Technology News 15 October 2025 - 17 October 2025

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

Company News and Stock Movement Kyivstar’s share price has been volatile since its historic Nasdaq debut. In August, the IPO raised $178 million (out of a $200M target)reuters.com, valuing the company around $2.6 billion. Initial trading saw a sharp swing: the stock opened around $13–14, then peaked at nearly $16 on Aug. 20 before sliding. By mid-September it had fallen to about $11.25kyivpost.com. ICU Investment Group trader Vitaliy Syvach commented that “after the initial excitement came a more sober assessment” of Kyivstar’s growth prospectskyivpost.com. Indeed, some profit-taking and broader market volatility dampened the early rally. However, new corporate initiatives in October have

IRBT Stock Soars on Short-Squeeze Rally iRobot’s stock price skyrocketed this week in one of its sharpest moves on record. On Wednesday (Oct. 15), IRBT jumped from $3.93 to about $5.37 at the close, a +36% gain in one day stocktwits.com. Intra-day, the Roomba maker’s stock hit $6.09 (a level last seen in March) before paring back ts2.tech. By comparison, major indexes were flat to mildly positive that day ts2.tech – making iRobot a dramatic outlier. The sudden spike pushed IRBT well above its recent trading range (the stock had languished under $4 for weeks) and lifted shares to a