A widening skills gap threatens to leave Europe and Central Asia behind in artificial intelligence adoption, the World Bank warns.…
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CEE startups attract 90% of seed funding but lose 48% of scaleups abroad
Budapest hosts the MeOut Summit on November 25-26, aiming to keep Central and Eastern European tech companies from relocating abroad.…
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Nine Nations Forge Rare Pact to Compete in AI
Nine central and eastern European countries signed the Prague Declaration on AI in early September, pledging cooperation on infrastructure, talent,…
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ECB launches Pontes, settling tokenized securities with central bank money
The European Central Bank launched Pontes on Sept. 21, a settlement rail allowing qualified institutions to finalize tokenized securities transactions…
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French Tech mulls Uzbekistan launch to bridge European and Central Asian startups
Uzbek and French officials met in Paris during the International Space Summit on September 11 to discuss linking Central Asian…
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Japan, Visegrad Four Forge AI Alliance to Counter Supply Chain Dependence
Japan’s Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and counterparts from Slovakia, Poland, Czechia, and Hungary agreed Tuesday near Bratislava to deepen cooperation…
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European Central Bankers Brace for Unilateral US Interventions After Euro Sale
European central bankers left the Jackson Hole symposium unsettled by weakening transatlantic cooperation and the possibility of further unilateral US…
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ECB Predicts AI Bubble Burst Could Hit European Households Exposed to $480 Billion
European households face significant financial risk from a potential AI stock bubble burst, with roughly €440 billion invested in US…
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ECB Warns €440bn European Savings Face US Tech Stock Meltdown
A likely correction in America’s overheated tech market could ripple far beyond Wall Street, and policymakers may lack the tools…
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6 Million Ants Excavate Underground Fungus Cities Rivaling Tennis Courts
One colony moved 40 tons of soil to build an underground metropolis the size of a tennis court. The discovery…
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