President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that blocks states from enforcing their own regulations around artificial intelligence and instead aims to create a “single national framework” for AI.

All 50 states and DC have introduced AI legislation this year, with 38 states adopting around 100 measures in 2025.

OpenAI on Thursday launched its GPT-5.2 artificial intelligence model, after CEO Sam Altman reportedly issued an internal "code red" in early December pausing non‑core projects and redirecting teams to accelerate development in response to Google's Gemini 3.

After climbing 167% in 2023 and 340% in 2024, Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock is on course to deliver another stellar return in 2025. Shares are up by about 148% year to date, and investors remain optimistic about the artificial intelligence (AI) company. Its market cap of $448 billion now puts it among the 25 most valuable publicly traded companies.

Sen. Josh Hawley says his bill will track layoffs attributed to replacing workers with AI. A St. Louis expert says "the great AI replacement" could lead to millions of people losing their jobs.

LONDON (AP) — WhatsApp faces an antitrust investigation in the European Union, where regulators said Thursday that they’re looking into the messaging service’s artificial intelligence policy. The European Commission said it opened the formal investigation because of concerns about WhatsApp’s move to limit access for third-party AI providers.

From a product offering standpoint, Nvidia has owned the data center space since the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout began in 2023. Nvidia's technology stack, plus its leading software, made it the no-brainer choice to train AI models on, but AMD has improved its offering.

Shares in the technology company are down as investors grow anxious that its bet on artificial intelligence, and OpenAI in particular, may not pay off.

As 2025 begins to wind down, it will go down as another strong year for artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Meanwhile, with AI still appearing to be in its early innings, the group could help lead the market higher in 2026 once again. Let's look at two AI stocks that could help you make a fortune in 2026.

Both stocks delivered impressive gains in 2025, but which one of these two AI companies should you be buying for next year?