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Nov 2, 2025 8:50 AM

Consumer Tech News (Oct 27-31): Nvidia Surpasses $5T Market Cap, Trump-Xi Meeting Concludes, Big Tech Report Earnings & More

The much-awaited meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday concluded with significant decisions on trade, soybeans, and resources.

OpenAI reportedly projects that the U.S. economy could see substantial gains by 2030, provided the government invests heavily in AI infrastructure.

The U.S. government has entered into a $1 billion partnership with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMD) to develop two next-generation supercomputers, a move aimed at cementing America's technological leadership in high-performance computing.

Earnings Results

Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:STX) reported quarterly earnings of $2.61 per share, which beat the analyst estimate of $2.37, and revenue came in at $2.62 billion, which beat the Street estimate of $2.54 billion.

Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) reported fiscal fourth-quarter revenue of $102.47 billion, beating analyst estimates of $102.17 billion and earnings of $1.85 per share, beating analyst estimates of $1.76 per share.

United Microelectronics Corporation (NYSE:UMC) reported revenue of $1.94 billion (59.13 billion New Taiwanese dollars), marking a 2.2% decrease year-on-year. The figure topped the analyst consensus estimate of $1.92 billion.

Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) reported quarterly revenue growth of 1.5% year-over-year (Y/Y), reaching $33.8 billion, which missed the analyst consensus estimate of $34.3 billion. Adjusted EPS of $1.21 topped the analyst consensus estimate of $1.19.

Google parent Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) posted third-quarter revenue of $102.35 billion, beating analyst estimates of $99.64 billion and earnings of $2.87 per share, beating estimates of $2.33 per share.

Amazon.com Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) reported third-quarter net sales of $180.2 billion, up 13% year-over-year. The sales total beat the Street consensus estimate of $177.8 billion.

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reported first-quarter revenue of $77.7 billion, beating the Street consensus estimate of $75.3 billion and earnings per share of $4.13, beating the Street's estimate of $3.67.

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Amazon disclosed an investment ...