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WHAT'S NEXT?: Donald Trump's surprise win in the Presidential election mean the world and America can expect prolonged uncertainty as new domestic policies are put in place, different international relationships formed and attitudes change towards current friends and rivals.

• [New] US data center electricity demand is projected to skyrocket 36% to 106 gigawatts by 2035, driven almost entirely by artificial intelligence training and deployment. blockchainreporter
• [New] The U.S. Department of Defense plans to allocate $4.9 billion in 2025 for AI research, focusing on autonomous technologies and secure cloud solutions. Bitget
• [New] Cybersecurity will remain a growth area for decades, as seen by United States projections that indicate nearly 30% growth in cybersecurity jobs by 2033. The Manila Times
• [New] Waymo has set an ambitious target of one million rides per week by the end of 2026, a benchmark that would cement its position as the dominant robotaxi operator in America. The Tech Buzz
• [New] The American Jobs Plan provides significant financing for rail infrastructure modernization. Precedence Research
• [New] In 2026, agencies across the U.S. will be tasked with securing high-profile, high-stakes events, including Super Bowl 60, the FIFA World Cup and America 250, demanding advanced coordination, threat detection, communications reliability and life-saving response capabilities. Police1
• [New] The Association of American Medical Colleges has estimated a shortage of 86,000 physicians by 2036. AJMC
• [New] If temperatures keep rising, the U.S. alone could face $520 billion in costs every year. The Cool Down
• [New] The Netflix-Warner Bros deal risks eliminating 25% of the annual domestic box office, said Cinema United, the trade group representing 30,000 movie screens in the United States and 26,000 internationally. WKZO | Everything Kalamazoo | 590 AM - 106.9 FM
• [New] The more timely indicators of consumer health will come from the University of Michigan's consumer sentiment indicator, which is expected to recover slightly, and the overall change in US consumer credit volumes in October. investing.com
• [New] 5 million fewer international visitors will come to the United States in 2025, a trend that's being felt in ski towns across the West. Grand Pinnacle Tribune
• [New] JPMorgan Chase projects investment-grade issuance to exceed $800 billion in 2026, with significant contributions from tech firms. / USA Mortgage News Daily
• [New] Robotics is poised to become the next major investment theme in 2026, driven by U.S. policy support and AI integration. Seeking Alpha
• [New] The military dimension of the China-US rivalry remains one of its most dangerous arenas, where missteps could escalate quickly. News.Az
• Two consecutive Bank of Canada policy rate cuts could spark increased fall and winter housing activity among Canadians who have been waiting for the right time to buy, despite financial concerns from the ongoing U.S. trade war. True North Mortgage
• Washington is effectively seeking to escape its dependence on China - a dependence that today covers a significant share of the world's critical drone components and, as analysts put it, constitutes a strategic vulnerability for the United States. NOURNEWS
• An article in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that the risk of suicide in patients ages 5-24 increased after sustaining a concussion. Concussion Alliance
• As the United States retreated from global climate action under the second Trump presidency, which will have detrimental impacts on global climate finance through the dissolution of USAID, Canada has an urgent role to step up and demonstrate its leadership in global climate justice. Climate Refugees
• With the U.S. emerging as a global hub for petrochemical and specialty chemical production, tanker demand will continue to climb. The National Law Review

Last updated: 10 December 2025