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Friday is here! The robots are coming—threatening jobs worldwide, especially in aging nations. Meanwhile, China is rapidly adopting DeepSeek, but OpenAI wants it banned in the U.S. while pushing for fewer AI regulations. And the big question: Can small modular reactors power this AI-driven future? Let’s discuss.

• The Robotics Revolution.

  • Robot Installations: Who's Leading the Charge?

  • Why the US and EU Are Falling Behind.

  • Google Gemini Robotics.

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• OpenAI Urges AI Deregulation Under Trump.

• Smaller Nuclear Reactors, Are they Better?

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Smaller Reactors, Are they Better?

Amazon, Google, and Meta back a push to triple nuclear power by 2050 to meet rising energy demands and combat climate change. Alongside Occidental and Dow, they urge governments to accelerate nuclear expansion. Amazon has invested $1 billion in the sector, while Meta calls for regulatory support. Since COP28, new reactors have been added worldwide, and countries like Japan and Italy are revising nuclear policies. However, small modular reactors face financial and regulatory hurdles, with major projects unlikely before 2035.

📰 AI News and Trends

• The Google Gemini AI 2.0 Flash Thinking model is able to absorb a user's search history from browser and apps in order to provide more personalized information.

• DeepSeek is already everywhere in China— cars, phones, government systems, even hospitals…

• Meanwhile, OpenAI calls DeepSeek ‘state-controlled,’ calls for bans on ‘PRC-produced’ models.

• Murati's AI startup is luring talent with near-zero strike price stock options, offering instant wealth potential upon its expected $10B valuation.

• Open Sora, the AI Video App by ChatGPT, has been Released.

• Snapchat is rolling out AI-powered video lenses.

🌐 Other Tech news

• Apple is reportedly bringing live translation to AirPods, but Google’s Pixel Buds have supported it for years.

• Oracle is in the pole position to take over TikTok’s US operations, emerging as the favorite bidder of both President Donald Trump and ByteDance.

• How BYD undercuts Tesla around the world, by the numbers…

• And Tesla Is Failing in China as the brand turns political.

• North Korean government hackers snuck spyware on Android app store.

OpenAI Urges AI Deregulation.

OpenAI has called on the Trump administration to ease AI regulations, advocating for faster government adoption, lighter oversight, and AI’s right to learn from copyrighted material.

Key Points:

• Opposes strict AI laws, favoring a voluntary public-private partnership.

• Recommends faster federal approval for AI tools, cutting delays by 12 months.

• Pushes for AI-trained defense models for national security.

• Warns of China’s DeepSeek AI as a rising competitor.

The proposal aligns with Trump’s AI dominance agenda, but raises concerns over unchecked AI growth and copyright disputes.

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The Robotics Revolution.

While the West debates energy strategies, China is rapidly cementing its dominance in robotics and automation. In 2020, Chinese firms controlled 30% of the global robotics market. Today in 2025, experts predict they hold a 65% market share, overtaking Japan and Germany in industrial robot density.

Robotics seem to be the future of manufacturing, logistics, and artificial intelligence-driven labor. A country that masters robotics manufacturing can gain the ability to dominate global production lines.

China’s industrial policy, driven by initiatives like "Made in China 2025", has led to aggressive expansion in the robotics sector. The government is funding AI-powered robotics, pouring billions into humanoid development, and accelerating its autonomous factory networks.

Robot Installations: Who's Leading the Charge?

China installed 276,000 industrial robots in 2023 alone—more than the USA, Germany, Japan, and South Korea combined, that was when they had 50% share. If we add 15% to that number, they are sitting in about 317,400 robots today.

Why the US and EU Are Falling Behind.

Despite its tech leadership, the United States lags in robotics adoption, ranking 10th in global robot density. Europe faces similar issues, with Germany and other EU nations selling off industrial robotics assets to China over the past decade.

Meanwhile, South Korea and Japan, traditionally strong players, are struggling with declining birth rates and labor shortages, forcing them to automate at an unprecedented pace.

Google DeepMind has launched Gemini Robotics, an initiative to bring its Gemini AI models into the physical world for general-purpose robotics. Built on Gemini 2.0, this new vision-language-action (VLA) model enables robots to adapt, interact, and manipulate objects in real-world environments.

Google Gemini Robotics.

The US is not dead and making an effort to compete against the world manufacturers. Google recently introduced Gemini Robotics-ER for spatial reasoning, allowing robots to grasp objects intuitively and plan safe movements. The models run on various robot types, with trusted testers including Agility Robots, Boston Dynamics, and Enchanted Tools.

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