Dutch tech giant ASML's CEO Christophe Fouquet (3rd L) and CFO Roger Dassen (R) attend the firm general shareholders' meeting at its corporate headquarters in Veldhoven on April 22, 2026. ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semiconductor chips, said on April 15, 2026 that rapidly expanding AI-related investments had pushed up net profits as it also hiked its sales forecast for 2026. (Photo by Freek VAN DEN BERGH / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) / Netherlands OUT

Dutch tech giant ASML's management and supervision members attend the firm general shareholders' meeting at its corporate headquarters in Veldhoven on April 22, 2026. ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semiconductor chips, said on April 15, 2026 that rapidly expanding AI-related investments had pushed up net profits as it also hiked its sales forecast for 2026. (Photo by Freek VAN DEN BERGH / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) / Netherlands OUT

Dutch tech giant ASML's management and supervision members attend the firm general shareholders' meeting at its corporate headquarters in Veldhoven on April 22, 2026. ASML, which makes cutting-edge machines to manufacture semiconductor chips, said on April 15, 2026 that rapidly expanding AI-related investments had pushed up net profits as it also hiked its sales forecast for 2026. (Photo by Freek VAN DEN BERGH / ANP / AFP via Getty Images) / Netherlands OUT

This photograph shows the logo of Educonnect, an authentication service for school-related procedures with the French Republic brand block, displayed on a computer screen in Quimper, western France, on April 21, 2026. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows the logo of FranceConnect, France's online identification and authentication service run by the French government's Interministerial Directorate for Digital Affairs, displayed on a telephone screen in Quimper, western France, on April 22, 2026. (Photo by Fred TANNEAU / AFP via Getty Images)

German Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Baerbel Bas (C) talks with German Minister for Research, Technology and Aerospace Dorothee Baer (L) and Chief of Staff and Minister for Special Tasks Thorsten Frei (R) prior to the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on April 22, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP via Getty Images)

A member of the Japanese Maritime Self Defence Force (JMSDF) team showcases some of their technology at their booth at the Sea Japan Maritime Exhibition and Conference in Tokyo on April 22, 2026. Japan will ease decades-old arms export curbs, the government said Tuesday, in a major policy shift that paves the way for the sale of lethal weapons overseas as Tokyo ramps up its defence ambitions. The new rules end Japan's self-imposed curb on sales of lethal arms as Tokyo seeks to enter the international arms market, hoping to bolster national defence as well as boost economic growth. (Photo by Andrew CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images)

The photo taken on April 12, 2026 shows founder of one-person company SoloNest Karen Dai preparing a coffee chat at a conference room in Shanghai. Young Chinese, many who fear age discrimination in their workplace after turning 35, are increasingly starting "one-person companies" that have artificial intelligence do most of the work. (Photo by Jade GAO / AFP via Getty Images) / TO GO WITH AFP STORY: China-AI-technology-science-employment, FOCUS by Mary YANG