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IBM Stock Soars on Quantum Breakthrough and AI Revival – Key Updates (Sept 25, 2025)

IBM layoffs today (Nov. 5, 2025): Big Blue to cut ‘thousands’ of roles as focus shifts to software and AI

IBM said it will reduce a “low single‑digit percentage” of its ~270,000 global workforce in 4Q 2025. Here’s everything confirmed today, what remains uncertain, and how it may affect employees, customers, and investors. Key takeaways (as of Nov. 5, 2025) What’s new today, Nov. 5 How many jobs, and where? Why now? The strategy behind the cuts Timeline of reporting What this means if you’re an IBM employee or customer The open questions Short quote for context “In the fourth quarter we are executing an action that will impact a low single‑digit percentage of our global workforce.” — IBM spokesperson.

5 November 2025

AI & Quantum Frenzy Propels IBM Stock to New Heights – Will the Rally Last?

IBM’s Shock Q4 Layoffs: Thousands of Jobs Cut as Big Blue Doubles Down on AI and Software—What It Means for You and the Stock

Key facts (Nov. 5, 2025) What happened and why now IBM confirmed it is cutting jobs in the fourth quarter of 2025, affecting “thousands” of employees. The company framed the move as a routine workforce rebalance to align headcount with areas where it sees stronger, more profitable growth—namely software, hybrid cloud (Red Hat), and AI‑driven services. Reuters Bloomberg first reported the reduction and published the company’s statement: “In the fourth quarter we are executing an action that will impact a low single‑digit percentage of our global workforce.” IBM regularly reviews staffing “through this lens and at times rebalance[s] accordingly,” the

5 November 2025

Artificial Intelligence · Business News · Careers · NYSE:IBM · Stock Market · Technology

Adobe on Alert: Affinity’s Free Design Suite Rocks the Creative World

Affinity Goes Free Forever – An All-in-One Adobe Alternative In a move shaking the creative software landscape, Affinity’s suite of professional design apps just went 100% free. Canva – the Australian design platform – acquired Affinity’s developer (Serif) last year, sparking speculation about its plans creativebloq.com. Few expected Canva to relaunch Affinity as a unified app that costs nothing. But on October 30, Canva dropped the news: instead of three separate $70 apps (Affinity Photo, Designer, Publisher), there’s now one Affinity application combining vector illustration, photo editing, and page layout tools – and it’s free for everyone, forever creativebloq.com fastcompany.com.

3 November 2025

Adobe Alternatives · Creative Software · Design Tools · Graphic Design · Industry News · NASDAQ:ADBE

Samsung One UI’s Epic Evolution: From TouchWiz Woes to Android’s Feature King

Key Facts From TouchWiz to One UI: A Fresh Start for Samsung Software Samsung’s One UI represents a radical reboot of the company’s software experience, shedding the infamous legacy of TouchWiz. Prior to One UI, Samsung’s custom Android skin (TouchWiz, later rebranded Samsung Experience) had a reputation for heavy, cluttered design and sluggish performance, often bloated with features that slowed devices technastic.com. In November 2018, Samsung officially unveiled One UI at its Developer Conference as the solution – a cleaner, more minimalist interface focused on usability on large screens en.wikipedia.org. The design philosophy behind One UI was to make using

16 September 2025

Android · Mobile Technology · One UI · Samsung · Software Evolution

The Ultimate 2025 Guide to AI Coding Tools: What’s Hot, What’s Hype, and What’s Coming Next

GitHub Copilot rolled out the coding agent, called Agent Mode (Project Padawan), in 2025 to autonomously implement tasks, spin up cloud dev environments, write code, and open pull requests, available to Copilot Enterprise and new Pro+ subscribers. Copilot Chat now uses local codebase feeds to align answers with actual code, and Copilot for Pull Requests provides AI reviews with one-click fix suggestions, becoming robust and mobile by 2025. GitHub announced it will open-source the Copilot VS Code extension, signaling transparency and community input into Copilot’s development. Amazon CodeWhisperer added AI code remediation and security scanning (Security Sentinel) and IaC support,

12 July 2025

2025 Trends · AI Tools · Coding · Programming · Tech Reviews