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October 29, 2025, 5:20 AM

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Bloomberg:
Nvidia plans to invest $1B in Nokia for a 2.9% stake and announces a partnership to integrate Nvidia tech into Nokia's network products; NOK closed up 22.8%  —  Nvidia Corp. is taking a $1 billion equity stake in Nokia Oyj and plans to supply the telecom company with artificial-intelligence powered computers for wireless networks.
Natalie Lung / Bloomberg:
Uber plans a fleet of 100,000 autonomous vehicles powered by Nvidia's new Drive AGX Hyperion 10, starting in 2027  —  Uber Technologies Inc. will begin expanding a fleet of 100,000 autonomous vehicles powered by Nvidia Corp. technology starting in 2027, an ambitious move that could help bring …
Bret Taylor / OpenAI:
OpenAI adopts a new for-profit structure, with a public benefit corporation controlled by the nonprofit, which holds a 26% stake, worth ~$130B, in the company  —  OpenAI has completed its recapitalization, simplifying its corporate structure.  The nonprofit remains in control of the for-profit …
Microsoft:
Microsoft now holds a ~$135B investment in OpenAI Group PBC, or a ~27% stake, down from 32.5%; OpenAI commits to purchase an additional $250B in Azure services  —  Since 2019, Microsoft and OpenAI have shared a vision to advance artificial intelligence responsibly and make its benefits broadly accessible.
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Joanna Stern / Wall Street Journal:
A look at 1X's $20K Neo humanoid housekeeper robot, controlled remotely by a human with a VR headset, available now for preorder, with delivery expected in 2026  —  1X's Neo wants to be your housekeeper.  First, it needs to be controlled by a human in your home.  Cool with you?
Wall Street Journal:
During Nvidia's first ever GTC conference in Washington, DC, Jensen Huang praised Trump's policies and emphasized themes of patriotism and US national interests  —  With access to the Chinese market in jeopardy, Jensen Huang emphasizes company's support for administration's agenda
Kif Leswing / CNBC:
Dylan Butts / CNBC:
SK Hynix reports Q3 revenue up 39% YoY to $17.02B, below $17.22B est., and operating profit up 62% YoY to a record $7.92B, boosted by demand for its HBM chips  —  South Korea's SK Hynix on Wednesday posted record quarterly revenue and profit, boosted by a strong demand for its high bandwidth memory used in generative AI chipsets.
Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing new versions of the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPad Air with OLED screens; the iPad mini will likely arrive first, as early as 2026  —  Apple Inc. is preparing major changes to its MacBook Air, iPad mini and iPad Air lines, with a plan to give the popular devices higher-end displays.
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Dominic Preston / The Verge:
Oppo launches the €999 Find X9 and €1,299 Find X9 Pro in the UK and the EU with 7,025mAh and 7,500mAh silicon-carbon batteries and MediaTek Dimensity 9500 chips  —  The two new Oppo phones bring some of the biggest batteries around. … Oppo has announced the international launch …
Trishla Ostwal / Adweek:
Some ad buyers say brands are increasingly spending on Reddit due to the site's prominence in AI-powered search results and its growing audience  —  Advertisers are increasingly putting their digital ad spend into Reddit, drawn by the platform's growing audience and its influence …
Financial Times:
Truth Social launches Truth Predict, a prediction market platform in partnership with Crypto.com to let users trade on major current events like elections  —  US president's social media platform enters prediction market sector  —  Donald Trump's Truth Social platform is to offer users …
Emma Roth / The Verge:
YouTube will age-restrict more video game content showing “graphic violence” and stop creators from directing users to gambling sites involving digital goods  —  YouTube will age-gate ‘an additional small subset’ of violent content, even if it's from a video game.

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