October 2025 Tech News Highlights
In October 2025, Bluesky reached 40 million users and introduced a 'dislikes' feature in beta. Meta acquired one gigawatt of solar energy for its operations. CoreWeave's acquisition by Core Scientific was impacted by enterprise AI market shifts. Hackers threatened to leak data after breaching the University of Pennsylvania’s systems. AWS exceeded expectations with strong cloud infrastructure demand, while Luminar warned of job cuts and cash shortages. Nvidia expanded partnerships in AI with Hyundai, Samsung, SK, Naver, and reportedly invested up to $1 billion in Poolside. Google partnered with Reliance Jio for free AI Pro access across India. Canva launched new AI features, Figma acquired an AI media generation company, and WhatsApp added passkey protection for encrypted backups. Startups like Bevel raised significant funding, while Reddit’s CEO commented on chatbots not being a traffic driver.
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