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Technology News 8 October 2025 - 10 October 2025

Bitcoin vs NYSE 100 vs NASDAQ 100 – 2025’s Epic Market Showdown Reveals Surprising Winner

Seasonal Secrets: Why Gold and Tech Stocks Could Shine in a Q4 2025 Rally

Understanding Stock Market Seasonality What if the best trades of the year were already marked on the calendar? This intriguing idea lies behind market seasonality – the tendency of certain assets to perform better (or worse) during particular times of the year. Rather than basing trades purely on hunches or headlines, some investors look at decades of data to identify recurring monthly patterns in prices. Historical seasonality can reveal when gold prices typically soar or when tech stocks often stumble, for example, providing a statistical edge in decision-makingfarmersgrainelevator.comfarmersgrainelevator.com. Seasonality on its own isn’t a crystal ball, but it serves as
10 October 2025
Tawana Resources (TAWNF) 2025 Stock Skyrocket: Lithium Revival or Mirage?

China’s Rare Earth Clampdown Sparks Trade War Shockwaves in Tech and Stocks

China’s New Rare Earth Export Controls China’s latest restrictions on rare earth exports mark a major escalation in the strategic trade standoff with the United States. On October 9, 2025, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce unveiled “Announcement No. 61”, dramatically tightening export controls on a range of critical rare-earth elementsaljazeera.com. Five additional rare-earth metals – holmium, erbium, thulium, europium and ytterbium – were added to China’s export control list, on top of seven elements already restricted since Aprilaljazeera.com. In effect, 12 out of the 17 rare earth elements are now subject to Chinese export licensing and quotasaljazeera.com. These metals might sound obscure,
Nvidia’s $4 Trillion Juggernaut vs AMD’s OpenAI Jackpot – Inside 2025’s Epic AI Stock Showdown

Nvidia’s $4 Trillion Juggernaut vs AMD’s OpenAI Jackpot – Inside 2025’s Epic AI Stock Showdown

Stock Performance & Financial Snapshot (YTD 2025) After a turbulent 2024, both Nvidia and AMD have staged massive rallies in 2025 amid the AI frenzy. Nvidia’s share price has climbed roughly 30% year-to-date (on top of a 171% surge in 2024)ts2.tech, while AMD’s stock has risen a similar ~30% YTD (after an 18% drop last year)ts2.tech – and much more if measured from its early-2025 lows. In fact, AMD’s late surge in the first week of October pushed it to about +50–60% for the year overallts2.tech. As of Oct 10, 2025, Nvidia (NVDA) trades around $192–$193 per shareinvesting.com, and AMD (AMD) around $230–$233macrotrends.net – both near their highest levels ever. Nvidia briefly hit $195.30 this week
10 October 2025
Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock: Poised to Soar on 5G/AI, or Falling Behind? Analysts Weigh In

Qualcomm (QCOM) Stock: Poised to Soar on 5G/AI, or Falling Behind? Analysts Weigh In

Recent Stock Performance and News (Oct 2025) Qualcomm’s stock has been volatile in early October. On Oct 10, it opened sharply lower (≈–2.8%) after China’s regulator announced an antitrust probe into Qualcomm’s planned acquisition of Israeli chipmaker Autotalks reuters.com reuters.com. (QCOM shares slid further in pre-market on Oct 10 reuters.com.) Also on Oct 6, a UK court began hearing a £480M ($647M) consumer lawsuit (filed by Which? magazine) alleging Qualcomm forced inflated patent royalties on phone makers reuters.com. These legal and regulatory risks have grabbed headlines this week. On the product front, Qualcomm has been busy innovating. At its late-September
IREN Stock Skyrockets 500% as Bitcoin Miner Reinvents Itself as AI Cloud Powerhouse

IREN Stock Skyrockets 500% as Bitcoin Miner Reinvents Itself as AI Cloud Powerhouse

Business Model & Industry IREN began as Iris Energy, a clean-energy Bitcoin miner, and has pivoted sharply into data centers for AI/HPC workloads. Its model is vertically integrated: it owns land, power contracts, and facilities (Canada, Texas) all run on 100% renewable hydro and wind power ts2.tech. This “green” setup gave IREN some of the lowest mining costs in the industry (around $0.03–$0.038 per kWh) ts2.tech ts2.tech. By mid-2024 it had ~20 EH/s of hashpower, making it a top-tier miner. Starting in 2024, management began aggressively re-purposing idle capacity to AI computing ts2.tech. In August 2025 it became an Nvidia “Preferred
Lyft Stock Rockets 30% After Waymo Robotaxi Deal — What’s Next?

Lyft Stock Rockets 30% After Waymo Robotaxi Deal — What’s Next?

Chart: Lyft Inc. (LYFT) share price (1-year). The stock jumped sharply in mid-September (after the Waymo news) and has since pulled back into early October. The 50-day moving average (dotted) remains well above the 200-day (solid), indicating overall bullish momentum directorstalkinterviews.com. Stock Performance and Chart Lyft’s share price has shown volatile swings in late 2025. In September, LYFT rallied sharply – fuelled by positive news – but in early October it gave back much of that gain. On Sept 17 (when the Waymo partnership was announced), LYFT jumped over 13%. By Oct 9 the stock closed ~$19.72 stockanalysis.com. The 1-year
Quantum-Powered Pop! SEALSQ Corp (LAES) Stock Rockets on Latest Breakthroughs and Deals

Quantum-Powered Pop! SEALSQ Corp (LAES) Stock Rockets on Latest Breakthroughs and Deals

Recent Surge: LAES stock closed at $6.09 on Oct. 9, 2025, up 39.7% that day stockanalysis.com. Its market capitalization is roughly $970 million tradingview.com after this jump. (It had been around $4–5 per share just a week earlier.) Stock Price Performance (as of Oct 10, 2025) LAES stock has surged dramatically in early October 2025. After trading around $4–5 in late Sept, shares jumped 27% over four trading days through Oct 4 ts2.tech. The rally continued: on Oct 6 it opened near $5.03 (closing 8.4% up) stockanalysis.com, dipped briefly Oct 7–8, and then spiked 39.7% on Oct 9 to $6.09
Mystery $75 M Bet Propels Tiny POET Technologies to New Highs Amid AI Frenzy

Mystery $75 M Bet Propels Tiny POET Technologies to New Highs Amid AI Frenzy

$75 Million Infusion Fuels POET’s AI Ambitions POET Technologies – a small Toronto-based photonic chip designer – just secured a massive $75 million cash infusion to supercharge its growth in the AI hardware arena ts2.tech. Announced on October 7, the deal was structured as a non-brokered private placement of ~13.64 million new shares (plus warrants) with a single institutional investor ts2.tech. “This is the largest single investment in POET’s history,” noted CEO Dr. Suresh Venkatesan, adding that it boosts POET’s balance sheet to over $150 million in cash and no significant debt ts2.tech. The shares were issued at $5.50 (with an accompanying warrant), suggesting the
AMD’s AI Mega-Deal Sparks Stock Surge – Inside the OpenAI Partnership, New Chips & Showdown with Rivals

AMD Stock Skyrockets on AI Mega-Deal: Inside the 2025 Rally, Financials & Rivalry

 AMD’s headquarters sign in Silicon Valley. The company’s stock has surged amid blockbuster AI deals and strong chip demand in 2025. Stock Performance & Recent Rally Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has been one of 2025’s top semiconductor stocks, staging a dramatic rally after a volatile 2024. As of early October, AMD shares traded around $230+ – nearly double their level at the start of the yearfinviz.com. The stock had already climbed ~30% year-to-date by late Septemberts2.techts2.tech, outperforming both the S&P 500 and the Philly Semiconductor Index. Then came an explosive surge in October: AMD’s stock leapt about 29% in a matter of days, topping $213 by Oct.
Snowflake Stock Soars on AI Boom – Inside SNOW’s 2025 Rally and What’s Next

Snowflake Stock Soars on AI Boom – Inside SNOW’s 2025 Rally and What’s Next

Below, we dive deeper into each of these areas – from Snowflake’s business model and financials to the latest news, analyst insights, competitive dynamics, and what to expect going forward. Company Overview and Business Model Snowflake Inc. is a cloud data platform provider, offering data warehousing as a service alongside a suite of data analytics and sharing capabilities. Unlike traditional databases tied to a single cloud or on-premises, Snowflake’s platform is cloud-agnostic – it runs across Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud, allowing customers to unify their data in one system regardless of cloud providermarkets.chroniclejournal.com. This flexibility has been a major selling point
Reddit’s Stock Explodes! 78% Revenue Surge, Google AI Deal Talks & 70% Rally 🔥

Reddit’s Rollercoaster: How Booming Ads, AI Deals and Political Scrutiny Could Shock RDDT Investors

Key Facts (as of 8 Oct 2025) Item Detail Sources Current stock price Reddit’s Class A shares traded around $199.54 at 11:58 AM EDT on 8 Oct 2025 with an intraday high of $206.22 and low of $195.01; the official investor‑relations site notes a 52‑week high of $282.95 and low of $69.30investor.redditinc.com. Reddit investor relations Analyst consensus Across 25‑28 analysts the consensus rating is “moderate/buy”. Average price targets range from $200–$223, with highs around $300 (JMP Securities, Oppenheimer) and lows near $75marketbeat.combenzinga.com. MarketBeat, Stockanalysis, Benzinga Q2 2025 results Reddit delivered its first profitable quarter: revenue rose 78 % to $500 M and advertising revenue jumped 84 % to $465 Minvestor.redditinc.com. Adjusted net
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Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

Broadcom Stock Gets a Google AI Spend Lift as Jefferies Sees 60% Upside

7 February 2026
Google raised its 2026 capital expenditure forecast to $175 billion–$185 billion, with most spending expected on data-center chips. Broadcom shares rose about 2% after the announcement, while Nvidia and AMD slipped. Jefferies reiterated a buy rating on Broadcom, maintaining a $500 price target, implying a 62% upside from Wednesday’s close.
No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

No $2,000 IRS stimulus check is coming in February 2026 — but Trump’s tariff-check talk keeps the rumors alive

7 February 2026
The IRS has not announced new federal stimulus payments for February 2026, and Congress has not approved fresh checks. Trump told NBC he is considering $2,000 tariff rebate checks but has not committed, saying any payout would likely come later in 2026. The IRS warns taxpayers to ignore texts and emails about “stimulus payments” and verify notices through official channels.
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