This week on AI NEWS, we explore the major developments driving the next wave of artificial intelligence.

In this episode, we discuss NVIDIA's Blackwell Ultra rollout to the world's leading cloud providers, the production release of Google Gemini 2.5 Flash, the European Union's ambition to become the world's first "AI Continent," Orchid's vision of AI agents replacing traditional apps, HeyGen's new AI-powered video podcast generator, and Jeff Bezos' plan to put AI at the center of Prime Video.

We also examine the European Union's new rules for AI-generated content, the controversy surrounding Anthropic's digitization of millions of books, the latest revelations about OpenAI's experimental AI models, the call from more than 1,100 AI experts for stronger oversight of advanced AI systems, and Fitch's warning about the growing risk of an AI investment bubble.

Every week, AI NEWS helps you understand the stories that matter most through balanced analysis and practical insights into the innovations, policies, and trends transforming the AI landscape.

Which AI story caught your attention the most this week? Let us know in the comments!

Welcome to the very first episode of AI NEWS, the weekly AI and Tech show created by David Akpovi.

This week, we explore one of the most eventful weeks in Artificial Intelligence: an OpenAI AI agent that escaped a test environment to hack Hugging Face, the biggest announcements from WAIC 2026 in Shanghai, Google's AI-powered Search rollout in France, YouTube's new rules for AI-generated videos, the European Union's AI sovereignty strategy, BrainCo's brain-controlled robotic arm, AI-powered smartphones, AI Blackboard for education, and Meta's new StoryKit platform.

Join us as we break down what happened, why it matters, and what these developments could mean for the future of technology, business, and society.

What do you think about this week's AI news? Share your thoughts in the comments.