at $799 with a telephoto lens and the foldable Pixel 10 Pro at $1,799, holding prices steady despite tariff concerns. Spotify will raise Premium to €11.99 in many markets next month. The FTC warned Apple, Meta, and X that following European or UK digital laws could threaten U.S. data privacy or free speech. DaVita’s July ransomware attack exposed 2.7 million patients’ data.
25 August 2025
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AI Mega-Deals, Breakthroughs & Backlash – August 24–25, 2025 News Roundup

AI Mega-Deals, Breakthroughs & Backlash – August 24–25, 2025 News Roundup

Meta and Google signed a six-year cloud deal worth over $10 billion, making Google the backend for Meta’s AI projects. The White House committed $9 billion for a roughly 10% stake in Intel to boost U.S. AI chip production. Nvidia will launch a GeForce NOW upgrade with Blackwell GPUs in September, offering 5K at 120fps. OpenAI plans to open its first India office as ChatGPT usage surges there.
25 August 2025
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AI Stock Shake-Up: Tech Selloff, $10B Cloud Deal & Intel’s $9B Lifeline (Aug 23–24, 2025)

AI Stock Shake-Up: Tech Selloff, $10B Cloud Deal & Intel’s $9B Lifeline (Aug 23–24, 2025)

Nvidia became the first $4 trillion company last month after a 1,400% rally since late 2022, but shares fell over 3% this week as the Nasdaq slid more than 2%. Palantir dropped nearly 10% after recent gains, while Analog Devices rose 4% on strong AI-chip demand. Meta committed over $10 billion to Google Cloud for AI. The U.S. will invest $8.9 billion in Intel, taking a 9.9% stake at a discount.
24 August 2025
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AI Breakthroughs, Backlash & Big Moves – Global Roundup (Aug 23–24, 2025)

AI Breakthroughs, Backlash & Big Moves – Global Roundup (Aug 23–24, 2025)

OpenAI used a GPT-4 variant to engineer enhanced “Yamanaka factor” proteins, boosting stem-cell marker expression 50-fold in lab tests. Adobe launched Acrobat Studio, an AI PDF platform with a feature that lets users upload 100 documents and chat with AI tutors for summaries and insights.
24 August 2025
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AI Stocks Whipsaw as Tech Titans Unleash Big Moves – Aug 22–23, 2025 Roundup

AI Stocks Whipsaw as Tech Titans Unleash Big Moves – Aug 22–23, 2025 Roundup

Apple is in early talks to use Google’s Gemini AI for Siri, sending Alphabet shares up 3.7% and Apple up 1.6%. Meta signed a deal to license Midjourney’s image-generation tech for its AI products. Waymo received its first permit to test self-driving robotaxis in New York City. OpenAI is raising about $40 billion at a $500 billion valuation, with ChatGPT at 700 million weekly users.
23 August 2025
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Fed Jitters, Mega-Deals & Oil Rebound: Global Business Shockwaves (Aug 21–22, 2025)

Fed Jitters, Mega-Deals & Oil Rebound: Global Business Shockwaves (Aug 21–22, 2025)

Meta Platforms and Google signed a six-year, $10 billion cloud deal to expand Meta’s AI workloads on Google Cloud. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% as investors awaited Powell’s Jackson Hole speech. Cleveland Fed’s Beth Hammack said there is no case for rate cuts now, while futures showed a 70–75% chance of a September cut. Thoma Bravo will take Dayforce private for $12.3 billion at a 32% premium.
22 August 2025
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August 2025 Tech Tsunami: AI Breakthroughs, Hardware Surprises & Security Shocks

August 2025 Tech Tsunami: AI Breakthroughs, Hardware Surprises & Security Shocks

OpenAI released GPT-5 with a 256,000-token context window on August 7 and open-weight GPT-OSS models under Apache 2.0 on August 5. Anthropic expanded Claude’s context window to 1,000,000 tokens. NVIDIA announced the GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip and set new terms for H20 chip sales to China. Apple pledged $600 billion for U.S. investment, while Meta secured $29 billion for new AI data centers.
21 August 2025
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August 2025 Tech News Roundup: GPT-5 Rocks AI, Pixel 10 Debuts, SpaceX Sets Launch Record & More

August 2025 Tech News Roundup: GPT-5 Rocks AI, Pixel 10 Debuts, SpaceX Sets Launch Record & More

OpenAI released GPT-5 on August 7, 2025, with a 256,000-token context window and new mini and nano variants. SpaceX marked its 100th launch of the year on August 18, sending 24 Starlink satellites to orbit. NASA and ISRO deployed NISAR’s 12-meter radar antenna, the largest on a NASA satellite. Vodafone UK and Three UK completed a £15 billion merger, forming Britain’s largest mobile carrier.
20 August 2025
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AI Stock Frenzy Cools as SoftBank’s $2B Intel Bet Meets Palantir Plunge and Nvidia Slide

AI Stock Frenzy Cools as SoftBank’s $2B Intel Bet Meets Palantir Plunge and Nvidia Slide

SoftBank will invest $2 billion in Intel at $23 per share, taking a stake just under 2%. Intel shares jumped 7% on the news, while Nvidia fell 3.5% ahead of its Aug. 27 results. Palantir dropped over 9% on Aug. 19, extending a five-day slide. OpenAI’s private-market value reportedly hit $500 billion, with employees possibly selling up to $6 billion in shares.
20 August 2025
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GPT‑5 Has Arrived: OpenAI’s Next‑Gen AI Stuns With Upgrades in Coding, Reasoning, and Safety

Sam Altman’s AI Bubble Warning: Is the Tech Frenzy Nearing a Dangerous Peak?

Nvidia’s market cap hit $4 trillion on July 9, 2025, up 1,300% since late 2022. OpenAI’s valuation reached about $300 billion, with talk of a $500 billion secondary sale. Mira Murati’s AI startup raised $2 billion at a $12 billion valuation without a product. Sam Altman warned tech reporters of a bubble in the overheated AI sector.
19 August 2025
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AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bids & Backlash – Inside the Explosive 48 Hours of Aug 17–18, 2025

AI Breakthroughs, Billion-Dollar Bids & Backlash – Inside the Explosive 48 Hours of Aug 17–18, 2025

OpenAI rolled out GPT-5 on August 17–18, touting major gains in coding, math, and science, though CEO Sam Altman said it still cannot self-learn. In China, Pan Jianwei’s team used AI to arrange over 2,000 neutral-atom qubits in 3D in under a millisecond, a tenfold increase over previous work, published in Physical Review Letters.
18 August 2025
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The Ultimate Smart Glasses Showdown (2025): Meta’s Ray-Ban Wayfarer 2 vs Xreal Air 2 Ultra vs Rokid Max 2

Smart Glasses Showdown: Ray-Ban Meta vs Oakley HSTN vs Xiaomi AI Glasses – Design, Features, and Battery Life Compared

Ray-Ban Meta 2nd Gen smart glasses launched in October 2023, weigh about 48–50 g, and are available in 15 countries plus India as of May 2025, starting at $299. Oakley Meta HSTN debuted as a limited white edition with Prizm 24K lenses, 8-hour battery, and a $399–$499 price. Xiaomi AI Glasses, at 40 g and 2K video, cost around $280 but are limited to China through mid-2025. None feature a see-through display or HUD.
17 August 2025
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Global Business Weekend: Record Highs, AI Shake-ups, Oil Bears & Major Deals

Global Business Weekend: Record Highs, AI Shake-ups, Oil Bears & Major Deals

The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record intraday high, surpassing its December peak, as UnitedHealth shares jumped 9.5% after Berkshire Hathaway disclosed a stake. Nvidia’s market value reached $4 trillion. Apple announced an additional $100 billion investment in U.S. projects. Meta Platforms reorganized its AI teams and secured $29 billion in financing for data centers.
17 August 2025
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AI Stock Frenzy: Hedge Funds Pile In, Tesla’s Dojo U-Turn & Palantir’s Reality Check

AI Stock Frenzy: Hedge Funds Pile In, Tesla’s Dojo U-Turn & Palantir’s Reality Check

Bridgewater Associates more than doubled its Nvidia stake to 7.23 million shares, worth $1.14 billion, and sharply increased holdings in Alphabet and Microsoft in Q2. Tiger Global Management added 4 million Amazon shares, ending June with 10 million. U.S. authorities approved Nvidia and AMD to resume AI chip sales to China, with revenue-sharing requirements. Tesla halted its Dojo AI supercomputer project and shifted to in-house AI chips.
17 August 2025
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AI Breakthroughs, Backlash & Bold Moves: Global AI News Roundup (Aug 16–17, 2025)

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

OpenAI launched GPT-5 to all 700 million ChatGPT users, with Sam Altman calling it the first model to perform like a PhD-level expert and generate full software on demand. China’s Pan Jianwei team arranged over 2,000 neutral-atom qubits in precise arrays in 1/60,000th of a second, shattering previous records. NVIDIA released Granary, a 1 million-hour multilingual audio dataset, and new speech models leading Hugging Face rankings.
17 August 2025
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AI Stock Frenzy: Big Tech Bets, Billion-Dollar Deals & Market Shifts (Aug 15–16, 2025)

AI Stock Frenzy: Big Tech Bets, Billion-Dollar Deals & Market Shifts (Aug 15–16, 2025)

Bridgewater more than doubled its Nvidia stake in Q2 2025, while Tiger Global bought millions more Amazon shares and raised bets on Alphabet, Nvidia, Microsoft, and Meta. On August 14, Oracle and Google Cloud announced a partnership to offer Gemini AI models via Oracle Cloud. Insiders said OpenAI is in talks to sell $6 billion in shares at a $500 billion valuation. Tesla shelved its Dojo AI supercomputer and will rely on Nvidia GPUs.
16 August 2025
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AI Storm: Breakthroughs, Backlash & Billion-Dollar Bets (Global AI News Roundup, Aug 15–16, 2025)

AI Storm: Breakthroughs, Backlash & Billion-Dollar Bets (Global AI News Roundup, Aug 15–16, 2025)

OpenAI launched GPT-5 in August 2025, offering PhD-level expertise to 700 million ChatGPT users. China’s Pan Jianwei team arranged over 2,000 neutral-atom qubits in record time using AI. The White House issued an executive order on “Preventing Woke AI,” while EU officials confirmed strict AI Act enforcement. Reuters reported Meta chatbots engaged in sexually suggestive chats with minors, prompting calls for investigation.
16 August 2025
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