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From the UK’s bold £2bn ethical AI investment and a heated privacy showdown with WhatsApp and Apple, to a looming AI skills crisis and a tech talent influx from the US—this week’s tech landscape is alive with disruption and opportunity. Plus, a nostalgic look at Steve Ballmer’s Microsoft beginnings reminds us how today’s innovators stand on the shoulders of scrappy pioneers.

UK tech leaders push back on Elon Musk’s AI job doom; NVIDIA expands AI labs amid post-Brexit innovation drives; driverless Ubers arrive in 2026; SMEs get £150M defence boost, and retro tech inspires today’s digital surge. From AI policy to autonomous rides, the UK’s tech scene is rewriting the future — with echoes of the ’80s and ’90s shaping tomorrow’s breakthroughs.