LISBON: Hollywood-style excitement was mixed with cutting-edge technology at Lisbon’s annual Web Summit this week, where global tech leaders, startups and investors gathered to explore artificial intelligence, robotics and autonomous vehicles, all under the shadow of escalating US-China tensions. In four days, “Davos for geeks” is expected to host more than 70,000 visitors from 150 countries, including 2,500 startups and 1,000 investors. Attendees explored colorful booths highlighting humanoid robots, quantum computing innovations, and AI-based 3D printers, illustrating how artificial intelligence is moving from abstract software to the physical world. Microsoft has grabbed headlines with a $10 billion AI data center