IT Weekly Review

The week ending November 14, 2025, confirmed the arrival of “agentic AI” as a central, disruptive force. Tech giants commercialised autonomous systems with strategic shifts, like Microsoft’s “per-agent” model. However, Anthropic revealed the dark side: the first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign. The challenge is now deployment, control, and securing this autonomous workforce.

The AI hype train hit the brakes as $\$1$ trillion was wiped from US tech companies. OpenAI’s controversy revealed a potential $\$1.4$ trillion infrastructure commitment, suggesting unsustainable costs. Simultaneously, mass layoffs at Amazon and Salesforce confirmed the new, harsh narrative of AI-driven job “replacement”.

The final week of October 2025 showcased a profound paradox. AI spending fueled record corporate valuations and product innovation. However, the colossal costs triggered deep anxiety on Wall Street, leading to punishing scepticism. Simultaneously, the proliferation of AI tools gave rise to “vibe hacking,” a new and more dangerous class of cyber threats.

The week ending October 24, 2025, served as a microcosm of the AI era, featuring breathtaking innovation alongside escalating risks. OpenAI launched the Atlas browser and Sora 2, while Meta secured a colossal $27 billion infrastructure deal. Progress was shadowed by AI-driven threats and landmark AI regulation, like California’s SB 243, took shape.

The week ending October 17, 2025, was defined by three themes: the accelerating AI revolution, an escalating digital cold war, and market resilience. Innovation saw the launch of OpenAI’s Sora 2 and a colossal AMD-OpenAI partnership for 6-gigawatt AI infrastructure. Meanwhile, Russian cyber-attacks on NATO states increased by 25%. Despite geopolitical tension and economic uncertainty, financial markets rallied, betting on AI’s long-term promise.

The article provides an extensive overview of the global stock market’s volatile performance during the week ending October 17, 2025, describing a period marked by sharp swings in investor sentiment. The primary drivers of this turmoil were a sudden fear of contagion in U.S. credit markets following bad loan disclosures by regional banks and a dramatic escalation in the U.S.-China trade war following threats of punitive tariffs. As investors fled risk, gold surged to record highs and Treasury yields dropped, a dynamic worsened by a U.S. government shutdown that deprived markets of crucial economic data. Regionally, the U.S. market showed surprising resilience by ending the week higher, while European markets suffered significant losses, and the Indian market demonstrated a strong “decoupling” rally based on local economic strength.