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Technology News 18 October 2025 - 20 October 2025

Supermicro (SMCI) Stock Soars: Hedge Funds Snatch Up Shares as AI Data Center Boom Accelerates

Supermicro (SMCI) Stock Soars: Hedge Funds Snatch Up Shares as AI Data Center Boom Accelerates

Institutional Trades and Insider Moves Recent SEC filings show hedge funds and asset managers are actively buying and selling SMCI stock. For example, Chevy Chase Trust raised its SMCI holding by 2.6% in Q2, acquiring an additional 6,997 shares (now 271,104 shares worth ~$13.3M) marketbeat.com. Similarly, International Assets Investment Management boosted its stake 18.3% to 31,675 shares (~$1.55M) marketbeat.com. By contrast, TD Asset Management trimmed its position by 3.6%, selling 8,922 shares to hold 238,723 shares (~$11.7M) marketbeat.com. (As MarketBeat notes, institutional investors own about 84.06% of SMCI’s stock marketbeat.com, underscoring the dominance of large holders.) Meanwhile, insiders have been
20 October 2025
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Intel Stock Surges 80% on AI Chip Hype – Can $INTC Keep Flying?

Intel (INTC) Stock Soars to Multi-Year High on AI Hype, Big Backers – What’s Next?

Bottom line: Intel’s stock has staged a remarkable rally in 2025 on the promise of an AI renaissance backed by deep-pocketed allies. As of October 20, shares are holding near multi-year highs on optimism that the storied chip giant might finally be turning a corner. Now comes the hard part: delivering tangible results. Investors should watch the upcoming earnings and product updates closely, as well as industry trends and policy signals, for proof that Intel can convert today’s hype into a lasting comeback. Any indication that the company’s AI plans are gaining traction – or faltering – will likely determine
20 October 2025
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Netflix Stock Surges 70%: Analysts Eye $1.5T Future Amid Bold Moves and Musk Boycott

Netflix Stock Surges 70%: Analysts Eye $1.5T Future Amid Bold Moves and Musk Boycott

Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is enjoying a bull run in late 2025. The stock is near multi-year highs after a stellar 2024 (about +80%) and continued gains in 2025 financialcontent.com. As of mid-October it trades around $1,210–$1,220 capital.com, roughly 70% above its price one year ago ts2.tech. This rally reflects strong recent results and upbeat investor sentiment. In early October, shares briefly dipped on profit-taking but have since stabilized above $1,180, as traders brace for the Q3 earnings report on Oct. 21 ir.netflix.net capital.com. Behind the stock surge is robust operating performance. In Q2 2025 Netflix delivered revenue of $11.08 billion (up
20 October 2025
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Apple Stock Hits New Highs as iPhone 17 “Supercycle” and AI Push Fuel Rally – What’s Next for AAPL?

Apple Stock Hits New Highs as iPhone 17 “Supercycle” and AI Push Fuel Rally – What’s Next for AAPL?

Stock Performance: Near All-Time Highs After a Choppy 2025 Apple’s stock has staged a solid rebound in recent months, now trading near record highs. Shares closed around $252 on Friday, October 17 – only a few dollars below the all-time intraday peak of about $260 set in late September ts2.tech ts2.tech. As of today (Oct. 20), the stock is hovering in the low-$250s, putting Apple’s market capitalization around $3.7–3.8 trillion. Year-to-date, AAPL is up roughly 1–2% ts2.tech, meaning it has essentially just broken even in 2025 after weathering volatility earlier in the year. By comparison, many peer tech stocks have
20 October 2025
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BitMine Immersion’s 700% Crypto-Fueled Stock Surge – Boom or Bubble for BMNR?

BitMine Immersion’s 700% Crypto-Fueled Stock Surge – Boom or Bubble for BMNR?

BMNR Stock Price Rollercoaster in 2025 Few stocks have had a ride as dramatic as BMNR this year. The share price was languishing under $2 late last year, then erupted in mid-2025 as BitMine’s crypto pivot captivated the market ts2.tech. By early July, BMNR hit an intraday high of $161 after a major equity raise stoked optimism ts2.tech. Since then, volatility has been the norm. The 52-week range spans from under $4 to $161 ts2.tech, reflecting outsized swings. In recent weeks, BMNR’s day-to-day moves have tracked the crypto market almost in tandem. After hovering around $59–$60 in early October, the
20 October 2025
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Palo Alto Networks’ AI-Fueled Surge: Stock Soars on Cybersecurity Boom, Bold Forecasts & Big Deals

Palo Alto Networks Stock Near Record High – AI Boom, $25B Deal & Bold Forecasts Fuel Rally

What to Know Before Markets Open on October 20, 2025 Palo Alto Networks Rallies on Cyber Boom Palo Alto Networks’ stock has been on fire in recent months, riding a wave of optimism around booming cybersecurity demand and artificial intelligence (AI). The stock currently hovers near record highs around $207–$210 per sharereuters.com, not far from its peak of ~$216 earlier in Octoberts2.tech. Year-to-date PANW is up roughly 10–15%ts2.tech – a strong performance driven by robust earnings and upbeat forecasts. By comparison, the Nasdaq is flat to slightly down on the year, highlighting Palo Alto’s status as a standout “cybersecurity winner.”
19 October 2025
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Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock: Poised to Soar on 5G/AI, or Falling Behind? Analysts Weigh In

Qualcomm Stock’s Wild Ride: New Chip Triumphs, China Shocks, and What’s Next for QCOM

What to Know Before Markets Open on October 20, 2025 Stock Price and Recent Performance QUALCOMM’s stock price has seesawed in mid-October. It closed Friday (Oct 17) at $163.45investor.qualcomm.com per share, down a fraction (-0.4%) on the day after a late-week pullback. This caps a volatile stretch: the stock started the week near $155 after a sharp sell-off, then rallied back roughly +6% by week’s end. Over the past five trading days, QCOM logged solid gains, essentially recovering from the prior Friday’s plunge. Year-to-date the stock is little changed (about flat, and roughly –4% from a year agots2.tech), underperforming hotter
19 October 2025
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Advanced Micro Devices Stock (AMD): What to Know Before Markets Open on October 20, 2025

Advanced Micro Devices Stock (AMD): What to Know Before Markets Open on October 20, 2025

Soaring Stock on AI Hype Advanced Micro Devices has been one of 2025’s star performers on Wall Street. The stock has nearly doubled this year amid a broader tech rally driven by artificial intelligence optimism. As of mid-October, AMD was up roughly 80% year-to-date, far outpacing big peers (for context, NVIDIA was up ~40% YTD and Intel only modestly higher) ts2.tech. This month the gains went parabolic – AMD rocketed from around $165 in early October to over $230 per share, including a single-day +34% spike on Oct. 6 after a major deal announcement ts2.tech. The stock hit a record
19 October 2025
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BigBear.ai (BBAI) Stock Skyrockets on New Defense AI Deals – Is It the Next Palantir?

BigBear.ai (BBAI) Stock Skyrockets on New Defense AI Deals – Is It the Next Palantir?

Bottom Line: BigBear.ai has captured imaginations as a small-cap AI company riding the defense boom. Its recent multi-million-dollar U.S. government partnerships have triggered large price moves – but also come with big caveats. As one market note put it, BigBear.ai’s story is “highly volatile” ts2.tech. For now, BBAI’s share price reflects both the promise of its cutting-edge tech and the uncertainty of turning that promise into profit citybiz.co ts2.tech. Investors and analysts alike will be watching closely to see if the company can execute on its new edge-AI strategies and sustain growth, or if this surge was a short-lived (albeit
19 October 2025
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NVIDIA’s Stock Soars to New Highs – Analysts Eye Further Gains

NVIDIA’s Stock Soars to New Highs – Analysts Eye Further Gains

NVIDIA’s stock has been on a roller-coaster even by tech-stock standards. After surging to all-time intraday highs (~$195) in early October, the shares pulled back into the low-$180s ts2.tech ts2.tech as investors took profits and rotated out of frothy tech names. This volatility partly reflects macro shifts – rising bond yields and strong bank earnings have prompted some fund managers to hedge in October. But even with recent swings, NVDA is up dramatically (nearly 58% over the past year ts2.tech) and remains near its peak levels. Trading volume has been heavy, and the stock’s 50-day moving average sits about 20%
19 October 2025
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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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Stock Market Today

Nebius (NBIS) stock jumps 16% into weekend as AI trade whipsaws; earnings next week in focus

Nebius (NBIS) stock jumps 16% into weekend as AI trade whipsaws; earnings next week in focus

7 February 2026
Nebius shares jumped 16.6% to $86.10 on Friday, rebounding from a 10.3% drop Thursday. The company will report fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results before the market opens on Feb. 12. U.S. jobs and inflation data are due next week after a delay from a government shutdown. Recent swings in Nebius stock followed volatility in AI-linked tech names after Alphabet’s spending update.
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