On October 13, 2025, NVIDIA announced that Meta and Oracle will standardize on NVIDIA Spectrum-X Ethernet networking switches to accelerate their AI data center networks, marking a significant breakthrough in AI-scale networking and efficiency. This major partnership is expected to drive exponential gains in AI training and deployment, positioning NVIDIA at the forefront of hyperscale AI infrastructure. NVDA stock closed at $188.32 on October 13, 2025, up 2.82%, reflecting strong investor enthusiasm likely driven by this announcement and broader market optimism, as chipmakers and AI infrastructure stocks led a sharp rally amid easing U.S.-China trade tensions and a surge in tech sector futures[3][4].