NASDAQ:META News 30 August 2025

Samsung’s “Project Moohan” XR Headset: A Cheaper Vision Pro Rival Set to Disrupt AR/VR in 2025

Key Facts: Project Moohan: Samsung’s XR Reboot with Google & Qualcomm Samsung’s Project Moohan represents the company’s grand return to immersive tech, marking its first standalone XR headset after years of quiet. Back in the mid-2010s, Samsung dabbled in VR with the Gear VR smartphone headset, but those early efforts fizzled out. Now, spurred by a surge of industry interest in “mixed reality,” Samsung is re-entering the fray with a much more ambitious device developed hand-in-hand with Google and Qualcomm news.samsung.com. This cross-industry collaboration was first teased in early 2023 and formally announced in December 2024, when Samsung revealed it

4 September 2025

Blackouts, Crackdowns & Broadband Booms: Internet Access News Roundup (Sept 3–4, 2025)

Infrastructure and Satellite Expansions Over the past 48 hours, major investments in physical internet infrastructure were unveiled worldwide. SpaceX capped a busy summer of launches with yet another batch of 24 Starlink broadband satellites lifted into orbit on August 29 ts2.tech. This marked SpaceX’s fourth Starlink launch in a month, expanding its constellation (now over 8,000 active satellites) and improving coverage in high-latitude regions like Alaska, Canada and Scandinavia ts2.tech. With this growth, Starlink continues to deliver high-speed internet to remote areas in dozens of countries. And it’s not alone – Amazon’s Project Kuiper, a rival low-Earth orbit satellite network, is

4 September 2025

Broadband · Connectivity · Digital Divide · Internet Access · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:META · NYSE:VZ · Tech Policy

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 to retain control of Android and Chrome reuters.com. The decision lifted a huge cloud of uncertainty: Alphabet stock rocketed over 9% in one day, adding about $210 billion in value reuters.com. The ruling permits Google to keep paying partners like Apple to make Google the default search, though it bans some exclusive deals reuters.com. Analysts cheered the “pragmatic” remedy. “This outcome removes a significant legal overhang and signals the

4 September 2025

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Global Internet Access Shake-Up: Outages, Crackdowns, and a Race to Connect the Unconnected

Key Facts Infrastructure and Satellite Internet Developments Major investments in physical internet infrastructure were unveiled over the past 48 hours, spanning undersea cables and satellites. SpaceX completed its fourth Starlink launch from California in a month, lofting 24 satellites on August 29 to enhance coverage in polar regions. This bolsters SpaceX’s constellation of over 8,000 active satellites, which is already delivering broadband to dozens of countries. Rival project Kuiper – Amazon’s satellite internet network – is also accelerating: Amazon announced it expects to begin beta service by late 2025, after deploying its first 27 satellites in April and scheduling another launch

3 September 2025

Connectivity · Digital Divide · Global Issues · Internet · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:META · NYSE:VZ · Technology

Tech Turbulence: Big Antitrust Wins, Spy Satellites & Cyber Scares – Sept 2–3, 2025 Roundup

Key Facts Summary Hardware & Devices (Chips, EVs & Gadgets) US-China Tech Tensions: In a blow to Beijing’s chip ambitions, the U.S. Commerce Department revoked the “validated end-user” fast-track export status that had allowed Taiwan’s TSMC (and previously Samsung and SK Hynix) to import advanced American chipmaking tools into China without a license reuters.com. The privilege will end on Dec. 31, meaning TSMC’s Nanjing fab will need case-by-case export licenses for U.S. equipment thereafter reuters.com. The fab produces 16 nm “mature node” semiconductors – not cutting-edge chips – contributing only ~2.4% of TSMC’s revenue reuters.com. TSMC said it’s “evaluating the situation”

3 September 2025

Antitrust · Cybersecurity · Industry Roundup · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NYSE:LGES · NYSE:TM · NYSE:TRU · NYSE:TSM · Satellites · Tech News

Time’s Ticking: Latest Watch & Smartwatch Bombshells (Sept 1–2, 2025)

Key Facts Smartwatch Launches & Tech Updates Apple’s Next-Gen Watches: The first week of September buzzed with anticipation for Apple’s upcoming product showcase. Apple officially sent out invites for a September 9 event, confirming that day as the debut for its 2025 Apple Watch lineup wareable.com. Rumors indicate Apple will reveal three models – the flagship Apple Watch Series 11, a rugged Apple Watch Ultra 3, and a refreshed budget-friendly Apple Watch SE 3 wareable.com wareable.com. While the Series 11 is expected to stick to last year’s design, insiders hint at new health sensors (blood pressure monitoring has been whispered)

2 September 2025

Gadgets · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GRMN · NASDAQ:META · Smartwatches · Tech News · Trends · Watches

Global Internet Shockwaves: Governments Clamp Down, Tech Giants Invest Billions & Massive Outages Hit Millions (Sept 1–2, 2025)

Key Facts: Infrastructure and Connectivity Projects Satellite broadband saw major gains. SpaceX’s August 29 launch of 24 Starlink satellites into polar orbit—its fourth California launch that month—aims to blanket high-latitude regions (Alaska, Scandinavia, Antarctica) with low-latency internet. As Spaceflight Now reported, “SpaceX launched 24 Starlink broadband satellites… as it rolls out the service to more countries and territories around the world” spaceflightnow.com. Meanwhile Amazon’s Project Kuiper is gearing up: head Rajeev Badyal confirmed a U.S. launch by late 2025 offering up to 1 Gbps speeds pymnts.com. (“If it were cost-effective, it would have been done by now. But it isn’t,”

2 September 2025

Business · Government · Internet · NASDAQ:AMZN · NASDAQ:META · NYSE:VZ · Outages · Technology

AI Stock Frenzy: Alibaba’s $50B Rally, OpenAI’s $500B Ambition & Global AI Deals (Sept 1–2, 2025)

Key Facts Alibaba’s AI-Fueled Stock Surge Alibaba Group sparked a market frenzy to kick off September, as its shares in Hong Kong leapt nearly 19% on Sept. 1 – the stock’s biggest single-day jump since 2022 tbsnews.net. The rally came after Alibaba’s latest earnings revealed better-than-expected results in its cloud computing unit, thanks in large part to booming demand for AI services. The company said surging interest in generative AI drove a “triple-digit” percentage increase in revenue from its AI-related offerings year-on-year reuters.com. In the April–June quarter, Alibaba’s Cloud segment grew sales 26% – an acceleration from the prior quarter

2 September 2025

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Tech Turmoil: Outages, Spyware Scares & Billion‑Dollar Deals – Non‑AI Tech News (Sept 1–2, 2025)

Key Facts Telecom & Infrastructure: Major Outage Underscores Fragility A massive Verizon outage struck U.S. wireless customers over the holiday weekend, illustrating how a single glitch can knock out critical connectivity nationwide. Starting August 30, users across many states reported their mobile service suddenly dropped, with iPhones displaying “SOS only” in lieu of signal. Verizon confirmed a “software issue” was to blame, acknowledging that many couldn’t make or receive calls for hours theverge.com theverge.com. “Our engineers are engaged and we are working quickly to identify and solve the issue,” Verizon spokesperson Karen Schulz said, adding “we know how much people rely

2 September 2025

Business Deals · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · Non-AI · NYSE:VZ · Outages · Security · Tech News

AI Stock Whiplash: Alibaba’s $50 Billion Surge, Nvidia’s Reality Check & More (Aug 31–Sep 1, 2025)

Key Facts AI Mega-Caps: Hype vs. Reality in Late-August Markets The final days of August saw a tug-of-war between AI-fueled optimism and growing caution among the market’s most valuable tech companies. Nowhere was this more evident than with Nvidia, the poster child of the AI boom. The GPU giant reported another quarter of blowout earnings, far exceeding analyst expectations. Demand for its AI chips (like the coveted H100) has been so overwhelming that CEO Jensen Huang likened the current AI build-out to “a new industrial revolution” with customers “buying everything [we have] – the buzz is: everything sold out” reuters.com

1 September 2025

Alibaba · Artificial Intelligence · NASDAQ:GOOGL · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:MSFT · NASDAQ:NVDA · NVIDIA · NYSE:BABA · Stock Market · Tech Industry

AI Weekend Shockwave: Breakthroughs, Backlash & Big Moves (Aug 30–31, 2025)

Corporate Announcements and Industry Moves Meta’s AI Strategy – Build, Buy, or Partner Meta Platforms pursued multiple routes to boost its AI offerings. It signed a deal to license Midjourney’s image-generation technology to enhance Meta’s products, and internally its new Superintelligence Labs team has even discussed using rival models from Google or OpenAI to power Meta’s AI features ts2.tech ts2.tech. A Meta spokesperson confirmed an “all-of-the-above” approach: the company will continue developing its own advanced models (like the forthcoming Llama 5) while also collaborating externally and open-sourcing when strategic ts2.tech. These moves aim to quickly bolster Meta’s AI capabilities as it

31 August 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Industry Trends · Innovation · NASDAQ:AAPL · NASDAQ:GOOG · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:MSFT · NASDAQ:NVDA · NYSE:BABA · Tech News · Weekend Recap

This Tiny 4.5L PC Has 128GB of RAM – Meet the Framework Desktop, 2025’s Modular Mini-ITX Monster

Key Facts at a Glance Overview of the Framework Desktop (Features, Specs, Build) The Framework Desktop’s front panel is composed of 21 swappable tiles (one removed here), allowing personal customization of color and design. Two front Expansion Card slots (bottom left) let you choose I/O ports (USB-C, USB-A, audio jack, SD reader, etc.) using the same modular card system as Framework’s laptops community.frame.work tomshardware.com. A Small Form Factor Beast: The Framework Desktop is a 4.5 L mini workstation that punches above its weight. At roughly 96.8 × 205.5 × 226.1 mm in size (and ~3.1 kg weight) frame.work frame.work, it’s

30 August 2025

Desktop Computers · Hardware Reviews · High Performance · Mini PCs · Modular Tech · NASDAQ:AMD · NASDAQ:META · NASDAQ:NVDA

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