Global AI Boom: Tech Giants Vie for Dominance Amidst Ethical Concerns and Geopolitical Rivalry

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⚡ Tech News

• Casio Wants to Break Into Wellness Tech. Its Plan? A Fluffy AI Robot - The Wall Street Journal
• ChatGPT for Teens: OpenAI and Parents - Axios.com
• Details Emerge on U.S.-China TikTok Deal - Wsj.com
• Grieving parents press Congress to act on AI chatbots - Axios
• Microsoft's UK AI Supercomputer Investment - Theverge.com
• Nvidia to deploy 120,000 AI chips in the U.K. by end of 2026 - Quartz
• China trials its first advanced tools for AI chipmaking - Financial Times
• Microsoft, OpenAI Herald Trump's UK Visit With Spending Pledges - Bloomberg.com
• Microsoft, Nvidia, other tech giants plan over $40 billion of new AI investments in UK - CNBC
• Trump Extends TikTok Deal Deadline - Bloomberg.com
• This tech upstart is going after a piece of Nvidia's AI business, says Needham - CNBC
• ‘I love you too!’ My family’s creepy, unsettling week with an AI toy - The Guardian
• Blyth and Cobalt Park named 'AI growth zones' but no decision on Teesside - BBC
• NVIDIA and United Kingdom Build Nation’s AI Infrastructure and Ecosystem to Fuel Innovation, Economic Growth and Jobs - NVIDIA Newsroom
• What Exactly Are A.I. Companies Trying to Build? Here’s a Guide. - The New York Times
• The AI Makers: NVIDIA Partners in UK Advance Physical and Agentic AI, Robotics, Life Sciences and More - NVIDIA Blog
• Watch AI Optimism Boosts China Tech Stocks to 2021 High | The China Show (9/17/2025) - Bloomberg.com
• The looming crackdown on AI companionship - MIT Technology Review
• Parents of teens who died by suicide after AI chatbot interactions testify in Congress - CBS News
• AI could boost UK economy by 10% in 5 years, says Microsoft boss - BBC
• 'We don't want California to set the rules for AI across the country,' Trump adviser says - Politico
• Foo Fighters Tease Tour in AI-Assisted Promo Video: ‘There’s More To Come’ - Rolling Stone
• Google announces £5bn AI investment in UK before Trump visit - The Guardian
• Anthropic Economic Index report: Uneven geographic and enterprise AI adoption - Anthropic
• China Says US TikTok Deal a Win-Win - Reuters.com

📈 Market News

• Stock market today: Dow drops, S&P 500 and Nasdaq slip from records as Wall Street counts down to Fed decision - Yahoo Finance
• S&P 500: $6,606.76 (-0.13%)
• Nikkei: ¥44,790.38 (-0.25%)