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Artificial Intelligence News 20 December 2025 - 21 December 2025

Larry Page’s 2000 AI Prediction Is Google’s 2025 Reality as Gemini 3 Rolls Out — and Investors Take Notice

Larry Page’s 2000 AI Prediction Is Google’s 2025 Reality as Gemini 3 Rolls Out — and Investors Take Notice

On December 21, a 25-year-old clip of Google co-founder Larry Page began circulating again for a simple reason: it sounds like a script for today’s AI race. In the footage, recorded in 2000—just two years after Google was founded—Page describes what he called the “ultimate search engine”: one that understands everything on the web, figures out exactly what you want, and gives you the right answer. He immediately labels that end-state for search as artificial intelligence. The Times of India+1 Fast-forward to late 2025, and Google is actively reshaping its most important products around that exact idea—shipping new Gemini 3
21 December 2025
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Accenture Earnings Beat as Advanced AI Bookings Hit $2.2 Billion—But 2026 Outlook Keeps Wall Street Cautious

Accenture Earnings Beat as Advanced AI Bookings Hit $2.2 Billion—But 2026 Outlook Keeps Wall Street Cautious

Accenture’s latest earnings update is a snapshot of where enterprise AI is right now: real budgets, real contracts, and increasingly “baked in” to broader transformation work—yet still paired with investor anxiety about what AI could automate and where spending is tightening. As of December 21, 2025, the consulting and IT services giant is coming off a quarter where it beat revenue expectations, posted strong new bookings, and highlighted a surge in advanced AI demand—while also acknowledging uneven public-sector momentum and offering a second-quarter revenue outlook that landed a touch below what analysts were modeling. Reuters+2Accenture Newsroom+2 The headline numbers: revenue,
21 December 2025
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Meta Platforms (META) Stock Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): EU Privacy Shock, WhatsApp AI Probe, and Wall Street Targets in Focus

Meta Platforms (META) Stock Week Ahead (Dec 22–26, 2025): EU Privacy Shock, WhatsApp AI Probe, and Wall Street Targets in Focus

Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) heads into the Christmas-shortened trading week with investors balancing two powerful narratives: AI-driven advertising strength and cost discipline versus fresh regulatory and legal pressure in Europe that could reshape how Meta uses data to target ads. As of the latest available quote, META shares are around $658.77 with a market capitalization near $1.85 trillion and a trailing P/E of ~31.5. The week ahead (Dec 22–26) is also structurally unusual: U.S. markets are open Monday and Tuesday as normal, close early on Wednesday (Dec 24), and are closed Thursday (Dec 25)—conditions that often amplify headline-driven moves
21 December 2025
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Amazon Stock AMZN Week Ahead Outlook for Dec 22–26 2025: OpenAI Talks, AWS AI Chip Momentum, and a Holiday-Shortened Market

Amazon Stock AMZN Week Ahead Outlook for Dec 22–26 2025: OpenAI Talks, AWS AI Chip Momentum, and a Holiday-Shortened Market

Amazon.com Inc. enters the week of December 22–26, 2025 with investors balancing two forces that often collide at year-end: a thinly traded holiday market and an unusually dense stream of AI-driven headlines that keep Amazon stock (NASDAQ: AMZN) in focus. Shares last traded around the $227 area heading into Sunday, after finishing Friday, December 19 at $227.35. StockAnalysis That puts AMZN in a familiar late-2025 range—close enough to recent highs to keep bulls engaged, but still far enough from the year’s peak to leave room for “catch-up” narratives into 2026. This week-ahead report (dated 21.12.2025) breaks down what matters most
21 December 2025
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London Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 21, 2025): FTSE 100 Near Record, IPO Pipeline Signals a 2026 Test, and LSEG Leans Into AI

London Stock Exchange Update (Dec. 21, 2025): FTSE 100 Near Record, IPO Pipeline Signals a 2026 Test, and LSEG Leans Into AI

LONDON — Dec. 21, 2025 — The London Stock Exchange is heading into the final stretch of the year with a split-screen story that’s become very “2025”: the FTSE 100 is flirting with landmark levels after a strong year, while the city’s IPO pipeline is still trying to prove it can outrun the gravitational pull of New York. A fresh wave of UK market reforms—from a stamp duty holiday for new listings to a long-promised equities “consolidated tape”—is meant to make London feel more liquid, more competitive, and less bureaucratic. Reuters+3Reuters+3Reuters+3 At the same time, the London Stock Exchange’s owner—London
21 December 2025
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Rivian Stock (RIVN) in Focus: AI Autonomy Push, R2 Countdown, and Fresh Analyst Targets (Dec. 21, 2025)

Rivian Stock (RIVN) in Focus: AI Autonomy Push, R2 Countdown, and Fresh Analyst Targets (Dec. 21, 2025)

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (NASDAQ: RIVN) is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with a very different story than it started the year with. Yes, it’s still the maker of the adventure-flavored R1T pickup and R1S SUV—but this week, Rivian stock moved like a company trying to be valued as a software-and-silicon platform, not just an EV manufacturer. Because today is Sunday, December 21, U.S. markets are closed. Rivian shares last traded Friday, December 19, ending around $22.45 after a sharp rally and heavy volume. StockAnalysis+1 What lit the fuse? A rapid sequence of autonomy announcements, a “shipping now” driver-assistance
21 December 2025
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Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price steadies near A$81 as AI rollout and Priceline receivership reshape the 2026 outlook

Wesfarmers (ASX:WES) share price steadies near A$81 as AI rollout and Priceline receivership reshape the 2026 outlook

Published: 21 December 2025 Wesfarmers Limited (ASX:WES) enters the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar investor appeal—dominant retail brands, a diversified portfolio, and steady cash generation—colliding with a very modern set of storylines: a group-wide rollout of ChatGPT Enterprise, fresh turbulence in parts of the Priceline pharmacy network, and an analyst community that largely thinks the stock is priced for perfection. As of this Sunday (21 December 2025), the ASX is closed, so the key reference point is Friday’s close. Wesfarmers shares last finished at A$81.02 (19 December), with the stock up about 13% year-to-date by some market tallies.
21 December 2025
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Micron Technology (MU) Stock News and Forecasts for Dec. 20, 2025: Earnings Blowout, AI Memory Shortage, and Price Targets Up to $500

Micron Technology (MU) Stock News and Forecasts for Dec. 20, 2025: Earnings Blowout, AI Memory Shortage, and Price Targets Up to $500

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) has become one of the most closely watched semiconductor stocks heading into the final stretch of 2025—after delivering a blockbuster earnings report and an even bigger forward outlook tied to the accelerating “AI memory” buildout. As of the Dec. 20, 2025 news cycle (with U.S. markets closed for the weekend), Micron’s story is being driven by three forces: an earnings-and-guidance shock that reset expectations, a supply squeeze in DRAM/NAND and high-bandwidth memory (HBM) that management says could last beyond 2026, and a rapid wave of analyst price-target increases—some now extending as high as $500. Reuters+2Micron
21 December 2025
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BigBear.ai Stock (BBAI) News, Forecasts and Analyst Views on Dec. 20, 2025: Border-Security Partnership Fuels Momentum as Ask Sage Deal Looms

BigBear.ai Stock (BBAI) News, Forecasts and Analyst Views on Dec. 20, 2025: Border-Security Partnership Fuels Momentum as Ask Sage Deal Looms

BigBear.ai Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: BBAI) is back in the spotlight heading into the Dec. 20, 2025 weekend after a sharp surge in the prior session reignited debate over whether the small-cap defense AI specialist is building a durable growth runway—or simply riding headline-driven volatility. At the center of the latest move: a newly announced partnership with radar technology firm C Speed aimed at deploying BigBear.ai’s ConductorOS AI orchestration platform at the tactical edge for real-time threat detection and decision support. Investors are also tracking two bigger, longer-dated catalysts: the company’s $250 million agreement to acquire Ask Sage and a share-authorization
21 December 2025
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CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock News and Forecast on Dec. 20, 2025: Analyst Targets, Earnings Outlook, and AI Catalysts

CrowdStrike (CRWD) Stock News and Forecast on Dec. 20, 2025: Analyst Targets, Earnings Outlook, and AI Catalysts

Dec. 20, 2025 — CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRWD) is back in the spotlight this weekend as fresh analyst commentary and a wave of AI/security partnership headlines keep the cybersecurity leader firmly on investors’ radar. While U.S. markets are closed on Saturday, the stock’s latest trading reference point is Friday’s close (Dec. 19, 2025) — and the bigger debate hasn’t changed: Can CrowdStrike keep accelerating ARR and net-new ARR while justifying a premium valuation in a post-AI-hype, higher-rate market? StockAnalysis+1 Below is a complete, publication-ready roundup of today’s (20.12.2025) stock-focused news, plus the most current forecasts and Street analysis shaping
21 December 2025
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Adobe Stock (ADBE) News on Dec. 20, 2025: Earnings, AI Firefly Expansion, Runway & ChatGPT Deals, Analyst Price Targets, and Lawsuit Risk

Adobe Stock (ADBE) News on Dec. 20, 2025: Earnings, AI Firefly Expansion, Runway & ChatGPT Deals, Analyst Price Targets, and Lawsuit Risk

Adobe Inc. (NASDAQ: ADBE) heads into the final full week before year-end with a familiar split-screen story for investors: record results and upbeat fiscal 2026 targets on one side, and growing debate over AI-era competition and legal risk on the other. Over the past 10 days, Adobe has delivered its fiscal Q4 beat and FY2026 outlook, pushed deeper into AI-first workflows through Firefly (including new video tools and partner models), announced high-profile integrations with OpenAI’s ChatGPT and AI video specialist Runway, and then faced a new AI training-data lawsuit that could become an overhang for sentiment. Reuters+3Adobe+3Reuters+3 Below is what’s
20 December 2025
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Utilities Stocks Outlook for 2026: AI Data Center Demand, Rate Cuts, and the New Power-Grid Investment Cycle

Utilities Stocks Outlook for 2026: AI Data Center Demand, Rate Cuts, and the New Power-Grid Investment Cycle

Dec. 20, 2025 Utilities stocks are having a moment that would’ve been hard to imagine just a few years ago. The sector long known for predictable dividends and regulated earnings is now being pulled into the center of the AI buildout—because none of it runs without electricity. As of Dec. 20, 2025, the utilities story is no longer just “bond-proxy, defensive, yield.” It’s increasingly about load growth, grid reliability, data centers, and a multi-year capital spending wave—with investors trying to decide whether the sector’s recent pullback is a warning sign or an entry point. Below is a detailed roundup of
20 December 2025
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Technology Stocks Today: Nvidia’s China Chip Review, Micron’s AI Memory Boom, and Fresh 2026 Forecasts for Big Tech (Dec. 20, 2025)

Technology Stocks Today: Nvidia’s China Chip Review, Micron’s AI Memory Boom, and Fresh 2026 Forecasts for Big Tech (Dec. 20, 2025)

Technology stocks are heading into the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar mix of momentum and anxiety: the AI trade is still the market’s engine, but the questions around valuations, geopolitics, and the sheer cost of building AI infrastructure are getting louder. As of Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, investors are digesting a week that ended with a strong risk-on move led by tech and semiconductors. On Friday, the S&P 500 rose 0.9% to 6,834.50, the Nasdaq climbed 1.3% to 23,307.62, and the Dow added 0.4% to 48,134.89—a bounce that helped erase the S&P 500’s weekly losses. AP News+1 But
20 December 2025
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Cloud Computing Stocks Outlook Dec. 20, 2025: AI Data Center Boom Powers Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet—and Tests Oracle

Cloud Computing Stocks Outlook Dec. 20, 2025: AI Data Center Boom Powers Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet—and Tests Oracle

December 20, 2025 — Cloud computing stocks are ending the year with a familiar tailwind—surging demand for AI compute—but also with a sharper split between “scale winners” and “balance-sheet stress tests.” In the last 48 hours alone, the market’s cloud narrative has been shaped by a record pace of data-center dealmaking, new mega-contract momentum in cloud security, and a fresh reminder that financing (not just innovation) is becoming a defining competitive advantage for 2026. Reuters+2Reuters+2 This is the core setup for investors tracking cloud computing stocks: the AI infrastructure buildout looks durable—but it is getting bigger, more expensive, and more
20 December 2025
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Data Center Stocks: AI Capex Boom Meets Power-Grid Bottlenecks — Today’s News and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 20, 2025)

Data Center Stocks: AI Capex Boom Meets Power-Grid Bottlenecks — Today’s News and 2026 Outlook (Dec. 20, 2025)

December 20, 2025 — Data center stocks have become one of the market’s most crowded (and consequential) intersections: artificial intelligence demand on one side, and real-world constraints—power, land, permitting, and financing—on the other. The investment story isn’t just about more GPUs and bigger server halls. It’s increasingly about who can secure megawatts, finance the build, and turn capex into durable cash flow. This weekend’s headlines sharpen that tension. Regulators in Georgia approved a massive electricity-generation expansion to serve data centers. In the Mid-Atlantic, federal regulators pushed PJM to clarify rules for AI-driven large loads—especially when they’re colocated near power plants.
20 December 2025
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Big Tech Stocks Today: Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla — The AI Rally Meets a 2026 Reality Check (Dec. 20, 2025)

Big Tech Stocks Today: Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, Meta and Tesla — The AI Rally Meets a 2026 Reality Check (Dec. 20, 2025)

Big Tech stocks head into the final stretch of 2025 with the market’s most important narrative still intact: artificial intelligence is driving an infrastructure buildout so large that it’s reshaping corporate spending plans, data-center investment, and even geopolitics. But the headlines landing on December 20, 2025 underline a second, equally powerful theme investors will carry into 2026: the “Magnificent Seven” trade is no longer just about growth. It’s also about valuation discipline, export controls, regulation, boardroom governance, and the risk that macro conditions (rates and inflation) don’t cooperate. Below is what’s moving Big Tech stocks right now—plus the forecasts and
20 December 2025
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Western Digital Stock (NASDAQ: WDC) News and Forecast for Dec. 20, 2025: Nasdaq-100 Inclusion, Analyst Upgrades, and the AI Storage Supercycle

Western Digital Stock (NASDAQ: WDC) News and Forecast for Dec. 20, 2025: Nasdaq-100 Inclusion, Analyst Upgrades, and the AI Storage Supercycle

December 20, 2025 — Western Digital Corporation (NASDAQ: WDC) is closing out 2025 as one of the market’s most talked-about “infrastructure for AI” plays, with shares hovering around $181 after a volatile, high-volume session that saw the stock trade between roughly $176 and $185. Behind the move is a rare combination of catalysts hitting at once: Western Digital’s imminent addition to the Nasdaq-100, a fresh wave of Wall Street price-target hikes, and a business narrative increasingly tied to AI data-center storage demand—the kind of “picks-and-shovels” theme investors have chased across tech in 2025. ir.nasdaq.com+2Investing.com+2 Below is a detailed roundup of
20 December 2025
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Micron Technology Stock (MU) in Focus on Dec. 20, 2025: Record Results, Explosive Q2 Guidance, and the AI Memory “Supercycle” Debate

Micron Technology Stock (MU) in Focus on Dec. 20, 2025: Record Results, Explosive Q2 Guidance, and the AI Memory “Supercycle” Debate

Micron Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) is closing out the week as one of the market’s most watched semiconductor names after posting record fiscal Q1 2026 results and issuing a far stronger-than-expected fiscal Q2 outlook, driven by accelerating AI-related demand—especially for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) used in modern data centers. Micron Technology+1 As of the latest close (Friday, Dec. 19, 2025), MU ended at about $265.92, up roughly 7% on the day, as the post-earnings rally continued into year-end positioning. MarketBeat+1 What’s made this move stand out isn’t just the earnings beat—it’s the scale of Micron’s forward guidance and the growing consensus
20 December 2025
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Meta Platforms (META) Stock News on Dec. 20, 2025: AI Video Push, EU Scrutiny, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

Meta Platforms (META) Stock News on Dec. 20, 2025: AI Video Push, EU Scrutiny, and Wall Street Forecasts for 2026

December 20, 2025 — Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: META) heads into the final stretch of 2025 with its stock caught between two powerful narratives: an all-in AI investment cycle that could expand Meta’s moat, and a rising set of regulatory, compliance, and trust-related risks that could pressure its core advertising engine. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, Meta shares last closed Friday, Dec. 19, at $658.77, down 0.85% on the session, with after-hours trading indicated around $661.83. StockAnalysis Below is a full, up-to-date read of the key headlines, forecasts, and analyst takes shaping Meta stock as of Dec. 20,
20 December 2025
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Nasdaq Today (Dec. 20, 2025): AI-Led Rebound Lifts the Nasdaq Composite as Santa Rally Hopes, Fed Uncertainty, and 24/5 Trading Plans Collide

Nasdaq Today (Dec. 20, 2025): AI-Led Rebound Lifts the Nasdaq Composite as Santa Rally Hopes, Fed Uncertainty, and 24/5 Trading Plans Collide

December 20, 2025 — The Nasdaq Composite heads into the weekend with a familiar vibe: optimism powered by AI and semiconductors, tempered by nagging questions about valuations, rate cuts, and whether the “AI buildout” is starting to look more like a capital-intensive endurance sport than a quick profit machine. On Friday, December 19, the Nasdaq Composite closed at 23,307.62, up 1.31% on the day and about 0.5% for the week, as tech snapped back after a choppy stretch. Reuters+2AP News+2 Below is a full roundup of the current Nasdaq-related news, forecasts, and market analysis circulating as of 20.12.2025, including what’s
20 December 2025
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Disney stock ends week higher after Friday bounce — what to watch for DIS next week

Disney stock ends week higher after Friday bounce — what to watch for DIS next week

7 February 2026
Disney shares closed up 3.6% at $108.70 Friday, recovering from earlier losses as U.S. stocks rallied and the Dow topped 50,000. Investors are watching Super Bowl streaming economics and Disney’s CEO transition, with Josh D’Amaro set to take over at the March 18 meeting. Disney reported quarterly revenue of $25.98 billion and adjusted EPS of $1.63, while segment operating income fell 9% to $4.6 billion.
Novo Nordisk stock: Class B shares face Monday test after FDA squeeze forces Hims to pull $49 Wegovy copycat

Novo Nordisk stock: Class B shares face Monday test after FDA squeeze forces Hims to pull $49 Wegovy copycat

7 February 2026
Novo Nordisk Class B shares closed up 5.3% at 295.50 Danish crowns in Copenhagen after Hims & Hers said it would stop offering a compounded pill version of Wegovy following U.S. regulatory warnings. The move came after Novo called the Hims product “illegal mass compounding” and threatened legal action. Shares had fallen nearly 8% Thursday after Hims launched the pill. Trading resumes Monday.
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