Daily Tech Digest – October 29, 2025

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Stay updated with a distilled roundup of the most significant technology events and breakthroughs from the past 24 hours, across artificial intelligence, startups, cloud, hardware, cybersecurity, and the space sector.

Artificial Intelligence

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• Microsoft & OpenAI Revise Deal on AGI: Microsoft and OpenAI have modified their partnership, instituting an external panel to independently assess Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) claims.
• Adobe Unveils Firefly Image 5, AI Soundtrack Generator: At Max 2025, Adobe introduced major AI-powered creative tools, including an upgraded image model and an autonomous soundtrack generator.
• Reliance & Meta Launch Indian AI JV: In a ₹855-crore joint venture, Reliance and Meta aim to create AI-driven enterprise solutions for India’s burgeoning market.
• Google Launches Earth AI Models: New geospatial AI from Google promises better disaster response through advanced earth observation.
• AI System to Detect Deepfakes: YouTube is rolling out autolikeness detection tools, empowering creators to combat AI-generated impersonations and deepfakes more effectively.
• Breakthrough in AI Hardware: An optical processor developed at Tsinghua University, running at 12.5GHz, ushers in a new era of AI compute using light, not electricity.
• OpenAI Study Spots Mental Health Trends: Over a million ChatGPT users showed signs of suicidal ideation, prompting OpenAI to update mental health response protocols.
• Zhipu AI Launches New Agent in China: The AutoGLM Rumination agent stands out for cost-efficient research and fast, low-compute AI operation.
• Meta Acquires OpenAI Researchers: Meta continues its talent acquisition spree, hiring four AI researchers from OpenAI.

Startups

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• Startup Fundings & Deals
  • Qala AG, Zurich-based, raised $2M pre-seed to develop real-time data security and compliance.
  • MoleSense, an EPFL spin-off, secured CHF 150,000 for molecular maternity monitoring wearables.
  • StampMyVisa, an AI-powered B2B visa processor in India, raised ₹4 crore.
  • Optimo Capital and Ticket9 also closed fresh rounds to bolster fintech and event tech, respectively.
  • UnifyApps raised $50M to help enterprises scale GenAI.
  • Blume Ventures completed the first close of its new $175M fund, targeting $275M.
• Industry Moves & Product Launches
  • Decentro debuted Omniscore, a behavioral intelligence analytics platform, at a major fintech event.
  • Major partnerships announced in Switzerland between local startups and global giants such as Shell and Carahsoft, spanning renewables and secure data collaboration.

Cloud Computing

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• Microsoft Azure Global Outage: Microsoft’s Azure Front Door service suffered a major outage, impacting its own products (including Microsoft 365) and disrupting services worldwide, shortly after a significant AWS outage last week.
• Cloud Market Growth & Trends:
  • Hyperscaler cloud marketplace sales projected to hit $163 billion by 2030; new ’neoclouds’ growing exponentially.
  • Vendors are modifying pricing to address rising cloud and AI delivery costs.
• SAP & Google: SAP enabled seamless data integration from its cloud ERP directly into Google Cloud’s BigQuery, hinting at deeper partnerships and real-time analytics for enterprises.
• Snowflake & Cosmo First JV (India): Cosmo First has adopted Snowflake’s AI Data Cloud to modernize its data infrastructure.

Hardware

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• OnePlus 15 Launch Confirmed: Coming to India on November 13, with a 165Hz flat display, Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, triple 50MP cameras, and rapid charging prowess.
• Nvidia Unveils Omniverse DSX Blueprint: This digital-twin reference design aims to standardize construction and optimization of AI-centric data centers.
• AI Server Boom: Dell, HPE, and Cisco report surging AI server demand. Nvidia’s CEO lauds the open-source AI movement as enterprises ramp up GPU server deployment.
• Magnachip Debuts 650V TOLL MOSFETs: These new products target premium consumer electronics, promising enhanced power and efficiency.
• Qualcomm Launches AI250/AI200: New AI data center chips with massive memory footprints tailored for next-gen workloads.

Cybersecurity

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• UN’s New Cybercrime Treaty: The UN is set to ratify a new cybercrime treaty, despite opposition from privacy and rights groups.¹
• Growing Threats & High-Profile Exploits:
  • Microsoft and AWS both reported service outages with implications for DNS and cyber resilience.²³¹
  • Updated WSUS (Windows Server Update Services) flaw exploits are being seen; critical infrastructure in Canada targeted by hacktivists.⁴³
  • Banking Trojan mimicking human behavior and new Mirai-based DDoS botnets highlight AI’s role in cybercriminal tactics.⁵⁴⁶
  • A massive 4TB Ernst & Young (EY) SQL database was exposed on Azure, demonstrating persistent cloud data risks.²
• AI & Browser Security: OpenAI’s new ChatGPT Atlas browser is under scrutiny for vulnerability to AI prompt injection attacks — security experts urge heightened vigilance.¹
• Incident Response Advances: SimSpace and other cyber range vendors are enabling companies to actively test and improve cyber defenses.⁵⁴
• Fake Investment Platform Surge: Spikes reported in sophisticated crypto and forex fraud attempts in Asia.²

Space Technology

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• SpaceX Launches 29 More Starlink Satellites: Successfully sent additional satellites to reinforce its global internet network.⁷
• Japan’s HTV-X Arrives at ISS: The advanced cargo ship docked at the International Space Station for its inaugural mission, supporting international science and resupply.⁸⁷
• AI-Generated Spacecraft Components: Northrop Grumman, Luminary Cloud, and NVIDIA collaborated to use AI for commercial spacecraft propulsion design, pushing faster, more flexible engineering cycles.⁹
• Sidus Space Pathfinder Mission: Sidus Space will integrate Lonestar’s high-capacity digital data payload for edge processing on its next satellite.⁹
• Black Hole Discovery: An “unexpected monster black hole” was detected in a tiny Milky Way neighbor, revising galaxy formation theories.⁷
• NASA Science Missions Continue: Active research aboard the ISS and prep for Artemis and deep-space missions; NASA-ISRO radar satellite sends back first images.¹⁰¹¹

In Brief

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• Social/AI Platforms: Character.AI is restricting access for teens due to legal challenges.¹²
• Major Layoffs: Paramount begins steep layoffs amid leadership shuffle; Nvidia CEO details “close relationship” with Trump at GTC.¹²

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