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• A coalition including Nobel laureate Philippe Aghion and former EU commissioner Margrethe Vestager published a Transformative AI Strategy for Europe to urge immediate action on artificial intelligence. • The strategy sets a specific target for Europe to control 15% of global AI computing capacity by 2030.

• European tech companies secured more than €3.9 billion in funding across 70-plus deals during the last week. • Notable investments included $4.3 million for Swedish creator platform Fluencify and €4.3 million for Switzerland's Jaipur Robotics.

• European stocks in AI technology and semiconductor sectors declined across Frankfurt, Paris, and Amsterdam recently. • The downturn followed a joint call from the leaders of OpenAI and Anthropic for a temporary slowdown in the development of advanced AI models.

• Asian technology stocks fell sharply on Monday as investors shifted away from high-growth chipmakers. • The decline was driven by rising bond yields and renewed concerns regarding the sustainability of the artificial intelligence rally.

• AI-linked Asian stocks declined recently after CEOs of leading AI laboratories called for a slowdown in the development of the technology. • The slump follows growing opposition to the industry driven by cyberattacks from rogue AI agents and public pushback against data center construction.

• India's startup ecosystem is shifting its primary focus from securing funding to achieving global scale through AI, space tech, and cross-border partnerships. • Recent capital activity includes Info Edge committing ₹10 crore to its investment subsidiary and gaming startup ARC raising ₹10.5 crore for a portable platform.

• AI industry leaders issued new warnings that advanced artificial intelligence models could escape human control and threaten humanity. • President Trump acknowledged the need for some regulation on Sunday while downplaying the necessity for his administration to check AI development.

• AI executives Sam Altman and Dario Amodei publicly called for a slowdown in the development of new artificial intelligence systems this week. • These warnings follow a broader trend of researchers urging caution regarding the speed of technology deployment.

• Donald Trump downplayed warnings about artificial intelligence risks, claiming that negative forces are voicing concerns about events that will not occur. • Trump told ABC's This Week that the U.S. should slow the pace of development to protect citizens and ensure the technology proceeds safely.

• Moody's Analytics reports that the artificial intelligence boom is acting as an economic cushion for Southeast Asia against risks from tariffs, weather, and energy. • Foreign direct investment is increasing in Malaysia and Vietnam as investors fund data center build-outs, though Singapore still holds the bulk of announced greenfield projects.

• Asian technology stocks fell recently as investors questioned the sustainability of the artificial intelligence trade ahead of policy decisions from the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan. • Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei contributed to the decline by calling for a slowdown in the development of powerful AI models to prioritize safety.