Major AI & Tech Developments: Amazon Cuts 14K Jobs, IBM Quantum Breakthrough & AI Security Revolution | October 29, 2025

📋 Quick Takeaways

Amazon announces 14,000 corporate job cuts representing 4% of workforce while investing heavily in generative AI
IBM achieves quantum computing milestone with error correction running on AMD FPGAs, 10x faster than required
Microsoft and OpenAI restructure partnership with $135B Microsoft stake and extended IP rights through 2032
Palo Alto Networks launches comprehensive AI security platform with Prisma AIRS 2.0 and autonomous AI agents
Nvidia reportedly developing $3 billion robotaxi fleet to challenge Tesla and Waymo by 2027
OpenAI offers free ChatGPT Go for one year to all Indian users starting November 4
U.S. government considers equity stakes in quantum computing startups through CHIPS program

🏢 Corporate Restructuring & Workforce Changes

Amazon Cuts 14,000 Corporate Jobs in AI-Focused Transformation

Major Workforce Reduction: Amazon confirmed on October 28, 2025, that it will eliminate approximately 14,000 corporate positions, representing roughly 4% of its corporate and tech workforce of around 350,000 employees.

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AI Search Summaries Cut Wikipedia Traffic 8% | Critical Security Vulnerabilities Exposed

📋 Quick Takeaways

Wikipedia pageviews dropped 8% year-over-year as AI-powered search summaries reduce direct traffic to the platform
Critical AI security flaw discovered: Major LLMs including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini can be manipulated with just 250 malicious files
SpaceX achieves 10,000 Starlink satellites in orbit, marking historic telecommunications infrastructure milestone
AI healthcare startups raise $16.5M across two major funding rounds in Arabic and autoimmune health sectors
Advanced liquid cooling technology unveiled to support next-generation 1400W+ AI chips

🔍 Search & Information Access

Wikipedia Traffic Plummets 8% as AI Search Summaries Dominate

The Wikimedia Foundation reported an 8% year-over-year decline in human pageviews, directly attributing the decrease to the proliferation of AI-powered search summaries and shifting user behavior toward social video platforms.