Europe risks becoming a 'museum' if it doesn't innovate in AI and deregulate, Swedish PM warns

• Europe’s Moon plans at risk as Trump team reviews Nasa’s Artemis project

  Programme aims to beat China in returning humans to lunar surface
  
  Financial Times - 13h

• Google, Meta execs blast Europe over strict AI regulation as Big Tech ups the ante

  Executives at Google and Meta said that Europe's artificial intelligence industry is being held back by excessive regulation.
  
  CNBC - 7h

• Defending Europe without the US

  European capitals are attempting to fill the security gap
  
  Financial Times - 13h

• Trump 'doesn't care' what happens to Ukraine, former foreign minister claims as U.S.-Kyiv relations sour

  U.S. President Donald Trump doesn't appear to be concerned about Ukraine's post-war future, the country's former Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba told CNBC.
  
  CNBC - 3h
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  Elon Musk becomes a new power center at CPAC

  Elon Musk stole the show at CPAC, a surprise guest who wielded a chainsaw to symbolize his government cuts.
  
  NBC News - 2h
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  The huge risks facing Starmer at Trump meeting

  When Sir Keir Starmer touches down in Washington next week, he will be treading a fine diplomatic line.
  
  BBC News - 20h

• Who is Friedrich Merz, the favorite to become Germany's new chancellor?

  Friedrich Merz, who is poised to become Germany's chancellor in a CDU-led government, has extensive experience as a lawyer and working with major corporations.
  
  CNBC - 1d
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  A flight to a Toronto paramedics conference becomes a real emergency for a former EMT

  Former paramedic Peter Carlson is still coming to grips with the shuddering jolt he and 79 others experienced when a Delta Air Lines plane flipped over while landing at Toronto's Pearson ...
  
  ABC News - 21h

• Wildfires becoming less frequent but more destructive, study finds

  Recent wildfires throughout the U.S. have been significantly more devastating. However, the number of these fires has actually gone down in the past few decades, according to a new study published ...
  
  CBS News - 17h

• Can Europe afford to defend itself without the US?

  Also in this newsletter: The EU’s peace offering in Trump’s trade war
  
  Financial Times - 12h

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  CNBC - 36m

• Home sales drop sharply as prices hit an all-time high for January

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  CNBC - 1h

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  The FDA's decision will threaten the ability of compounding pharmacies to make far cheaper, unbranded versions of the injections over the next few months.
  
  CNBC - 56m

• Block shares plunge 17%, head for worst day in 5 years after earnings miss

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