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30 Oct 2025

Meta Plans Massive AI Content Push Across Social Platforms as Third Era of Social Media

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announces plans to flood Facebook and Instagram feeds with AI-generated content, calling it the potential third era of social media. The company's Vibes app has already generated over 20 billion AI images as Meta doubles down on algorithmic content delivery.

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Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella Plans Second India Visit in December to Advance AI Partnerships

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will visit India in December for AI conferences and government meetings, as tech giants compete for market share in the world's most populous nation amid growing AI adoption.

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Samsung Posts Record Q3 Results as AI Boom Drives Memory Chip Sales to All-Time High

Samsung Electronics reported a 32% surge in operating profit for Q3, driven by unprecedented demand for AI memory chips. The company achieved record quarterly revenue and plans massive capacity expansion to meet growing AI infrastructure needs.

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Samsung Secures NVIDIA Partnership for Next-Gen HBM4 Memory, Plans 2026 Mass Production

Samsung announces partnership with NVIDIA for HBM4 memory supply and plans mass production in 2026. The Korean chipmaker aims to regain market position with 11 Gbps HBM4 technology and expanded AI memory solutions.

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Smart Glasses Race Heats Up as Chinese Companies Challenge Meta's Dominance with Affordable AI-Powered Models

Chinese tech giants like Alibaba are launching affordable AI-powered smart glasses priced around $560, challenging Meta's premium market position and potentially making the technology mainstream through practical features like real-time translation.

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Bitcoin Miners Pivot to AI Data Centers as Mining Profits Decline

Major Bitcoin mining companies are transforming their operations to provide AI computing services, leveraging existing infrastructure to capitalize on the growing demand for AI data centers while mining profitability faces challenges.

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Google's AI Strategy Pays Off with Historic $100 Billion Quarter

Alphabet achieves its first-ever $100 billion quarterly revenue milestone, driven by strong AI adoption across Google Cloud, Search, and consumer products. The company's strategic AI investments are transforming it from a search-focused business into a comprehensive AI platform.

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YouTube Restructures Around AI with Voluntary Employee Buyouts in Major Reorganization

YouTube CEO Neal Mohan announces the platform's biggest restructuring in a decade, focusing on AI integration across three new product divisions while offering voluntary buyouts to employees. The move reflects broader tech industry shifts toward AI-driven operations.

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Confluent Targets Enterprise AI Context Gap with Real-Time Streaming Platform

Confluent launches Confluent Intelligence platform to address the critical timing problem in enterprise AI by providing real-time context through streaming data infrastructure, moving beyond traditional batch processing limitations.

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Amazon's $11 Billion Project Rainier AI Megacluster Goes Live, Rivaling OpenAI's Stargate Initiative

AWS launches Project Rainier, an $11 billion AI data center campus in Indiana featuring nearly 500,000 Trainium2 chips exclusively serving Anthropic's AI workloads. The facility represents Amazon's direct challenge to OpenAI's Stargate project in the race for AI infrastructure supremacy.

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29 Oct 2025

Fed Chair Powell Distinguishes AI Boom from Dot-Com Bubble as Tech Giants Pour Trillions into Infrastructure

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell argues the current AI investment surge differs fundamentally from the 1990s dot-com bubble, citing actual earnings and business models. However, he expresses concern about AI's impact on employment as companies announce layoffs while investing heavily in data centers.

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Accenture Invests in AI Agent Platform Lyzr to Accelerate Enterprise Agentic AI Adoption

Accenture has invested in Lyzr, an AI agent infrastructure platform, through Accenture Ventures to deploy agentic AI solutions in banking, insurance, and financial services. The partnership aims to help enterprises build secure, compliant AI agents that automate workflows and improve operational efficiency.

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Extreme Networks Stock Plunges Despite Strong Q1 Results Driven by AI Platform Success

Extreme Networks saw 15% revenue growth in Q1 2026 driven by its AI-powered Extreme Platform ONE, but shares dropped 15.3% due to declining gross margins despite beating revenue expectations.

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Telegram's Pavel Durov Launches Cocoon: Decentralized AI Network Challenging Big Tech Dominance

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov announced Cocoon, a decentralized AI compute network built on TON blockchain that pays GPU owners in cryptocurrency while protecting user privacy. The platform aims to challenge Big Tech's AI monopoly by offering confidential computing services.

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Microsoft Secures $250 Billion OpenAI Commitment, Strengthening Azure's AI Growth Trajectory

Microsoft's revised agreement with OpenAI includes a massive $250 billion commitment over 7-8 years, providing stronger visibility into Azure cloud revenue and reinforcing Microsoft's central position in the generative AI ecosystem.

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