Trump Blocks China AI Chips & AWS Hits 20% Growth: Major AI News | November 3, 2025

📋 Quick Takeaways

Trump administration bans export of Nvidia’s most advanced Blackwell AI chips to China and other countries
Amazon AWS achieves 20% growth, strongest performance in 11 quarters, fueled by AI training demand
Nvidia secures orders for 20 million next-gen chips through end of 2026, representing ~$500 billion in sales
Apple confirms Siri integration with Google’s Gemini AI, expected March 2026 launch
Meta maintains $60-65 billion AI investment despite $200B market value loss over investor concerns
ByteDance commits $20.64 billion to AI infrastructure in 2025, with half allocated overseas
Microsoft plans workforce expansion with “AI leverage” after maintaining flat headcount
Tesla completes AI5 chip design review, with AI6 and AI7 in development pipeline
OpenAI board explored Anthropic merger within 24 hours of firing Sam Altman, per testimony
Apple unveils HomePod Mini 2, AirTag 2, Apple TV 2025 with AI-driven features

🌐 Geopolitics & AI Policy

Trump Administration Blocks China Access to Nvidia’s Blackwell AI Chips

Breaking Development: President Trump announced on November 2-3 that Nvidia’s most advanced Blackwell AI chips will be barred from export to China and other countries, reserving the cutting-edge technology exclusively for US companies and select allies.

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AWS Major Outage Takes Down Internet | Anthropic $1 Gov Deal | AI Adoption Hits 78%

📋 Quick Takeaways

AWS global outage disrupted Snapchat, Roblox, Fortnite, Coinbase, and hundreds of services on October 20
Anthropic offers Claude AI to all US government branches for $1/year, escalating AI competition
AI organizational adoption surges to 78%, up from 55% last year
Microsoft replaces Windows Search with AI-powered “Ask Copilot” on taskbar
UK enforces Online Safety Bill with potential 10% revenue fines for major platforms
Companies increasingly blame AI for job cuts, critics call it a convenient excuse
X lawsuit against Apple and OpenAI to proceed in Fort Worth

🚨 1. Major AWS Outage Cripples Global Internet Services

Widespread Disruption Affects Millions of Users Worldwide

Breaking: Amazon Web Services experienced a catastrophic outage on October 20, 2025, at approximately 3:11 AM EST, causing widespread disruptions across the internet.