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The Cato Institute argues that the greatest danger posed by artificial intelligence is not the technology itself but governments' haste to regulate it. The libertarian think tank contends that premature rules could stifle innovation and entrench incumbents before the technology's real capabilities and risks are understood. The argument feeds a wider debate between those calling for urgent AI safeguards and those warning regulation may do more harm than good.

Bruegel, the Brussels-based economics think tank, argues that the European Union must enlarge and refocus its budget to finance future priorities such as defence, climate transition and competitiveness. It calls for spending that is both larger in scale and more sharply targeted at shared European goals rather than scattered national interests. The proposal feeds into ongoing debate over the next long-term EU budget.

A Soviet-era Russian tank, reportedly around 80 years old, was hauled roughly 9,000 kilometers from the Russian Far East to the front line in Ukraine, only to be spotted and destroyed by a Ukrainian drone shortly after arriving. The episode highlights Russia's reliance on aging Cold War-era armor reserves as its newer stocks are depleted, and Ukraine's growing dominance of reconnaissance and strike drones on the battlefield.