PoliticsEU member states brace for a budget clash

European lawmakers have begun what is expected to be a lengthy and fierce negotiation over the EU’s seven-year budget. Member states disagree on spending priorities, while upcoming elections in countries including France and Italy are adding pressure to talks in Brussels. The program also covers a trillion-dollar loss in AI stock value during this week’s tech sell-off and Ledger CTO Charles Guillemet’s account of how AI is changing security.

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