German Chancellor Merz met with NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang in Berlin to discuss Germany's AI roadmap, particularly for industrial AI applications. The German Federal Government and NVIDIA signed a Joint Declaration of Intent, aiming to integrate Germany's traditional engineering and manufacturing expertise with AI technology, advance physical AI models, and systematically promote industrial AI applications to establish Germany as a global leader in industrial AI. NVIDIA pledged nearly $10 billion in investments across Europe, including new investments in four German AI startups: Agile Robots, Avelios Medical, Mirelo, and Reflex Aerospace. Additionally, Siemens announced a partnership with NVIDIA to jointly advance AI-driven autonomous factories.