(FILES) A guest takes a picture of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) logo during an official ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of CERN in Meyrin near Geneva on September 29, 2014. The CERN physics laboratory chief welcomed China hitting pause on its major particle accelerator project, calling it an "opportunity" to ensure Europe's rival plan goes ahead. Ten years ago, China announced its intention to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), which would be the world's largest particle accelerator at 100 kilometres (62 miles) long. But Beijing recently put the project on ice, CERN's director-general Fabiola Gianotti told a small group of journalists in a recent briefing. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) A handout made available by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on April 19, 2023, shows the tunnels of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) and the current Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva. The CERN physics laboratory chief welcomed China hitting pause on its major particle accelerator project, calling it an "opportunity" to ensure Europe's rival plan goes ahead. Ten years ago, China announced its intention to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), which would be the world's largest particle accelerator at 100 kilometres (62 miles) long. But Beijing recently put the project on ice, CERN's director-general Fabiola Gianotti told a small group of journalists in a recent briefing. (Photo by HANDOUT / European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

(FILES) A handout made available by the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) on April 19, 2023, shows the tunnels of the Future Circular Collider (FCC) and the current Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva. The CERN physics laboratory chief welcomed China hitting pause on its major particle accelerator project, calling it an "opportunity" to ensure Europe's rival plan goes ahead. Ten years ago, China announced its intention to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), which would be the world's largest particle accelerator at 100 kilometres (62 miles) long. But Beijing recently put the project on ice, CERN's director-general Fabiola Gianotti told a small group of journalists in a recent briefing. (Photo by HANDOUT / European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) / AFP via Getty Images) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

(FILES) A picture shows a building of the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) on January 29, 2019, in Meyrin, near Geneva. The CERN physics laboratory chief welcomed China hitting pause on its major particle accelerator project, calling it an "opportunity" to ensure Europe's rival plan goes ahead. Ten years ago, China announced its intention to build the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC), which would be the world's largest particle accelerator at 100 kilometres (62 miles) long. But Beijing recently put the project on ice, CERN's director-general Fabiola Gianotti told a small group of journalists in a recent briefing. (Photo by Fabrice COFFRINI / AFP via Getty Images)

(FILES) NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang speaks during the Live Keynote Pregame during the Nvidia GTC (GPU Technology Conference) in Washington, DC, on October 28, 2025. President Donald Trump said on December 8, 2025 that he had reached an agreement with President Xi Jinping to allow US chip giant Nvidia to export advanced artificial intelligence chips to China. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP via Getty Images)

Laureate of The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2025 Canadian economist Peter Howitt gives his lecture in Economic Science at the Aula Magna at Stockholm University in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Christine OLSSON / TT News Agency / AFP via Getty Images) / Sweden OUT

Laureate of The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2025 Canadian economist Peter Howitt gives his lecture in Economic Science at the Aula Magna at Stockholm University in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Christine OLSSON / TT News Agency / AFP via Getty Images) / Sweden OUT

Laureate of The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences 2025 Canadian economist Peter Howitt gives his lecture in Economic Science at the Aula Magna at Stockholm University in Stockholm, Sweden, on December 8, 2025. (Photo by Christine OLSSON / TT News Agency / AFP via Getty Images) / Sweden OUT