On October 29, 2025, Nvidia's stock surged, surpassing $5 trillion in market capitalization for the first time, fueled by its leading position in the AI technology ecosystem and CEO Jensen Huang's positive outlook. This milestone was driven by expected AI chip orders and plans to build new supercomputers.

On October 29, 2025, AWS CEO Matt Garman met with South Korean President Lee Jae-myung to announce a $5 billion investment in AI data centers in Incheon and Gyeonggi by 2031, following a $4 billion investment in Ulsan. This investment is the largest greenfield investment in South Korean history.

On October 29, 2025, Alphabet reported quarterly revenue of $102.35 billion, exceeding estimates, driven by strong advertising and cloud demand, particularly from AI infrastructure and data analytics. The company also raised its annual capital expenditure forecast to $91-$93 billion.

On October 28, 2025, Foxconn announced its plan to deploy humanoid robots at its Houston plant, which produces AI servers for Nvidia, with the goal of creating a world-leading AI smart factory, targeting deployment for the first quarter of 2026.

A report by the London School of Economics' Inclusion Initiative and Protiviti found that employees using AI save an average of 7.5 hours per week, equivalent to one workday and valued at approximately $18,000 annually, but 68% of employees have received no AI training.

On October 29, 2025, Confluent announced new features for Streaming Agents as part of Confluent Intelligence, a managed service integrating AI capabilities into its data streaming platform, including Agent definition, Observability and debugging, and Real-Time Context Engine.

On October 29, 2025, Grammarly Inc. announced its rebrand to Superhuman, an AI-native productivity platform that integrates Grammarly, Coda, and Superhuman Mail with AI assistance, launching Superhuman Go, an AI assistant connecting over 100 apps.

On October 28, 2025, Dataiku introduced the AI Factory Accelerator, powered by NVIDIA, to help enterprises accelerate the transition of AI prototypes to production, integrating Dataiku’s platform with NVIDIA's accelerated computing.

On October 28, 2025, US stocks closed at record highs on Wall Street, propelled by a surge in Nvidia shares due to the chipmaker's new ventures announcement and CEO Jensen Huang headlining an event in Washington, amid continued investor enthusiasm for AI. The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq indices were lifted.

Advantest Corp's shares surged to a record high after reporting strong fiscal second-quarter earnings and increasing its annual guidance, fueled by AI-related demand. Operating profit jumped nearly 71% to 108.4 billion yen, with sales up 38% to 262.9 billion yen.

On October 28, 2025, Nvidia announced plans to build seven new AI supercomputers for the US Department of Energy to aid in maintaining the US nuclear arsenal and researching alternative energy sources. Nvidia's GTC event was held in Washington, DC, and Nvidia shares rose 1.3%.

On October 29, 2025, Emerald AI, NVIDIA, EPRI, Digital Realty, and PJM announced the 96MW Aurora AI Factory in Virginia, the world's first power-flexible AI facility, designed to accelerate connections for new AI data centers. This facility addresses energy constraints in the AI sector.

On October 29, 2025, Amazon opened a $11 billion AI data center named Rainier in rural Indiana to meet growing AI demands, including training AI models and specifically Anthropic's Claude model. Local residents expressed concerns about the loss of farmland and rising electricity costs.

On October 28, 2025, a report explored the potential and challenges of using robots in elderly care to address the UK's social care crisis, highlighting issues with maintenance, usability, and user acceptance.

YouTube announced five new features to enhance the TV viewing experience, including support for 4K thumbnails and AI-powered upscaling. These updates aim to help creators increase conversions and build their brands on the largest screen.

A CMoney article noted that large enterprises are significantly increasing productivity and reducing costs by actively adopting AI, while small businesses lag behind. The gap is expected to widen, urging small businesses to accelerate their transformation.

On October 29, 2025, Lockheed Martin and Google Public Sector announced a strategic collaboration to integrate Google's advanced generative AI, including Gemini models, into Lockheed Martin's AI Factory, deploying these AI tools within Lockheed Martin's secure environments.

On October 29, 2025, Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI) announced the formation of Super Micro Federal LLC to boost its presence in the U.S. federal market, focusing on high-performance, energy-efficient IT solutions for AI/ML, HPC, Cloud, Storage, and 5G/Edge.

On October 28, 2025, Dr. Ben Goertzel identified four key global players in the race for Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and superintelligence, which he believes is inevitable and potentially only two years away, highlighting significant risks.

On October 28, 2025, Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced his mission to refocus the company on engineering, AI, and foundry services, attributing Intel's past struggles to excessive management layers and issues of complacency and mismanagement.

NTT Data Group announced on October 29, 2025, that it will expand the training of generative AI personnel to 200,000 global employees, having already trained 70,000 as of October 2025, with plans to establish a support system for customers to safely implement and operate generative AI.

On October 28, 2025, Adobe and Google Cloud announced an expanded strategic partnership at Adobe MAX to deliver the next generation of AI-powered creative technologies, combining Adobe’s creative expertise with Google’s advanced AI models.

At Adobe MAX 2025, Adobe promoted a strategy of using Firefly and other models in the AI era, partnering with Google to increase creators' freedom and providing custom models and generative AI credits in one stop. They are also adding AI features to tools like Photoshop and Premiere.

On October 29, 2025, The New York Times published an article detailing the multifaceted concerns of over 60 college students nationwide, including the impact of artificial intelligence on education and anxieties about post-graduation job prospects.