Global Scans · Artificial Intelligence · Weekly Summary

• [New] Top AI companies could tighten their cybersecurity and vet potential employees, perhaps in partnership with the U.S. government. Default
• [New] Many of the Trump administration's immigration-related actions will influence whether American businesses can attract and retain AI talent. Default
• [New] Other regions, including Latin America and the Middle East & Africa, collectively account for USD 1.6 billion and are expected to grow at a combined CAGR of 12.3%, benefiting from increasing tourism activity and gradual adoption of AI solutions in travel services. MarketDigits
• [New] AI could introduce bias that reinforces stereotypes or discrimination. Statista Daily Data
• [New] The next big shift in 2026 will be AI-driven operational transformation. Marketing-Interactive
• [New] Meeting the world's growing demand for AI-powered data centers could require $500 billion a year in global capital expenditures. W. Tom Polowy, MS
• [New] More transformative AI products will emerge in 2025. The Drum
• [New] Despite the hyperbolic rhetoric in 2024 of generalized AI, more and more practical applications of AI will appear in 2025. The Drum
• [New] Alphabet (DeepMind): DeepMind, part of Alphabet, revolutionized bioinformatics through AlphaFold, an AI system that predicts 3D protein structures with near-experimental accuracy. Precedence Research
• [New] Microsoft is rolling out a high-end generative AI system specifically built for scientific and academic research - and Princeton's New Jersey AI Hub will be one of only two global pilot locations. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] If passed, the GAIN AI Act could reshape global supply chains, fragment GPU markets by region, and spark new incentive programs for domestic chip manufacturing. Tech Startups - Tech News, Tech Trends & Startup Fundin
• [New] The most defining prediction for 2026 constitutes the mainstream weaponization of Agentic AI: autonomous, goal-oriented systems that can plan and execute complex tasks without constant human oversight. icertglobal.com
• [New] By 2035, AI will be the brains behind traffic management, shifting from reactive signal timing to predictive, self-optimising networks. ITS International
• [New] In the next few years, you can expect deeper integration of AI in health, smart waste management that scans and sorts garbage, and predictive analytics that forecasts city events before they occur. Explore Dubai
• [New] Workforce Disruption & New Opportunities: AI could disrupt 40% of jobs globally, with 30% of US work hours automated by 2030, but it will also create 97 million new AI-related roles, especially in STEM fields and emerging AI-native careers. Netguru
• [New] Amazon plans to automate 75% of its operations using AI and robots, potentially saving $4 billion a year and reducing the need for about 160,000 warehouse jobs by 2027. Glen Eagle
• [New] Tesla's AI roadmap, including Cybercab and Optimus robots, aims to unlock $1 trillion in valuation by 2026 through autonomous mobility and industrial automation. Ainvest
• [New] By 2032, we expect 60% of retail interactions to be AI-mediated, with human involvement reserved for complex emotional or high-value transactions. Futurist Speaker on AI Leadership, Future of Work, Futu
• [New] The S&P 500 could reach 7,500 by the end of 2026, driven by an AI-led rally and resilient tech sector earnings. Tech Startups - Startups and Technology news
• [New] The main tenet of China's 2030 vision is to transform it into a completely AI-driven economy - an AI economic giant. World and New World Journal
• [New] By 2030, China aims to be at the epicenter of global AI innovations, development, and investments. World and New World Journal
• [New] AI demand, M&A-friendly policy and investments in innovation could drive growth in Europe's technology and telecommunications sectors. Morgan Stanley
• [New] At the University of Minnesota, machine learning models blend genomics, imaging, and longitudinal records to predict who will benefit from specific therapies and who will not. Binary Verse AI

Last updated: 16 November 2025