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Technology News 16 October 2025 - 19 October 2025

Bitcoin Boom & $500M AI Data Deal Send Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Soaring — 148% YTD Gains

Bitcoin Boom & $500M AI Data Deal Send Bitfarms (BITF) Stock Soaring — 148% YTD Gains

Volatile Crypto-Fueled Rally Bitfarms’ stock surge is closely tied to Bitcoin’s own bull run. The cryptocurrency hit a record ~$126,000 on Oct. 5, 2025 reuters.com, riding nearly $6 billion in inflows into crypto ETFs reuters.com. This exuberance has lifted virtually all Bitcoin miners. Bitfarms, being highly leveraged to Bitcoin’s price, saw its shares hit new multi-year highs in mid-October ts2.tech. For example, on Oct. 14 BITF jumped almost 9% in one day (to ~$5.89) ts2.tech before a late-week pullback. Trading volumes have been exceptionally large (often triple the average) as traders chase the momentum ts2.tech. Over the past four weeks, BITF
19 October 2025
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Apple Stock Could Explode After New AI Chip Launch and iPhone 17 “Supercycle,” Analysts Say

Apple Stock Could Explode After New AI Chip Launch and iPhone 17 “Supercycle,” Analysts Say

Apple’s stock is trading near record levels as of mid-October 2025. Last week (Oct. 13–17), AAPL shares oscillated in the $247–$252 range, closing at $252.29 on Oct. 17 historicalstockprice.com. That is only a few dollars below the all-time intraday high (~$260) set in late September ts2.tech historicalstockprice.com. Technically, AAPL is above both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ts2.tech, signaling positive momentum. However, the stock’s 2025 performance has been muted: it is up only about 1–2% on the year ts2.tech. This flatness contrasts sharply with many other mega-cap tech stocks: for example, Nvidia is +35% YTD, Microsoft +23%, and Alphabet +29% ts2.tech.
18 October 2025
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IBM Stock Rockets 28%: AI Boom, Quantum Breakthroughs & Big Deals Spark Rally

IBM Stock Rockets 28%: AI Boom, Quantum Breakthroughs & Big Deals Spark Rally

Recent Stock Rally Driven by AI and Quantum News IBM’s stock has rallied sharply in fall 2025. It closed around $279 on Oct 13 ts2.tech, just shy of its late-September peak near $296 ts2.tech. Investors point to IBM’s pivot to AI, cloud and quantum computing as catalysts. In late September, the company announced a first-of-its-kind quantum computing trial with HSBC, which used IBM’s quantum processor to improve bond-trading forecasts by 34% reuters.com. HSBC’s Philip Intallura said the trial is “a tangible example of how today’s quantum computers could solve a real-world business problem at scale” reuters.com. The news (Sept. 25)
18 October 2025
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Cisco Stock Surges Near 52-Week High on AI Momentum – What’s Next for CSCO?

Cisco Stock Surges Near 52-Week High on AI Momentum – What’s Next for CSCO?

CSCO Stock Climbs on Strong Quarter: Cisco’s stock has steadily climbed in 2025, even as many tech peers swung wildly during the AI frenzy. As of mid‑October, CSCO is trading just below its year-high ts2.tech ts2.tech. Over the past week the stock added roughly 2% on investor optimism around recent announcements ts2.tech. Market observers note Cisco’s low volatility (beta <1) and broad support: shares have stayed above key moving averages (50-day ~$68, 200-day ~$65) ts2.tech. “Cisco’s stock has been a steady performer in 2025,” TechStock² (ts2.tech) notes, ~31% higher than a year ago ts2.tech. The company’s market cap is now
18 October 2025
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Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock Rockets 40% Then Reverses – What’s Fueling the Space Tourism Frenzy?

Virgin Galactic (SPCE) Stock Rockets 40% Then Reverses – What’s Fueling the Space Tourism Frenzy?

SPCE’s October Volatility: Surge and Selloff In mid-October 2025, Virgin Galactic’s stock was a top mover in the market. After languishing in the low-$3 range, SPCE shares rallied over 40% in early October on a wave of positive news ts2.tech. For example, on Oct. 16 alone the stock jumped about 6% intraday. Trading volume exploded as speculative traders piled in on hopes of new catalysts ts2.tech reuters.com. However, this enthusiasm was met by profit-taking almost immediately: by Oct. 17 the stock plunged 7.9%, erasing much of the gains and closing around $4.08 ts2.tech reuters.com. The volatile swings were driven by Virgin’s history
18 October 2025
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Nasdaq’s Wild Week: Tech Titans Soar & Plunge as Volatility Spikes – What’s Next?

Nasdaq’s Wild Week: Tech Titans Soar & Plunge as Volatility Spikes – What’s Next?

Key Facts – October 18, 2025 Nasdaq Ends Week Higher Amid Roller-Coaster Trading After a roller-coaster week, the Nasdaq Composite Index managed to finish in positive territory, showcasing resilience in the face of multiple risk flare-ups. The index closed Friday at 22,679.98 points, up 117.44 points (+0.52%) on the dayreuters.com. All three major U.S. indices posted weekly gains, even as intraday swings tested investors’ nerves. The tech-heavy Nasdaq remains within striking distance of its record high (~23,000) set earlier this month, and is up roughly 15–17% for the year to datets2.tech – a strong performance reflecting 2025’s bullish momentum. Volatility
18 October 2025
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RTX Stock Defies Market Slump as Engine ‘Game-Changer’ and Defense Deals Fuel Rally

RTX Stock Defies Market Slump as Engine ‘Game-Changer’ and Defense Deals Fuel Rally

Key Facts Period Price Change (Approx.) 1 day +0.5% (Oct. 17 vs Oct. 16) 5 days +0.1% (since Oct. 10) 1 month ≈ 0% (since Sept. 17) Table: RTX stock price percentage change over recent periods. Conclusion RTX Corporation (NYSE: RTX) enters late October 2025 with solid momentum: a major engine launch cleared for takeoff, booming demand for its defense systems, and an upcoming earnings report that could affirm its growth trajectory. The stock’s slight rally on Oct. 17 – bucking a broader market downturn – signals that traders are focusing on RTX’s fundamentals and news flow rather than short-term macro
17 October 2025
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IBM Stock Soars on Quantum Breakthrough and AI Revival – Key Updates (Sept 25, 2025)

IBM Stock Hits Multi-Year High on AI & Quantum Hype – Can the Rally Last?

IBM’s Big 2025 Rally Powered by AI Ambitions International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) has staged a remarkable comeback in 2025. After languishing for much of the past decade, IBM’s stock has roared back to life, reaching levels not seen in years. It briefly hit an intraday high of ~$296 in late September when news of a quantum computing feat with HSBC sparked a 5% one-day jumpts2.techts2.tech. Even with a minor dip in mid-October, IBM trades only a few percent below that peak. Year-to-date, the shares are up roughly 28% (through mid-Oct) – a huge move for such a mature tech
17 October 2025
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Cisco’s $2B AI Windfall: New Tech, Stock Surge & What’s Next for CSCO

Cisco Rides AI Wave as Stock Nears Year-High – What’s Next for CSCO?

CSCO Stock Near 2025 Highs After Steady Climb Cisco’s stock is trading at $69 as of Friday, Oct. 17, 2025, putting it just a few dollars shy of its 1-year peakmarketbeat.com. This marks a strong run for the networking giant – shares have risen about 30% over the past year, easily outperforming the broader market. In the week leading up to Oct. 17, CSCO gained roughly 2%, reflecting optimism around the company’s recent announcements and financial results. The stock’s 12-month high is $72.55 and the low is $52.11marketbeat.com, so current prices indicate investors have driven the stock toward the upper
17 October 2025
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VirnetX Stock Soars 71% on Major Government Contract – What’s Next for VHC?

VirnetX Stock Soars 71% on Major Government Contract – What’s Next for VHC?

Major Government Contract Sends VHC Soaring VirnetX shocked the market with an eye-popping rally on October 17, 2025, after unveiling a significant government deal. The Nevada-based cybersecurity firm announced it won a General Services Administration (GSA) Multiple Award Schedule contract late Thursday, and by Friday’s open the stock exploded upward stocktwits.com. Shares opened 71% higher and briefly touched a level not seen in over two years stocktwits.com. The exuberance was directly tied to the GSA news, which investors interpreted as a game-changer for VirnetX’s federal business prospects. The GSA Multiple Award Schedule is essentially a pre-approved vendor list and purchasing
17 October 2025
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OpenAI’s AMD Mega-Deal Sparks an AI “Mega-Blob” – 6GW of Chips, a 10% Stake, and a $100B Bet

AMD Stock Surges After AI Mega-Deals With OpenAI and Oracle – Could $300 Be Next?

Stock Hits Highs on AI Hype Advanced Micro Devices’ stock has been on fire in October 2025, reaching its highest levels in over a year. On Wednesday, Oct. 15, AMD surged over 8% and touched an intraday peak around $240.48, a new 52-week hights2.tech. It closed that day near $238.7, capping roughly an 80% year-to-date gain for the chipmaker’s sharests2.tech. By comparison, chief rival Nvidia’s stock is up about 40% in 2025, and Intel’s is flat-to-moderately higher after a rough 2024ts2.tech. AMD’s market capitalization now sits around $350 billion, putting it in the upper echelon of chipmakers by valuets2.tech. This short-term
17 October 2025
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Amazon Stock Today: AI Ambitions, $2.5B Twist, and $3 Trillion Dreams

Amazon Stock Rebound Stalls: AI Ambitions, $2.5B Settlement & the $3 Trillion Question

Stock Price & Recent Performance Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has seen choppy trading in recent days. The stock fell sharply by about 5% on Oct. 13 amid a broader tech sell-off tied to renewed U.S.–China trade tensionsts2.tech. After closing around $227 last week, shares dipped to the mid-$210s before stabilizing. Over the past week, AMZN oscillated roughly between $216 and $228 – holding above a support level near ~$215 but unable to break through resistance in the mid-$220sts2.tech. Traders noted the stock recently “rebounded off” those support levels as Amazon’s expansion announcements buoyed sentiment, though it remains below key trend
17 October 2025
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Apple’s July 2025 Bombshells: Foldable iPhone, AI Secrets, Encryption Showdown & More

Apple Stock Surges on New Products and iPhone 17 “Supercycle” – Analysts Split on AAPL’s Next Move

AAPL Stock Update: Near Highs After Volatile Week Apple’s stock is trading near record levels as of October 17, 2025, after navigating a volatile stretch in global markets. Shares oscillated around the mid-$240s this week – just a few dollars below Apple’s all-time intraday high (~$260) set in late Septemberts2.tech. On Wednesday Oct. 15, AAPL briefly rallied (+0.6%) on news of Apple’s latest chip launch, before slipping ~0.9% on Thursday amid some profit-takingts2.techts2.tech. As of midday Friday, the stock was little changed, holding above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages – a sign of positive momentum in recent weeksts2.tech.
17 October 2025
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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Skyrockets on Verizon Deal – Is Satellite-to-Phone Broadband the Next Big Thing?

AST SpaceMobile Stock Shoots for the Stars on Verizon Deal – What’s Next for ASTS?

ASTS Stock Skyrockets on Space Breakthroughs Such meteoric gains have made AST SpaceMobile a market darling of 2025. The company – which went public via SPAC in 2021 – is now valued near $30 billionts2.tech, a staggering figure considering its nascent revenue. Investors have piled into ASTS on the promise that it could revolutionize mobile connectivityts2.techts2.tech. Social media forums show retail traders “extremely bullish” on ASTS, which became a trending ticker on Stocktwits as shares rocketed upwardts2.tech. However, the stock’s volatile swings also hint at speculative fervor: after peaking mid-week, ASTS briefly pulled back by ~6% on profit-takingts2.tech, demonstrating that even
17 October 2025
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The $350B Shake-Up: How AI Summaries Rewire Publisher Traffic

Alphabet (GOOGL) Stock Soars on AI Boom & Ad Rebound – $3 Trillion Valuation in Sight?

GOOGL Stock Nears Record High on Rally Momentum The Google logo at the company’s headquarters. Alphabet’s stock has been flirting with record highs amid surging optimism in its core ads and AI businesses.Alphabet Inc.’s Class A shares (NASDAQ: GOOGL) have been on a tear this year, recently touching their highest levels in over a year. The stock closed at $251.03 on Oct. 16 – around a new 52-week peak of ~$256ts2.tech – after jumping about 2% that day. As of Oct. 17, GOOGL traded just above $251, holding near that high-water mark. At these prices, Alphabet’s market value is roughly $2.97 trillion, putting Google’s
17 October 2025
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Google Pounces on Microsoft 365 Outages With Bold ‘Backup Plan’ to Lure Businesses

Google Pounces on Microsoft 365 Outages With Bold ‘Backup Plan’ to Lure Businesses

Google Offers a Lifeline as Microsoft Stumbles Google’s announcement comes at an opportune moment. In recent months, Microsoft 365 has suffered a string of outages and technical glitches that have frustrated corporate customers channelnews.com.au. Just last week on October 8, an authentication issue knocked out Exchange Online email access for many users, one of several incidents that have hit Microsoft’s cloud services this year. Such disruptions “underscore the dependence on Microsoft’s cloud – and the chaos when it hiccups,” as one report put it ts2.tech. Sensing an opening, Google is seizing the narrative: downtime isn’t an occasional blip but an
17 October 2025
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TSMC Stock Surges on AI Boom and U.S. Expansion: What to Know on Sep 23, 2025

TSMC Stock Rockets on AI Boom: Record Profit and $1T Valuation Stun Markets

Record Q3 Results Drive Rally TSMC’s latest earnings confirmed the AI-driven boom in semiconductors. July–September revenue jumped to NT$989.9 billion (≈$32.5 billion)reuters.com, about 30% above last year, and net income hit NT$452.3 billioneconomictimes.indiatimes.com – both well above analysts’ estimates. High-performance computing (HPC) chips – used in AI servers – dominated the quarter, with the HPC unit accounting for roughly 57% of saleseconomictimes.indiatimes.comeconomictimes.indiatimes.com. Counterpoint Research analyst William Li commented that the “strong traction at 3nm as well as high utilization at 4/5nm” from orders by AI GPU and data-center customers directly drove these robust earningseconomictimes.indiatimes.com. CEO C.C. Wei echoed this, saying recent AI developments
17 October 2025
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Micron (MU) Stock Skyrockets to Record High on AI Frenzy – Analysts See More Upside

Micron (MU) Stock Skyrockets to Record High on AI Frenzy – Analysts See More Upside

AI Boom Lifts Micron to Record Highs Micron Technology (NASDAQ: MU) is on a tear as investors pile into AI-focused semiconductor stocks. Shares of Micron jumped about 5.5% on Thursday to $204+ intraday, notching a fresh 52-week high (recent peak $206.34) marketbeat.com investing.com. Even on a down day for the broader market, Micron was among the top gainers in the S&P 500, boosted by bullish analyst calls investopedia.com investopedia.com. The stock has now more than doubled year-to-date, vastly outperforming the tech sector, after starting the year near multi-year lows. (Micron’s 52-week low was just $61.54 marketbeat.com.) Its market capitalization has
17 October 2025
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Quantum Rocket or Bubble? RGTI’s Stunning Surge Explained—And How It Stacks Up to IonQ, D‑Wave, and QUBT

Rigetti’s Quantum Leap: Stock Skyrockets 5,000% Amid Deals & Hype – Bubble or Breakthrough?

Stock Price Skyrockets to Record High Rigetti Computing’s stock has exploded in 2025, reaching new highs as investors bet big on quantum computing. Rigetti’s share price has soared exponentially this year, reflecting frenzy around pure-play quantum computing stocks. At the start of 2025, RGTI traded under $1; by mid-October it rocketed into the mid-$50s, marking a +259% year-to-date gain and roughly 50-fold increase from a year agomarkets.financialcontent.com. The stock closed at a record $56.34 on October 15, 2025macrotrends.net – its highest ever – before settling just below that level. In the span of a few trading days, Rigetti jumped from
16 October 2025
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Up 150% YTD: Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Rides the GaN Power Wave into AI’s Future

Navitas (NVTS) Stock Hits All-Time High on NVIDIA AI Chip News – Will the Rally Continue?

Stock Soars to Record High on AI News Navitas shares have been on a tear in mid-October, riding a wave of AI enthusiasm. The stock closed at $15.63 on Oct. 16 (up +3.1% for the day)marketbeat.com, marking its fifth straight daily gain and a new all-time high. In the span of a week, NVTS nearly doubled in price, skyrocketing from the ~$8 level to the mid-$15s. This explosive move caps a year of extraordinary gains – over 330% year-to-date – amid intense investor interest in any company tied to the AI hardware boomfinviz.com. For context, Navitas has vastly outperformed the
16 October 2025
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Stock Market Today

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.
Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

Johnson & Johnson stock price: What to watch after talc-case law firm ouster and new AFib data

7 February 2026
Johnson & Johnson shares rose 0.9% to $239.99 Friday after a New Jersey appeals court disqualified Beasley Allen from state talc cases, citing improper coordination with a former J&J attorney. The ruling affects about 3,600 state lawsuits, while a related federal motion is pending. J&J also reported early 12-month pilot data for its investigational AFib device at a cardiology meeting.
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