Technology News 23 October 2025 - 24 October 2025

Intel’s blockbuster Q3 report (released Oct 23) delivered a welcome jolt. The company posted $13.7 billion in revenue and $0.23 in non-GAAP EPS, versus roughly breakeven expectations ts2.tech ts2.tech. This beat marks a sharp turnaround: Intel swung to a $4.1B GAAP profit after a year-ago loss of $16.6B. Management emphasized AI as the catalyst. As CEO Lip-Bu Tan put it, Intel is making “steady progress” and “AI is accelerating demand” for its chips ts2.tech. CFO Dave Zinsner added that Intel’s balance sheet is now fortified by fresh funding from Washington, NVIDIA and SoftBank, and that demand “outpaces supply” for its processors

Stock Price & Recent Moves Intel’s stock price has been on a tear in October. After reaching a 52-week high near $39.65 in mid-Octoberts2.tech, INTC was trading around $38–39 as of Oct. 22–23ts2.tech. On Oct. 23, INTC closed at roughly $38.17, up about +3.4% for the dayinvesting.com. This follows a volatile few sessions: shares jumped nearly 3% on Oct. 20 to ~$38.10, eased on Oct. 21, then surged again into the Oct. 23 closets2.tech. Over the past month the stock has pulled back about 10% from its early-October peak, but buyers have defended the mid-$30s as supportts2.tech. Fundamentally, Intel’s stock

Key Facts: Meta shares trade around $730–$740 in late Oct 2025stockinvest.us, near all-time highs (≈$789 in August)ts2.tech. The stock is up roughly 25% year-to-datets2.tech, well above the broader market. In Q2 2025 Meta reported $47.52B revenue (+22% YoY) and $18.34B net incomets2.tech, beating estimates. Management guided Q3 revenue to $47.5–50.5B (≈+20% YoY)ts2.tech (analysts expect ≈$49.4Big.com). Wall Street is broadly bullish – ~85% of covering analysts rate META a Buy/Strong Buyts2.tech, with 12‑month targets averaging around $825ts2.tech (some as high as $900+). Major recent developments include a $27–30B Louisiana data-center joint venture (Meta keeps 20% ownership)bloomberg.com, the announced purchase of AI

In sum, Broadcom’s story is clear: a blockbuster AI partnership (OpenAI) and new AI product launches have turbocharged expectations. Wall Street’s upgraded price targets reflect this, with many analysts now modeling Broadcom as a major AI infrastructure winnerts2.techmarketbeat.com. As TS2.Tech puts it, Broadcom’s perceived central role in the AI boom has led to “outsized returns”ts2.tech. General investors should note the optimism – but also the sky-high bar. Even with consensus targets around $370–380, many eyes are on whether Broadcom can keep exceeding lofty growth forecasts. Sources: Contemporary financial news and analysis from Reuters, MarketBeat, TS2.Tech and other credible mediats2.techmarketbeat.comreuters.comsiliconangle.com. These

Alphabet Inc.’s Class A shares (NASDAQ: GOOGL) are trading near their highest levels in years. As of late Oct. 23, the stock hovers around $252, just below October’s intra-day high of ~$256ts2.tech. That puts Alphabet’s market value tantalizingly close to the $3 trillion milestonets2.techreuters.com – a club shared only by Apple and Microsoft. In fact, after shares hit a new record high in mid-September, Alphabet’s stock had already rallied over 32% year-to-datereuters.com. “Alphabet’s stock [is] flirting with record highs,” noted one analyst, as both technical trends and fundamentals improvets2.tech. Recent momentum has been fueled by several factors. First, Google’s artificial