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Europe’s AI use is rising faster than its depth of implementation Domestic peer pressure can trigger adoption but cannot prove value Policy should reward measured outcomes and shared evidence Only 7 percent of firms in a

Climate stress does not always push people to migrate It can weaken the income and health needed to leave Climate immobility should become a core test of climate justice A

The 2024 EU fiscal rules promised simpler budget surveillance Early evidence shows spending plans still react to growth surprises A clearer debt anchor would make adjustment more transparent The euro area opened the n

Takaichi government seeking to reduce the consumption tax on food to 1% Expanding fiscal commitments with no clear plan to replace lost revenue Political backlash expected when tax rate is restored, while business enthusiasm remains limited

Chinese state-backed investment firms step in to contain the global technology-stock sell-off Low-cost, high-performance Kimi K3 shakes AI investment sentiment and pressures US leaders China details a long-term AI development strategy, signaling a potential market realignment

Russia and Ukraine sustaining electronic warfare through GPS spoofing operations Jamming and anti-jamming technologies deployed extensively across the battlefield Rapidly changing nature of warfare redirecting military investment toward drones and AI

US and Iran abandon ceasefire MOU and resume reciprocal airstrikes Mounting war costs exposing the US to deeper economic and political risks Iran’s economy already near collapse as hard-liner–negotiator power struggle intensifies The US Embassy

US government formalizing intervention in access to frontier AI models Policy focused on controlling foreign access rather than restraining domestic development Growing need for a unified federal standard to replace divergent state-level rules

EU accelerating additional restrictions on Chinese EVs through the Industrial Accelerator Act Chinese EV exports continuing to rise despite tariff barriers Chinese manufacturers expanding local production as Europe’s EV ecosystem remains vulnerable

Gold Retreats Despite Middle East Risks as Selling by Some Central Banks Draws Attention “Inflation Is Rising, Economy Remains Resilient”: Fed Lacks Case for Rate Cuts Higher-for-Longer U.S.

“Exit While Asset Values Are High”: US Data Center M&A Accelerates “Data Center-Ready Sites” with Transmission Lines and Substations Also Command Premium Prices Bidding War Emerges for SK’s Ulsan AI Data Center in South Korea A wave of sta

China actively incorporates AI technology into its cultural industry policies AI supercharges China’s rapidly expanding micro-drama market Local media production ecosystem loses ground to AI technology China’s entertainment industry is bei

The hiring bar raised simultaneously by the economic slowdown and the spread of AI Employers favor experienced workers with proven validation skills over entry-level candidates Gap between job openings and actual hiring widens amid persistently low layoffs

LG Electronics Ends Two-Decade Laptop Business in Brazil Chipmakers Concentrate Production Capacity on AI Server Memory Shrinking Commodity DRAM Supply Drives Up Finished-Product Costs LG Electronics is withdrawing from Brazil’s laptop market a

LCH Adds Offshore Renminbi-Denominated Chinese Government Bonds to Eligible Collateral Trade Settlement Lays the Foundation for Renminbi Internationalization Renminbi Financial Ecosystem Expands into Global Capital-Market Infrastructure London’

Surging AI accelerator demand pushes TSMC’s CoWoS capacity to its limit Nvidia may allocate some next-generation GPU production to Intel’s EMIB SK hynix and Samsung Electronics expand wafer and back-end capacity in tandem The bottlenec

Iran’s mass deployment of low-cost drones accelerates depletion of US interceptor stockpiles Pressure to preserve combat power drives wider use of one-way attack surface drones and AI-enabled kill chains Benchmark for warfighting capability shifts from weapons performance to production and replenishment capacity

Issuance and reserve-asset rules established under the GENIUS Act Stablecoin demand linked to U.S.

AI boom constrains commodity DRAM supply, reinforcing price downside rigidity South Korea secures market advantage and pricing power as China and Japan accelerate pursuit Major manufacturers benefit from AI-driven surge in NAND flash demand

France, Germany, and Spain’s FCAS fighter development program ultimately collapses UK-Italy-Japan GCAP secures crucial funding after repeated setbacks US presses ahead with independent sixth-generation fighter development, while mid-tier defense powers focus on fifth-generation capabilities