AI Safety & Competition: Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei urged AI firms to slow model development, proposing independent evaluators, coordination on safety standards, and international cooperation as OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Elon Musk voiced support. AI Market Reality Check: A report argues DeepSeek’s cheaper, open-weight model is undermining the revenue assumptions of U.S. frontier AI companies. BRICS Trade Push: At the BRICS Business Forum, PM Modi pressed the BRICS Business Council for measurable steps—cutting the top 10 trade barriers, backing 100 startups yearly, and building 1,000 new business partnerships—while leaders warned against unilateral tariff and non-tariff measures. Cross-Border Business Links: India and China leaders pledged to improve business and transport ties, aiming to ease hurdles like red tape and market access frictions. Regional Industry Upgrade: The EAEU plans to robotize manufacturing via shared industrial robotics competence centers and local robot/component production. Finance & Markets: India’s NSE signaled a shift toward institutional products for F&O exposure as regulators tighten retail access. Small Business Support: Malaysia says 6,580 MSMEs have scaled up this year, moving firms from informal to micro and up the ladder. Energy & Jobs: Karnataka discussed expanding ExxonMobil’s Bengaluru footprint through skilling, startup support, and innovation. Local Business & Community: A Fareham proposal for new business units drew resident concerns over traffic and woodland loss, while several UK small businesses marked milestones and growth.