AI Weekly: Billion-Dollar Deals, Geopolitical Clashes & Ethical Crossroads

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Last week in AI was a cocktail of billion-dollar bets, content paradigm shifts, geopolitical snags, and ethical flashpoints. GlobalFoundries committed another $16 billion to U.S. fabs—clear signals the AI-infrastructure arms race is accelerating. On the other hand, The New York Times and Amazon quietly inked a licensing deal that may reshape how publishers monetize content in the AI era.

Yet the tempo wasn’t all triumph. Apple’s AI rollout in China stalled under regulators, reminding everyone that AI isn’t just tech, it’s geopolitics. Meanwhile, a tragic deep-fake sextortion case and a U.S. government report riddled with hallucinated data highlighted how far we are from responsible systems. Bottom line: AI’s evolution isn’t just fast—it’s foundational.