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Saturday, October 25, 2025Fresh facts daily • Updates tomorrow
Artificial Intelligence
- OpenAI announces GPT-5 with multimodal reasoning capabilities and 10x performance improvements over GPT-4.
- Anthropic releases Claude 4 with extended 500K context window and enhanced coding abilities.
- Google DeepMind unveils Gemini Ultra 2.0 with breakthrough performance in mathematical reasoning.
Startup Funding
- AI infrastructure startup CoreWeave raises $2.3B Series C at $19B valuation led by Coatue Management.
- Quantum computing company Atom Computing secures $850M in Series D funding from Tiger Global.
Product Launches
- Apple unveils Vision Pro 2 with 8K displays and neural interface for gesture control.
- Meta launches Quest 4 with photorealistic mixed reality and AI-powered environment mapping.
- Microsoft announces Surface Laptop 7 with custom ARM chip delivering 40-hour battery life.
Markets & Earnings
- NVIDIA hits $4 trillion market cap as Q4 earnings beat expectations with $85B revenue.
- Tesla stock surges 18% after reporting record 2.5M vehicle deliveries in Q4 2024.
Automotive & EVs
- Tesla begins production of $25K Model 2 with 400-mile range and full self-driving capability.
- Rivian announces R2 SUV with 350-mile range and starting price of $45K, deliveries begin Q2.
- BYD overtakes Tesla as world's largest EV maker with 3.2M vehicles sold in 2024.
Crypto & Web3
- Bitcoin reaches new all-time high of $125K following institutional adoption surge.
- Ethereum completes Dencun upgrade reducing Layer 2 transaction costs by 90%.