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2025 research fronts spotlight global trends and Artificial Intelligence integration

16 Dec 2025

Two new 2025 research fronts reports from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Clarivate map 128 priority research areas and show how deeply Artificial Intelligence is cutting across scientific disciplines, while also detailing the shifting balance of global research leadership.

artificial intelligence, china, global rankings, scientific research

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Digital content safety and compliance in the era of generative artificial intelligence

16 Dec 2025

As artificial intelligence regulations develop across regions, organizations are being pushed to reassess how their governance and compliance models apply to digital content and generative systems.

artificial intelligence, compliance, regulation

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More than half of researchers now use artificial intelligence in peer review

16 Dec 2025

A global survey from publisher Frontiers reports that more than 50% of researchers have used artificial intelligence while reviewing manuscripts, often in ways that conflict with existing journal guidance. The findings highlight growing pressure on publishers to update peer review policies and clarify responsible use of large language models.

artificial intelligence, peer review, scientific publishing

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Disney signs $1bn artificial intelligence deal with OpenAI

16 Dec 2025

Disney has struck a three-year, $1 billion licensing and equity deal with OpenAI that lets fans generate short videos featuring more than 200 iconic characters, signaling a sharp turn in Hollywood’s legal standoff with artificial intelligence firms.

artificial intelligence, business, entertainment, streaming

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Five military tech breakthroughs of 2025 that feel like science fiction

16 Dec 2025

From operational laser interceptors to portable nuclear reactors and thermal invisibility cloaks, militaries in 2025 fielded technologies that previously belonged in science fiction.

autonomous systems, defense technology, energy and power, military medicine

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Law360 spotlights expanding legal battles and policy shifts around artificial intelligence

16 Dec 2025

A collection of recent Law360 coverage highlights how artificial intelligence is driving new copyright disputes, regulatory debates, commercial deals, and ethical questions for lawyers and policymakers.

artificial intelligence, intellectual property, legal industry, regulation

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Disney invests $1B in OpenAI to license characters for Sora video tool

16 Dec 2025

Disney is investing $1 billion in OpenAI to license more than 200 of its characters for the Sora video generation tool, while simultaneously accusing Google of massive copyright infringement involving its content.

artificial intelligence, copyright, entertainment, openai

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Trump administration’s Nvidia H200 exports to China collide with Beijing’s chip self sufficiency drive

15 Dec 2025

A Techmeme River snapshot shows how President Trump’s decision to allow exports of Nvidia’s H200 Artificial Intelligence chips to China is running into resistance from Beijing, which is pushing chip self sufficiency and favoring domestic suppliers like Huawei.

artificial intelligence, geopolitics, semiconductors, us china tech

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Global data center investments accelerate artificial intelligence infrastructure race

15 Dec 2025

Major cloud and chip companies are committing unprecedented capital to artificial intelligence data centers and infrastructure across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, signaling a long-term buildout of compute capacity and regional hubs.

artificial intelligence infrastructure, cloud-computing, data-centers, semiconductors

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Intel nears 1.6 billion artificial intelligence chip deal for SambaNova

15 Dec 2025

Intel is in late-stage talks to acquire artificial intelligence chip startup SambaNova Systems Inc. for roughly 1.6 billion including debt, a move that would expand its position in high-performance artificial intelligence hardware and reflect sharply lower sector valuations since 2021.

artificial intelligence, intel, semiconductors, startups

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Intel pushes foundry reboot, Artificial Intelligence accelerators, and strategic deals amid government stake and Nvidia tie up

15 Dec 2025

Intel is pursuing an aggressive turnaround built on its 18A process, Gaudi 3 Artificial Intelligence accelerators, deep cost cuts, and a rapidly evolving mix of divestitures and partnerships, even as a new US government stake and Nvidia investment reshape its strategic options.

artificial intelligence, cpus and processors, data center, intel

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Semiconductors and Artificial Intelligence chips weekly briefing for December 12, 2025

15 Dec 2025

The latest semiconductor and Artificial Intelligence chip developments span relaxed Nvidia export rules to China, massive potential TSMC investments in the US, and new product launches from Samsung and AMD alongside strategic deals by Broadcom, Marvell, and Qualcomm. Geopolitics, national security, and data center scaling remain central themes across the industry.

artificial intelligence, data-centers, geopolitics, semiconductors