Mark Zuckerberg privately met with Pam Bondi to seek advice about how to talk to Trump, book says https://www.businessinsider.com/mark-zuckerberg-pam-bondi-private-meeting-trump-meta-2025-10

European Commission preliminarily finds TikTok and Meta in breach of their transparency obligations under the Digital Services Act https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2503

Nvidia to Invest $1 Billion in Nokia in AI Networking Push https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-28/nvidia-to-invest-1-billion-in-nokia-in-ai-networking-push?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc2MTY2OTQ1MiwiZXhwIjoxNzYyMjc0MjUyLCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUNFVKNVBHT1QwSk0wMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiIzN0NBQ0U2QUZEMjE0ODgzODEwQzVFQTI1Rjg5REI3NSJ9.5HTz0AUxFmgE2xNphTX8cKvkycdJKg19KwJKrfZCVk8

What Makes a Great Negotiator, According to Research https://hbr.org/2025/10/what-makes-a-great-negotiator-according-to-research

Novartis Agrees to Acquire Avidity Biosciences for $12 Billion https://www.wsj.com/tech/biotech/novartis-agrees-to-acquire-avidity-biosciences-for-12-billion-c5a2fb53?mod=tech_lead_pos3

Qualcomm Launches AI Chips to Challenge Nvidia’s Dominance https://www.wsj.com/tech/qualcomm-stock-surges-on-ai-chip-launch-cc7a4590?mod=hp_lead_pos2

AI’s Impact on Digital Accessibility Platforms

In our latest AXSChat, we spoke with Gina Bhawalkar from Forrester about their WAVE report on digital accessibility platforms. The discussion explored how organizations can use these tools to scale accessibility, the growing role of AI, and the importance of keeping human oversight at the center. Discover key insights on trends, challenges, and the future of accessibility in this detailed conversation.

https://antoniosantos.blog/2025/10/27/ais-impact-on-digital-accessibility-platforms/

Airbus, Thales, Leonardo announce space merger to rival Musk’s Starlink https://www.cnbc.com/2025/10/23/airbus-thales-leonardo-announce-space-merger-to-rival-musks-starlink.html

Independent candidate Catherine Connolly won by a landslide in Ireland’s presidential election. Her opponent, Heather Humphreys, conceded defeat Saturday after early tallies showed an insurmountable gap. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/25/catherine-connolly-ireland-presidential-election-leftwing

Virginia governor declares state of emergency to expedite food aid during federal shutdown. More than 850,000 Virginia residents would feel the impact if Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits ran out on November 1.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/virginia-governor-declares-state-emergency-expedite-food-aid-during-federal-2025-10-23/

Are you living near a data center? This interactive map shows where construction is skyrocketing. https://www.businessinsider.com/data-center-locations-us-map-ai-boom-2025-9

Trump pardons founder of Binance, world’s largest crypto exchange

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/23/binance-trump-pardon-changpeng-zhao?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Industrial giant Siemens AG and B2C2 are now using JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s blockchain platform for FX payments, reflecting wider adoption by major firms. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-10-22/siemens-b2c2-adopt-jpmorgan-s-blockchain-based-fx-platform

HSBC and Siemens land first fully digital cross-border indirect guarantee https://www.gtreview.com/news/digital-trade/hsbc-and-siemens-land-first-fully-digital-cross-border-indirect-guarantee/?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Baidu confirms robotaxi project with Switzerland's PostBus https://techxplore.com/news/2025-10-baidu-robotaxi-switzerland-postbus.html

Spotify CEO invested in AI weapons, now bands are pulling their music - Los Angeles Times https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2025-07-31/spotifys-ceo-owns-an-ai-weapons-company-some-musicians-say-its-time-to-leave

The AI 'gold rush' shows no signs of slowing down at SF Tech Week https://www.businessinsider.com/the-ai-gold-rush-shows-no-signs-of-slowing-down-2025-10

Thousands gather for anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ protests across US https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/18/thousands-gather-for-anti-trump-no-kings-protests-across-us?traffic_source=rss

Amazon reveals what one of the US' first modular nuclear reactors will look like

https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/amazon-reveals-what-one-of-the-us-first-modular-nuclear-reactors-will-look-like-180721637.html?src=rss

ST Engineering and Siemens Energy awarded second floating power plant contract in Dominican Republic https://www.theedgesingapore.com/news/energy/st-engineering-and-siemens-energy-awarded-second-floating-power-plant-contract-dominican